Reed Smith has appointed partner Kyri Evagora as its new Asia Pacific managing partner, based in Singapore.

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Evagora takes over the role July 1 from Hong Kong partner Denise Jong, who has held the position since 2018. Jong will continue to co-chair Reed Smith’s global corporate practice with London partner Delphine Currie. A longtime Hong Kong partner, she became the first Asia-based managing partner to oversee the firm’s Asia practice in 2018.