As new offices go, Steptoe & Johnson could hardly have picked a more perfect storm in which to launch its operations in Hong Kong. Since opening earlier this year, the office has already had to grapple with citywide protests, a pandemic outbreak, and moves in quick succession—first from Beijing, then the White House—that have both been billed as death knells for the city.
In late May, Beijing announced a new controversial national security law for Hong Kong. A few days later, President Donald Trump responded by announcing that he will begin to revoke Hong Kong’s special treatment under U.S. law.
