No less than a week after announcing that it will trim its Greater China offices by 11%, Baker & McKenzie has secured the services of tax partner Steven Sieker for its Hong Kong office.

This will be Sieker's second stint at Bakers. From 1998-2004 he was an associate and a partner in the tax group from 2004-2007 at the firm, leaving for his native Canada in 2007 to take up partnership at  Bennett Jones. In addition, Sieker is a past member of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Board of Review and a part-time lecturer in tax and revenue law at the Hong Kong University and the City University of Hong Kong.

Sieker is considered something of an expert in the area of taxation across the Asia-Pacific and Canada where his practice focuses on corporate tax advisory work, wealth management and tax litigation.

In addition to announcing a redundancy consultation last week, the Bakers also earmarked several new partners across the region. Joseph Deng, Barbara Li and Scott Palmer were elevated to the partnership on the mainland while Eugene Lim and Jennifer Van Dale got the nod in Hong Kong.

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