Ethan Jin has joined Cooley as a partner in the firm’s global capital markets practice. Based in Beijing, Jin brings significant experience in taking companies public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as well as in Hong Kong public M&A. He arrives from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

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International law firm Bird & Bird boosts its Venture Capital and Private Equity (VC/PE) practices with the arrival of partner Kaichen (“KC”) Xu in Beijing. KC joins Bird & Bird from private equity firm Zebra Global Capital, where he was the managing director and general counsel. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice with the addition of Grace Fan-Delatour as a partner in Beijing, along with local partner Shaohui Jiang. The pair join White & Case from the Beijing office of K&L Gates. More >>

Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Allen Shyu has joined the firm as a partner in its Beijing office. He comes to Akin Gump from Stephenson Harwood, where he was the lead partner in the Beijing office. More >>

The Clyde & Co Beijing office has welcomed intellectual property lawyer Yan Gong as a Local Partner and Head of the China Trademark practice in the firm’s Chinese Joint Law Venture (JLV) Clyde & Co Westlink. More >>

Morgan Lewis today welcomes Hao Su, a corporate lawyer who has represented clients in numerous cross border M&A transactions, as a partner resident in Beijing. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Global White Collar Practice with the addition of Bingna Guo as a new partner in Beijing. She joins White & Case from O’Melveny & Myers, where she has spent her entire career to date and was a partner from 2012, and brings nearly 20 years of experience. More >>

Cooley is strengthening its newest office with the arrival of partner Henry Yin from Kirkland & Ellis. Based in Beijing, Yin will be a member of Cooley’s business department. More >>

Orrick announced today that Sarah Zeng has joined the firm’s M&A and private equity practice, resident in Beijing. Sarah has over 25 years of corporate law experience serving Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and U.S. multinational companies. Most recently, she served as Managing Partner of Denton’s Beijing office. More >>