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 >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that veteran Beijing-based lawyers James M. Zimmerman and Scott J. Palmer have joined the firm’s Beijing office as partners. Jim will join the firm’s Business practice, and Scott will join the Intellectual Property (IP) practice. More >>

Mayer Brown JSM announced today that Hallam Chow has joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice as our Head of Projects, China, to be based in Beijing.  Mr. Chow, formerly at White & Case, is a highly regarded lawyer who is known for his strong track record of achieving successful outcomes for lenders, equity investors and lessees, particularly those in China, Latin America and the Middle East, on major deals relating to project financing, acquisition financing, structured financing, aircraft leases, energy and infrastructure, and oil & gas joint ventures. More >>

Cooley is expanding its Asia-Pacific presence with the launch of a Beijing office. It is Cooley’s 13th office worldwide and its second in China, having opened in Shanghai in 2011. Xun Zeng joins from Ropes & Gray and will be Cooley’s first resident partner in Beijing. More >>

Shearman & Sterling announced today the appointment of Li Chen as an M&A partner in Beijing. Chen was previously a partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she had a particular focus on China outbound transactions. More >>

Global law firm White & Case LLP has further expanded its private equity capabilities in Asia-Pacific with the addition of Jianchong (Andre) Zhu as a partner in Beijing.  He joins the Firm from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and brings almost ten years of experience. More >>

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Johnny Chiu has joined the firm as a partner in the Intellectual Property (IP) practice. Johnny will be based in Perkins Coie’s Beijing office. More >>

Dechert LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Xiao Yong and Nicholas Song have joined the firm as corporate partners alongside their team. Xiao, who will be resident in the firm’s Hong Kong office, and Song, who will work in Beijing, were most recently partners at Vinson & Elkins. More >>