O’Melveny & Myers LLP advised the independent committee of ShangPharma Corporation, a leading China-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development outsourcing company, in a merger agreement to take the company private.

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Bryan Cave LLP announced today that Ming Zu has joined the firm’s Shanghai office as a partner.

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Selena She has recently joined Llinks as a partner, brining with her core members of her team. Selena She has extensive practice experience in corporate, foreign direct investment, merger & acquisition, private equity/venture capital, strategic investments, etc.

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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP announced today that it has opened an office in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China to serve strategic client needs and increase access to the significant growing legal and commercial activity in the region.

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International law firm Pinsent Masons has strengthened its practice in China with the arrival of partners Dr. Bernd-Uwe Stucken and Liu Wei from Salans. They are joined by their team of 13 lawyers and 12 support staff, adding real estate, tax and competition expertise to the firm’s existing corporate services in China.

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Faegre Baker Daniels LLP represented Shanghai Alliance Investment Limited, a leading Chinese investment company, in the August 7, 2012, launch of the Oriental DreamWorks joint venture with leading U.S. animation company DreamWorks Animation and two other Chinese entities.

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King & Wood Mallesons announced the recruitment of another leading Partner. Simon Meng joined the firm’s Shanghai office from Herbert Smith on September 1. This follows the announcement in June of the arrival of Dirk Walker from Dewey & LeBoeuf in Beijing with a team including Dina Yin from Linklaters.

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International law firm Reed Smith today announced the appointment of Ivan Chiang to its partnership. Based in Shanghai, Ivan joins the firm’s corporate and securities group from K&L Gates.

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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP today announced the appointment of prominent international dealmaker Winston (Jiusu) Zhao as head of its China Outbound Transactions team. He joins McDermott from the Shanghai office of an AmLaw 10 law firm.

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A multidisciplinary team of Pillsbury lawyers has helped the world’s second-largest PC company arrange a broad new partnership, enhancing the company’s position in the growing market for networked computer servers and storage solutions.

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