Pinsent Masons Grows Shanghai Practice

Monday, June 18, 2012

International law firm Pinsent Masons is strengthening its practice in China with the appointment of Dr. Bernd-Uwe Stucken and Liu Wei as partners, specialising principally in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial work. Bernd and Liu Wei will join the Shanghai office to grow practice expertise of inbound investment in Chinese manufacturing and technology business.

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Cooley Announces Additions to Shanghai Office

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Cooley LLP, a leading US law firm with deep roots in Silicon Valley, announced today that newly-elected partner, Christina Zhang, and associate Benjamin Qiu will join Cooley’s Shanghai office. Zhang and Qiu will be part of the international firm’s Business & Technology practice group, and will work closely with partners Brad Peck and Patrick Loofbourrow, who founded Cooley’s Shanghai office in December 2011.

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Paul Hastings Advises Digital Reality Trust in Joint Venture with Savvis

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it is advising Digital Realty Trust, a leading global data center solution provider, in the launch of a joint venture with Savvis, a CenturyLink company and global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions, to acquire a 165,000-square-foot property located in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Hong Kong’s New Territories.

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Clifford Chance Advises AEI on Sale of China Gas Distribution Business

Monday, May 21, 2012

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised AEI Asia Ltd. (“AEI”) on the entry into an agreement for the sale of its China gas distribution business to China Resources Gas Group Limited for US$237 million. The transaction is particularly complex with 40 target companies engaged in gas sales, distribution and transportation in Mainland China. AEI China Gas Group operates 28 city gas projects, 8 gas stations and 4 midstream gas transmission pipeline projects in 11 provinces in mainland China.

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Former Freshfields Partner Carl Cheng Joins Zhong Lun’s Shanghai Office

Monday, April 23, 2012
20 April 2012 Zhong Lun Law Firm is pleased to announce that Carl B. Cheng, former partner with the Shanghai office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has joined Zhong Lun’s Shanghai office. Cheng brings more than 20 years international law firm experience to Zhong Lun and will continue to focus on international mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, inbound/outbound investments as well as corporate governance matters.

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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati to Expand Corporate & Securities Practice in Greater China

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that Zhan Chen will become a partner at the firm. Her practice focuses on private equity, going-private transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. She will be based primarily in Shanghai and divide her time between the firm’s Shanghai and Hong Kong offices.

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Private Equity Partner Niping Wu Joins Kaye Scholer’s Shanghai Office

Monday, April 9, 2012
Kaye Scholer today announced the arrival of Niping Wu, a Corporate Partner in its Shanghai office. Recognized as a leading private equity lawyer by Chambers Asia, Wu has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, with a focus on private equity downstream investment in the Asia-Pacific region. She also advises on strategic investments in relation to Chinese target companies, as well as in representing multinational companies in their direct investments in China. She has also represented clients in capital markets transactions including US public and institutional offerings by Chinese and other non-US issuers.

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