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Anna Zhang

Anna Zhang

Anna Zhang is the Hong Kong-based Asia Bureau Chief for Law.com International. She writes about lawyers and legal issues across Asia. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected].

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June 03, 2019 | International Edition

K&L Gates Hires Away Chinese Firm Haiwen's Hong Kong Chief

Guiping Lu, who specializes in U.S. law capital markets deals, left the Chinese firm three years after making the move from Latham & Watkins.

By Anna Zhang

3 minute read

May 31, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Law Firms Face a Tale of Two Cities in China

Beijing or Shanghai? U.S. firms consider their options.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

4 minute read

May 17, 2019 | International Edition

Global Lawyers Discouraged by Trade War

The escalating conflict between the U.S. and China will not be good for the law firms in the long-term, global trade attorneys say.

By Anna Zhang

6 minute read

May 17, 2019 | International Edition

'Things Fell Right Off a Cliff': Global Lawyers Discouraged by Trade War

The escalating conflict between the U.S. and China will not be good for the law firms in the long-term, global trade attorneys say.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

6 minute read

May 17, 2019 | Law.com

Global Lawyers Discouraged by Trade War

The escalating conflict between the U.S. and China will not be good for the law firms in the long-term, global trade attorneys say.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

6 minute read

May 14, 2019 | International Edition

Former Ashurst Tokyo Head Joins Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in Singapore

Finance partner Dominic Gregory is the second partner hire in Asia since the merger.

By Anna Zhang

2 minute read

May 08, 2019 | International Edition

Baker McKenzie Associate Firm FenXun Adds Two Partners From Zhong Lun

Panda bonds specialist Shirley Wang joins FenXun with an eight-lawyer team. The firm has tripled its head count in the past four years.

By Anna Zhang

2 minute read

May 06, 2019 | International Edition

Cooley Expands Hong Kong Office With Second Partner Hire

Sidley Austin counsel Michael Yu is set to join the firm.

By Anna Zhang

3 minute read

May 01, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Global Firms Are Struggling in China as Work Dries Up

After years of outbound Chinese investment, the wave of work being steered toward global firms has quickly begun to recede.

By Anna Zhang, The Asian Lawyer

3 minute read

April 23, 2019 | International Edition

Paul Hastings Beijing Partner Leaves for China's Tian Yuan Law Firm

Nan Li is the latest Chinese lawyer to move from an international firm to a domestic one. His return to a domestic firm corresponds to an ongoing shift of market share in Hong Kong IPO work from global firms to Chinese firms.

By Anna Zhang

4 minute read