Covington recruits Bird & Bird partner ahead of Shanghai launch
Covington & Burling has hired Bird & Bird partner Weishi Li as the firm prepares to open an office in Shanghai later this year. Li, a native Mandarin speaker who specialises in life sciences and technology, was an intellectual property partner at Bird & Bird but will sit within Covington's corporate practice.
September 06, 2012 at 10:08 AM
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Covington & Burling has hired Bird & Bird partner Weishi Li as the firm prepares to open an office in Shanghai later this year.
Li, a native Mandarin speaker who specialises in life sciences and technology, was an intellectual property partner at Bird & Bird but will sit within Covington's corporate practice.
Her experience includes advising private equity and venture capital firms on investments in early-stage technology and biopharmaceutical companies in China. She previously worked with O'Melveny & Myers in Shanghai, focusing on licensing, strategic alliances and joint venture arrangements.
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