Chinese firms have been aggressively recruiting.Chinese Firms Continue Recruitment Drive Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
New partners join firms in Beijing and Shanghai from KPMG, Allen & Overy and other domestic firms as lawyers in China gradually resume work.
February 18, 2020 at 05:04 AM
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Chinese law firms Jingtian & Gongcheng, Han Kun Law Offices and Haiwen & Partners have made a range of partner hires in recent weeks despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Jingtian & Gongcheng has announced four new partner hires. Private equity partner Bai Junlin joins from Baker McKenzie affiliate FenXun Partners' Beijing office. He represents Chinese and foreign private equity funds on investing in China's technology, consumer goods and education sectors. Bai is dual-qualified in China and the United States.
Technology and intellectual property partner Cui Wei joins in Shanghai from Hylands Law Firm where he had been a partner since 2017. Cui advises internet and tech companies on investment, financing, IP and other corporate and disputes matters.
Banking partner Feng Chen joins in Beijing. She has advised banks, investment funds and state-owned companies on equity and debt financing deals. She practiced with Simmons & Simmons in Beijing before moving back to domestic firms. Earlier in her career, she practiced with King & Wood and Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Also joining as a partner is private equity specialist Zhao Jing. She advises on mergers and acquisitions and venture capital investment.
Meanwhile, Han Kun has hired tax lawyer Adams Yuan as a partner in Beijing. Yuan joins from KPMG where he was a tax partner. He advises on tax matters in private equity and venture capital investments as well as capital markets transactions.
At the same time, Haiwen has recruited international partner Taoye Ye, who joined from Allen & Overy where she was counsel in Shanghai. U.S.-qualified Ye specializes in real estate investment and other cross-border M&As. Earlier in her career, she also practiced with Paul Hastings in Shanghai.
Chinese firms have resumed operations following an extended Chinese New Year break even though major international business centers such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are still on high alert for the coronavirus outbreak.
Law firms and other businesses are implementing contingency plans to operate with a combination of office-based staff and lawyers and staffers working from home and remotely. Beijing and Shanghai each reported more than 300 infections, while Shenzhen has confirmed over 400 cases.
Chinese firms have made aggressive recruitment efforts in recent years, especially with lawyers coming from global firms. In 2019, mainland Chinese firms hired some two dozen partners from global firms, especially in their effort to build up their Hong Kong offerings.
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