PricewaterhouseCoopers' affiliate Beijing Rui Bai Law Firm has hired a partner from Norton Rose Fulbright.

Barbara Li joins to lead the corporate practice at PwC's legal arm in China. She had been a partner with Norton Rose in Beijing since 2013, specializing in corporate transactions in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Li advises multinationals and foreign investors on TMT transactions as well as regulatory matters in data protection and cybersecurity in China.

Li joined Norton Rose in 2013 from Baker McKenzie, where she was a Beijing-based partner for seven years. She practiced with Hogan Lovells before that and served as in-house counsel with Swedish telecom company Ericsson in Beijing.