Sidley Austin has welcomed James Lu as a partner in the corporate practice in Century City. He was previously a partner at Cooley LLP, as well as co-founder of its Shanghai office and the head of its corporate practice. Lu focuses on representing leading companies and their venture capital and private equity investors, especially in the life sciences and technology sectors. He also has extensive experience advising clients on private and public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, especially cross-border transactions involving multiple jurisdictions.