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King & Wood hired Liu Cheng, formerly a lead lawyer at DLA Piper’s international trade and competition practice, as counsel for its international trade group.? Liu?s areas of practice include international trade, WTO law, antitrust, and corporate investments.
AllBright appointed David Tang, former senior counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, as partner.? Tang?s areas of practice focus on corporate, corporate finance, cross-border direct investments, M&A and corporate restructuring.
Winston & Strawn appointed Bertrand Theaud from DLA Piper as new corporate and M&A partner in its Shanghai office.? Theaud participated in the structuring and closing of various domestic and cross-border deals for French and other foreign clients in diverse industries, with a more specific expertise in retail and chemical.
Simmons & Simmons appointed Davis Wang from King & Wood as a partner to join its Beijing office, which will be launched soon.? Wang specializes in FDI, M&A, PE investment and fund formation, with a focus on the TMT industry sector.
Jun He advised China Liansu Group Holdings Limited (China Liansu) for its US$250m IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.? China Liansu is a manufacturer of plastic pipes and pipe fittings in China.
Baker & McKenzie, King & Wood, Grandall and Freshfields advised on Bank of Communications? US$4.9b rights issuance.? The bank will sell 3.89 billion yuan-denominated A shares in Shanghai and 3.46 billion Hong Kong dollar-denominated shares in Hong Kong
