Allen & Overy strengthens China practice

ALLEN & OVERY LLP has announced a host of additions to its Beijing and Shanghai offices to strengthen its China practice across all areas, further enhancing the integration of services between the key hubs of Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai.
Relocating from Hong Kong to Beijing are partner Will McAuliffe and counsel Rose Zhu in the corporate practice, senior associate Jane Jiang and legal advisor Robert Cui in the finance practice.
In Shanghai, David Cox has joined as senior associate in banking. This follows Allen & Overy’s recent move to boost its regulatory, arbitration and dispute-resolution capabilities with Fai-Hung Cheung in Shanghai.
With close to 150 lawyers in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, Allen & Overy’s China practice is committed to developing its corporate, finance and integrated financial institutions group (FIG) practice in Greater China, which encompasses financial institutions, M&A, regulatory, capital markets and banking. Covering sectors such as energy, infrastructure and real estate, the practice undertakes work for investment banks, commercial banks, funds and other international and PRC sponsors.
“China plays an important role in regional and global business as cross-border business activity increases and as financial markets and business practices become more sophisticated,” said Brian Harrison, head of Asian practice at Allen & Overy. “Together with our established presence in Hong Kong, a dedicated China group in New York and experts in London, the expanded Beijing and Shanghai practices will help us achieve further integration in expertise and service level to continue the healthy growth we have enjoyed in Greater China.”