Fangda Partners has recruited Michael Han from Freshfields as a partner at its Beijing office.

Han, who has practised competition law since 2005, has extensive experience in merger control work and anti-competitive behaviour. Han joined Freshfields in 2002, and was the head of the firm’s China competition practice for the last few years.

He also worked at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (the Ministry of Commerce now) before moving to private practice.

"Our partners are thrilled with Michael’s joining. We highly value his unique expertise and great client recognition. Our M&A and litigation partners will work closely with Michael and other members of our competition team with the aim to become the best competition law practice in China,” said Gao Yang, Fangda Partners’ managing partner, in a statement.

Fangda Partners has more than 250 lawyers based in its four offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Fangda has a dedicated antitrust and competition practice group.