Simmons & Simmons, which has already established itself in Shanghai and Hong Kong, will soon launch its third China office in Beijing. As part of its expansion plan, the firm has appointed Davis Wang from King & Wood as a partner, who will be based in Beijing when the office opens.
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Simmons & Simmons, which has already established itself in Shanghai and Hong Kong, will soon launch its third China office in Beijing. As part of its expansion plan, the firm has appointed Davis Wang from King & Wood as a partner, who will be based in Beijing when the office opens.Wang is a PRC and US qualified lawyer specialising in FDI, M&A, PE investment and fund formation, with a focus on the TMT industry sector. He has more than 15 years of experience representing multinational companies.
Wang joined King & Wood's Beijing office in 2007 as a partner. Prior to joining King & Wood, he practised law at the Beijing office of New York firm Haythe & Curley and at a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. He also previously served as general counsel and at senior executive positions for Microsoft, General Mills, and eBay/PayPal in China and the Greater China Region.
Simmons & Simmons's managing partner, Mark Dawkins, sees China as a key area of expansion for the firm. "The opening of a Beijing office is part of the firm's commitment to build upon and develop our strength in the region," he said.
Initially, Wang will be working in the Shanghai and Hong Kong office of Simmons & Simmons, where the firm has around 80 legal staff, including 19 partners and consultants. He is another partner-level practitioner who recently joined an international firm from a leading PRC firm. Michael Yu, previously a partner at Global Law Office, joined Norton Rose's Beijing office earlier this month. ALB
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