After a relatively quiet year in 2009, big firms have resumed hiring and promotion activity. Zhong Lun is one such firm: following the announcement of 15 internal promotions in January, it has now bolstered its partner ranks further with nine lateral hires and seven promotions.
Three of the lateral hires took place in Zhong Lun’s Wuhan office, which opened at the beginning of 2009. The new additions to the Wuhan team are Zhang Li (pictured), Mei Shunjian and Zheng Dongping. Zhang and Mei both joined from Hubei Sunshine Law Firm. Zhang currently serves as the president of the Hubei Lawyers Association and she is the only senior partner among all nine newly appointed partners (the rest are limited equity partners).
The other new partners are He Jiajie in Hong Kong, Rong Rong and Jie Yinghan in Guangzhou and Gao Yan, Yu Xingang and Feng Wenjun in Beijing.
The latest round of promotions came in the firm’s Beijing and Shanghai offices, which received four and three new partners respectively. Zhong Lun has added 31 new partners through lateral hire and promotions so far this year.
Shanghai’s largest firm AllBright and Jun He are two other firms that have made noticeable efforts in partner-level recruitment and promotion. AllBright appointed two new partners and several associates earlier this year, while Jun He elected seven lawyers to partners and three to counsel. Jun He has already set up plans for two more rounds of appointments in 2010.
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