方达近期进行了第二轮合伙人晋升活动,此次晋升的五名新合伙人包括陈兆乾、贡亚敏、李凯、林晓峰、殷莹。

While recruitment and promotion plans were slowed last year due to market conditions, the improving market demand has triggered recent rounds of partner promotions among PRC firms. 

Fangda & Partners recently promoted five of its lawyers – Cheng Zhaoqian, Gong Yamin, Li Kai, Lin Xiaofeng and Yin Ying – to partner. All except Gong Yamin will be working in the firm’s Shanghai branch. This is Fangda’s second round of promotions announced this year: in May the firm promoted two counsels, Benjamin Miao and Frank Li, to partner, as part of expansions plan for southern China.

And Fangda is not the only PRC firm making internal promotions in 2010. Earlier this year, Jun He promoted eight lawyers and Zhong Lun promoted 20 lawyers (in two rounds), to partnerships. The latest firm to join the list is King & Wood, which recently advanced five of its lawyers to partner roles. ALB

Quick facts: PRC firms - internal partner promotions in 2010

Firm
Lawyers promoted
New partners
When
Fangda & Partners
5
Cheng Zhaoqian, Gong Yamin, Li Kai, Lin Xiaofeng, Yin Ying
July 2010
2
Benjamin Miao, Frank Li
May 2010
King & Wood
5
Andrew Fu, Jiang Tao,
Zhong Xin, Rebecca Chao, Xia Dongxia
July 2010
Jun He
8
Liu Chi, Mi Xingping, Zhang Zongzhen, Wang Yi, He Lingyun, Zhou Hui,
Zhao Fang, Zhang Zhongmin
March 2010
Zhong Lun
5
 
He Jiajie, Rong Rong,
Jie Yinghan, Yu Xingang, Feng Wenjun
March 2010
 
15
Cai Keliang, Chen Kai,
Ren Wenxia, Fang Lu, Li Hairong, Li Ya, Zhang Wenyong, Zhou Bin, Wang Xiuwei, Mu Song, Sun Kui, Zhang Jiong, Pu Songcan, Wang Yanzhuo, Xiong Rong
February 2010

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