近日，美国摩根路易斯律师事务所迎来前伟凯合伙人郭冰娜律师以合伙人身份加盟其北京、上海办公室。

郭律师在监管、合规和调查事务方面具备丰富执业经验，专注于包括国际反腐败调查和合规事务、复杂的公司内部调查、跨境诉讼、国际商事仲裁和调解、数据隐私和数据保护、贸易合规和危机管理。

加入2018年伟凯之前，郭律师曾在美迈斯律师事务所工作超过19年。

摩根路易斯主席 Jami McKeon表示：“全球监管环境对客户而言正变得越来越具有挑战性，日益严格的反腐败要求和其他相关合规问题给大多数在全球开展业务的公司带来了风险。郭律师在中国的深厚经验和影响力将成为我们全球白领团队的重要资源，为复杂的多司法管辖区法律事务提供助力。”

伴随郭律师的加入，摩根路易斯北京办公室目前共拥有22位律师，其中包括4位合伙人。

Morgan Lewis expands Beijing and Shanghai team with White & Case hire

Global law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has strengthened its regulatory practice in Beijing and Shanghai after hiring Guo Bingna as a partner from White & Case.

Guo has experience in regulatory, compliance, and investigation matters, including international anti-corruption investigations and compliance matters, complex corporate internal investigations, cross-border litigation, international commercial arbitration and mediation, data privacy and data protection, trade compliance, and crisis management. 

Prior to joining White & Case in 2018, Guo worked at O'Melveny & Myers for more than 19 years across its in Shanghai, New York and Los Angeles offices, advising clients on a variety of cross-border transactions involving China. She became a partner at that firm in 2009.

“The global regulatory environment is becoming progressively challenging for clients to navigate, with increasingly rigorous anti-corruption requirements and other related compliance issues that present risk for most companies with global operations.

Bingna’s deep experience and presence in China will be a significant resource for our global white-collar team, providing an on-ground touchpoint for complex, multijurisdictional matters,” said Jami McKeon, chair of Morgan Lewis, in a statement.

The new addition brings Morgan Lewis’s Beijing lawyer count to 22, including 4 partners.