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Baker McKenzie helps Tencent-led JV obtain HK’s virtual banking license（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Baker McKenzie has advised Tencent-led joint venture Infinium (Infinium) on its successful application for a virtual banking licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
DHH hires China Huarong GC as chief senior counsel in Beijing（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Beijing DHH Law Firm has hired finance expert Weihua Guo as its seventh chief senior counsel in Beijing from China Huarong Asset Management Corporation, where he was the general counsel.
Reed Smith hires lit partner in Hong Kong from OLN（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Reed Smith Richards Butler has added litigation expert Stephen Chan as a partner from Oldham Li & Nie.
Shanghai’s Hui Ye opens new office in Shenzhen（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Shanghai-headquartered Hui Ye Law Firm has opened its 20th office in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
Sheppard Mullin closes Beijing office, Shanghai to be only China presence（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

U.S. law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton closed its Beijing office in late March, ending a nearly eight-year run. Shanghai will now be the firm’s only office in China. The other office in Asia is located in Seoul.
FenXun grabs eight-member team in Beijing from Zhong Lun（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Beijing-headquartered FenXun Partners has hired a team of eight lawyers, including two partners, in the capital. Partners Shirley Wang and Grace Chen and their team join from Zhong Lun Law Firm.
Fangda enters into strategic alliance with Hunan law firm（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Fangda Partners has entered into a strategic alliance with Hunan Qiyuan Law Firm for cooperation across a range of practice areas.
Jingtian hires corporate, PE lawyers in Shanghai from AllBright, DLA（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Beijing-headquartered Jingtian & Gongcheng has expanded in Shanghai after hiring dozens of corporate and PE lawyers – including two senior counsel and five partners – from AllBright Law Offices, and partner Zhijie Du from DLA Piper.
Three IP lawyers leave LexField to set up boutique firm（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

IP lawyers Hairuo Zhang, Andy Xiang and Bob Jin have left China’s LexField Law Offices to co-found an IP boutique called Twelve Tables Law Firm, which is dedicated to handling complex IP litigation and anti-trust cases in the country.
Tahota opens new office in northwestern city of Xi’an（双语）

BY Ines Yang |

Chengdu-headquartered Tahota Law Firm has opened a new office in the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, its 12th domestic office till date.