美国普盈律师事务所近日迎来跨境业务专家严嘉律师以合伙人身份加盟其上海办公室。加入普盈之前，他曾任普衡律师事务所上海和北京代表处联合管理合伙人。

严律师具有超过25年的执业经验，深耕于涵盖跨境、调查和争议解决等多个领域的国际业务。在加入普衡之前，严律师还曾担任 ISinoLaw Limited 首席运营官和 Tai Kong Tung 总法律顾问。

普盈全球公司业务负责人 Jeffrey Delaney 表示：“无论在什么情况下，严律师和他的团队都能利用他们多元化的法律专业技能，帮助在中国的跨国公司处理最关键的交易、合规和法律纠纷。”

目前，普盈上海办公室共有8名专业人士，其中包括2位合伙人。

Paul Hastings China co-chair joins Pillsbury

U.S. law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has added cross-border legal expert Yan Jia as a partner in its Shanghai office from Paul Hastings, where he was a co-chair of the Shanghai and Beijing offices.

With more than 25 years of experience, Yan specialises in international practice that spans cross-border corporate, investigations and disputes matters. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Yan served as the chief operating officer at ISinoLaw Limited and worked as the general counsel of Tai Kong Tung.

“No matter the circumstance, Jia and his team can leverage their diversified skillset to help international companies in China with their most critical transactions, compliance and legal disputes,” said Jeffrey Delaney, the leader of Pillsbury’s global corporate practice, in a statement.

Pillsbury now has eight legal professionals in Shanghai, including two partners.