方达律师事务所近日选举产生了由七位合伙人组成的新一届管理委员会，并由韩亮律师担任新一届管委会主任。这是继4月中旬前任管委会主任周志峰离任后，方达管理团队做出的重要调整。

根据ALB之前的报道，方达新一届主任韩亮律师2014年以合伙人身份加盟方达北京办公室，是资深反垄断法及竞争法专家。此前他曾在富而德律师事务所任职12年，任中国区反垄断业务主管，并拥有在对外贸易经济合作部（现商务部）的工作经验。

韩亮律师2001年毕业于武汉大学法学院，继而就读于哈佛大学法学院。

“我很荣幸能够担任这一职位……在新一届管理团队和方达全体同仁的努力下，我们将充满自信地引领方达再攀高峰。”韩律师在一份新闻稿中表示。

“当前无论是我们的客户还是事务所自身都面临诸多挑战。由韩亮律师带领的新一届管理团队将致力于确保方达始终在客户最需要我们的时候，为他们提供优质、专业的服务。” 管理合伙人高旸律师在新闻稿中说。

Michael Han to lead Fangda after management team change

Fangda Partners has elected a new management committee comprising of seven partners and has appointed Michael Han as the new chairman of the committee. This is the latest management level change of the firm after announcing the leaving of founder and previous chairman Jonathan Zhou in mid-April. 

According to ALB’s previous report, Michael Han, who is a seasoned expert in antitrust and competition law, joined Fangda as partner in 2014 in its Beijing office. He previously worked for magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for twelve years and was the head of its antitrust business in Greater China. He also had more than five years’ experience with MOFTEC (now the Ministry of Commerce).

Han graduated from Wuhan University in 2001 and obtained his doctor’s degree from Harvard University.

“I am extremely honored to be taking on this role… With the new management team and the unwavering commitments of our partners, I have every confidence that we will take the firm to its new height,” says Han in one press release.

“Together with our clients, we face challenging times ahead. Our new management team, now led by Michael, remains confident about the resilience of our business... We are committed to ensuring that Fangda will continue to deliver exceptional and seamless services to our clients when and where they need us most,” comments managing partner Gao Yang in the same press release.

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