After losing its Shanghai representative Wan Li to DLA Piper, Minter Ellison has found a new leader for its corporate team. Wu Yi Yi left Shanghai-based Rolmax Law Office where she was a partner, to rejoin Minter Ellison as the chief representative of the Shanghai office.
“I hope to bring an international perspective to the firm’s work in this region. My focus will be to work closely with our offices in Hong Kong, Australasia and the UK to continue to raise the profile of our China practice,” she said.
Wu first joined Minter Ellison’s Melbourne team in 2001 and was the acting chief representative of the Shanghai office in 2002. Previously she worked for Blake Dawson and the InterContinental Hotels Group (Shanghai) as head of legal and associate general counsel for Greater China.
While DLA Piper poached Minters’ former Shanghai representative mainly to bolster its corporate practice in China, Minters has a broader strategy. The firm is focusing on strategic positioning and alignment with capital flow. “China is a key market for us and we will soon open a new office in Beijing,” said Mark Green, the managing partner.
Wan and Wu both have different focuses: Wan specialises in corporate transactions with a focus on the infrastructure and energy & resources sectors whereas Wu focuses on M&A, foreign direct investment, corporate finance, and employment and real estate sectors.
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