Salans has made up its senior associate, Liu Wei, to partner as part of its ambitions to grow its China capabilities.

Liu, who joined the firm in 2006, is based in the Salans' Shanghai office. He will focus on corporate, employment, real estate, tax, restructuring and insolvency work.

"Wei's promotion is part of our ambitious growth plans for China. We intend to double the number of China based partner this year by internal promotion and lateral hiring. Wei is the first new partner who will be joined soon by others," said Bernd-Uwe Stucken, Salans' Greater China managing partner.

Earlier this year, the firm geared up its labour and employment practice by appointing Iris Duchetsmann, who joined from the Shanghai office of German law firm Beiten Burkhardt, as head of its China labour group in Shanghai. ALB

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