Winston & Strawn has added a new corporate and M&A partner, Bertrand Theaud, to its Shanghai office. Theaud was most recently a partner for DLA Piper in Shanghai.

Theaud has participated in the structuring and closing of various domestic and cross-border deals for French and other foreign clients in diverse industries, with a more specific expertise in retail and chemical. 

Theaud's appointment will further strengthen Winston's presence in mainland China and Asia.  The opening of the firm's offices in Beijing and Shanghai, through the acquisition of the PRC legal practice of the dissolved Heller Ehrman, was approved last October, following the opening of its Hong Kong office at the end of 2008. Currently, there are 21 lawyers based in the firm's China offices, including seven partners. ALB

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