Beijing-based Broad & Bright has recently taken its partner numbers to 14 by hiring three partners – Zhang Libin, He Yuping and Huang Xiaojun. All three come from strong international practice backgrounds.
Beijing-based Broad & Bright has recently taken its partner numbers to 14 by hiring three partners – Zhang Libin, He Yuping and Huang Xiaojun. All three come from strong international practice backgrounds.Zhang joins the firm from his position as partner and chief representative at US energy specialist Baker Botts, and prior roles over two decades with international firms such as Paul Weiss and White & Case. His main practice areas include FDI, M&A, energy & projects, environmental law, project finance, dispute resolution and outbound investments. He Yuping joins from Beijing’s Hualun Law Firm, and has prior experience with US firms Torys and Fullbright & Jaworski. His main practice areas are energy, M&A and general corporate matters.
For Broad & Bright clients, both lawyers will offer their expertise in the energy sector as a focus. Last year, Zhang took the lead role advising Xinjiang Guanghui on its equity interest acquisition of an oil block owned by a Kazakhstan company. He also represented Sinochem in its acquisition of a 40% stake in the Peregrino oil field from Statoil for US$3bn.
While Zhang and He will focus in the energy sector, Huang Xiaojun will be aiming to strengthen the firm’s Japanese business. He represented many Japanese companies on their domestic and overseas acquisitions, fund establishment and cross-border share sales prior to joining the firm. He has experience as a legal counsel at Konica Minolta Holdings, and in private practice with now-defunct Coudert Brothers and Orrick. Huang advises on legal matters relating to M&A, PE, IPO, FDI, general corporate and employment law. ALB
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