CMS has promoted Shanghai-based lawyer Nicolas Zhu to partner and head of its China life sciences group.

Zhu, who specialises in M&A, IP and tax-related issues in China, joined the firm as an associate when it first launched in Shanghai in 2002. 

Zhu is enthused by the outlook for life sciences in China. Speaking to ALB China, he said the increasing regulatory supervision in the area is set to increase the work on offer for lawyers across the country. "Medical supervision and certification is getting stricter in China, and the State Food and Drug Administration is also going to have stricter regulation on medical devices, which all means there will be more legal documents and works for law firms."

The firm’s Shanghai office has tripled in size since 2002. It now boasts thirty lawyers in the city, six of whom are partners. ALB

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