美国高盖茨律所上海代表处新增一名合伙人Amy L. Sommers。Sommers此前是美国翰宇国际律师事务所顾问，精通电子商务、教育、金融、交通等多个法律领域，涉及广泛的商业贸易领域，包括并购、商事融资、房地产开发，以及其他金融和投资等。

K&L Gates has added Amy Sommers as a corporate partner in its Shanghai office. She joins K&L Gates from Squire Sanders.
 
A transactions lawyer, Sommers counseled on a broad range of business and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial financings, real estate development, and other finance and investment projects. She also advises on government investigations, product distribution, and manufacturing and intellectual property licensing arrangements, as well as on compliance matters such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anti-bribery compliance.
 
A resident of Shanghai since 2004, Sommers is a former leader of the American Bar Association’s China Committee.ALB

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