Freshfields has elevated IPO transaction specialist Richard Wang as a partner in its Beijing office, effective in October.

Wang, who was promoted to counsel in July this year, has significant experience on capital markets transactions including initial public offerings and secondary offerings, as well as compliance-related matters. Wang joined Freshfields from Linklaters in 2007. He served on secondment to Goldman Sachs in 2008 and again in 2009.

The firm's China Chairman Teresa Ko said: “China continues to be a strategically important country for the firm and we are committed to further strengthening our presence here.”