在柯达担任法律顾问十年后，该公司亚太区法律总监茅榕近期决定加盟礼德律师事务所北京代表处担任资深法律顾问。她的业务领域将集中于中国和美国之间的跨国并购和公司业务。她同时拥有中国和美国职业律师资格。

After a decade of in-house expertise, Kodak’s former director of legal affairs for the Asia-Pacific region, Mao Rong, has moved on to Reed Smith’s Beijing office as of counsel. Her practice areas will focus on cross-border M&A and corporate transactions involving China and the United States.

Mao’s responsibilities in Kodak included managing the company’s legal affairs and supporting its management and business operations in the region. She worked closely with managing directors, business units and function leaders on major projects and transactions and provided regional support for worldwide M&A and restructuring projects. Prior to joining Kodak, she was in private law practice in the US and Asia for a decade.

“I’m looking forward to helping American and European MNCs to set up operations, diversify, and comply with Chinese and US regulatory demands in China,” said Mao, who is dual-qualified to practise in China and New York.

On top of cross-border M&A and corporate practices, Reed Smith is also expanding its life sciences initiatives. Practice head, Gordon Schatz who moved to Beijing in early 2009 from Washington, D.C., is working closely with pharmaceutical and medical device clients on corporate, compliance and litigation matters.