Han Kun Law Offices has added M&A expert Paula Liu as a partner in Shanghai from Kirkland & Ellis, its fourth partner-level hire from international firms since last December.  

With a focus on private equity, Liu advises multinational companies on their investments, acquisitions and strategic transactions in China and overseas. She started her career with Clifford Chance, leaving that firm in January 2017 as counsel. At Kirkland & Ellis, she was a partner.

In August, Han Kun’s associate firm in Hong Kong, Miao & Co, hired a pair of capital markets lawyers as partners from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. In December 2017, it hired Yang Tiecheng, former head of the China financial regulatory practice at Clifford Chance, as a partner in Beijing.  

原美国凯易律师事务所合伙人加入汉坤律师事务所上海办公室

汉坤律师事务所成功吸引兼并收购业务专家刘云鸽律师加盟，刘律师主要在汉坤上海办公室工作。加入汉坤之前，刘律师曾在美国凯易律师事务所任合伙人。刘律师是汉坤自去年12月以来吸引加盟的第四位国际所合伙人。

刘律师专注于私募股权及企业兼并收购业务，代表众多国际和国内私募金以及跨国公司在中国及海外进行涉及各个商业领域的投资、并购及战略交易。刘律师曾服务于高伟绅律师事务所，直至2017年1月以顾问身份离开，后加入美国凯易律师事务所任合伙人。

今年8月，汉坤香港联营律师行迎来两位资本市场新合伙人加盟，加入汉坤前，两位均就职于美国盛信律师事务所。去年12月，杨铁成律师加盟汉坤北京办公室，加入汉坤前，杨律师是高伟绅中国区金融监管业务的负责人。

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