竞天公诚律师事务所近日迎来六名海商海事、跨境争议解决及投资专家以合伙人身份加盟：赵淑洲、沈祥满、胡键、杨波、张柯华加盟了竞天公诚不久前设立的广州办公室，周凯国则加盟了其北京总部。

赵淑洲、胡键、杨波加盟自广州当地专长于海商海事的敬海律师事务所，赵律师曾任敬海所管理合伙人，以及国际仲裁业务负责人，他的执业领域主要为海商海事、船舶及海上装备建造、海洋工程、海外基础设施等，尤其专长于国内及跨境诉讼和仲裁。胡律师和杨律师都曾任敬海所合伙人，前者为涉外争议解决和境外投资专家，后者则专长于海上工程、国际贸易及航运保险。周凯国律师则加盟自敬海所北京办公室，其主要业务领域包括境内外商事诉讼仲裁、金融证券合规和基建能源。

沈祥满、张柯华加盟自与罗夏信律师事务所联营的广东伟途律师事务所。沈律师此前也曾在敬海所工作多年，并于2017年作为资深合伙人加盟伟途，其执业领域为海商海事和国际贸易，尤其擅长于涉外商事纠纷。张律师曾任伟途所合伙人，长期专注于外商直接投资、跨境股权及资产并购领域。

六位合伙人同时带来了一支将近20人的律师队伍。

广州办公室是在深圳、香港之后，竞天公诚于粤港澳大湾区布局的第三家分支机构，其也是第五家入驻广州的“红圈”律所。竞天公诚广州办公室目前有七位合伙人，根据事务所管委会的安排，派驻的负责人为徐邦炜律师。

此外，根据竞天公诚披露的情况，已有另外四位专业的合伙人及其团队将在近期陆续加盟，可以为客户在刑事及其合规、结构金融与资产证券化、房地产、公司上市及并购业务领域为客户提供专业的法律服务。

Jingtian & Gongcheng launches office in Guangzhou with six-partner hire

Jingtian & Gongcheng has recruited a team of 20 to open an office in Guangzhou, the firm's third office in the Greater Bay Area. The new office. led by Xu Bangwei, now has seven partners.

Wang Jing & Co's former managing partner Zhao Shuzhou, who specializes in shipping and maritime law, will join the new office alongside partners Hu Jian and Yang Bo. 

Shen Xiangman, a cross-border commercial dispute expert, and Zhang Kehua, who focuses on foreign investment, commercial dispute and M&A, will be joining from Stephenson Harwood’s joint operation Wei Tu Law Firm.  

Jingtian & Gongcheng's Guangzhou office is the fifth red circle law firm stepping into the Guangzhou legal market.

Jingtian & Gongcheng also informs ALB that four more partners and their teams will join the firm in the near future, and they will provide legal services in areas of criminal compliance, structured finance and ABS, real estate, IPO, as well as M&A.

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