Dacheng Law Offices and Allen & Overy have advised Beijing-based insurer Sunshine Insurance Group on its acquisition of Sydney’s Sheraton on the Park hotel for $400 million, with Baker & McKenzie counseling the hotel’s owner Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

Dacheng Law Offices, Asia’s largest law firm, has entered into a cooperative agreement with the UAE’s Hussain Lootah & Associates (HL&A) that is expected to give the Chinese firm a foothold in the GCC region.

Dacheng Law Offices has appointed outbound investment lawyer Nancy Sun as senior partner to its Shanghai office from Minter Ellison, where she served as a special counsel.

Dacheng has officially staked its foothold in Hong Kong through a merger with Guangdong Xin Yang, a Guangzhou-based firm that opened an office in Hong Kong in 2006.

Dacheng has successfully absorbed its fourth law firm in less than six months. The legal giant has recently merged with De Qin Law Firm, a Shanghai firm well-reputed for its real estate and IP practices.

Dacheng has recently merged with Guangzhou Xin Yang Law Firm. In Beijing, Dacheng’s head office has also acquired local firm Kingfield and Fengqing.

Nancy Zhang along with a team of lawyers have recently left Kingfield Law Firm, a Beijing-based boutique firm specialising in shipping and aviation work, for Jincheng Tongda & Neal (JT&N).