International law firm Fieldfisher has expanded its Chinese presence with the opening of an office in Shanghai.  This is the second Fieldfisher office in China following its launch in Beijing in November 2016. 

The new office is led by Liang Xing, a corporate partner specialising in antitrust and competition, focused primarily on the life sciences, technology and hotels & leisure sectors. Liang advises multinationals on all aspects of Chinese anti-monopoly law, as well as M&A and commercial transactions. He joins from Mylink where he was a partner.

Liang is joined  by partner Rocky Wu,  a dual qualified lawyer and patent agent, specialising in patent applications and litigation.  Previously Rocky was a partner  at leading Chinese firm JT&N.

Fieldfisher China partners Baoen Bai and Ming Zhang, and associate Jie Kong, have relocated to the new office from Beijing.

Zhaofeng Zhou, Fieldfisher's Managing Partner in China, said: "Shanghai is a truly global city and was the natural location for our next office. The city is home to a number of our clients, as well as of course numerous successful multinationals. 

“Growth is an important part of our plan in China and we expect a further four partners to join the Shanghai office by June."