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U.S.-based
Biglaw
firms
are
continuing
to
leave
China,
closing
offices
there
left
and
right
—
but
the
latest
firm
to
do
so
hails
from
across
the
pond,
making
it
the
first
U.K.-based
firm
to
exit
mainland
China.
As
noted
by
Law.com
International,
Eversheds
Sutherland
is
shutting
down
its
Beijing
office,
but
not
for
the
reasons
the
majority
of
U.S.-based
firms
are
leaving
in
droves.
It
seems
that
the
office’s
managing
partner
has
been
hired
away
by
another
firm.
Here
are
some
additional
details:
Jay
Ze
joins
Stephenson
Harwood,
having
most
recently
led
Eversheds’
Beijing
office
as
managing
partner
and
head
of
the
corporate
practice
for
China.
He
was
the
office’s
sole
remaining
partner.Ze,
who
focuses
on
cross-border
M&A
work,
will
be
joining
Stephenson
Harwood
in
Hong
Kong
once
the
regulatory
processes
have
completed,
the
firm
said.
…Ze
joined
Eversheds
as
a
partner
in
2013
from
the
Beijing
office
of
Spanish
firm
Uria
Menendez,
where
he
was
a
counsel.
Prior
to
working
at
Uria
Menedez
for
almost
a
year,
he
worked
as
an
associate
at
Skadden,
Arps,
Slate,
Meagher
&
Flom
as
well
as
Gibson
Dunn
&
Crutcher.An
Eversheds
spokesperson
told
Law.com
International:
“Partner
Jay
Ze,
previously
the
firm’s
sole
partner
based
in
Beijing,
has
left
the
firm
with
our
thanks
and
best
wishes
for
the
future.”
As
the
firm
plans
its
Beijing
closure,
it’s
also
hoping
to
reenter
Singapore.
According
to
an
Eversheds
spokesperson,
“The
firm
remains
committed
to
Asia
and
a
formal
application
to
create
a
branded
presence
in
Singapore
will
shortly
be
submitted
to
the
local
regulator.”
Eversheds
will
maintain
its
offices
in
Hong
Kong
and
Shanghai
during
this
time,
as
a
“critical
part
of
[the
firm’s]
Asia
strategy.”
Which
Biglaw
firm
will
be
the
next
say
zàijiàn
to
its
offices
in
China?
You
can email
us or
text
us
(646-820-8477)
if
you
have
any
intel.
Thank
you.
Eversheds
Shuts
in
Beijing,
Targets
Singapore
Re-Entry
[Law.com
International]
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