Allen and Overy (A&O) has taken on one of Shearman & Sterling’s Beijing partners to bolster the magic circle firm’s attack on China. Xiaowei Ye, a US-qualified corporate partner, will initially be based in A&O’s Beijing office, but will relocate to Shanghai in November as part of the firm’s expansion there. Ye has advised on a number of prominent Securities and Exchange Commission transactions for companies including China Aluminium, PetroChina and China Mobile. She also recently advised Bank of China on its restructuring and equity offering.
The final dark days of the firm that wanted too much
Dearbail Jordan on how Altheimer & Gray’s erratic management has left some pressing questions For people who spend a lot of their time advising corporates, lawyers can be woefully inept as far as governance is concerned. And there is no better example of this than collapsing Chicago firm Altheimer & Gray. This firm, which on […]
