Shawn leads SSQ’s China business in two offices - Beijing and Shanghai and focuses on brokering law firm mergers/alliances and placing partners and teams within the China private practice market. Some of his recent work include:Law Firm Mergers/Alliances• A large accounting firm integrated the teams of a boutique Chinese law firm • Two international law firms established their strategic alliance with boutique Chinese firms • An international law firm restructured their China business by launching new practice groups and a new legal entity • Several international law firms seeking to launch exclusive alliances with Chinese firmsLaunching New Businesses & Acquiring Firms• A US law firm acquired the whole China energy business of another US law firm• An international law firm acquired two teams from another international law firm’s China offices to set up new practice areas in Beijing and Shanghai• A UK law firm took on an IP team from another international practice to launch a new business entity in China• A US law firm took on a specialist IP and litigation team from a leading Chinese law firm to enhance their international disputes resolution capability • A leading UK law firm took a senior partner from a leading Chinese law firm to set up their Beijing office• A leading UK law firm hired a team of Chinese lawyers to extend their international low-cost legal services into ChinaPartner and Team Hires • A Top US law firm hired an M&A/PE partner from a Magic Circle UK law firm• A leading UK firm hired a couple of banking finance partners for their Beijing and Shanghai offices• An international law firm recruited a China-based Germany partner to develop China-German outbound investment work• A top Chinese law firm hired a couple of IP and Litigation Partners to expand their IP business• A top Chinese law firm hired the China Office Head of an international law firm to lead one of their new practice groups