Davis Polk expands in Beijing with equity capital markets partner hire from Freshfields
23 February 2021
Davis Polk expands in Beijing with equity capital markets partner hire from Freshfields
Wall Street firm cites growing demand for elite Hong Kong law advice as Jason Xu climbs on board
Beijing ESB Professional; Shutterstock Davis Polk has hired capital markets specialist Jason Xu in Beijing from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as it seeks to strengthen its deal-making capabilities in China. Xu joins the firm as a corporate partner, having spent roughly 14 years at Freshfields where he worked in both its Hong Kong and London offices before his most recent posting to Beijing where he was deputy head of equity capital markets [ECM] in China.
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