New partner appointment for CMS, China

CMS, China is delighted to announce the appointment of Nicolas Zhu as partner and as head of the CMS, China life sciences sector group. He will be based in the CMS Shanghai office. 
Nicolas joined CMS in 2002, and his main areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as well as intellectual property (IP). Since he has extensive experience working with clients from the life sciences sector, he will also lead the relevant group in China. 
Furthermore, Nicolas has thorough experience regarding tax and transfer pricing issues in China. He is one of the main authors of two editions of the book "Chine juridique et fiscal" published by the renowned Edition Francis Lefebvre. 
"I am glad to have been given this opportunity to become partner in an organization like CMS with such local knowledge in the countries it operates in and at the same time so international in outlook", says Nicolas. 
Dr Ulrike Glueck, Senior Partner at CMS, China, comments: "We are very happy to have seen Nicolas grow professionally and personally while working for CMS. His appointment as partner only seemed to be the natural extension of this process." 
CMS, China is the name under which three members of CMS (www.cmslegal.com) cooperate in China. We serve clients through our respective representative offices in Shanghai and Beijing.

For more information, please contact

• Dr Ulrike Glueck, Senior Partner (E ulrike.glueck@cmslegal.cn)
• Nicolas Zhu, Partner (E Nicolas.zhu@cmslegal.cn)
• Elaine Chen, BD & Marketing (E elaine.chen@cmslegal.cn)