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International practice Allen & Overy announced the appointment of Thomas E. Jones as partner with effect from 1 May, 2006. Jones will work alongside Beijing’s managing partner Peter Thorp…
International practice Allen & Overy announced the appointment of Thomas E. Jones as partner with effect from 1 May, 2006. Jones will work alongside Beijing’s managing partner Peter Thorp and some 70 members of the China Group in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and New York. Allen & Overy pegged the move as part of efforts to strengthen its team at the senior level in China to help meet the soaring demands of its clients active in the Chinese market.
Jones is ranked by Chambers Global 2006 as a leading lawyer in the areas of corporate and M&A. He is also listed in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2006 as one of the most highly-acclaimed legal experts in the “competition/anti-trust”, “project finance” and “M&A” categories.
Allen & Overy’s Beijing managing partner Peter Thorp, comments: “[Jones’] extensive China experience, language skills and strong reputation in the China market will greatly enhance the capabilities of Allen & Overy’s China practice and further bolster our US law capability in China, in partnership with our New York office and other 230 US lawyers in the firm.”
Allen & Overy has more than 200 US-qualified lawyers around the world providing comprehensive legal advice in areas including capital markets, banking and finance, corporate and M&A, litigation, tax, real estate and others.
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