Weil Gotshal & Manges has added a partner to its M&A practice in Beijing with the recruitment of corporate lawyer Li Li from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s local office.

Li, who focuses on large transactions involving China-based corporates, joined Cleary in February 2011 from rival US firm Debevoise & Plimpton, where she played a key role in setting up the firm’s Shanghai office. At Cleary she served as Beijing office director, while at Debevoise she was a partner.