Leading Chinese firm Fangda Partners has brought aboard mergers and acquisitions partner Mark Lehmkuhler in Hong Kong from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, as part of a string of Fangda partner hires in the city.

Lehmkuhler focuses on M&A transactions, including private equity portfolio investments, leveraged buyouts, tender offers and cross-border joint ventures and strategic alliances in China and Hong Kong, in the technology, infrastructure, energy and finance sectors. Last year, Lehmkuhler, together with partner Jeffrey Sun in Shanghai, advised Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc. on a $115 million investment in China Logistics Property Holdings Co. Ltd.