Zhao Sheng Law Firm, Linklaters’ China joint operation firm in Shanghai, has recently lost its managing partner Eric Liu to Beijing-based Haiwen & Partners.

Linklaters’ China joint operation firm in Shanghai, Zhao Sheng Law Firm, has elected corporate partner Richard Gu as the firm’s new managing partner. Gu is taking over the leadership from Eric Liu, who has recently left to join Beijing-based Haiwen & Partners as a partner.