Mayer Brown JSM has hired a new finance partner from White & Case to be its China head of projects in Beijing.

Hallam Chow, who was a Beijing-based project finance partner at White & Case, advises on the financing aspects of energy and infrastructure projects, and asset and equipment leasing. He has represented state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. International Ltd., Saudi Arabian Oil Co. and Manila-based Asian Development Bank on China-related transactions and projects.