Philadelphia-based Blank Rome has bolstered its China practice by hiring a new partner to serve as its chief representative in Shanghai.

Louis Meng joins from Haynes and Boone, where he co-led the firm’s Asia practice from Shanghai. He has advised on foreign direct investments into China as well as represented Chinese clients on asset acquisition in Canada and the United States. At Blank Rome, his practice will focus on business and corporate transactions.

Louis Meng.