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Grace is an associate in the corporate group in Shanghai, where she specialises in corporate and commercial matters with a focus on the retail and consumer, education and hospitality sectors.

She is experienced in general corporate matters and PRC-related cross-border transactions. She has advised a number of multinational clients on their expansion into China by foreign direct investment and merger and acquisitions. She also assists clients in regulatory and compliance matters.

Before joining Bird & Bird, Grace worked as an in-house lawyer with a leading international luxury hotel chain in China, and prior to that in the corporate teams of international law firms. Clients often benefit from her in-house background and in-depth understanding of the rapidly evolving commercial environment in consumer-facing businesses in China./p>