Ince & Co announces three partner promotions in Beijing, London and Shanghai

International law firm Ince & Co LLP announced today the promotion of three new partners in its Beijing, London and Shanghai offices, effective from 1 May 2017. The new partners are:

Beijing
Fei Mao joined Ince & Co in Beijing in 2015, having spent over 10 years of her legal career in London. Fei has a broad practice, which focuses on general commercial litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis on aviation, shipping, commodities, and cross-border commercial disputes. Fei regularly advises on and handles litigation and arbitrations in London and elsewhere and has worked with clients in the aviation, shipping, trading, manufacturing and financial industries, advising them on a wide range of matters, including complex commercial disputes, charterparties, bills of lading, international sales of goods, letters of credit, ship sales and purchases, shipbuilding, and ship finance matters. Fei is recommended by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Lawyer in China and is qualified in England, Wales and PRC (non-practising).

London
Carl Walker joined Ince & Co in 2006 and is an international trade and shipping specialist. Carl advises clients on a wide range of disputes across a broad range of commodities, with a particular focus on oil and gas, metals and soft commodities trading matters. He also has extensive experience of advising shipping clients in relation to carriage of goods and charterparty matters. In addition to his contentious work, Carl advises both shipping and commodity trading clients in relation to the drafting of their contracts and terms of business.

Shanghai
Shirley Li joined Ince & Co in 2004. She specialises in shipping, international trade and insurance and has been working in Ince & Co’s Shanghai Office for over a decade. Shirley advises on various aspects of shipping, including charterparties, carriage of goods by sea, collision, pollution, shipbuilding and ship sale and purchase. In addition to her experience in marine insurance and contentious and non-contentious international trade, Shirley has extensive experience in handling international arbitrations in Hong Kong, Singapore and London. Shirley is recommended by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Lawyer for Shipping in China and is qualified in England, Wales and PRC (non-practising).

Jan Heuvels, Ince & Co’s International Senior Partner, commented:
“I would like to congratulate Fei, Carl and Shirley. Their promotions reflect their contribution to the business and are thoroughly deserved. These appointments also demonstrate our ongoing commitment to investing in our people and firm. As a result of this investment, we are projecting a 15% year-on-year increase in turnover by financial year end.”

In addition to the promotion of Fei, Carl and Shirley, since May 2016 Ince & Co has made two further partner promotions and eight lateral hires.
Source: Ince & Co.