Recently the Shanghai Law Society published the name list of first members of the Shanghai Youth Legal Talents Pool (the “Talent Pool”). Watson & Band Partner Xiaosu Zhu is honored as one of the first 145 members, of whom only six are lawyers. The Talent Pool established by the Shanghai Law Society aims to better serve the talents cultivation in Shanghai’s legal industry, to provide better conditions for the healthy growth of youth legal talents and help them stand out from other practitioners, and ultimately to play the youth legal talents’ roles in carrying out legal researches and promoting the rule of law.

In the latest 2019 Asia-Pacific Guide published by Chambers and Partners, Mr. Zhu was recommended in the Corporate and Commercial area. The comment he received in the Guide is as follows: Mr. Xiaosu Zhu from Watson & Band is well recognized among domestic and foreign companies for his expertise in legal practices in areas including foreign direct investment, routine operations, joint venture and liquidation, etc.