Recruiting in China

MMLC Group has appointed Chinese lawyer Judith Crosbie-Chen as a director. She will divide her time between the group's Beijing and Hong Kong offices. Her practice in the group mainly focuses on corporate social responsibility and compliance, employment and IP issues.

Immediately prior to joining MMLC group, Judith Crosbie-Chen was the associate Asia Pacific general counsel for Gap Inc. Before that, she had been the Head of MacDonalds Corporation's Greater China legal department for nearly eight years.

"Judith brings to the MMLC Group a unique combination of extensive experience within the in-house legal departments of two of the most famous brands in the world - MacDonalds and the Gap - as well as strong credentials in the PRC law practice area," says Matthew Murphy, managing partner at MMLC group.

Those credentials include her appointment in 1992 as the first chief representative of one of the first batch of foreign law firms authorised by the PRC Ministry of Justice to set up an office in Beijing. In addition, her interest in Corporate Social Responsibility and Compliance matters will allow the MMLC Group to rapidly develop a first-class reputation in both of those practice areas.

MMLC is an international corporate advisory group, focusing on M&A, IP, tax and, more recently, CSR and compliance issues for many multinational companies and governments. Currently, the group has over 30 professionals based in Greater China and Australia.