Law firm Kensington Swan has appointed Heida Donegan as its head of China Business.

Heida has joined the firm as senior counsel, based in Auckland. She was previously a partner at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (now Clyde & Co) in its Hong Kong and Shanghai offices.

Heida has almost 20 years' experience advising on cross border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign direct investment, and other corporate and commercial as well as compliance matters.

She is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.