Eversheds' former head of China (EMEA) in London Sharon Shi has moved to Shanghai to take up a general counsel position. Shi joined in London as an associate in 2006 alongside the firm's first Asia opening in Shanghai that year and worked her way up to the firm's partnership in 2011. She later became head of its China desk in London, but frequently traveled to the Shanghai office.

Shi has left the firm to join Shanghai Environment Group Co., Ltd. as general counsel and chief compliance officer. She heads the company's in-house legal department, which consists of four legal and compliance lawyers and four counsel focusing on environmental, health, and safety. It operates a large number of solid waste projects across China.