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• O’Melveny & Myers appoints new head for Hong Kong practice

  May 18 2012 O’Melveny & Myers’ capital markets specialist David Johnson has been appointed as the head of the firm’s Hong Kong practice. Johnson will relocate from California... more

• Salans closes Hong Kong office to focus on Shanghai

  May 10 2012 Salans has closed its Hong Kong office weeks after pulling out of Beijing as it shifts the focus of its China practice onto Shanghai. Salans has closed its Hong... more

• Norton Rose sets sights on US and China

  May 02 2012 Norton Rose Group is looking for mergers in the US and China, according to Chief Executive Officer Peter Martyr. Norton Rose now has a headcount of 2,900 lawyers,... more

• US firm Dickinson Dees forms alliance with Macau firm

  Apr 19 2012 US firm Dickinson Wright has formed an alliance with Macau firm MdME, pursuing a strategy of expansion into Asia, and affording MdME the chance to offer their clients... more

• Salans set to close down its Beijing office

  Apr 16 2012 Salans is set to shutter its Beijing office after the partnership voted to close the office in favor of a more intense focus on Shanghai. The Beijing office has... more

• US Law firms stealing limelight from UK rivals in Hong Kong

  Apr 13 2012 Over the past two years, numerous US law firms have entered the market in Hong Kong and recruited top talent from their UK rivals, and now they are starting to see... more

• US firms boost China presence

  Apr 12 2012 International law firms have significantly increased their presence in China over the past year, with the top 250 US firms bumping their headcount in China by 10 per... more

• Nixon Peabody forms alliance with Chinese firm Hyland Law Firm

  Mar 15 2012 US firm Nixon Peabody has formed a strategic alliance with the Beijing-based Hylands Law Firm. The alliance affords Nixon Peabody a significant anchor in China, with... more

• UK firm Watson, Farley & Williams enters Hong Kong with local alliance

  Mar 12 2012 British firm Watson, Farley & Williams has launched a presence in Hong Kong after concluding the terms of an alliance with local firm Lau, Leong & Co. The new officee... more

• Richard Daley boosts US firm Katten Muchin Rosenman's China launch

  Mar 02 2012 US firm Katten Muchin Rosenman has entered the Chinese legal services market with an office in Shanghai. The firm’s entry into China has been given a boost with the... more

• Two mergers between Australian and international firms go live

  Mar 01 2012 Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques formed a Swiss Verein structure with China-based King & Wood. The structure is composed of the partnerships of the two firms... more

• European law firm Loyens & Loeff launches in Hong Kong

  Feb 21 2012 European law firm Loyens & Loeff has announced the launch of a new office in Hong Kong, which will be the firm’s 18th base globally. The Hong Kong office will be led... more

• Chinese firm Yingkehas teams with local firm to launch in Istanbul

  Feb 21 2012 Chinese law firm Yingke has launched a new office in İstanbul in cooperation with local law firm Çektir & Başarı. The law firm will be led by managing partner Berk... more

• Australian firm Mallesons reviews lockstep ahead of merger with King & Wood

  Feb 20 2012 Mallesons Stephen Jaques is reviewing its lockstep remuneration system ahead of the merger with Chinese law firm King & Wood. The firm currently operates a 10-year... more

• Zhong Lun launches in London after hiring team from rival firm

  Feb 16 2012 Major Chinese law firm Zhong Lun has launched a new office in London after hiring the entire London team from breakaway firm Zhonglun W&D. Partners Xue Haibin, Li Lin... more

• Freshfields plans to relaunch in Singapore after five years' absence

  Feb 15 2012 Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is planning to relaunch its Singapore office, nearly five years after shutting down its former office in the region.... more

• Covington & Burling hires five lawyers for Shanghai Launch

  Feb 14 2012 Washington, D.C.-based firm Covington & Burling is waiting on regulatory approval for a new office in Shanghai, after hiring five lawyers from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich... more

• Chinese firm Yingke continues aggressive expansion with new offices in Poland and Turkey

  Jan 31 2012 Yingke, China’s second largest firm by lawyer headcount has announced a further expansion abroad, launching an office in Poland and another in Turkey. The move comes... more

• Australia now 5th largest inbound target for M&A deals

  Jan 29 2012 A new report by Allen & Overy has found that Australia is now the fifth largest inbound target market for M&A deals, with Chinese firms remaining interested in... more

• Dacheng Law Offices switches joint law venture partners in Singapore

  Jan 28 2012 Chinese law firm Dacheng Law Offices, has ended its alliance with Singapore firm Central Chambers, and formed a new joint law venture with Wong Alliance. The new... more

• HaoLiWen Partners launches a new office in Beijing

  Jan 02 2012 Shanghai-based HaoLiWen Partners has expanded with the launch of a new office in Beijing. The Beijing office will be led by three partners - Zhao Deming, Shao Tiemin... more

• Pillsbury associate leaves to become general counsel in Chinese security firm

  Dec 28 2011 A senior associate in Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman’s Washington DC office has been hired as the general counsel at client company China Security & Surveillance... more

• Chinese and Australian firms will merge to become a force in Asia-Pacific

  Dec 18 2011 Leading Chinese law firm King & Wood is set to ally with major Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques to form one of the biggest legal practices in Asia. The firms... more

• Stephenson Harwood bolsters China practice with two hires

  Dec 14 2011 Stephenson Harwood has bolstered its expertise in China with the hire of partners ChunFai Lui and Matthew Wong, bringing its headcount in Greater China to 17 partners... more

• Clifford Chance explores alliance with fast moving Chinese firm

  Dec 08 2011 Clifford Chance is exploring an alliance with Chinese firm Broad & Bright. Broad & Bright has 20 partners, 40 associates, and is one of China’s fastest growing firms,... more

• King & Wood Mallesons - would it work?

  Dec 01 2011 Interesting article here on the proposed merger between Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese firm King & Wood. The article tries to assess whether the... more

• Mallesons and King & Wood put merger to partners

  Nov 23 2011 Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chinese firm King & Wood are set to put their merger proposal to partners this week. If it goes ahead, the merged firm... more

• Hogan Lovells boosts San Francisco IP practice with Squires hire

  Nov 17 2011 Hogan Lovells has boosted its intellectual property and intellectual property litigation practices with the hire of a partner from Squire Sanders & Dempsey in San... more

• Beijing-based firm Global Law Office launches in Shenzhen

  Nov 15 2011 Beijing firm Global Law Office has launched a new office in Shenzhen, which will focus primarily upon foreign investment and Hong Kong-PRC transactions. The... more

• Proskauer Rose launches office in Beijing

  Nov 11 2011 Proskauer Rose has launched an office in Beijing's Chaoyang District, after being granted regulatory approval by the Chinese authorities. The firm set its sights on... more

• Bingham McCutchen set to launch representative office in Beijing

  Nov 10 2011 US firm Bingham McCutchen is set to launch its first office in mainland China after receiving regulatory approval for a Beijing representative office from China’s... more

• Sidley Austin boosts Shanghai capital markets practice with Baker & McKenzie hire

  Nov 09 2011 Chicago-based firm Sidley Austin has boosted its Shanghai capital markets practice with the hire of a partner from Baker & McKenzie Anthony Jacobsen is qualified... more

• China's legal profession grows to 200,000 lawyers

  Nov 07 2011 Interesting short article here about the legal profession in China. According to this report in China Daily, the number of licensed lawyers in China has reached... more

• DLA Piper boosts Beijing employment practice with Dell hire

  Nov 04 2011 DLA Piper has boosted its Beijing employment practice in China with the hire of leading labour lawyer Chris Lin. Lin is set to join the firm as of counsel, after... more

• Eversheds boosts Hong Kong office with Minter Ellison hire

  Nov 01 2011 Eversheds has hired Winnie Ng, a former consultant with Minter Ellison, and appointed her as head of employment law in its Hong Kong office. “Winnie’s expertise and... more

• Blank Rome boosts maritime practice with Eversheds hire

  Oct 27 2011 Blank Rome has boosted its maritime practice with the hire of former Eversheds and DLA Piper partner Ronald Sum in its Hong Kong office. Sum brings over 15 years... more

• Chinese firm Jun He Law Offices continues expansion with Weil Gotshal hire

  Oct 19 2011 Chinese firm Jun He Law Offices has boosted its Beijing corporate practice with the hire of partner Jasson Han from Weil Gotshal & Manges. Han represents... more

• Three firms advise on Sinopec's $2.1b resources co acquisition

  Oct 11 2011 Three firms have advised on the $2.1 billion acquisition of Canadian oil and gas exploration company Daylight Energy by the China National Petroleum and Chemical... more

• Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson hires former head of K&L Gates' Hong Kong office

  Oct 04 2011 Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson, an affiliate of Beijing's Zhong Lun Law Firm, has the former head of K&L Gates' Hong Kong office as a partner. Clifford Ng... more

• Consolidation in the legal market - mergers on the up

  Oct 04 2011 Law firm mergers are on the increase in the US, with 14 acquisitions in the third quarter of this year – up 79 per cent compared to the third quarter of 2010. The... more

• Irish firm Dillon Eustace launches in Hong Kong

  Sep 08 2011 Irish investment funds law firm Dillon Eustace has launched an office in Hong Kong. The office will be led by partner Paul Maloney and will serve the firm's Hong... more

• Dorsey and Martin Hu in US-China law firm alliance

  Aug 23 2011 US law firm Dorsey & Whitney has allied with Shanghai-based corporate law firm Martin Hu & Partners (MHP) in a ‘special counsel’ relationship. The special counsel... more

• Baker & McKenzie reports 8% growth in revenue over 7% growth profits

  Aug 17 2011 Baker & McKenzie has reported growth in gross revenue and average profits per partner in the past financial year. The firm’s gross revenue hiked 8 per cent to a... more

• Cadwalader bolsters HK office with Mayer Brown hire

  Aug 11 2011 US firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has boosted its Hong Kong office with the hire of partner Jeffrey Chen from Mayer Brown. Chen is widely regarded as one of the... more

• More mergers with Aussie firms on the cards

  Aug 05 2011 Rumours abound that two major Australian firms are set to merge with international players. Mallesons Stephen Jaques has reportedly been negotiating with leading... more

• Mallesons and King & Wood discuss Australia-China tie up

  Jul 26 2011 Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques is in negotiations with one of China’s largest commercial law firms, King & Wood, regarding an alliance arrangement.... more

• DLA Piper starts to rebuild China IP group with Foley & Lardner hire

  Jul 25 2011 DLA Piper has hired former Foley & Lardner senior counsel Yan Zhao to join its Greater China intellectual property team as a partner. Yan brings over 13 years... more

• Ropes & Gray launches in Shanghai

  Jul 21 2011 US firm Ropes & Gray has launched its third office in Asia with a new office in Shanghai, which will focus on private equity, life sciences and investment funds work.... more

• Reed Smith launches in Shanghai after Dorsey & Whitney hire

  Jul 12 2011 Pittsburgh based law firm Reed Smith has launched an office in Shanghai, marking its third office in Asia. The office will be led by new hire Jay Yan, who joins the... more

• Herbert Smith reports growth in revenues and PEP

  Jul 07 2011 Herbert Smith has reported a 3.4% increase in revenue in the 2010-11 financial year, from £449.9m to £465m. Profits per equity partner also rose by a significant... more

• Holman Fenwick & Willan boosts Asia-Pacific practice with partner relocations

  Jun 21 2011 Holman Fenwick & Willan has boosted its Asia Pacific practice – following the launch of a new office in Perth – by relocating a number of partners. Shanghai lead... more

• Law School in China struggles against US job fears

  May 26 2011 The Peking University School of Transnational Law is running into difficulty as it seeks to gain accreditation by the American Bar Association. Accreditation by the... more

• Freshfields hires partner from Linklaters in Hong King

  May 17 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its Hong Kong finance practice with the hire of banking partner Howard Lam from Linklaters. Rob Ashworth, the firm’s... more

• US firm Blank Rome launches in Shanghai

  May 12 2011 US firm Blank Rome has launched an office in Shanghai. Firm co-chairman Alan Hoffman said that the new office will give high priority to servicing Chinese companies... more

• Korean firm Yulchon set launch Beijing office

  May 06 2011 Korean law firm Yulchon is set to enter the Chinese legal market with an office in Beijing. Yulchon partner Jeong Yeon Ho said that the firm has been providing... more

• Simpson Thacher to practice Hong Kong law

  May 05 2011 Since New York-based Simpson Thacher & Bartlett launched an office in Hong Kong in 1993, the firm has practiced only US law. That is all about to change: the firm has... more

• Clifford Chance focusses on Asia in 23-strong promotions round

  May 04 2011 Clifford Chance has announced the results of its 2011 partnership promotions round, elevating 23 lawyers to the partnership. The promotions reflect a strategic... more

• Freshfields boosts China practice with promotion and relocations

  May 02 2011 International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its China practice, promoting Hong Kong-based partner Teresa Ko to lead the practice and transferring... more

• China to allow Taiwanese law firms greater access to mainland

  Apr 28 2011 China has announced that it will allow Taiwanese law firms greater access to the mainland, under an economic cooperation framework agreement. The Chinese authorities... more

• US firms increase presence in China

  Apr 27 2011 US firms are increasing their presence in China, with the top 250 US firms running 70 offices in China at the end of 2010. According to the National Law Journal, these... more

• Ashurst to launch disputes practice in HK after Simmons hire

  Apr 18 2011 Ashurst is set to launch a Hong Kong dispute resolution practice after the hire of Simmons & Simmons China disputes head Gareth Hughes. Ashurst Asia head Geoffrey... more

• Eversheds makes up 22 partners globally

  Apr 13 2011 Eversheds has announced the promotion of 22 lawyers to its partnership in its annual promotions round, up from 19 last year but still significantly less than the 32... more

• China's largest law firm Dacheng allies with Malaysian firm

  Mar 29 2011 China’s largest law firm Dacheng has announced exclusive Malaysian alliance with Malaysian firm Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong. The alliance is expected to service... more

• Debevoise hires Council from Orrick for Shanghai base

  Feb 23 2011 Debevoise & Plimpton has announced the hire of Niping Wu to the role of International Counsel in the firm’s Shanghai office. Wu comes to the firm from Orrick,... more

• US firm Littler Mendelson forms alliance in China

  Feb 22 2011 US law firm Littler Mendelson has announced an alliance with Chinese law firm TransAsia Lawyers. The move will allow Littler Mendelson to operate in tandem with... more

• UK firm Pinsent Masons forms alliance with Chinese firm

  Feb 09 2011 UK law firm Pinsent Masons has announced an exclusive alliance with the Chinese boutique Beijing Hesen Law Firm. The move bolsters Pinsents’ projects and construction... more

• Chinese firm Zhong Lun expands in Hong Kong and looks to New York

  Jan 26 2011 Beijing-based Zhong Lun, one of China's largest firms with more than 300 lawyers, is set to complete a merger in Hong Kong. Zhong Lun’s Hong Kong affiliate firm,... more

• US firm Quarles & Brady to launch in Shanghai

  Jan 24 2011 Quarles & Brady has announced the launch of a new Shanghai presence – the firm’s first office outside the United States. John W Daniels Jr, chairman of Quarles &... more

• US law firms look to emerging markets

  Jan 10 2011 The US market promises little growth this year, and law firms are looking to expand in the so-called BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China – along with... more

• SNR Denton set to establish presence in China after Hammonds split

  Jan 05 2011 The Hong Kong office of Hammonds is set to join SNR Denton, giving the latter firm their first base in China. The six partner office announced in November their... more

• Cleary Gottlieb to start Hong Kong local law practice

  Dec 02 2010 New York based firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired Norton Rose’s Freeman Chan to head a local law practice in Hong Kong. The firm has a number of large... more

• Hammonds' Hong Kong arm splits ahead of transatlantic tie-up

  Nov 29 2010 The Hong Kong arm of UK firm Hammonds is set to split from the firm ahead of the merger with US firm Squire Sanders & Dempsey on 1 January 2011. It is unclear... more

• US firm Nixon Peabody forms alliance with Hong Kong firm

  Nov 24 2010 US firm Nixon Peabody has established a presence in Hong Kong with the formation of an alliance with local boutique firm Cheng Wong Lam & Partners. The move will give... more

• Davis Polk & Wardwell boosts Hong Kong office with Linklaters hire

  Nov 22 2010 New York firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has boosted its brand new Hong Kong practice, opened earlier this month, with the hire of Paul Chow from Linklaters in Beijing.... more

• Kurian spring cleans the Patent Office

  Oct 29 2010 India has lost a lot of patents because of its unorganized and lengthy process of filing, bribing and finally receiving a patent. With the amount of competition from... more

• Setting standards for legal education around he world

  Oct 21 2010 Legal educators from India, China, Japan and France spoke at Harvard Law School last, discussing the challenges they face in regulating the number of law students and... more

• Chinese firm King & Wood hires top disputes partner Jeff Lane

  Oct 15 2010 King & Wood, the largest top-tier firm in the People’s Republic of China (‘PRC’), has hired top disputes partner Jeff Lane from Hong Kong boutique Gall & Lane (now... more

• Results: International survey on corruption in the legal profession

  Oct 08 2010 A new international survey on corruption within the legal profession has shown some startling results. The survey was conducted by the London-based International... more

• China's 'kid' law firms are growing up

  Oct 05 2010 Rupert Li, the International Managing Partner of Beijing-based firm King & Wood, describes his firm as being a ‘kid’ that is ‘light years behind’ the London and Wall... more

• Debevoise & Plimpton moves partner to boost Hong Kong practice

  Oct 04 2010 Debevoise & Plimpton has relocated partner Drew Dutton from Paris to Hong Kong in bid to bolster its Hong Kong financial services and transactional private equity... more

• Canadian firm Bennett Jones opens office in Beijing

  Sep 29 2010 Bennett Jones has opened the doors to a new office in Beijing – its first branch outside of Canada. The firm specializes in the oil and gas business, and will cater to... more

• Squires and Hammonds move toward transatalantic merger

  Sep 27 2010 Merger talks between US firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and UK firm Hammonds have progressed, and partners in both firms will probably have the chance to vote on the... more

• Singapore Firm Rajah & Tann makes plans for expansion

  Sep 23 2010 Singapore firm Rajah & Tann has appointed Lee Eng Beng to the role of managing partner. Senior Counsel Lee will take up the position on 1 October, and plans to... more

• Paul Hastings relocates partner to from LA to Hong Kong

  Sep 20 2010 Paul Hastings is shifting talent to Asia in anticipation of an increase in large deals coming out of the region in the next six to 12 months. Real estate partner... more

• Second Italian firm opens its doors in Shanghai

  Sep 17 2010 NCTM has been granted a licence to work in Shanghai, making it the second Italian firm - after Chiomenti Studio Legale - to be issued such a licence to practise in... more

• Taiwanese law firms to be permitted on mainland China

  Sep 16 2010 Taiwanese law firms will soon be allowed to establish offices in mainland China, providing legal services to Taiwanese enterprises doing business across the Strait.... more

• Freshfields leads $6.6bn China Mobile sell-off

  Sep 10 2010 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has taken a leading role in the $6.6 billion sale of Vodafone’s 3.2 per cent stake in China Mobile. Seventy per cent of the proceeds... more

• King & Wood hire top international arbitration talent from Pillsbury Winthrop

  Sep 01 2010 Top Chinese firm King & Wood has recruited Mary "Meg" Utterback to the firm’s Shanghai office. Before being hired by King & Wood, Utterback was the managing partner... more

• Wilson Sonsini hires Milbank partner to launch Hong Kong office

  Aug 23 2010 US firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati plans to launch an office in Hong Kong, and has hired Weiheng Chen, formely a counsel at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, to... more

• Mayer Brown bolsters China practice with double hire

  Aug 17 2010 Mayer Brown has boosted its Asia practice with the hire of two new partners. Xiang Yang Ge joins the firm from Winston & Strawn to take up a role as head of projects... more

• Shearman & Sterling boost China practice with hire from Simpson Thacher

  Aug 12 2010 Shearman & Sterling has boosted its practice in China with the hire of Suang Zhao to its Hong Kong office. Zhao will join the Greater China corporate team led by Asia... more

• The globalised legal profession - what are the barriers?

  Jul 29 2010 Interesting article from The Economist about the globalized legal profession. The article looks at some of the remaining barriers to professional mobility inside... more

• Davis Polk & Wardwell lead Agricultural Bank of China IPO

  Jul 19 2010 US firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has scored a leading role on the initial public offering for the Agricultural Bank of China, which launched late last week. The firm... more

• Clayton Utz boosrs project finance team with Freshfields hire

  Jun 30 2010 Australian Firm Clayton Utz has boosted its project finance practice with the hire of top talent from Freshfields. Bruce Cooper joins Clayton Utz’s banking and... more

• Winston & Strawn boosts Shanghai office with hire from DLA Piper

  Jun 23 2010 US firm Winston & Strawn has boosted its Shanghai office with the hire of DLA Piper partner Bertrand Theaud. Theaud is set to work in the corporate law practice, with... more

• Simmons appoints head of new Beijing office

  Jun 18 2010 Simmons & Simmons has appointed the head of its new Beijing office - Davis Wang of Chinese firm King & Wood. The Beijing office is set to become the hub of the firm’s... more

• Program promotes links between Chinese and Australian legal industries

  Jun 14 2010 The 2010 Australia-China Legal Professional Development Program comes to an end this week. The program saw a group of 10 Chinese lawyers come to Australia to work in... more

• Chinese firm Jun He opens office in Silicon Valley

  Jun 07 2010 Beijing-based firm Jun He Law Offices has opened an office in Silicon Valley, hiring three lawyers from US firms: James Zhu and Zhaohue “Zoe” Wang of Perkins Coie, and... more

• Nixon Peabody appoints new managing partner for China and Asia Pacific practice

  Jun 03 2010 Nixon Peabody has appointed a new managing partner for the China and Asia Pacific practice, after the previous managing partner – Henry Liu – left the firm to work... more

• Simmons opens Beijing office

  Jun 01 2010 Simmons & Simmons is reorganising its operations in China, with plans to open a new office in Beijing that will serve as the firm’s main Chinese office. Simmons &... more