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Beijing-based corporate lawyer Greg Liu has been elected to the partnership of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as part of a group of five lawyers firm wide. Liu is a member of the firm's M&A practice group, with an individual practice focusing..........more 2008-01-10 23:08:54

A year of protracted negotiations between the Hong Kong operations of Richards Butler and US suitor Reed Smith have ended successfully, with the Hong Kong team agreeing to follow the rest of the firm and join Reed Smith's partnership, e..........more 2008-01-10 23:00:57

Heller Ehrman will open its third China office in Shanghai in January of next year with the intention of extending its intellectual property (IP) practice further in Asia. To come in addition to established presences in Beijing and Hon..........more 2008-01-10 22:59:18

Less than one year after the opening of its Hong Kong office, New York powerhouse Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has launched its second office in Greater China - and Asia for that matter - in Shanghai. Heading the new offic..........more 2008-01-10 22:57:34

Baker & McKenzie has expanded its 'on-the-ground' transfer pricing and tax capabilities in China by entering into an exclusive alliance with Shanghai-based TP Management Consulting Limited (TPMC). TPMC will be headed by US economist Dr..........more 2008-01-10 22:56:58

The China legal services market has entered an important new stage. Twenty years ago there were only a handful of foreign law firms providing China FDI legal services out of Hong Kong. Ten years ago local Chinese law firms based in Beijing and Shanghai b..........more 2008-01-10 02:08:19

21 November 2007 Herbert Smith has advised SAIF Partners, Hony Capital (a subsidiary of Legend Holdings) and IDG Technology Venture Partners on the HK$2.7 billion (US$350 million) management buyout and mandatory takeover offer for Digital China Holdings..........more 2008-01-10 01:58:33

13 December 2007 Mallesons Stephen Jaques will from this week operate in Shanghai under its own brand, after receiving an operating licence from the Ministry of Justice in Beijing. The firm was previously operating in Shanghai through an associated off..........more 2008-01-10 01:46:28