Allbright law firm news

Zhong Lun has secured the services of high-profile lawyer Yongjun Peter Ni to develop its tax practice. Ni, who joins Zhong Lun as head of the firm’s tax group, comes from White & Case where was most recently head of the US firm’s greater China tax practice.

中伦日前聘得著名律师倪勇军为其税法业务主管合伙人，协助其提升税法业务的国际化服务水准。倪勇军之前担任原美国伟凯大中华区税法业务主管。

Law firm consolidation is no longer a rarity today, yet several recent mergers between mid-tier Shanghai firms have caught the industry’s attention. Lawyers in Shanghai regard the recent mergers as a new trend that will shift the legal landscape, especially in terms of size of and competition between law firms.

China has become Hong Kong's greatest competitor for the lucrative market IPO. Will domestic boards take the lead this year?

The antics of Allen & Overy and Norton Rose have kept the Australian market somewhat distracted from the momentous Lovells - Hogan & Hartson marriage, which is being billed as the first significant trans-Atlantic law firm merger.

One of the most talked about law firm mergers in recent memory has finally been consummated; both firms joined forces - for better or for worse.

Australian work culture and environment appeals to Chinese lawyers in Australia-China Legal Profession Development Program.

As western markets went into freefall a year ago with company collapses and banks going bust, Asia – particularly China – was being viewed as the brightest light in an otherwise overcast economic sky.

The votes are in, the numbers crunched, the data weighted, collated and tallied. And the results have given some interesting findings.

由《亚洲法律杂志》策划并组织的２００９年度亚太地区以及中东地区法律市场最佳雇主的调查活动于近日圆满结束。在中国区，十家国内和国际著名律师事务所脱颖而出，被业内人士评选为本年度“最佳雇主”。

The latest statistics from Shenzhen Stock Exchange has revealed that Grandall, King & Wood and Allbright are the leading legal advisors for IPOs on Shenzhen's small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) board.

In a progressive, proactive and perspicacious manoeuvre, Lovells and nine leading Chinese law firms have formed the Sino-Global Legal Alliance (SGLA), a "non-exclusive cooperation of law firms" that will attempt to provide legal services to clients on a coordinated basis across practice areas, China's provinces and countries.

International law firm Lovells and nine leading local Chinese firms have shocked their international and local competitors by forming a non-exclusive cooperation of law firms, the Sino-Global Legal Alliance (SGLA), in an attempt to provide coordinated legal services to clients across practice areas, provinces in China and countries.

The approaches and experiences of Chinese firms wanting to establish an overseas presence are nothing if not disparate, as a panel discussion at the recent annual conference of the Inter - Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) in Beijing highlighted

As the popularity of arbitration as a dispute resolution tool grows in Asia, the region is becoming globally competitive as a venue for resolving Asia-based disputes

Bank of America Corporation's US$3bn strategic investment in China Construction Bank was the largest single foreign investment in a Chinese company and the first foreign strategic investment in one of China's 'big four' state-owned banks.

"It was a great night, one of the best attended awards ceremonies I have seen," said Clifford Chance partner Huw Jenkins. "Particularly impressive was the spread of awards and, as a result, a wide spectrum of attendees. Next year you'll need the Exhibition and Convention Centre."

Some of the most prominent intellectual property and information technology firms in China have partnered with legal publisher LegalStudio in support of its latest resource for PRC-based  practitioners.

Allbright Law Offices has advised US dot.com company Altavista in its domain name battle in China.

Shearman & Sterling has represented Viacom Asia in joint venture agreements in both Beijing and Shanghai.