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Anti-fraud specialist Jeff Lane, formerly a name partner of Hong Kong boutique firm Gall & Lane (now known as Gall), has joined King & Wood as a partner.

曾任香港Gall & Lane律师事务所合伙人，公司反欺诈和资产追踪诉讼领域的专家Jeff Lane，已于近日正式加入金杜律师师事务所香港分所成为合伙人。

After making around 20 internal partner promotions this year, Zhong Lun Law Firm continues with its ambitious partnership growth. The firm has now taken on board two additional partners – Yao Pingping and He Wei – as lateral hires.

姚平平、何未两位曾在国际律所职业的律师近日加盟了中伦律师事务所担任合伙人。姚平平律师加盟中伦香港分所，何未律师加入北京总部。

Yet another partner has moved from an international to a local firm. Rupert Li, previously the Beijing chief representative and partner of Clifford Chance, has swapped his partnership at the magic circle firm for a senior management position with domestic powerhouse King & Wood.

英国高伟绅律师事务所北京资深合伙人兼北京代表处首席代表李孝如最近加入金杜，担任该所国际管理合伙人。

A team from SG Fafalen & Co Hong Kong (a Swiss and international practice) led by founder and managing partner Serge Fafalen has joined King & Wood's Hong Kong office.

在加盟计划宣布后一年，由创始合伙人范富龙带领的瑞士法隆律师事务所香港团队正式加入金杜香港办公室。范富龙律师现任金杜合伙人，成为中国律所中第一位瑞士律师合伙人。

CEPA shows that the government is serious about opening its legal market to Hong Kong firms, but the liberalisation progress has been regarded as 'too slow and too little' by many. ALB China investigates whether better alternatives exist and if the CEPA framework for the legal sector is now redundant

Bird & Bird Hong Kong's association with Beijing IP boutique firm Xiang Kun under CEPA is an innovative way for firms of its kind to expand PRC capabilities and market access.

经北京市司法局批准，香港鸿鹄律师事务所与翔鲲律师事务所正式联营。该联营为CEPA实施后的六年中，内地与香港律师事务所已建立的为数不多的几家联营家。

Over the past 12 months, significant change has taken place in the legal market as domestic firms aggressively expand their practices in China. How will this affect workloads?

Three years after King & Wood and Jun He opened their Hong Kong offices, Zhong Lun, another top-tier player in the mainland, has finally planted its flag in Hong Kong. The new Hong Kong office operates in association with local Hong Kong firm Roger Ho & Co.

Shearman & Sterling’s Hong Kong office will gain Hong Kong law capability after it merges with the new law firm of two former O’Melveny & Myers (OMM) lawyers.

The date has been set, the guests invited, and the bride’s dress has been picked out. Now all that remains is the all-important parental blessing.

"International strategy" now has a new meaning among local Hong Kong firms, as the SAR's lawyers increasingly recognise the importance of cooperating with their mainland counterparts.

香港与内地，特别是珠三角地区，经济的加速融合促使香港律师更多放眼内地，积极寻求与内地同行紧密合作的机会。香港律所与国内领先律所之间的联营以及合并也正逐渐成为香港本地律师实现国际化的最新途径。

Lovells and Hogan & Hartson are discussing a merger which could result in the creation of one of the world’s largest firms, and one which would rank 28th in terms of the number of lawyers in Asia.

Three leading PRC firms have won ALB Law awards at the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2009, a night that will be remembered as one of the largest and most well-attended awards nights for the legal industry in Asia

Recent events have shown that Dacheng is pursuing international opportunities multifariously.The firm is expanding its global network not only through entering strategic alliances with foreign firms and opening branch offices overseas but also by joining a global professional network.