近日, 在税务领域具有十多年咨询和法律服务经验的资深律师陆易作为合伙人加入上海通力律师事务所，并将领导该所税务法律服务团队的设立和发展。陆易律师同时具有中国律师、中国注册会计师以及中国注册税务师资格, 曾在德勤华永会计师事务所税务及商业咨询部有过多年的工作经验。在加入通力前，陆律师曾为小耘律师事务所高级合伙人。
With China's tax regime becoming increasingly sophisticated, law firms ought to acquire more tax expertise and skills to be able to offer value-added corporate legal services and optimise clients' success.
Shanghai-based Llinks has now secured the services of experienced tax partner Clare Lu, who was previously a senior partner at Shanghai firm Richard Wang & Co. Lu, qualified as a lawyer, a certified public accountant (CPA) as well as a certified tax agent, is responsible for leading and building the tax legal service team at Llinks. Prior to Richard Wang & Co, she worked with Deloitte's a tax and business advisory group as a senior consultant and tax manager. Lu also serves as vice-chairman of the finance and taxation committee of Shanghai Bar Association.
Tax practice has been identified by many firms as an emerging area, where an increasing demand for legal services is occurring. Jun He, for example, appointed tax expert Liu Dingfa in 2007 from US firm Bryan Cave as a partner to build up its tax legal service group. King & Wood, Lehman Lee & Xu, JunZeJun and Tian Chi, among others, have also established a tax team. A number of law firms are striving to be tax specialists, such as Beijing Hwuason and Shanghai Zuo Quan.
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