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SASAC’s recent announcement that it will speed up the IPO process for the city’s SOEs is set to inundate local firms with capital markets work over the next twelve months.

深圳国资局日前透露，今年深圳国资局将推动一批国有企业上市。国资上市的目标公司将主要来自深圳公用事业企业中资源相对集中、收益稳定的企业， 比如，粮食集团、免税集团以及深圳市投资控股有限公司下属众多公司都可能是目标。

Recent amendments to the anti-pricing monopoly and rules on administrative enforcement procedures will put pressure on in-house legal teams to ensure their corporate compliance systems are exhaustive, and will challenge private-practice lawyers, according to expert in the area.

中国国家发改委近日发布了《反价格垄断规定》和《反价格垄断行政执法程序规定》。 两部规章是对《反垄断法》的细化。其中，《反价格垄断规定》对价格垄断协议、滥用市场支配地位和滥用行政权力排除限制竞争等三类价格垄断行为的表现形式和法律责任作了规定。这两部规章将于２０１１年２月１日起实施。

The Supreme People's Court has recently issued the amended Code of Conduct for Judges and the Code of Ethics for Judges. Many lawyers expect the new codes to improve the quality and marketplace of litigation legal practices.

最高人民法院近期颁布了修订后的《法官职业道德基本准则》、《法官行为规范》，明确了对法官的更加严格的道德行为要求和监督惩戒措施。诉讼律师们表示新的准则和规范将为律师诉讼业建立更加公平公开的市场竞争环境。

The Beijing Bar Association has recently released its first report focusing on the social responsibility initiatives and contribution to the community made by Beijing lawyers. This is also the first-of-its-kind report in the country's legal industry.

北京律协近日发布了《北京律师社会责任报告》，成为律师界首份社会责任报告。

After launching new branch offices in Suzhou, Beijing, Taizhou and Fujian this year, Zhongyin continues to expand even further out into the provinces. The firm has recently acquired Tianjin-based Yaze Law Firm and has restructured the 16 year-old firm top become its Tianjin branch.

中银近日与创始于1994年的原天津亚泽律师事务所重新组合成立了中银（天津）律师事务所。该分所现有律师及助理20余名。

According to the recent Development of the PRC Capital Market’s Legal System (2009) report, as many as 1,060 legal opinions pertaining to IPOs, follow-on offerings and share placements were issued in 2009, marking a 17.8% increase over 2008

中国证监会法律部近日发布了《中国资本市场法制发展报告2009》。其中，证监会法律部统计，2009年律师事务所出具法律意见书1060份，比2008年增加了17.8%，其中出具上市公司再融资法律意见书225份，比2008年增加了52%。

A-share listings and international IPOs have reached the highest levels seen in the history of capital markets for Chinese companies, according to recent statistics released by China’s leading investment consulting firm ChinaVenture.

据ChinaVenture最新数据显示，2010年1－11月份中国企业IPO数量已经达到431家；超过2007年265家的最高纪录，达到年度IPO数量历史最高峰。

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.

律所合并不是什么稀奇的事，然而，最近上海的几起律所合并事件却成了热点话题。这几起律所合并是否会掀起一股律所合并潮流，从而最终改变上海整个律所行业的分布和服务规模，成为上海业内人士的关注焦点。

The first Chinese legal risk index report has been issued and it highlights the importance of legal risk management for listed companies in China, as well as the value of legal service.

中国上市公司法律风险实证研究成果发布会近日在北京举行。这次发布会上的重要成果是第一次用数字的形式量化了企业法律风险成本。同时，也让企业意识到法律风险管理的重要性，体现了法律服务的价值。

Zhong Lun, Paul Weiss and Baker & McKenzie have recently helped fulfil the Walt Disney China dream. The three firms have together advised Disney and Shanghai Shendi Group on their JV to build its very first Chinese Disneyland in Shanghai.

华特迪士尼公司近日和上海申迪（集团）签约，合资建筑上海迪斯尼乐园。中伦与美国宝维斯为申迪的法律顾问，而迪斯尼由贝克•麦坚时律所提供法律咨询和服务。