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Domestic firms have devised many different strategies to compete with their international rivals, especially with regard to work on outbound M&A transactions. An increasingly popular one is to join international alliances and legal networks, via which law firms can promote themselves as one -stop-shop, for Chinese clients.

如今，在海外进行投资并购的中国企业数量不断上涨，投资规模也与日俱增，中国律所因此更需要提高处理涉外或是跨国交易的能力和资源。

China's direct investment in Brazil has soared to a projected US$12bn this year, making it the highest investor in the country for 2010. The increasing number and size of Sino-Brazil deals will mean a shift in focus for PRC and Brazilian legal advisors.

随着中国投资巴西力度的加大，尤其是在能源资产方面，两国律所间也很可能会建立起更多更紧密的合作关系。

Over 8,000 IP lawyers from all over the world attended the132nd annual conference hosted by the International Trademark Association (INTA) in Boston recently. For a regular attendee like King & Wood patent partner Shi Yusheng, what becomes immediately noticeable is the growing number of legal representatives from Chinese firms.

The tough market conditions of 2009 have been well documented, but some firms still managed to record exceptional growth. ALB China's annual Fast 10 returns to acknowledge the fastest-growing firms in a trying year.

Nancy Zhang along with a team of lawyers have recently left Kingfield Law Firm, a Beijing-based boutique firm specialising in shipping and aviation work, for Jincheng Tongda & Neal (JT&N).

Malaysian firm Azmi & Associates ventures into China via a strategic alliance with Zhong Yin.

After a month of surveys and research, ALB has scoped out Asia's 30 fastest growing law firms for 2009. And as many as 10 of the 30 firms are from the PRC.

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.

WSG（World Service Group）近日批准大成律师事务所加入该组织，成为中国地区的唯一成员。

The global venture of domestic companies is expanding in scope, scale, complexity and geographic coverage. This has provided an impetus for law firms to also expand.

Beijing firm Gaopeng has been admitted to the membership of ALFA International and has become the global legal network's first and only member in China.

北京高朋律师事务所近日被授予ALFA国际律师联盟会员资格。该组织为国际独立律师事务所联盟机构，在全球共有133个会员律所。

For the first time, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has ranked law firms by the volume of securities work they have undertaken.

In the context of the global financial crisis and the Olympics aftermath, the legal industry in the country's capital city is inevitably affected. But Beijing's legal fraternity believes that the legal services market will remain vibrant and prosperous.

ALB China identifies the 10 rising stars worth watching in the years ahead.

Beijing Kingfield has reeled in Nancy Zhang as a partner, along with her four-attorney team specialising in real estate, foreign direct investment and M&A in China.

What will the Year of the Ox bring for the legal profession? How will client demands change? ALB China asks nine legal experts this new year to predict trends in nine different practice areas

Global law firm associations are doubling their efforts in this region to make sure their members secure a piece of the advisory pie