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Foreign law firms win places on Chinese Gov panel
Jones Day, Baker & McKenzie, Squire Saunders and Sidley Austin are the big winners in the Chinese Ministry of Commerce's first panel of law firms.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announces first foreign law firms on their panel Peter Fuhrman
These four law firms have been appointed to the two sub-panels - for international investment and then for World Trade organisation and regional trade agreements dispute resolution. The other eight international firms have gone onto just one panel. There are also 18 Chinese firms on the panels. The Ministry is planning to review and re-appoint every two years, according to The Lawyer.
