Asia/China

Morgan Lewis shutters Shenzhen office after less than two years

Closure follows office head Shaobin Zhu defecting to DLA Piper last year

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Milbank latest to quit Beijing as US firms’ China headcount falls 25% in two years

Paul Weiss has also called time on its Beijing arm this week as exodus of US firms continues

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Paul Weiss shutters Beijing office as Big Law's China exodus continues

Wall Street leader is 13th US firm to close an office in China this year

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The Global Legal Post launches international comparative law guide to Anti-counterfeiting

Second edition, edited by Lorne Lipkus, provides commentary on protecting brands against counterfeiting and the grey market

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‘Technology is reshaping fashion’: Hugo Boss fights off BOSSPOWERL trademark at EUIPO

German fashion house accused Chinese tech outfit of “free riding” on its reputation

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Skadden to close in Shanghai, cut roles in China corporate practice

New York firm latest of a string of leading international practices to scale back in China

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Skadden adds Asia disputes head from Sidley

Friven Yeoh joins having co-led Sidley’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy group

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Loeb & Loeb hires 17 from Perkins Coie in Beijing

Partners James Zimmerman and Scott Palmer take team to Loeb ahead of Perkins’ Beijing closure

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Perkins Coie to shutter Beijing base, refocus on Shenzhen

US firm closed its Shanghai office in March

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Reed Smith latest US firm to reduce China footprint with Beijing closure

Move leaves firm with China bases in Shanghai, Hong Kong

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Morrison Foerster loses four Asia partners to Baker McKenzie, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Movers include MoFo’s Singapore managing partner Shirin Tang

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Linklaters adds capital markets quartet in Hong Kong from Clifford Chance, Sidley Austin

Hires follow Magic Circle firm downsizing China team last year

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Dechert shuts Frankfurt arm ahead of impending Chicago, Beijing and Hong Kong closures

Top 40 US firm closed office in April leaving it with a single German base in Munich

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Morrison Foerster latest to shutter China office

Top 50 US firm says it can best serve China clients from Hong Kong and Shanghai as it shutters four-partner Beijing office

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TikTok parent ByteDance names former Warner Bros. legal chief as new GC

John Rogovin replaces Erich Anderson, who moves to a special counsel role amid a potential US ban on TikTok

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‘An important moment in Chinese IP litigation’ – Burberry celebrates trademark infringement win in ‘key market’

The Baneberry brand sold products infringing the luxury retailer’s IP in pop-up shops and online

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Sidley Austin to close Shanghai office

Chicago-founded Sidley latest US firm to scale back in China as it consolidates operations in Beijing and Hong Kong

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Mayer Brown to split from bulk of greater China arm, according to reports

Nikkei Asia reports that Hong Kong lawyers will revive historic Johnson Stokes & Master brand

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Weil closes Beijing base, ‘in discussions’ to shutter in Shanghai

Move sees Weil become latest international law firm to retreat from mainland Chinese market

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