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Magic circle firm Linklaters has announced the appointment of senior competition lawyer Fay Zhou as a counsel, and Nancy Chang as an associate, in its competition practice in Beijing.
China: special bond
London-based magic circle firm Linklaters has advised China's Ministry of Finance of on its RMB 23 billion ($3.65bn) sovereign bond offering in Hong Kong. The offering is by far the largest-ever offshore RMB bond transaction.
China: bucket of whitewash
Simmons & Simmons advises Chinatex
Herbies hit with another high-profile departure
London-based law firm Herbert Smith has suffered its second high-level departure in a week after Shanghai mergers and acquisitions head Simon Meng resigned.
China: 'get paid up front or don't bother'
Pitfalls of professional services billing in China
Chasing the dragon
Chinese law firms are gradually beginning to flex their muscles in the international business law arena. Michael Hatchwell looks at the implications for existing global players in an already crowded market
Jones Day funds rule-of-law studies in China
Global law firm Jones Day is to sponsor rule-of-law studies in China as the Ohio-based practice donated more than three quarters of a million dollars to a leading local law school.
Firms scramble to bag roles on Alibaba buy-back
Six law firms will take leading roles as China's largest e-commerce company Alibaba Group cut a $7.1 billion deal with US internet services giant Yahoo.
'Barefoot lawyer' willingly leaves US embassy
Chen Guangcheng - the so called Chinese barefoot lawyer - has left the US embassy in Beijing for medical treatment in a local hospital, media reports claimed today.
Chinese human rights lawyer holes up in US embassy
Superpower relations tense as drama threatens to overshadow Hillary Clinton's Beijing visit next week
New Chinese product liability law
A new law gives plaintiffs in product liability cases the opportunity to forum shop, much to the consternation of foreign manufacturers. Paolo Beconcini discusses the implications of this legislation for foreign companies.
China - lawyers hopeful, despite downturn
Economists may have been pointing over the last few days to China's worst growth figures for three years, but the analysts at one global law firm are bucking that view and remaining positive about the far eastern giant.
Battle-lines drawn in iPad showdown
The Chinese legal battle over the iPad trademark could have global implications for the in-demand Apple product, as bans and predicted shortages open the tablet market for rivals.