DeHeng (Beijing)(德恒 （北京）) law firm news

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。

Grandall Legal Group has recently topped the charts as lead advisor for ChiNext listings. Having advised 20 companies in their applications for listing over the past year, the firm has successfully seized 10% of the market share.

根据中国证监会发布的创业板统计数据，共有66家律师事务所参与了创业板市场的发行申请工作。他们主要集中在北京、上海、广东三地，其占有率总计达到87%以上。

China has become Hong Kong's greatest competitor for the lucrative market IPO. Will domestic boards take the lead this year?

King & Wood topped the Bloomberg charts for top China domestic IPO issuer advisors (by total deal value) for the first half of 2010. Hot on its heels were Beijing Tianyin, Grandall, Jia Yuan and Zhong Lun.

根据彭博资讯统计，金杜和国浩近期分别荣登国内IPO发行人法律顾问排行榜榜首（按融资总额和项目总数计算）。金杜于2010年上半年内作为发行人律师参与共17项IPO融资总额达250亿人民币，而国浩则参与了共22项IPO的发行。

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has formed its 12th Public Offering Review Committee, which consists of 25 members. Among them, five are partners of private practice law firms with leading securities practices.

Having recently set up an office in Nanjing, Gaopeng & Partners has furthered its national expansion plans by launching a Hangzhou branch.

继高朋（南京）律师事务所成立不久，为继续拓展长江三角洲地区法律服务市场，高朋杭州分所近日正式成立。

In line with the growing profile and depth of the legal services industry, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has promulgated new measures for the administration of domestic law firm names.

为贯彻实施新修订的律师法，进一步加强律师事务所名称管理，规范律师事务所名称使用，司法部近日出台了新的《律师事务所名称管理办法》。

Strong growth in client demand for IP legal services have intensified competition for IP talent, and the past few months have seen many firms broaden their IP expertise through lateral hires. Beijing-headquartered Lifang is the latest firm to expand its IP practice.

Leading PRC firms are riding a new M&A wave, led by domestic companies, to power up their M&A practices.

中国企业大规模并购局面的出现，包括境内企业间的合并重组以及跨境收购,使更多国内律所有机会参与并成功协助一批令人瞩目的交易顺利完成。

PRC firms, for the first time ever, have topped the Asia-Pacific (ex Japan) M&A legal advisory league table.

总部位于北京的通商和德恒按金额在2009上半年亚太地区（日本除外）并购法律顾问排名中上升到前两名。这标志着中国律所首次在类似法律顾问排行中名列榜首。

Grandall Legal Group becomes the most recent firm to launch its own IP agency in Beijing, branching out under the name of Chinareals.

为进一步拓展知识产权法律业务， 国浩律师集团事务所近日在北京设立国浩锐思知识产权代理公司。

China State Construction Engineering Corporation has appointed Haiwen for its US$6.2bn A-share IPO, which will be the country's largest IPO since October 2007.