Zhong Lun(中伦) law firm news

Blank Rome LLP, one of America’s largest law firms, has opened an office in Shanghai — its second office in Greater China. Blank Rome’s Hong Kong office opened in 2006 due to their affiliation with international law firm,Healy & Baillie LLP.

中伦和大成近日为SOHO中国32亿人民币收购上海新世界长宁商业中心写字楼A幢和B幢以及地下空间的交易提供法律服务，该地产由香港新世界发展公司旗下的上海三联物业发展有限公司拥有。

Zhong Lun(中伦) and Dacheng have advised SOHO China on its RMB 3.2 billion acquisition of Shanghai New World Changning Commerical Center office buildings A and B including underground space, owned by Shanghai Trio Property Development Company Limited, the subsidiary of Hong Kong New World Development Company. After the acquisition is completed, the project will be renamed "SOHO Zhongshan Plaza".

继重量级合伙人吕立山离开锦天城加盟中伦后，另一高级合伙人易芳也带领其6人团队离开锦天城，并加盟君合上海办公室。易芳将担任上海君合基础设施和银行金融部门合伙人。

Zhong Lun(中伦) has secured the services of high-profile lawyer Yongjun Peter Ni to develop its tax practice. Ni, who joins Zhong Lun(中伦) as head of the firm’s tax group, comes from White & Case where was most recently head of the US firm’s greater China tax practice.

中伦日前聘得著名律师倪勇军为其税法业务主管合伙人，协助其提升税法业务的国际化服务水准。倪勇军之前担任原美国伟凯大中华区税法业务主管。

The Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB), one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Greater China, has finally secured adequate financial security after the developers were extended an RMB 29bn syndicated credit facility. The loan will enable the HZMB Authority to finance and operate the bridge.

港珠澳大桥管理局近日正式与大桥主体工程项目银团签订29亿元的贷款，这意味着世界上最长的跨海大桥-港珠澳大桥主桥的建设有了充足的资金保障。

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。

According to the recent Development of the PRC Capital Market’s Legal System (2009) report, as many as 1,060 legal opinions pertaining to IPOs, follow-on offerings and share placements were issued in 2009, marking a 17.8% increase over 2008

中国证监会法律部近日发布了《中国资本市场法制发展报告2009》。其中，证监会法律部统计，2009年律师事务所出具法律意见书1060份，比2008年增加了17.8%，其中出具上市公司再融资法律意见书225份，比2008年增加了52%。

A-share listings and international IPOs have reached the highest levels seen in the history of capital markets for Chinese companies, according to recent statistics released by China’s leading investment consulting firm ChinaVenture.

据ChinaVenture最新数据显示，2010年1－11月份中国企业IPO数量已经达到431家；超过2007年265家的最高纪录，达到年度IPO数量历史最高峰。

The competence and confidence of PRC companies and law firms using arbitration has improved, as the latest victory before the American Arbitration Association shows.

国内律师近日在美国仲裁协会的胜利再一次显示了国内律师在国际仲裁领域中正在增强的实力和信心。

Zhong Lun(中伦), Paul Weiss and Baker & McKenzie have recently helped fulfil the Walt Disney China dream. The three firms have together advised Disney and Shanghai Shendi Group on their JV to build its very first Chinese Disneyland in Shanghai.

华特迪士尼公司近日和上海申迪（集团）签约，合资建筑上海迪斯尼乐园。中伦与美国宝维斯为申迪的法律顾问，而迪斯尼由贝克•麦坚时律所提供法律咨询和服务。

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。