Big Four professional services firm EY’s Chinese legal affiliate, Chen & Co., has expanded its reach to the southern tech hub of Shenzhen after merging with Guangdong Allied Law Firm in that city. 

Allied Law Firm was established in 1999 by chief executive officer Wendy Sun, who is now the head of Chen & Co.’s Shenzhen branch. The four-partner Allied handles corporate law, foreign investment, real estate, government affairs and dispute resolution.

The Shanghai-based Chen & Co. joined EY’s global legal network in 2014. It also has offices in Beijing and Hong Kong. In the latter city, the firm also has an association with EY’s Hong Kong member firm, LC Lawyers.

Chen & Co. expects the Shenzhen branch will offer services related to capital markets, cross-border M&A, banking and finance, real estate, intellectual property and data protection, and compliance management and risk control.

EY currently has more than 2200 legal practitioners in over 80 countries. 

安永法律全球联盟成员瑛明与广东雅尔德共同组建瑛明深圳律师事务所

安永法律全球联盟成员上海市瑛明律师事务所与原广东雅尔德律师事务所，在科创中心深圳共同组建了上海市瑛明（深圳）律师事务所（简称“瑛明深圳律师事务所”）。

广东雅尔德律师事务所成立于1999年，创始合伙人是广东雅尔德律师事务所管委会主任孙蕴律师。孙蕴律师现担任瑛明深圳律师事务所管理合伙人。广东雅尔德律师事务所目前共含四位合伙人，为国内外客户提供全方位法律服务，业务涵盖公司法、外商投资、房地产、政府事务、争议解决等等。

总部位于上海的瑛明律师事务所于2014年成为安永法律全球联盟成员，在北京和香港均设有办公室，也在香港与安永另一家法律全球联盟成员林朱律师事务所联营。

瑛明深圳律师事务所的业务领域将涵盖资本市场、跨国并购、银行与金融、房地产、知识产权与信息保护等方面的法律服务。

安永目前在全球80多个国家拥有2200多名法律从业人员。

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