Beijing-headquartered Grandall Law Firm has opened a liaison office in New York under the name of Grandall & Partners. This is Grandall’s sixth overseas office and its 30th office overall.  

Grandall & Partners is Grandall’s first liaison office overseas, and was opened in conjunction with local firm Ballon Stoll Bader & Nadler. Unlike its five other overseas offices in Hong Kong, Paris, Madrid, Silicon Valley, and Stockholm, this office will be able to provide a full suite of services, including advice on U.S. law, through Ballon Stoll. 

Ballon Stoll, founded in 1931, is a mid-sized firm that focuses on restructuring, fashion law, apparel and retail. It also has experts on estate and tax planning, employment, immigration and domestic relations. 

The liaison office is expected to serve as a bridge that helps Grandall better service Chinese companies in the U.S. and U.S. companies doing business in China.

The office has nearly 40 associates, including more than 10 partners and counsels. It is led by the Beijing-based executive partner of Grandall Legal Group, Wenjie Sun, and Shanghai partner Erica Chang. Sun and Chang also head Ballon Stoll’s offering in Greater China.

国浩律师事务所设立纽约办公室

总部位于北京的国浩律师事务所近日正式成立纽约办公室（Grandall & Partners），已开始营业的国浩纽约办公室则成为国浩集团的第30家办公室，也是国浩第6家海外执业机构。

国浩纽约办公室是国浩第一个与美国纽约州本地律所Ballon Stoll Bader & Nadler, P.C共同出资合作设立的办公室。与在香港、巴黎、马德里、硅谷、斯德哥尔摩其他5家海外执业机构不同，国浩纽约办公室与Ballon Stoll合署办公的方式能迅速融合该所在当地的专业资源，使得纽约办公室成立伊始就能开展综合法律服务。

Ballon Stoll始创于1931年，是最近几年在重组、时尚、服装、零售业等领域迅速取得领先地位的一家中等规模律所。此外，该所在房地产、税务规划、劳动雇佣、移民、婚姻法等领域也提供卓越的法律服务。

国浩纽约办公室将成为一座“桥梁”，既为中国企业在美国的投融资、收购兼并、证券上市和商业经营等业务提供优质而高效的本地化法律服务，又将整合和挖掘国浩自有的丰富专业资源为在中国投资、经营的美国企业和组织的总部提供延伸到门到门的中国法律服务。

纽约办公室目前有美国本地律师近四十人，其中合伙人、顾问等十余人。国浩律师事务所委派集团执行合伙人、北京办公室合伙人孙文杰律师和上海办公室合伙人张旭律师共同担任纽约办公室管理合伙人，他们也将作为国浩派驻Ballon Stoll的代表及合伙人主管该所大中华区业务的拓展和管理。

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