德恒开设老挝分所
近日，总部位于北京的德恒律师事务所正式落子老挝万象，成为该所在东南亚区域的首家办公室。据悉，德恒老挝分所将由贾辉律师领导。
作为中南半岛北部唯一的内陆国家，老挝北邻中国，与云南滇西高原接壤。中老经济走廊也是“一带一路”倡议下的一个重要合作项目之一，旨在促进两国之间经济发展与区域互联互通。
德恒在一份新闻稿中表示，老挝办公室的设立将为中老两国之间的经济活动提供了一系列优质的法律服务，为“一带一路”高质量建设保驾护航。
盈科开设泰国分所
近期进行东南亚布局的还有总部位于北京的盈科律师事务所，该所在曼谷正式成立泰国分所，将由执行主任王倩倩律师领导。
据悉，泰国分所是盈科在东盟国家成立的第一家分所。作为东盟经济自由贸易区的战略中心，东南亚地区的经济、金融中心和航空枢纽，泰国分所的成功开业将进一步加强盈科国际律师布局，完善盈科全球“一小时”法律服务网络，为盈科律师事务所向客户提供高质量的涉泰国及东南亚法律服务奠定良好基础。
2017年，盈科曾在泰国有所布局：其与服务于南亚和东南亚的律所DFDL签署合作协议，后者加入“盈科全球法律联盟”，协助盈科处理在东南亚，包括泰国的法律需求。
然而，2021年10月，盈科宣布解散全球法律服务联盟并停止所有活动。
随后，2022年初，盈科设立盈科东盟中心，“旨在为中国和东盟国家企业相互的投资和经贸活动提供全方位、一站式的商事法律服务”，开始自行开拓东南亚市场。盈科泰国分所未来也将为这一中心提供支撑。
DeHeng, Yingke explore new opportunities in Southeast Asia
DeHeng opens in Laos
Beijing-headquartered DeHeng Law Offices has recently opened its first office in Southeast Asia in Vientiane, Laos. The firm's director, Jia Hui, will be leading the Laos branch.
Laos is a landlocked country in the northern part of the Indo-China Peninsula, bordered by China in the north. The China-Laos Economic Corridor is a significant project under the "Belt and Road," aimed at enhancing economic development and regional connectivity between the two countries.
In a press release, DeHeng stated that the new office will provide a series of high-quality legal services for the economic activities between China and Laos.
Yingke ventures into the Thai market
Meanwhile, Yingke Law Firm, also based in Beijing, established its Thailand office in Bangkok recently, and the new office will be led by partner Wang Qianqian as the executive director.
Yingke's Thailand office is the first branch established by the firm in an ASEAN country. Positioned as a strategic centre within the ASEAN Economic Community, the office's successful opening will further strengthen Yingke's international legal network and enhance its global "One-Hour" legal service offering. This will lay a solid foundation for providing high-quality legal services related to Thailand and Southeast Asia to Yingke's clients.
In 2017, Yingke had already made its presence in Thailand by signing a cooperation agreement with DFDL, a law firm serving South and Southeast Asia. DFDL joined the "Yingke Global Legal Service Alliance" to assist Yingke with legal needs in Southeast Asia, including Thailand.
However, in October 2021, Yingke announced the dissolution of the Alliance and ceased all related activities.
Subsequently, in early 2022, Yingke established the Yingke ASEAN Centre, aiming to provide comprehensive and one-stop commercial legal services for mutual investments and trade activities between Chinese and ASEAN countries. This move marked Yingke's independent expansion into the Southeast Asian market, and the Thailand office will also support this centre.
