V&T Partner, a Chinese legal network founded in 2017, has expanded its reach to Australia after adding Sydney-based full-service boutique Ausjuris Legal as a member.

As the flagship event of the Asian Academy of International Law, the annual Colloquium on International Law in the past years have been graced with the presence of an array of distinguished speakers, supported by various esteemed bodies and well attended by audiences coming from all over the world, gathering prestigious scholars, legal professionals, entrepreneurs, diplomats and high-ranking government officials to deliberate on topical issues that pertain to different spheres of international law.

Duan & Duan has opened a new office in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. This office is the firm’s fifth overseas branch, and its 25th overall.

Zhao Sheng Law Firm, which last year entered into a Shanghai Free Trade Zone joint operation with Linklaters in April 2018, has opened a branch in Beijing.

Shanghai-headquartered Boss & Young has opened a new office in the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, its sixth office till date.

Tahota Law Firm has completed a physical merger with Beijing Zhongrui Law firm. The two firms had signed the strategic integration agreement in 2018.

Shanghai-headquartered Hui Ye Law Firm has opened its 20th office in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

Fangda Partners has entered into a strategic alliance with Hunan Qiyuan Law Firm for cooperation across a range of practice areas.

U.S. law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton closed its Beijing office in late March, ending a nearly eight-year run. Shanghai will now be the firm’s only office in China. The other office in Asia is located in Seoul.

We are glad to announce the survey of 2019 ALB China Client Choice is now open to in-house counsel and business professionals to nominate their favorite lawyers in China.