根据国家发改委对珠三角地区做出的战略规划，预计到2020年，该地区将与港澳紧密合作共同建成亚太地区最具活力和国际竞争力的城市群。随着珠三角地区经济转型与改革的进一步深化，当地律师事务所也在不断提升实力，制定新的发展策略。深圳晟典是最具代表性的律所之一，该所不仅于近期任命了两位新合伙人，还正在筹建一家全国性的律所联盟。
晟典执行合伙人余俊福表示，该所已于5家来自于北京，上海，成都等城市的领先律所就成立一家全国性的紧密合作型律所联盟，签订了合作谅解备忘录。该联盟计划将由有10家创始成员组成。
此次任命的两位新合伙人为黎拯民律师和李景超律师。黎律师原为广东星辰律师事务所合伙人律师，他在房地产、规划建设以及行政诉讼等领域有丰富经验。擅长公司业务的李律师被提拔为合伙人。他于2008年加入该所，此前曾在广东国扬律师事务所执业。
As the pan-Pearl River Delta region rises to the fore in the global economy, many firms in the region are forming new strategies. One of the most notable among them is Shenzhen firm SD & Partners: in addition to appointing two new partners recently, the firm has also revealed plans to set up a national legal group encompassing local firms in all of the country's important economic centres.
The firm has already signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with five leading firms in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and other cities, taking the first step towards its goal. "Shenzhen's legal market is developing so fast that a firm has to constantly change for the better or it will vanish," said Yu Junfu. "Although the short-term outlook is still challenging for Shenzhen firms because of the GFC impact and the increasingly competitive market, we are very positive about the long-term prospects of the local legal industry."
The new partners hired by the firm to help win more real estate and corporate business are
Li Zhengmin and Li Jingchao. Li Zhengmin joined the firm from Shenzhen firm Sincere Partners, where he was a senior partner. He specialises in real estate matters and litigation, particularly administrative litigation and administrative reconsideration. Li Jingchao was promoted to partner two years after he joined SD from Guangdong Guoyang in 2008. He focuses on corporate matters, including restructuring, M&A and transactions such as IPOs and securities offerings.
Yu was appointed by the Shenzhen Lawyers Association to lead a study on the profession's development planning up to 2020. The study predicts that Shenzhen will have over 30,000 lawyers by then, with client demand and growth expected to soar for IP, finance and securities, and practice areas related to shipping and logistic sectors.
Shenzhen's legal market is regarded as being in the top four in China, after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. At the end of February 2010, Shenzhen had 5,600 lawyers and 325 firms. ALB
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PRD’s big plans for 2020
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The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has set its grand blueprint for the development of the greater Pearl River Delta region, including Hong Kong and Macau. Ambitious goals include: * Developing ten PRD-based multinationals with annual sales of US$20bn |
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