上海方旭律师事务所是近期成立的众多新上海律师事务所之一。但该所在成立之处就定位为一家提供国际商务法律服务的专业律师事务所，目标客户为中型外商企业以及跨国企业在华子公司。

方旭律师事务所的总经理为Maarten Roos，他此前曾任广东敬海律师事务所高级客户经理，协助客户在各地处理法律事务。方旭的其他主要合伙人包括擅长处理诉讼和仲裁案件的陆智潜律师，曾在君合执业专长于劳动法相关事务的罗艾律师，以及曾在上海雷曼律师事务所从事知识产权业务的朱晔律师。

A number of new firms have been set up in Shanghai over the past year, including Jin Neng, Ocean and Panocean. However, only a few were launched with a clear market focus. New boutique firm R&P China Lawyers is one such firm, which has set its mission to primarily service medium-sized foreign companies in China and Chinese subsidiaries of large multinationals.

Four principals of R&P, Luo Ai, Zhu Ye, Lu Zhiqian and Maarten Roos – a legal adviser of Dutch nationality, have come together from four different firms in Shanghai and with their respective expertise.

Luo, previously with Jun He, focuses exclusively on employment-related matters; Zhu, formerly a lawyer at Lehman Lee &Xu, is experienced in commercial transactions and IP matters; Lu Zhiqian, joins from Shanghai Talent law firm, has practiced litigation and arbitration for over a decade; and Maarten Roos, formerly a senior client manager of Wang Jing & Co, brings a team of five and a large portfolio of European clients.

Roos, now serves as the managing director of R&P, said the main reason to establish his own boutique firm is that he wants to provide focused, high-end legal services to medium-sized foreign companies operating in China. ALB

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