China’s Yingke Law Firm has officially launched an office in Taipei, with 10 partners resident in the city.

Richard Fan, the executive director of Yingke’s Taipei office, told ALB that the office, which opened on Jan. 20, will work closely with the firm’s mainland offices, and plans to recruit 30 partners locally in the coming years.

“Setting up a Taipei office is an important step to facilitate Yingke’s internationalisation,” said Fan, adding that the office will focus more on non-litigation matters.

According to Mei Xiangrong, Yingke’s Beijing-based managing partner, the new office will primarily serve Chinese businesses in Taiwan, with a focus on the areas of international trade, real estate, intellectual property, finance and capital markets.

Yingke is the largest law firm by headcount in China according to the 2014 edition of ALB China’s Top 25 Largest Law Firm rankings, with approximately 3000 lawyers across 25 offices in China and 23 offices overseas.