Grandall Law Firm has opened in Silicon Valley, becoming the third outfit from China to open an office in the U.S. technology hub after the legacy King & Wood PRC Lawyers and JunHe Law Offices established presences there in 2001 and 2010, respectively.

Led by Lindy Zhang, Grandall’s new office consists of more than 10 lawyers from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the U.S and China, 80 percent of whom are admitted to California bar.

Zhang told ALB in an interview that the new office would mainly cater to the increasing demand of Chinese companies investing abroad. Corporate, real estate, immigration and tax will be the major focus.

In addition, Zhang noted the new office will also help local startups in Silicon Valley to register companies, design equity structures, and take their businesses to China.

“Almost 90 percent of the high-tech M&A projects we advise on are in Silicon Valley, and that is why we chose the to open an office here,” Zhang said.

Grandall also opened a new office in Jinan Province last year. With these two offices, the firm currently has 18 offices including four international ones.