北京京师律师事务所接连扩展了其海外布局：9月初，京师德国分所在杜塞尔多夫启动筹建，9月中旬，京师又与美国世凯瑞律师事务所签署了长期战略合作协议。

京师德国分所是京师在海外成立的第6家分所，它采用了和德国本地Rechtsanwaltskanzlei DU, PU & WANG律师事务所整合的合作方式，共有12位成员，其中中、德律师6人，律师助理等6人，由王耀箴律师出任事务部主任，合伙人杜晓明律师为分所业务主导。

京师德国分所的业务覆盖德国公司法、民商事法、劳动法、不动产法、交通运输及物流法、知识产权法、融资租赁法、投资法、银行及资本市场法等方面的法律服务，此外，分所还提供税务、商务和会计等领域的综合性服务。

京师和世凯瑞达成的联盟则显示了海外合作的另一种可能性。根据世凯瑞的新闻稿，两家律所将在市场、客户服务和客户互荐上紧密合作。随着京师北美商务中心不久前的落成，世凯瑞将协助京师更好地为北美客户服务；与此同时，世凯瑞也将利用京师在中国大陆的影响力，获得更多服务于跨境项目的机会。

值得一提的是，这不是世凯瑞第一次寻求与中国律所展开合作。8月，世凯瑞曾与盈科律师事务所商议建立新的美国执业律所YKR Law，虽然世凯瑞已宣布新律所项目将被搁置，但其将继续寻求与盈科展开中国相关业务的合作。

China’s Jingsh opens office in Germany, ties up with U.S. law firm CKR

Beijing Jingsh Law Firm has further expanded its reach overseas by opening a new office in the German city of Dusseldorf, and also forming an alliance with U.S. firm CKR Law.

Jingsh is not the first Chinese law firm that CKR has looked to cooperate with. Last month, the U.S. firm said it was working with Beijing’s Yingke Law Firm, Asia’s largest domestic law firm, to create a new legal practice in the U.S. under the name YKR Law. However, that project remains suspended for the time being.

According to a press release from CKR, the firm and Jingsh will enter into a long-term strategic alliance focused on marketing, client service and client referrals. CKR will assist Jingsh in better serving its North American clients, while gaining access to more international projects in China through the network of Jingsh.

Meanwhile, Jingsh’s German office will be its sixth overseas branch, and will operate in an alliance with local law firm Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Du, Pu & Wang. The new office will have a headcount of 12 staff, including six lawyers from China and Germany. 

Led by manager Wang Yaozhen and partner Du Xiaoming, the new office will provide legal services related to German corporate law, labour, real estate, banking and capital markets. It aims to provide full range of legal, tax and business services.

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