Beijing DHH Law Firm has hired finance expert Weihua Guo as its seventh chief senior counsel in Beijing from China Huarong Asset Management Corporation, where he was the general counsel.

Deheng Law Group has opened a new branch in Seoul under the name of Beijing DHH Law Firm Seoul Office.

Beijing DHH Law Firm has established a new office in Tokyo, to go with the firm’s other overseas offices in Washington, D.C., Seattle, St. Petersburg, Toronto, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Beijing DHH Law Firm has opened its new office in Seattle, its ninth overseas office. Including its affiliated firms, the firm now has a presence in 47 countries globally.

Qingdao-based Shandong Deheng Law Firm is set to be China’s first-ever listed law firm, setting a precedent for more than 20,000 law firms in the country by listing on the Qingdao Blue Ocean Equity Exchange, known as the “Four Board” or the regional over-the-counter (OTC) market in China.