Rimon Law, an “alternative” law firm that operates on a decentralized, distributed model, has set up its first presence in China in the southern city of Shenzhen.

Fish & Richardson, one of the most prominent intellectual property law firms in the U.S., will open a representative office in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.

While a number of U.S. firms have closed or scaled back their presence in Greater China in the past couple of years, two have actually opened offices in the PRC in recent weeks. As both focus on legal work related to mainland’s booming technology industry, could this be a sustainable model for other U.S. firms in China, asks John Kang.

Brinks Gilson & Lione, a Chicago-based intellectual property firm, has opened its first office outside the United States in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen – the first foreign firm to do so.

Chicago-based IP firm Brinks Gilson & Lione has filed an application with the municipal justice bureau in Shenzhen, China to establish an office there. If approved, it would make Brinks Gilson the first foreign law firm to open an office in the city.