As Zili Shao, our Managing Partner for Greater China explains, “Linklaters has the opportunity to bring decades of experience in sophisticated legal issues to a market that is developing. Our plan is to capitalise on that opportunity as best and as aggressively as we possibly can.”
Hong Kong
Our Hong Kong office operates in a marketplace that’s hugely diverse. On one hand, we’re working on international deals with mature, established clients; on the other, we’re moving into exciting new areas and markets. The prediction is that, over the next few years, the Hong Kong office will continue to grow incrementally as business in the region increases.
Shanghai
Based in the commercial centre of mainland China, it’s fair to say we’re in the thick of the action. We’re already working with international investment banks, and leading brand names, who are all looking for long-term growth in China. Many of our deals in Shanghai are industry ‘firsts’ of one form or another, with a key challenge being to keep up with the pace of regulatory change.
Beijing
Linklaters works in the political hub of mainland China, where we experience the cutting edge of lawmaking. Local and international teams come together, alongside our clients, to discuss and negotiate, with Chinese regulators, the changing face of industry in China. Much of our work over the past two or three years has been with international investment banks and financial institutions in the lead up to open competition under China’s WTO accession agreement.