AllBright Law Offices
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| Headquarters | Shanghai, China |
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| No. of offices | 13 |
| No. of lawyers | 1,000+ (2015) |
| Major practice areas | Corporate & Commercial, Securities & Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Real Estate & Construction, Dispute Resolution, International Trade, Intellectual Property |
| Key people | Wu Mingde (Director) |
| Date founded | 1999 |
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AllBright Law Offices (Chinese: 锦天城律师事务所) is a Shanghai-based Chinese law firm ranked the seventh largest in the country and eighth largest in Asia by number of lawyers.[1] Among national corporate law firms, AllBright is the only one headquartered in Shanghai.[2]
AllBright was founded in 1999 from the merger of three Shanghai-based law firms, Jin Lian, Tianhe, and Great Wall.[3]
Practice areas
AllBright's main practice areas include:[4]
- Corporate and commercial (including mergers and acquisitions)
- Securities and capital markets
- Banking and finance
- Real estate and infrastructure
- Intellectual property
- International trade (including WTO disputes)
- Dispute resolution (arbitration and litigation)
Offices
AllBright presently has offices located in 12 cities in mainland China and Hong Kong SAR:
Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Taiyuan, Xiamen
Hong Kong
AllBright marked the opening of its first office outside of mainland China on November 15, 2013 through an association and eventual merger with the Hong Kong-based law firm of Stevenson, Wong & Co.[5]
Global alliances
AllBright has a long-standing strategic alliance with NCTM Law Firm of Italy.
AllBright is one of the original member firms of the Sino-Global Legal Alliance, which was formed with Lovells in 2007.[6] The SGLA is a non-exclusive referral network which provides clients with legal services in mainland China and abroad.[7]
AllBright signed a formal (non-exclusive) cooperation agreement in 2012 with De Pardieu law firm of France, cementing already existing working relationships on cross-border transactions.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Asia's Top 50 Law Firms". Asian Legal Business. Dec 12, 2012.
- ↑ Chambers & Partners - AllBright Law Offices
- ↑ The Legal 500 - AllBright Law Offices Profile
- ↑ Chambers & Partners - AllBright Law Offices
- ↑ Yun Kriegler, China's AllBright opens in Hong Kong and forms local association, The Lawyer, Nov. 4, 2013
- ↑ Asian Legal Business, News Analysis: Nine firms, 27 offices, 1,000 lawyers: China's new law alliance launched, Nov. 1, 2007
- ↑ Sino-Global Legal Alliance
- ↑ Joanne Harris, France's De Pardieu and China's AllBright enter into cooperation, The Lawyer, Mar. 19, 2012