The UK Lawyer is reporting that Chinese firm Broad & Bright has signed up to MSI Global Alliance.
Here’s what the Lawyer mag is saying
Broad & Bright, which has 16 partners and 47 lawyers based between Beijing and Shanghai, is one of the country?s fastest growing firms. It has maintained an average annual revenue growth rate of around 30 per cent over the last few years.
Currently, approximately 70 per cent of the firm?s clients are foreign companies, and about 90 per cent of the firm?s work is of a cross-border nature. Its main practice areas are corporate and commercial transactions, international trade, antitrust, intellectual property and dispute resolution.
The firm often works alongside large international law firms on inbound transactions and cases related to China. Clifford Chance, for example, has held dialogues with the Chinese firm regarding deepening their cooperation (5 December 2011). It is understood that the membership of MSI will not affect the firm?s existing relationship with international firms.
In addition to a growing domestic practice, in recent years the firm has also been representing a number of Chinese companies on outbound investment and M&A transactions.
Liu Hongchuan, managing partner of Broad & Bright, said he sees the needs to provide his firm?s clients access to quality and affordable local legal advice from different jurisdictions worldwide.
