We’ve seen a press release from Canadian legal web profile specialists , Stem Legal, this morning highlighting that they now have China based firm..
King & Wood as a new client.
An interesting development to see a PRC based law firm using a north american company to improve their web profile and strategies
Here’s the press release in full which to be honest isn’t that interesting… but it does interest to see that China based firms are beginning to see themselves as players in a global legal market and realize that in order to expand they’ll have to recruit business specialists from those markets to help them do so…
The Indian firm Fox Mandal have also started doing the same thing. Hopefully in 18 months time we’ll see a few Chinese & Indian firms beginning to move in the same sphere as Am Law 200 firms and the Magic Circle firms
The Press Release…..
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Beijing, King & Wood is a leading full-service law firm in the People’s Republic of China with extensive experience in all major areas of domestic and international practice. With more than 650 lawyers and 15 offices based throughout China and internationally, the firm has grown in recent years to become the largest and most international China-based law firm.
Specializing in all aspects of business law, King & Wood successfully handles corporate, finance, securities, intellectual property, and international trade and government regulatory matters. The firm’s services also include both domestic and international litigation and arbitration.
The firm has an award-winning reputation for helping companies from around the world to do business in China, as highlighted from the firm brochure:
Over the years, we have represented many leading companies and institutions, such as Anshan Iron and Steel Corporation, AT&T, Bank of America, Bank of China, Caterpillar, China International Finance Corporation, China Pacific Insurance Company, Citibank, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, Hitachi, HSBC, KFC, Lucent Technologies, Marubeni, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Motorola, New York Life, People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC), PetroChina, Sina.com, Standard Chartered Bank, Time Warner, Wal-Mart and many others.
King & Wood is also notably connected on a global scale. The firm maintains strategic alliances as a member of the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, and the World Law Group since 2003. The firm also developed a strategic alliance with Australian specialist corporate law firm Gilbert + Tobin in 2007.
The lawyers of King & Wood maintain a blogging presence at China Law Insight, where they highlight the latest news, court decisions, industry and policy developments and general commentary on Chinese business law.
Stem Legal is proud to be working with a firm of the stature of King & Wood, and extremely pleased they chose our services.
About King & Wood: Founded in 1993, King & Wood boasts more than 650 lawyers in 15 offices in the PRC and internationally, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Toyko, New York, and the Silicon Valley. Known for their expertise in all aspects of business law, King and Wood’s lawyers serve an international clientele in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and English. King & Wood has the greatest depth of any law firm in China, and clients receive unmatched access to comprehensive legal solutions.
About Stem Legal Web Enterprises: Stem Legal helps law firms build online profile and increase web-driven business. Tactics range from law firm SEO and link building campaigns, to audience profiling and content development strategies. Stem also helps firms leverage the social web by using law blogs and social networking, developing content syndication strategies, and participating in business market conversations.
For more information, please contact Steve Matthews at 604.826.8072, or by email at steve atstemlegal.com.
http://www.stemlegal.com/news/2008/stem-welcomes-china-law-firm-king-and-wood/
