Law firms ‘A Chinese firm for Chinese clients’: Michelmores supports first UK launch by Chinese-owned law firm Legal Business · 1 June 2015 · 3 min read China ABS Michelmores YangTze Law has become the first wholly Chinese-owned law firm to launch in London, targeting Chinese corporates investing in Europe as China’s outbound direct investment overtook investment into the country for the first time earlier this year.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryRevolving Doors: Hogan Lovells continues Milan expansion and McDermott hires from K&E in ParisLaw firmsWill Lewallen23 Feb 2026Cripps and Michelmores call off talks to create £100m firmLaw firmsTom Cox8 Jul 2025Merger round-up: national duo discuss £100m tie-up as two more deals get over the lineLaw firmsTom Cox10 Jun 2025‘A somewhat unique position’: Quinn Emanuel opens second mainland China office in BeijingLaw firmsAlex Ryan14 Mar 2023International round-up: Fieldfisher opens third China office as Pinsents settles Madrid disputeLaw firmsTom Baker23 Aug 2018Breaking China – Bird & Bird signs co-operation agreement with local leader AllBrightLaw firmsKathryn McCann2 Nov 2017Life During Law: Sandra PaulLaw firmsAyesha Ellis27 Oct 2023Legal technology sponsored briefing: The anatomy of a digital-age legal service businessCo-publishingGuest Blog29 Oct 2018ABS rising: Burford Capital launches its own law firm with Akin Gump hireLaw firmsMadeleine Farman5 Oct 2016