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Kirkland opens up in Beijing to expand 65-lawyer Chinese operation

Kirkland opens up in Beijing to expand 65-lawyer Chinese operation
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Legal Business
17 September 2013
Asia

Kirkland & Ellis has expanded its sizeable Chinese footprint by opening an office in Beijing, the top 10 global firm announced today.

With 55 lawyers in Hong Kong and 10 in Shanghai, the new Beijing presence will focus on M&A and private equity transactions, international capital markets transactions, fund formation and government enforcement and investigations.

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