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The leading international law firm, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP (Fried Frank) in association with Huen Wong and Co. celebrated the opening of its office in Hong Kong at the Four Seasons Hotel today (October 11).
Fried Frank employs over 600 lawyers located in the world's leading financial centres including New York, Washington DC, Frankfurt, London and Paris. With the opening of the Hong Kong office, the company has strengthened its international focus and provided itself with new opportunities for growth, profitability and development.
The new office in Hong Kong will provide advice in the fields of corporate law, private equity, real estate, finance, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration.
Mr Charles Ng, Associate Director-General for Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong welcomed the company's decision to set up in Hong Kong. "Your company joins more than 3,800 other international companies which have established their regional headquarters and offices in this city. These companies manage their Asian operations from Hong Kong - a city with a transparent and established legal system, low taxes, freedom of information and a reputation for business excellence.กจ
"Hong Kong, in the past decade, has also established itself as a major exporter of legal services to Mainland China, in support of its rapid economic development. Cross-border commercial transactions have proved to be a highly attractive growth market for Hong Kong-based legal firms of any nationality,กจ Mr Ng added.
Fried Frank's Hong Kong office will house experienced teams of lawyers with an in-depth knowledge of the Chinese market place.
For further information please visit: www.friedfrank.com
Invest Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing the support needed to establish or expand a business presence here. For more information, please visit the website at www.investhk.gov.hk .
Ends/Thursday, October 11, 2007
Issued at HKT 19:30
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