Law firms with offices in the Persian Gulf and China are starting to feel the impact of the global economic crisis, but lawyers pointed out that these regions are still faring better than other parts of the world.

“I think the Middle East is not immune to what’s going on in the rest of the world,” said Philip R. Weems, the Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based managing partner of Middle East offices for Atlanta’s King & Spalding. “However, I think the Gulf is doing quite well through it.”

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