Curtis to open Beijing office, eyes Asian expansion
New York firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle (Curtis) is to open a Beijing office in March this year, the firm's first base in East Asia. The 300-lawyer outfit, which currently has 15 offices globally, said the Beijing base will initially focus on international trade matters, with a view to launching new practices in the future. Located in the China Life tower in the Chaoyang district of the Chinese capital, it will be led by international trade partners William Barringer and Daniel Porter, alongside two senior associates and two trade analysts, three of whom are Chinese nationals.
February 27, 2014 at 02:59 AM
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New York firm Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle (Curtis) is to open a Beijing office in March this year, the firm's first base in East Asia.
The 300-lawyer outfit, which currently has 15 offices globally, said the Beijing base will initially focus on international trade matters, with a view to launching new practices in the future.
Located in the China Life tower in the Chaoyang district of the Chinese capital, it will be led by international trade partners William Barringer and Daniel Porter, alongside two senior associates and two trade analysts, three of whom are Chinese nationals.
In a statement the firm said a Beijing presence would be a springboard for further expansion into Asia, where it presently has no offices.
"We are excited to expand into one of the world's most important markets," said chairman George Kahale III.
"Curtis has already established a strong base of clients in East Asia, particularly in international trade.
"This move will enable Curtis to strengthen those relationships and serve as a base to introduce some of our other leading global practices, such as oil and gas, investor-state arbitration, commercial arbitration, foreign direct investment and public international law, to China and the entire region."
Curtis is among a wave of international law firms which has opened up in Beijing in the last 18 months, with others including Clyde & Co, Kirkland & Ellis, Berwin Leighton Paisner and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
Despite not having a presence in Asia the firm does have a number of non-US offices in its international network, with bases in Paris, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London and Milan, in addition to three Central Asian offices in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, and three Middle Eastern bases in Dubai, Kuwait City and Muscat. It also has a presence in Buenos Aires and Mexico City.
The Beijing office will officially open on March 1, 2014.
Related: Beijing-bound firms face culture challenge as global elite flock to Chinese capital
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