The Chinese member law firm of Big Four accounting firm EY has launched in Shenzhen via a merger with a local firm.

Chen & Co. Law Firm has merged with Shenzhen-based Guangdong Allied Law Firm, which advises on corporate, foreign direct investment, real estate, government affairs and dispute resolution matters.

According to Allied's website, the firm has four partners: chief executive officer Wendy Sun, litigation and arbitration head Fan Yongqiang, investment and financing mergers and acquisitions head Que Lingyun, and litigation and intellectual property partner Shao Lei. EY declined to confirm the number of partners in the Shenzhen office.