Two law firms have opened branches in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, and Chongqing, while two others established offices in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.
Duan & Duan Law Firm has opened a Nanchang office, which brings the total number of branches to 33, creating a robust service cluster in the east China region for the firm with its Shanghai headquarters and offices in Lin-gang, Nanjing and Ningbo etc.
Yongwen Law Firm has opened an office in the provincial-level city of Chongqing, which is its fifth branch in China and the first branch in the southwest region. With Lyn Xiaoguang leading a team of 10 lawyers, the new branch focuses on areas such as banking and finance, dispute resolution, construction and infrastructure, projects in the Belt & Road Initiative and overseas investments.
JunZeJun Law Offices and V&T Law Firm have both expanded their reach into the capital of Fujian. Fuzhou marks JunZeJun’s 18th branch, which will create a service matrix in the East China region along with its offices in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Nanchang etc.
The firm expects 60 to 80 lawyers to be assigned to the new office in the central business district of Fuzhou. The new branch focuses on finance and securities, real estate and construction, industrial energy, and administrative services, and further expands into the areas of intellectual property, liquidation and bankruptcy.
For V&T, Fuzhou will bring the firm’s total number of branches in mainland to 15, creating a robust service cluster in the eastern region with its Nanjing and Hangzhou offices.
The presence of both law firms in Fuzhou reflects the geographical and economic advantages in the capital of Fujian. The province is bordered by the Taiwan Strait to the east, Jiangxi, Wuhan and Sichuan to the west, the Yangtze River Delta region to the north, and Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong to the south.
Fuzhou is also the centre of the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan Strait and one of the first coastal cities to open up to the world. The city recorded GDP of RMB1.23 trillion (USD169 billion) in 2022, up 4.4% from 2021.
