Dacheng Law Offices
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Dacheng Law Offices is an international law firm
headquartered in Beijing
, China
. It is the largest China-based law firm measured by number of lawyers.
Dacheng currently has 36 offices across the PRC, and international offices in Chicago
, Los Angeles
, New York City
, Paris
, Singapore
and Taipei
.
In 2009, Dacheng joined the World Services Group
, an international multidisciplinary professional services network
of independent accounting, investment banking and law firms, becoming the first China-based member. In June 2009, Dacheng opened its first office in the United States in Los Angeles. In November 2009, Dacheng was given approval by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice to convert from a general partnership into a special general partnership.
Dacheng formed an alliance with the Portugal-based law firm PLMJ in September 2010 and opened an office in New York City in October 2010. In November 2011, it was reported that Dacheng was drawing up plans for the opening of an office in London
.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
headquartered in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
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. It is the largest China-based law firm measured by number of lawyers.
Dacheng currently has 36 offices across the PRC, and international offices in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, New York City
New York City
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, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
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History
Dacheng was founded in Beijing in 1992.In 2009, Dacheng joined the World Services Group
World Services Group
WSG, also branded as World Services Group, is a multidisciplinary professional services network of independent law, accountng and investment banking firms. It ranks as one of the largest professional services networks in the world...
, an international multidisciplinary professional services network
Multidisciplinary professional services networks
Multidisciplinary professional services networks are organizations formed by law, accounting and other professional services firms to offer clients new multidisciplinary approaches solving increasingly complex issues. They are a type of professional services network which operates to provide...
of independent accounting, investment banking and law firms, becoming the first China-based member. In June 2009, Dacheng opened its first office in the United States in Los Angeles. In November 2009, Dacheng was given approval by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice to convert from a general partnership into a special general partnership.
Dacheng formed an alliance with the Portugal-based law firm PLMJ in September 2010 and opened an office in New York City in October 2010. In November 2011, it was reported that Dacheng was drawing up plans for the opening of an office in London
London
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.
Main practice areas
Dacheng's main practice areas include:- Capital markets
- Corporate
- Criminal
- Employment
- Financial services regulation
- Intellectual property
- Litigation and arbitration
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax