Chinese lawyers are making inroads into the global legal services market in response to growing demand from their compatriots abroad and a push from Beijing.
They say that as more Chinese companies expand their footprint overseas, many prefer to get legal support from Chinese lawyers and have more trust in them, but winning over clients from elsewhere is a challenge at a time of rising geopolitical tensions.
That marked an increase of 70 per cent from 2018, when there were 122 Chinese legal offices abroad.
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“Lawyers play an important role in supporting Chinese companies in their global expansion and it’s essential for us to stay attuned in these changing times and to respond proactively,” said Liu Zhiqiang, a lawyer and executive director of Yingke Law Firm’s office in Budapest, Hungary.
