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Shandong 09 山东法律市场09 年度报告 By Yun Zhang | Monday, 13 July 2009 Shandong 09: Land of opportunity 2009 年的山东：机会之地 The country’s second-richest province, Shandong, continues to offer business opportunities for local, national and international firms – despite the GFC 中国第二富裕的省份，山东，继续为本地的、国内的和国 际律师事务所提供业务机遇-尽管全球金融危机来袭 A greater number of high-profile transactions involving companies based in Shandong may be a major factor driving leading national law firms to set up in China’s second richest province. The increasing number of cross-border MA transactions, like Haier’s recent US$121m investment in white goods producer Fisher Paykel, and sizable IPOs including Shandong Chenming Paper’s US$410m Hong Kong IPO, are good reasons to have not just one but two full-capacity offices on the ground. 山东本地公司参与的数量众多的引人注目的交易可能是促使本土领先的律师事 务所在中国第二富裕的省份开设（分所/办事处）的主要原因。数量日益增长的 跨境并购交易，如最近海尔向大型家用电器制造商费雪派克 121 百万美元的投 资，有一定规模的IPO，如山东晨鸣纸业在香港410 百万美元的IPO,都是在本 地区开设不仅一家而是两家满员的分所的充足原因。 King Wood and Dacheng will soon become the first two Beijing firms to have an office in both Jinan and Qingdao – the two major commercial cities in the province. King Wood first landed in Qingdao 12 months ago after acquiring a group of 25 lawyers and partners from local firm Mingfeng. It is set to launch its Jinan office in the next few months. Meanwhile, Dacheng, which opened its Jinan office in 2006, has just obtained approval to establish an office in Qingdao. The new office will focus on foreign investment, international trade and shipping practices. 金杜律师事务所和大成律师事务所不久将成为在济南和青岛均开设分所的最早 的两家北京律师事务所。济南和青岛是山东省两个最重要的商业城市。金杜在合 并了青岛本地的明峰律师事务所（音译）的25 名律师和合伙人后在 12 个月前 最先在青岛登陆。其在未来的数月内在济南开设分所。同时，大成律师事务所在 2006 年开设济南分所后，已经获批在青岛开设分所的许可。新的分所将专注于 涉外投资、国际贸易和船运操作。 “Companies in Shandong have plenty of demand for legal