Yingke Law Firm (Yingke) is an international commercial law firm headquartered in Beijing, China.[2] It is the largest China-based law firm measured by number of lawyers.[3]
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| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
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| No. of offices | 80[1] |
| No. of employees | Over 10,000 lawyers |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Revenue | $624,000,000 gross revenue in 2018 RMB450 million (£48 million) (2012) $445 million (2018) [1] |
| Date founded | August 14, 2001 (Beijing) |
| Company type | Special general partnership |
| Website | www |
History edit
Yingke Law Firm was founded on August 14, 2001.[4] In the 12 months to June 2010, Yingke opened offices in Hohhot, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang and Tianjin, China.[5][6]
In September 2010, Yingke opened an office in Budapest, its first in Europe, through the formation of a joint-venture with the Hungarian law firm Várnai & Partners.[7]
In March 2011, Yingke opened an office in Verona, Italy through the creation of a joint-venture with the Italian law firm Advoco.[7]
In January 2012, Yingke opened offices in Istanbul and Warsaw, with a plan to initially recruit 25 lawyers and consultants in the latter city.[8][9]
In March 2012, Yingke opened offices in New York City and São Paulo, and received approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong to establish a branch office in Hong Kong.[2]
In October 2012, Yingke opened an office in Mexico City.[10]
In March 2013, Yingke announced that it would open offices in Brussels and Milan in April 2013, through associations with local firms Oswell & Vahida and Mercanti Dorio e Associati respectively.[1]
In April 2013 Yingke merged with the Israeli boutique law firm Eyal Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co, providing it with its first office in the country,[11] which later on merged with Lipa Meir & Co. Advocates,[12] a prominent law firm in Israel.[13]
In September 2019, Yingke established its new New York office: YK Law LLP.
In March 2020, Yingke established its new consulting arm: YK Consulting.
In July 2020, Yingke established its Sydney office: Yingke Law Firm (Sydney).
Main practice areas edit
Yingke's main practice areas include:[14]
- capital markets
- mergers and acquisitions
- dispute resolution
- commercial litigation
- employment and industrial relations
- entertainment
- financial services regulation
- insurance
- intellectual property
- real estate
- restructuring and insolvency
- taxations
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "China's Yingke expands into Milan and Brussels". The Lawyer. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ a b "China's Yingke opens New York, Hong Kong and São Paulo offices". The Lawyer. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Top Asia Pacific Law Firms". The Lawyer.
- ^ "Where Chinese legal eagles dare to soar". China Daily. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Yingke named fastest growing firm in China". Asian Legal Business. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Yingke makes a splash in Shanghai". Asian Legal Business. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b "China's second-largest firm poised to launch in London". The Lawyer. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Chinese law firm Yingke opens Warsaw HQ". Warsaw Business Journal. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "China's Yingke continues expansion with launches in Poland and Turkey". The Lawyer. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Yingke arrives in Mexico". Yingke Law Firm. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "China's Yingke launches in Israel with local merger". The Lawyer. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ https://lipameir.co.il/en/news/lipa-meir-continues-expansion-adding-real-estate-hotels-leisure-expertise/
- ^ https://chambers.com/law-firm/lipa-meir-co-global-2:121260
- ^ "Practice Areas". Yingke Law Firm. Retrieved 19 March 2012.