Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China - McDermott Will & Emery

Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China

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John Huang, as managing partner of MWE China Law Offices, said that scrutiny from Chinese regulators and culture clashes between Eastern and Western firms present potential hurdles to mergers between Chinese and international law firms. “It is difficult for people to share business. It’s hard to team up. Those types of things you cannot change in one day,” Mr. Huang noted.