Red Circle (law firms)

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The Red Circle ("红圈" in Chinese) is an informal term for leading law firms in China.

The term was first used by The Lawyer magazine in a report in March 2014, which used the term to define eight top-tier law firms in China. The eight firms include: (通商), (环球), Haiwen & Partners (海问), Jingtian & Gongcheng (竞天公诚), Jun He Law Offices (君合), King & Wood Mallesons (金杜), Zhong Lun (中伦), in Beijing; and Fangda (方达) in Shanghai.[1] The list was later repeated by The Lawyer in its 2014 issue of a China-focused legal market report.[2] Since then, the term and the list have been adopted in China by other media.[3]

See also[]

  • List of largest Chinese law firms
  • Magic Circle (law)
  • White shoe firm
  • Big Four law firms (Japan)

References[]

  1. ^ "Elite 'red circle' firms Zhong Lun and Jun He plot merger as consolidation grips China legal market | The Lawyer | Legal News and Jobs | Advancing the business of law". www.thelawyer.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  2. ^ "China Elite 2014: A report on the PRC legal market". The Lawyer.
  3. ^ ""红圈"律所的版图与较量".
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