What does a Chinese office entitle a foreign firm to do?
Pollack : We will be able to represent foreign corporations in China, but not to practice Chinese law. For that you have to use local Chinese counsel. Richards Butler Hong Kong does a tremendous amount of work in China. For Chinese law advice, they have a cadre of Chinese firms they use depending on the type of question involved or location. Many deals involving Chinese or foreign companies get done using some law other than Chinese law. We can help there. We can also represent Chinese companies going outside of China. Editor: Why was it so important to combine with Richards Butler? Pollack : They are one of Hong Kong’s top firms. They brought expertise in all the practice areas our clients might need. To mention a few, they have very strong corporate, M&A and securities practices as well as strong regulatory and litigation practices. We are starting from day one in Hong Kong in a position we could not have hoped to achieve alone in any reasonable period of time. That’s exciting. Edito
