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    Docvit News| Mills & Reeve Law Firm, A Well-Known British Law Firm, Visited Docvit Law Firm

    Source: Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm  Time: 2019-04-04 22:11:12  Author: Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm

    Abstract: On March 27, 2019, Mr. Nick Finlayson-Brown, a well-known British law firm, Mills & Reeve, visited Beijing Docvit Law Firm. Lawyer Liu Guangchao, Director of Beijing Docvit Law Firm, Senior Consultant Xi Xiaohong, Partner Ms Chen Fengxia, Mr Bao Xiaohua attended the ceremony. The two sides held talks and exchanges on issues such as the Chinese and English legal service market and business layout, and reached consensus on future cooperation.

    First of all, Director Liu welcomed Mr. Nick Finlayson-Brown, Mr. Robert Weatherley and Mr. Matthew Liston. At the symposium, Director Liu introduced the development history, business layout and establishment of branches domestic and abroad to the guests. Director Liu said that in the next step, Docvit will start the preparation and landing of the offices in Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles, London, Singapore. In addition, Director Liu introduced the professional research results and information construction achievements of the law firm in recent years, as well as the basic situation of the Docvit international business team.

    Nick Finlayson-Brown is the Director of the Cambridge Office and the Director of the China Business Center of Mills & Reeve. During the conversation, Mr. Brown introduced the basic situation of Mills & Reeve Law Firm. He said that Mills & Reeve is the largest law firm in the UK with more than 1,000 employees and six offices in the UK. The field covers corporate business, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, real estate, life sciences and related high-tech industry legal services, and clients are giant companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Alibaba, Samsung and other well-known companies. Mr. Brown expressed his desire to establish a partnership with Docvit and to communicate with Docvit International Business Unit. He is looking forward to the cooperation of joint legal affairs of the two parties in the UK and Europe, especially cross-border investment M&A and high-net-worth clients.

    At the symposium, the two sides conducted in-depth discussions on the direction of future cooperation and reached a partnership.

    Mills & Reeve LLP

    Founded in 1789, Mills & Reeve LLP is one of the largest law firms in the UK with more than 1,000 employees and branches in nine cities including Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London, Manchester and Norwich. Engineering, real estate, corporate business, financial business, high-tech and life sciences, family wealth management and other sectors cover all areas of commercial legal services. Mills & Reeve LLP has been named the UK's 100 best companies for 15 consecutive years, 2017 It earned 100 million pounds, won 28 awards in Chambers in 2018, and was named the UK's annual law firm in 2018.

    Docvit International Business Unit

    In the decades of development, Docvit’s key development in the cross-border legal services market is unique among domestic law firms. Docvit has extensive professional legal services experience in dealing with domestic and foreign dispute resolution, overseas listing, international mergers and acquisitions and international engineering, corporate governance, foreign investment in China, commercial law business such as due diligence, family office business and international financing. In the process of internationalization, our international service quality is highly recognized and deeply trusted by domestic and foreign customers. We have a unique understanding of overseas culture and thinking method, which provides us with a truly first-class cross-border legal service for domestic and foreign clients. Docvit International unit is proud of its international vision and high-level professionals to help clients avoid cross-border trading risks and achieve their investment goals.
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