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    DOCVIT’S VISITS IN THE UK (IV) | Meeting with Sir Audley Sheppard QC, the Chairman of the London Court of International Arbitration and the Senior Partner of Clifford Chance LLP

    Source: Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm  Time: 2019-02-14 22:35:40  Author: Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm

    During the Spring Festival of 2019, Mr. Liu Guangchao, the Chief Director of Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm, and Lawyer Zhang Ting, the Director of the International Business Department and the Senior Partner of Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm traveled to London for exchange and visit. The Chief Director, Mr. Liu Guangchao and Lawyer Zhang Ting visited the Bar Council, the British young lawyers association, the London Court of International Arbitration, London Maritime Arbitrators Association, the St. John's College, Cambridge and many international well-known law firms in the UK. In addition, Mr. Liu Guangchao and Lawyer Zhang Ting were invited to attend the "Chinese Year” themed dinner and a series of wine parties, and they also established cooperative partnerships with many international law firms on behalf of Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm. We will publish a series of articles of “DOCVIT’s Visits in the UK" to record DOCVIT’s each steps and start to pile up DOCVIT’s internationalization road for the year of 2019.

    On February 8, 2019, Mr. Liu Guangchao, the Chief Director of Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm, and Lawyer Zhang Ting, also the Director of International Business Department and the Senior Partner of Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm, met with Sir Audley Sheppard QC, the Senior Partner and the Head of Dispute Resolution Department of Clifford Chance LLP, who also serves as the Chairman of the London Court of International Arbitration and the board member of the Cambridge’s Lauterpacht Centre for International Law in London, UK. During the meeting, Sir Audley Sheppard QC expressed his expectation and desire to further cooperate with DOCVIT in the study and research on legal issues related to the dispute resolution for business promoted by the “One Belt and One Road”.

    In addition, the two sides have conducted in-depth communication on many areas such as the current situation of China and the UK, the international legal markets, management of law firms, business development, customer service and market development, and the two sides reached a preliminary intention of cooperation.

    -Clifford Chance LLP

    Today's Clifford Chance came into being when successful London firms Coward Chance and Clifford Turner merged in 1987. Clifford Chance LLP is the top law firm in the UK, and it is one of the top ten largest law firms in the world. It together with Linklaters LLP, Allen & Overy LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Slaughter and May LLP are recognized as top five law firms in London which are collectively referred to as the Magic Circle in London legal profession. In 2018, Clifford Chance LLP had total revenues of around £1.7 billion. Also, it was one of the first international law firms to enter the legal market in mainland China. Its offices in Beijing and Shanghai were established in 1985 and 1993, respectively. At present, the main businesses of Clifford Chance LLP cover banking and finance, capital markets, corporate governance, M & A, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, taxation and labor issues.
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