Firms Still Unclear on Shanghai FTZ Benefits

Headlines • Firms Still Unclear on Shanghai FTZ Benefits • Zhong Lun Adds Shanghai Partner • Minter Ellison on Baosteel Aussie Mining Bid • DLA's Asia Corporate Head Jumps to Winston & Strawn • KWM, Minter Ellison on $1.6 Billion Newcastle Port Deal • Davis Polk Advises CNOOC on $4 Billion Bond Issue Firms Still Unclear on Shanghai FTZ Benefits The Chinese government has said foreign and domestic law firms will be able to form joint ventures or mutually second lawyers to each other within the confines of the country's first free trade zone. But many lawyers say such advantages don't outweigh the still-uncertain details or the FTZ's unattractive location in the outer suburbs far from Shanghai's glittering core. Read More » Zhong Lun Adds Shanghai Partner Litigator Gary Gao was previously with Duan & Duan. Read More » Minter Ellison on Baosteel Aussie Mining Bid The Chinese state-owned steelmaker is offering to acquire Perth-based mining company Aquila Resources Ltd. for $1.3 billion. Read More » DLA's Asia Corporate Head Jumps to Winston & Strawn Mabel Lui has assumed the same role at the Chicago-based firm, taking with her a team of three lawyers. Read More » KWM, Minter Ellison on $1.6 Billion Newcastle Port Deal State-run China Merchants Group and Australia's Hastings Funds Management have purchased a 98-year lease on the world's largest coal export facility. Read More » Davis Polk Advises CNOOC on $4 Billion Bond Issue The Chinese state-owned oil company will use the proceeds to repay funds borrowed to finance its $15.1 billion acquisition of Canada's energy company Nexen Inc. Read More »

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