In the context of the increasing tension between China and the United States and the continued downturn in the capital market, American law firm Deje's Diejie reports considering closing off office in Hong Kong and Beijing.
Reuters on Friday (June 28) quoted the above news.One of the people familiar with the matter said that there were more than 20 employees in the Hong Kong office of Dejie Law Firm, of which 14 were lawyers.According to Dejie's official website, there are only three lawyers in the Beijing office.
People familiar with the matter revealed that some of the affected employees received the notice of closing the offices from the office earlier this month.Due to the unauthorized contact with the media, people familiar with the matter refused to be interviewed.
One of the people familiar with the matter said that the Dejie Law Firm, who hired about 1,000 lawyers in global institutions, has been negotiating with the lawyers who are mainly lawyers with lawyers in Hong Kong and Beijing offices.The possibility.
If the above decision is implemented, the footprint of Dejie Law Firm in Asia is limited to Singapore. There are 14 lawyers in the local area, of which six are partners.It is not clear when Dejie closed Hong Kong and Beijing offices, and did not know whether the firm had begun to notify the client's relevant plans.
The representative of Lawyer Deje's United States did not respond to Reuters' comment requests.
Except for Dejie Law Firm, the International Law Firm Dentons ended the eight -year cooperative relationship with Beijing Dacheng Law Firm last year, because it is concerned about the new law of data privacy and network security law implemented by China.
