Codename Trident: Linklaters talks with two local firms as Shanghai venture looms Tom Moore2 December 2015Asia Linklaters is in advanced discussions with two Chinese law firms, Shanghai Capital Law & Partners and Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm, as it bids to become the first Magic Circle law firm to practise Chinese law.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Related Content‘Why not me?’ – the law firms leading the way in the Social Mobility Employer IndexPaul Weiss continues to add Kirkland alumni in London as TDR GC Holdsworth joinsLinklaters claims top spot in Stonewall Top Employers listA&O gains Shanghai approval on the back of double-digit Asia-Pac growthLetter from… Sydney: After the churn of the foreign influx, Australian legal elite look primed for their golden ageHSF becomes latest Western firm to gain Chinese law capability through new Shanghai allianceRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London moves‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner