With the weight of economic power widely-regarded to be shifting east, a tie-up between Chinese merger talks partners Zhong Lun and Jun He would give the merged entity unrivalled breadth in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and beyond, although UK partners say they have no immediate concerns that the firm would be competing with them for deals on the world stage.
The talks, understood to be being held between the managing partners of each firm: David Liu at Jun He and Zhong Lun’s Shanghai managing partner Anthony Qiao, would create a firm with over 1,000 lawyers and offices across China including Beijing, where both firms are based, as well as Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo and Silicon Valley.
