GvW Graf von Westphalen is continuing to expand in China: on 1 July 2013, the Shanghai office moved into new premises.
The new GvW office is located in the centre of Shanghai on People's Square, the cultural and administrative centre of the city with a population of 20 million. The new office building was erected in 2007 and is not only excellently equipped but also has direct transport links to Pudong and Hongqiao airports and is within easy reach of the motorways to Hangzhou, Suzhou and Taicang and Shanghai's efficient underground network.
The new premises are more than twice the size of the offices the law firm used to occupy in Nanjing East Road - the firm's response to the continuous personnel and economic growth which the Shanghai office has experienced over the past two years. With two newly appointed associates, a total of eight lawyers are now working in the Shanghai office. In 2012, the office saw an increase in turnover of approximately 20% compared to the previous year.
"Irrespective of the changes which the country's economy is going through at the moment, China, and the Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang region in particular, remains one of the most important investment locations for international companies, especially those from Europe. The legal and intercultural challenges for successful corporate involvement are still enormous, even in the fourth decade after the beginning of China’s reform and opening policy", emphasized Patrick Heid, Managing Partner of the GvW Shanghai office. "In order to be able to continue to offer our growing client base a reliable partner when entering the Chinese market, we have once again increased our capacities."
The new address is:
Graf von Westphalen Shanghai Representative Office
Chong Hing Finance Center, Room 906
288 West Nanjing Road
200003 Shanghai
P.R. China
T +86 21 6322-3131
F +86 21 6322-2430
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