Minter Ellison makes a move into China
Last week, Minter Ellison opened a third China office, establishing a new base in Bejing. One partner and three associates will be the initial team, which seems rather small. Nevertheless, the statement on the firm’s website clearly indicates that they’ll be looking to grow their China practice rapidly.
“‘China’s growth potential is immense and it has an enormous appetite for foreign assets,’ John Weber, Minter Ellison’s chief executive partner, said.
Mark Weenink, managing partner of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, sees the strategic value of an office in China’s administrative, policy and regulatory centre. ‘The new Beijing office is another significant step in our Asia strategy. With our offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai we are now ideally placed to assist Chinese corporates and SOEs looking to invest overseas.’”
Aussie Week agrees that China is the place to be for a lot of firm’s:
“However Minter Ellison is by no means the only firm desperate to get a piece of the Chinese pie. Aussie firms have been storming up the Silk Road for decades now. Allens and Mallesons also have three offices in China and Blake Dawson and Clayton Utz have one apiece. Freehills is alone amongst the big six in not having an office, but it reportedly racks up the frequent flyer miles at an alarming rate as it buses in staff from its Singapore office to handle deals.”
Given the recent “redundancies” made by some firms, China is looking like an even better place to try and find an engagement. Come have a look some current openings.
