Fried Frank Opens Office in Shanghai

Fried Frank Opens Office in Shanghai

October 10, 2007

    NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
announced today the launch of its office in Shanghai,
China.  The Shanghai office is Fried Frank's second office
in Greater China and seventh worldwide.  

    "Our Shanghai office, together with our Hong Kong
office, gives us a strong platform in Asia," said
Valerie Ford Jacob, Fried Frank's Chairperson.  "With
many of our clients pursuing aggressive growth plans in the
region, matched by the strong growth prospects of Chinese
companies, it was natural for us to open a Shanghai
office."

    "In Asia, our clients have direct local access to
our US and European expertise combined with strong domestic
practices," said Justin Spendlove, the Firm's Managing
Partner.  "Our Shanghai office will be led by Michael
Hickman, a lawyer entrenched in the region and particularly
well-suited to meet the demands of the market." 

    "Shanghai, one of the leading cities in China and
globally, has become a major commercial and financial
center.  Many of our local lawyers have participated in the
explosive growth of cross-border capital raising activities
in China," said Michael Hickman, Shanghai Managing
Partner.

    "As part of Fried Frank we bring exceptional
expertise in M&A, private equity, capital markets,
finance, real estate and litigation with a team able to
build bridges across linguistic, regulatory and cultural
divides."

    Fried Frank opened its Hong Kong office in December
2006.  Since then it has completed significant transactions
for clients needing access to US, European and international
expertise, as well as local law capability.  Recent deals
include the representation of Merrill Lynch International
and Merrill Lynch Far East in connection with Vinda
International Holdings Limited IPO and 144/Reg S placement,
the representation of CapitaLand Limited in its joint
venture with eSun Holdings in connection with the purchase
of a 20% interest in a multi-billion dollar
commercial/residential development project in Macau, and
the representation of New World Department Store China
Limited in connection with its US$300 million initial
public offering.  

    Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a
leading international law firm with more than 600 attorneys
in offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris,
Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Shanghai.  Fried Frank lawyers
regularly represent major investment banking firms, private
equity houses and hedge funds, as well as many of the
largest companies in the world.  The firm offers legal
counsel on M&A, private equity, asset management,
capital markets and corporate finance matters, white-collar
criminal defense and civil litigation, securities
regulation, compliance and enforcement, government
contracts, environmental law and litigation, real estate,
tax, bankruptcy, antitrust, benefits and compensation,
intellectual property and technology, international trade,
and trusts and estates.  The firm has an association with
Huen Wong & Co. in Hong Kong.  More information on
Fried Frank can be found at http://www.friedfrank.com.


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