On November 13, 2020, Llinks established an office in the New Lingang Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone with the approval of the judicial administrative department. On December 17, 2020, Llinks officially signed a contract to settle in the New Lingang Area Legal Service Center, becoming one of the first five law firms there.
In May 2020, the New Lingang Area released "Several Policies on Promoting the Development of Legal Service Industry in New Lingang Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone", to encourage well-known legal service institutions at home and abroad to establish headquarters or branches in the New Lingang Area, so asto promote the construction of an international legal service center in the New Lingang Area, the policies will strive to create a first-class international and legal business environment.
The establishment of the office in the New Lingang Area will facilitate Llinks to provide more convenient and efficient legal services for domestic and foreign clients to enter the New Lingang Area. It is another important measures to actively respond to the "Belt and Road" initiative and the "Yangtze River Delta Integration" strategy, and expands the legal service market in the free trade zone.
After 22 years of development, Llinks has grown into a leading professional law firm in China. It has set up practice offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and London, and has more than 300 practicing lawyers and paralegals in multiple jurisdictions. Llinks has won the title of "National Excellent Law Firm" for many times, and has also been awarded for many years as "China's Leading Law Firm" by numerous international reputable legal publications including Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, ALB, IFLR1000, Legalband..
Llinks has four major practice groups, which are bBanking and Financial Services, Capital Markets, Corporate/ M&A, and Dispute Resolution, with services focus on 17 professional and industrial fields including financial services, asset management, wealth management, capital markets, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, compliance, intellectual property, labor and employment, private equity/venture capital, anti-trust and competition, restructuring insolvency and bankruptcy, sports law, healthcare and life sciences, real estate and construction, technology, media and telecom.
Llinks will continue to uphold the concept of "Act with United Strength and Joint Development", and always adhere to the model of "True Partnership, Division by Specialization, and Integrated Operation". Llinks strives to improve business capabilities and service levels, continuously to expand service areas, to attract talents with its own advantages, maintaining integrity and innovation in professional accumulation, industrial coordination, cross-border linkage, etc., to achieve self-leap-forward and development.
