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Bird & Bird is an international commercial law firm with over 680 lawyers worldwide. We specialise in combining leading-edge expertise across a full range of legal services including advising on commercial, corporate, competition, dispute resolution, finance, employment and real estate matters.
We work with some of the world’s most innovative and technologically advanced companies and have an outstanding reputation for providing cutting-edge legal advice to all our clients.
With offices in Beijing, Brussels, Düsseldorf, The Hague, Helsinki, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome and Stockholm, we are strategically placed to offer local expertise within a global context. We also have close ties with firms in other key jurisdictions in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
We are committed to providing clients with an international service combined with genuine local knowledge and understanding. This is demonstrated by the way in which our lawyers work together to provide a tailored, seamless, cross-border service that is based on our client needs. Added to this, our offices are staffed by local lawyers, all of whom have an excellent insight into local market conditions and culture coupled with a deep understanding of the legal practice in which they work.
Bird & Bird is proud to have won International Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2008.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is one of the largest full-service international law firms with more than 1,000 lawyers located in prominent commercial and financial centers in Asia, Europe and North America. Throughout the world, our clients include Fortune 100 companies, industrial corporations, financial institutions, governmental entities, emerging companies and individuals. The firm's core values, shared by all Orrick colleagues, emphasize "the highest standards of integrity and ethics at all times...we bring enthusiasm, innovation, entrepreneurial zeal and commitment to advancing the welfare of the firm and our clients."
Orrick strives to help our clients achieve their business goals and solve their legal issues by delivering efficient, sophisticated and innovative legal services. Orrick provides clients with a comprehensive range of legal services, including finance, investment, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, commercial transactions, real estate, intellectual property and dispute resolution. The lawyers in Orrick's dispute resolution practice in Greater China provide cross-practice teamwork, strategic thinking and creative problem solving that focuses on practical approaches aligned with each client's unique business objectives. Our global strengths and understanding of local issues effectively position our team to serve the needs of our clients locally, regionally and globally.
