Acquisition International - Legal Awards 2017 19 Duan & Duan was the first law firm established in China with international standards. We profile the law firm and Senior Partner, Tony Song to find out about the services which the company provides, as well as outlining their overall mission. ounded in 1993, Duan & Duan founders were Chinese students, who returned from overseas studies bringing with them their work experience from abroad, at a time when China was undergoing reform and opening-up to the world. Growing rapidly, it has become one of the most prestigious PRC law firms with a commitment to providing legal services professionally and with integrity. Crucial to its success is the firm’s approach to matters and cases of all kinds, including clients. Duan & Duan is devoted to providing first class legal advice for domestic and foreign matters, as well as clients. In over two decades, the firm has built a team of professionals with extensive experience, locally and internationally on complex and sophisticated legal matters. Over the decades, the reliable law firm has been entrusted with representing numerous Chinese well-known state- owned enterprises, and privately-run businesses both for their domestic legal needs, and for expanding their operations abroad into international market. The law firm is also the first choice of many Fortune 500 domestic or international businesses. Maintaining and working out of offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Kunming, Hefei, Dalian, Chengdu, Xiamen, Chongqing, Hong Kong and Seattle highlights the global presence of Duan & Duan. Each office possesses a professional legal team having fluency Chinese, English, Japanese and other languages. Its offices are well-equipped, with a uniform computer management system and modern communication tools ensuring the delivery of skilled, timely, and professional legal service to the firm’s clients around the world. Specialising in many areas of practice, Duan & Duan provides a variety of services to an assortment of clients. The firm has eight practice areas: Corporate, Securities and Finance, International Investment & Trade and Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Litigation, International Arbitration, Engineering & Real Estate, and Maritime & Admiralty. Teamwork is vital to the success of the company, and each department is led by partners with authority and expertise in their professional area. The departments work cooperatively on matters involving multiple practice areas to cover a broad range of issues and services efficiently and timely. Company: Duan & Duan Law Firm Contact: Tony Song Email:
[email protected] Address: 47/F, Maxdo Center, 8 Xing Yi Road, Shanghai, 200336, China Phone: 0086 21 6219 1103 Web: www.duanduan.com Duan &Duan Lawfirm F LA170035 Constantly evolving, Duan & Duan has developed and enforced its first-rate principles throughout the company. It now provides services professionally and to a global standard, with more borders being crossed, the company continues to grow, with its team of professionals increasing in numbers. Moving forward, the firm also is expanding its operations, both domestically and internationally. Senior Partner Tony Song has an extensive and impressive CV, showcasing the leadership at the company. He specialises in a variety of fields, notably Business Secret Protection, Anti-unfair Competition Litigation, Patent and Trademark Protection, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Transaction Project, and International Litigation and Arbitration. Representing multinational companies in their intellectual property matters, such as business secret, anti-unfair competition, patent and trademark, Tony holds more than 30 years’ litigation experiences and has dealt with thousands of cases. With his proficiency in dispute settlement area, Tony is capable of dealing with complex disputes both inside and outside China. Tony has a great deal of success as well as experience, particularly in international and domestic business, aiding a lot of well-renowned firms. Possessing a wealth of experience, after graduation from Fudan University in 1983, Tony was qualified in 1984 for patent agent and admitted in 1986 for lawyer. Currently, Tony is the member of International Trademark Association. The IP team lead by Tony was standing director of China Intellectual Property Association and the vice president of the Intellectual Property Council. Ultimately, teamwork and experience are key factors in making Duan & Duan the successful law firm it is today. Senior Partner Tony is essential to the firm, as evidence by his Best IP Litigator 2017 award, and the firm’s presence on a global scale is something which helps to mark it out as the best possible option for clients within the legal industry. Best IP Litigator 2017 & Best Full-Service Law Firm - China