China Alliance Firms

Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Founded in 1901, Armstrong Teasdale LLP is backed by a century of history and experience. The firm conducts a comprehensive nationwide civil law practice, with more than 250 lawyers in nine locations, including St. Louis, Kansas City, and Jefferson City, Missouri; Edwardsville, Belleville, Illinois; Overland Park, Kansas; Las Vegas, Nevada; Washington, DC; and Shanghai, China. Armstrong Teasdale has a diversified practice and is a leader among corporate, transactional and litigation law firms. The firm represents a variety of business, financial, institutional and individual clients in a full range of legal matters.

The firm established a presence in China in 1994 and in June of 2000, was awarded by the PRC Ministry of Justice, a license to open a foreign law office in Shanghai. Armstrong Teasdale is one of a few select American law firms which has been granted permission to practice law in China. International clients include governments and agencies, private investors, and a wide array of business enterprises engaged in international business operations.

For more information, please visit our website at www.armstrongteasdale.com or contact A.J. Chivetta, Practice Group Leader of the International Practice Group, at 314.342.8009 or achivetta@armstrongteasdale.com.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP is one of Canada's leading law firms. In recent years, Blakes has responded to the needs of its national and international clientele by expanding the firm’s original Toronto base. Today, Blakes has more than 500 lawyers in five offices across Canada, an office in London, England and Beijing, China. The firm’s goal is to "partner" with its clients on all of the legal services they require, enabling the firm to build strong relationships and better help clients reach their goals in the face of the marketplace's uncertainties and complexities.

The Blakes Beijing officeassists a broad range of Canadian and international clients doing business in China and Asia. The Bejing office serves the needs of North American clients who are increasingly recognizing the importance of the region in the global marketplace. The firm’s China Practice Group consists of lawyers in both China and Canada who are well equipped to advise clients on legal issues affecting foreign businesses in China.

Blakes Asia Inc., a subsidiary of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, is a member of China Alliance Business Consulting Group, LLC and China Alliance LLC.

For more information, please visit our website at www.blakes.com or contact Robert Granatstein, Managing Partner, at 416.863.2748 or robert.granatstein@blakes.com.

Butzel Long

Butzel Long is one of Michigan's leading law firms, with over 200 lawyers and eight offices in Michigan and Florida. Since its founding in 1854, the law firm has played a prominent role in the development of Detroit as an industrial and manufacturing center. The firm’s historic role in the development of the automotive industry is reflected today by its representation of over a third of the world’s largest suppliers and manufacturers.

Butzel Long’s clients include a wide range of business, government, education and individual interests, many of whom are active in national and international markets. The firm represents entities from many business sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, banking and financial services, retail and wholesale distribution, insurance, professional services, health care, advertising, media, publishing, technology and computers, marine, transportation, construction, utilities and real estate. Butzel Long has maintained an active China practice for several years with a special emphasis on the automotive, manufacturing and technology sectors.

For more information, please visit our website at www.butzel.com or contact C. Peter Theut, Director of the Global Trade Practice at 734.302.1022 or theut@butzel.com.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Founded in 1848, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP comprises more than 350 attorneys in six locations, including Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania; and Chicago, Illinois (Michael Best & Friedrich LLC). The firm provides a full range of legal services to clients on a regional, national and international basis in areas that include: business, corporate finance/securities, employment relations/ERISA, environmental, estate and financial planning, intellectual property, international, litigation, real estate and taxation. The firm also has several focused industry practice groups, including agribusiness, communications, construction, education, electronic commerce, government & public policy, health care, local government, financial institutions, retail/distribution, product liability and trade associations.

For more information, please visit our website at www.michaelbest.com or contact Scott Beightol, Partner, at 414.225.4994 or scbeightol@michaelbest.com.

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