Beijing, China -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2009 -- “Red circle” Chinese law firm Lehman, Lee & Xu, which maintains one of the largest corporate-commercial practices in the country, has been invited to hold a workshop at the 6th Annual China Summit organized by China Law and Practice, a conference that will host hundreds of in-house counsels and lawyers from a variety of organizations. “We are glad to have been invited by CLP to speak at the event. We have witnessed a growing public interest toward local Chinese law firms” commented Edward Lehman, managing director of the firm.

Foreign “multi-national” law firms are restricted under Chinese law in both the number of offices they can have and the type of activities they can perform and thus mainly focus on outbound work. As such, they have to cooperate with local Chinese law firms on a number of matters, such as litigation and rendering legal opinions on Chinese law. Lehman, Lee & Xu is well placed to serve the needs of foreign law firms, maintaining one of the largest and most efficient dispute resolution practices in the country, with a particular specialty in labor and employment disputes.

Unfortunately, Lehman, Lee & Xu are unable to attend the event. Edward Lehman explained that “our internal client selection process, which is at the core of our business model, is very selective. Our practice is driven by word-of-mouth referrals and the careful vetting of potential clients, who are willing to receive advice addressed to their particular questions regarding China, but also advice regarding issues they may have overlooked”.

Lehman, Lee & Xu, from the date of its inception in 1992, has placed an emphasis on developing the legal profession in China. Its managing director, Edward Lehman, has been living and practicing in China from before the Tiananmen events, a time where the private legal profession was yet to be re-established and Chinese law firms were state-run entities employing lawyers lacking western-style legal education and experience. Lehman has witnessed the continual transformation of the Chinese legal environment over the past 23 years and – different from US diplomats – without interruption.