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Unit 502-503, 5th Floor, Nordic House
3 Fenyang Road, Xuhui District
Shanghai 200031
China
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Unit 502-503, 5th Floor, Nordic House
3 Fenyang Road, Xuhui District
Shanghai 200031
China
The Shanghai Office is Quinn Emanuel’s newest office in Asia, established and led by Sam Williamson, a Harvard-educated former chair of another leading U.S. firm’s white collar practice in Asia and the only Chinese-speaking former federal prosecutor at an international firm in mainland China.
The office provides representation in the areas of white collar defense and general business litigation, offering a range of services to foreign and local clients:
Aside from Sam, the remainder of the attorney team is comprised of associates and foreign legal consultants with top-level academic credentials (Harvard, Yale, University of Chicago, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, and Peking University) and superior local language skills: all team members speak both Mandarin Chinese and English, supported by acute local cultural sensitivity acquired from being native Chinese, educated here for extended periods, or retaining strong family ties to mainland China or Taiwan. The team also works very closely with attorneys from other Quinn Emanuel offices around the globe.
What the office aims to provide to clients is the highest-quality U.S. and Asian legal talent on the ground in Asia and eliminate the need to choose between a local expert and the quality expected in the U.S.
We see our role as being to help U.S.-based internal legal teams sleep at night, knowing that they have a resource in Asia that is operating at the same level as their most trusted U.S.-based outside counsel. This team was formed because clients told us that they were tired of having to hire a local “China (or Asia) expert” who was not an expert in the litigation or enforcement issues they were facing or flying someone in from elsewhere who was not a China/Asia expert. We provide both local expertise and the highest quality legal services to clients facing issues in China in particular, and in Asia more broadly.
In providing our services, we recognize that all cases are different. Each has its own wrinkles, personality, occasional hidden agenda, and often politics. We approach each matter as a unique situation.
We also provide representation in matters all over China, wherever a client’s problems arise. Our Beijing-based cases have been nearly as frequent as our representations in Shanghai. The team has also handled cases in many other Chinese cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Changzhou, Shenyang, Changchun, and Dalian. In addition to China, we have provided advice in cases in nearly every country or region in Asia, including: India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, Hong Kong and Macau. Moreover, we have assisted clients in a broad variety of industries, including: finance, automotive, engineering/construction, healthcare/pharmaceutical/medical device, IT consulting, hospitality, chemicals, food products, accounting services, information technology, and many others.
Our clients have found these capabilities to be very useful in managing legal risk from the U.S. and Chinese governments, as well as in dealing with contentious matters that take place outside of China/Asia but involve facts and circumstances related to China or the Asian region.
上海辦公室是昆鷹律師事務所最年輕的亞洲辦公室，由合夥人Sam Williamson 創設並領導。Sam Williamson 畢業于哈佛法學院，曾領導另一家領先美國律師事務所的亞洲白領職務犯罪實務，也是唯一一位會說中文並在國際律師事務所中國辦公室工作的前美國聯邦檢察官。
上海辦公室提供白領職務犯罪及各類商業訴訟代理，可以為外國和本地客戶提供一系列專業服務，其中包括：
除 Sam Williamson 以外，昆鷹律師事務所上海團隊的其他律師和法律顧問也都接受過頂級的法學教育。他們畢業于哈佛大學、耶魯大學、芝加哥大學、紐約大學、賓夕法尼亞大學和北京大學，每一位都會普通話和英語。他們或在中國出生長大，或在中國受過長期的教育，或仍與中國大陸或台灣地區的家人保持密切關係，因此對中國本地文化保有非常敏銳的見解。上海團隊也同昆鷹全球各地的其他辦公室進行密切合作。
上海辦公室的創建目的就是向客戶提供在亞洲的最頂尖的美國和亞洲法律人才，以使客戶免於面臨在本地法律實務專家和美國高規格法律服務之間做出取捨的境地。
我們認為上海辦公室的角色在於幫助位於美國的企業內部律師在夜晚到來時安然入睡，因為他們知道位於亞洲的外部律師團隊正在運作，其服務品質比肩他們最為信賴的美國外部律師夥伴。我們之所以組建上海團隊，是因為客戶告訴我們，他們已經厭倦了聘請根本不了解訴訟或執法實務的當地“中國法（或亞洲法）專家”，也不願安排對本地法律環境不熟的外國律師飛來中國/亞洲處理事務。我們提供的代理既有對本地法律的專業見解，同時又具有最高的服務品質，為客戶解決其在中國乃至亞洲面臨的現實問題。
在提供法律服務時，我們深知每一個案件都是獨特的。每一個案件都有其自身的複雜性和個性，時不時伴隨著祕而不宣的議程且經常有各種政治考量。我們把每一個案件都作為特殊個案來處理。
我們提供的代理服務遍佈中國各地，客戶的問題在哪裡發生，我們的服務就去往哪裡。我們在北京代理案件幾乎與我們在上海的代理服務同樣頻繁。我們的團隊也曾在廣州、深圳、成都、重慶、昆明、杭州、南京、寧波、常州、瀋陽、長春、大連等其他中國城市為客戶處理案件。除中國以外，我們在亞洲所有國家和地區幾乎都有代理經驗，包括印度、日本、韓國、新加坡、馬來西亞、泰國、印度尼西亞、越南、澳大利亞、香港和澳門。此外，我們代理的實務橫跨眾多行業領域，包括金融、汽車、工程建築、醫療保健、藥品、醫療器材、信息技術咨詢、酒店、化工、食品、會計服務及信息技術等。
我們的客戶發現我們這些上述的能力可以非常有效的管理其面臨的美國和中國政府的執法風險，也能有效解決發生在中國或亞洲之外但涉及中國或亞洲相關事項的爭議案件。
上海办公室是昆鹰律师事务所最年轻的亚洲办公室，由合伙人Sam Williamson 创设并领导。Sam Williamson 毕业于哈佛法学院，曾领导另一家领先美国律师事务所的亚洲白领职务犯罪实务，也是唯一一位会说中文并在国际律师事务所中国办公室工作的前美国联邦检察官。
上海办公室提供白领职务犯罪及各类商业诉讼代理，可以为外国和本地客户提供一系列专业服务，其中包括：
除 Sam Williamson 以外，昆鹰律师事务所上海团队的其他律师和法律顾问也都接受过顶级的法学教育。他们毕业于哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、芝加哥大学、纽约大学、宾夕法尼亚大学和北京大学，每一位都会普通话和英语。他们或在中国出生长大，或在中国受过长期的教育，或仍与中国大陆或台湾地区的家人保持密切关系，因此对中国本地文化保有非常敏锐的见解。上海团队也同昆鹰全球各地的其他办公室进行密切合作。
上海办公室的创建目的就是向客户提供在亚洲的最顶尖的美国和亚洲法律人才，以使客户免于面临在本地法律实务专家和美国高规格法律服务之间做出取舍的境地。
我们认为上海办公室的角色在于帮助位于美国的企业内部律师在夜晚到来时安然入睡，因为他们知道位于亚洲的外部律师团队正在运作，其服务品质比肩他们最为信赖的美国外部律师伙伴。我们之所以组建上海团队，是因为客户告诉我们，他们已经厌倦了聘请根本不了解诉讼或执法实务的当地“中国法（或亚洲法）专家”，也不愿安排对本地法律环境不熟的外国律师飞来中国/亚洲处理事务。我们提供的代理既有对本地法律的专业见解，同时又具有最高的服务品质，为客户解决其在中国乃至亚洲面临的现实问题。
在提供法律服务时，我们深知每一个案件都是独特的。每一个案件都有其自身的复杂性和个性，时不时伴随着秘而不宣的议程且经常有各种政治考量。我们把每一个案件都作为特殊个案来处理。
我们提供的代理服务遍布中国各地，客户的问题在哪里发生，我们的服务就去往哪里。我们在北京代理案件几乎与我们在上海的代理服务同样频繁。我们的团队也曾在广州、深圳、成都、重庆、昆明、杭州、南京、宁波、常州、沈阳、长春、大连等其他中国城市为客户处理案件。除中国以外，我们在亚洲所有国家和地区几乎都有代理经验，包括印度、日本、韩国、新加坡、马来西亚、泰国、印度尼西亚、越南、澳大利亚、香港和澳门。此外，我们代理的实务横跨众多行业领域，包括金融、汽车、工程建筑、医疗保健、药品、医疗器材、信息技术咨询、酒店、化工、食品、会计服务及信息技术等。
我们的客户发现我们这些上述的能力可以非常有效地管理其面临的美国和中国政府的执法风险，也能有效解决发生在中国或亚洲之外但涉及中国或亚洲相关事项的争议案件。
Quinn Emanuel mourns the loss of one of its name partners, Bill Urquhart. Bill joined the firm 31 years ago when it was just a few lawyers in downtown Los Angeles. Bill was a visionary and helped lead a transformation of the firm from a small litigation boutique to the largest and most successful litigation firm in the world, with over 800 lawyers in 23 offices on four continents.
In his legal practice, Bill was a sage counselor and trusted advisor for both plaintiffs and defendants, and for numerous Fortune 100 companies in their most important disputes — matters that usually involved tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of dollars. Over the years he advised IBM, Hughes, Johnson Controls, CNA, Nokia and Qualcomm, among many many others.
For the many people at the firm who were fortunate to know Bill, he was more than a visionary partner and excellent lawyer, he was also a friend, who lived and loved life. He was loved and will be missed.
He leaves behind his wife Mary and 6 children, and our thoughts are with them in this time of grief.