Reed Smith latest U.S. firm to scale back in China
Reed Smith LLP office in Manhattan, New York City. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Pittsburgh-founded Reed Smith is planning to close its Beijing office, becoming the latest major U.S. law firm to shrink its footprint in China. It will leave the firm with just one branch on the mainland, in Shanghai.
The firm has "decided to strategically consolidate our…
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