Linklaters is a leading global law firm, supporting clients in achieving their strategies wherever they do business. We use our expertise and resources to help clients pursue opportunities and manage risk across emerging and developed markets around the world.

Our global approach and commitment to excellence ensure the highest standards of quality and service across all our relationships. Our discipline, teamwork and agility helps clients navigate important business challenges successfully.

We undertake the most important and challenging assignments for the world's leading companies, financial institutions and governments, helping them to achieve their objectives by solving their most complex and important business and legal issues.

We build lasting relationships with our clients, and are committed to supporting them at all times, as they adjust to changes in their markets and the regulatory landscape. The size and shape of our business is determined by our clients and the work we do for them.

Our practices are divided into three broad divisions: Corporate; Finance and Projects; and Commercial.  In practice, advising our clients usually involves more than one division.

Corporate

Corporate is recognised as a world leader in mergers, acquisitions, flotations, joint ventures and private equity. These are often pioneering deals. While many people associate corporate law with mergers, acquisitions and private equity, there are many other types of expertise at work here.  Lawyers specialising in antitrust/competition, employment, pensions and incentives help companies with some of the toughest issues facing modern business.

Finance & Projects

Finance leads the world’s strongest financial institutions practice and advises companies, funds and governments as well as banks in their funding, hedging and investment activities. Innovation and market leadership stand at the centre of our work. Projects leads many of the world’s most important energy and infrastructure projects.

Commercial

Commercial offers a broad range of expertise, including litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, tax, technology, media and telecommunications, intellectual property and trusts. Most of the time, we advise corporate and financial institutions, but our trusts lawyers also work with individuals, charities and trustees.

Bank of China

Incorporated on 5th February 1912, Bank of China has had continuous operations in China longer than any other bank. After a century of effort, Bank of China has developed into a multinational banking group with significant global influence. With institutions spread across the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and 32 other countries and regions, Bank of China is engaged in multiple fields, including commercial banking, investment banking, direct investment, insurance, fund and aviation leasing. Recently, Bank of China has been recognised by the G20 as one of the 29 Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions, the so-called G-SIFIs. Bank of China is the only bank on the list that is from the emerging markets. 

Bank of China London Branch was founded in 1929. It was the first overseas financial institution formed by a Chinese bank. For the past 83 years, the bank has played a huge role as a bridge for Sino-British economic and trade cooperation. In October 2007, a UK subsidiary, Bank of China (UK) Limited, was successfully established. This has been followed by the recent purchase of a prestigious new building at One Lothbury, next to the Bank of England. Currently, the Bank has a network of 5 UK branches, including in the City of London, China Town, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. Bank of China is proud to be the oldest and largest Chinese financial enterprise in the UK. The Bank’s assets and liabilities continued to grow with the expansion of its products and services provided over the years. The Bank launched a wide range of RMB products and services, including RMB exchange, current accounts, fixed-term saving accounts, remittance, trade finance etc for both personal and corporate customers. Bank of China will also play an important role as London aims to develop itself as a centre for the off-shore RMB business. Last year, Bank of China (UK) Limited won a highly recommended award from MoneyFacts for its buy-to-let mortgage services.  

2012 is the 100th Anniversary of Bank of China. Being an active member of the City’s banking community, Bank of China will continue to make our contribution to the development of the City as a leading world financial centre.