Founded in 1949,Baker & McKenzie advises many of the world’s most dynamic and successful businessorganizations through more than 11,000 people in 77 offices in 47 countries. The Firm is known for its globalperspective, deep understanding of the local language and culture of business, uncompromising commitmentto excellence, and world-class fluency in its client service. Global revenues for the fiscal year ended 30 June2014, were US$2.54 billion. Eduardo Leite is Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Baker & McKenzie’s Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai offices were established in 1974, 1993 and 2003,respectively. In total, the three offices are staffed by over 400 lawyers and professional staff. The Firmprovides dedicated legal services across the broad spectrum of corporate law. Baker & McKenzie’s practice inMainland China and Hong Kong is consistently ranked in the top tier within legal directories as well as industrysurveys, and described as a leading or highly recommended firm in almost all categories of law.

Baker & McKenzie boasts of a full range of practices: banking and finance, Anti-trust/competition, dispute resolution, corporate, M&A/JV, restructuring/ bankruptcy, IP, labor law, securities, tax, real estate, PE/ VC,and international trade。 It provides legal services for various industries:Banks and financial institutes, energy and mining and infrastructure, Insurance, real estate, housing and consumer goods, IT and communications, entertainment and media, and Pharmaceutical and healthcare.

Managing and protecting intellectual property is becoming increasingly complex for multinational corporations, which often have large IP portfolios and operations in multiple jurisdictions with varying levels of IP law and enforcement. Rapid technological advances have made infringers more sophisticated, and the rise of IP as a major driver of mergers and acquisitions has made it even more important to develop strategies to protect these assets. Since the firm's inception, Baker & McKenzie has been helping the world's leading multinational companies acquire, protect, enforce and exploit all aspects of their IP. With nearly 400 IP lawyers in 40 countries, Baker & McKenzie provides a full range of IP services in more jurisdictions than any other firm.