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Reed Smith latest U.S. firm to scale back in China
By Hu Yangxiaoxiao 胡阳潇潇
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 resources in our Shanghai office, which closely collaborates with our offices in Hong Kong and Singapore," Reuters quoted a firm spokesperson as saying.
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