Red Circle (law firms)

The Red Circle ("红圈" in Chinese) is an informal term for leading law firms in China.

The term was first used by The Lawyer magazine in a report in March 2014, which used the term to define eight top-tier law firms in China. The eight firms include: Commerce & Finance (通商), Global Law Office (环球), Haiwen & Partners (海问), Jingtian & Gongcheng (竞天公诚), Jun He Law Offices (君合), King & Wood Mallesons (金杜), Zhong Lun (中伦), in Beijing; and Fangda (方达) in Shanghai. The list was later repeated by The Lawyer in its 2014 issue of a China-focused legal market report. Since then, the term and the list have been adopted in China by other media.

See also
List of largest Chinese law firms
Magic Circle (law)
White shoe firm
Big Four law firms (Japan)

References

Category:Law firms of China
Category:Neologisms