In focus: US firms decouple China operations amid geopolitical tension
For US firms such as Mayer Brown, demerging their China operations becomes an effective alternative to navigate through geopolitical tensions.
As geopolitical tensions between China and the United States continue, some US firms have taken the alternative approach of separating their China businesses to maintain a presence in the market.
The latest is law firm Mayer Brown, which announced on May 2 that it will separate its China operations from its global practices. The Hong Kong partnership will revert to its legacy name, Johnson Stokes and Master (JSM), a firm founded in Hong Kong that merged with Mayer Brown in 2008.
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