| Yingke Law Firm | |
| Headquarters: | Beijing, China |
| Num Offices: | 80 |
| Practice Areas: | General practice |
| Revenue: | $624,000,000 gross revenue in 2018RMB450 million (£48 million) (2012) $445 million (2018) |
| Num Employees: | Over 10,000 lawyers |
| Date Founded: | August 14, 2001 (Beijing) |
| Company Type: | Special general partnership |
Yingke Law Firm (Yingke) is an international commercial law firm headquartered in Beijing, China.[1] It is the largest China-based law firm measured by number of lawyers.[2]
Yingke Law Firm was founded on August 14, 2001.[3] In the 12 months to June 2010, Yingke opened offices in Hohhot, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang and Tianjin, China.[4] [5]
In September 2010, Yingke opened an office in Budapest, its first in Europe, through the formation of a joint-venture with the Hungarian law firm Várnai & Partners.[6]
In March 2011, Yingke opened an office in Verona, Italy through the creation of a joint-venture with the Italian law firm Advoco.[6]
In January 2012, Yingke opened offices in Istanbul and Warsaw, with a plan to initially recruit 25 lawyers and consultants in the latter city.[7] [8]
In March 2012, Yingke opened offices in New York City and São Paulo, and received approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong to establish a branch office in Hong Kong.[1]
In October 2012, Yingke opened an office in Mexico City.[9]
In March 2013, Yingke announced that it would open offices in Brussels and Milan in April 2013, through associations with local firms Oswell & Vahida and Mercanti Dorio e Associati respectively.[10]
In April 2013 Yingke merged with the Israeli boutique law firm Eyal Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co, providing it with its first office in the country,[11] which later on merged with Lipa Meir & Co. Advocates,[12] a prominent law firm in Israel.[13]
In September 2019, Yingke established its new New York office: YK Law LLP.[14]
In March 2020, Yingke established its new consulting arm: YK Consulting.
In July 2020, Yingke established its Sydney office: Yingke Law Firm (Sydney).
In July 2024, Yingke established its Tokyo office: Yingke Law Firm (Tokyo).[15]
Yingke's main practice areas include:[16]