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Big Four Shut Down Legal Operations in China Following 'Regulatory Raids'

None of the closures has been made public but they have caused ripples in local market as they represent a severe blow to the firms' ambitions in the region.

Jessica Seah | October 13, 2022

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by Jessica Seah, Law.com International Asia Editor

The Big Four auditing giants have quietly shut down their legal affiliations in China following intense regulatory scrutiny, according to an investigation by Law.com International, in a major development for Asia's legal industry.

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