Asialaw Profiles Highly Recommends LEHMAN, LEE & XU as a Leading Law Firm within its Industry and Across Asia

BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Asialaw Profiles, the most accessible guide to Asia-Pacific's leading regional and domestic lawyers, has again highly recommended the law firm LEHMAN, LEE & XU. LEHMAN, LEE & XU has been recommended in 2013 and 2014 in special areas that include Banking & Finance, Construction & Real Estate, Corporate/M&A, Tax, and Energy & Natural Resources. LEHMAN, LEE & XU, the third largest corporate commercial law firm in the People's Republic of China, adds this prestigious accolade to a collection which includes global honors from Finance Magazine, Dealmakers, Intercontinental Finance, and Corporate INTL Magazine.

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LEHMAN, LEE & XU, founded in 1992, continues to gain momentum in Asia's legal playing field with expertise in a multitude of fields that comprise but are not limited to Banking and Finance, Corporate/M&A, Intellectual Property, Tax, Energy & Natural Resources, Customs, and Trade. LEHMAN, LEE & XU is honored to be recommended by Asialaw Profiles and recognized for its high caliber and professional standards.

Edward Lehman, Managing Director of LEHMAN, LEE & XU, founded the law firm in 1992, making it the 8th private law firm opened in Mainland China. Four years later he opened an office in the Republic of Mongolia. Currently, LEHMAN, LEE & XU has offices throughout Mainland China, Macau SAR, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, and the Republic of Mongolia. In addition to having over 26 years of "on the ground" experience and over 21 years as Managing Director, Edward Lehman is the longest serving Managing Director of any law firm, Chinese or Foreign, in Mainland China.

Former Judge of the People's Republic of China and Senior Attorney at LEHMAN, LEE & XU Kenan Jiang responds, "This award is truly an honor and it rightly demonstrates the strength of our firm, the ability of our staff, and the enthusiasm with which we pursue excellence and achievement."

The 18^th annual edition of Asialaw Profiles highly recommends the firm LEHMAN, LEE & XU for its level of professional standards, as a leading corporate commercial law firm within Asia. The 2014 edition of Asialaw Profiles marks their most comprehensive report, having been assembled by their largest editorial and research team. Asialaw Profiles was first published in 1996 and stands apart from similar publications due to the staggering effort that is expended in research and meticulous examination from around the world. This culminates in an unrivaled report to provide its readers with information about globally noteworthy deals, firms, and individuals. The publication takes advantage of detailed surveys and in-depth interviews with lawyers, law firms, and institutions from across the globe.

With over 7,000 copies, Asialaw Profiles provides its thorough reports to joint ventures, international corporations, financial institution, legal professionals, senior executives, in-house council, and senior corporate executives, not to mention to subscribers of China Law & Practice magazine and Managing Intellectual Property magazine, from both of which LEHMAN, LEE & XU has received multiple awards. In 2014, Asialaw Profiles will provide country-by-country guides, client feedback, and recommendations throughout Australia, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Cambodia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

In light of the recognition, David Beckstead, Foreign Legal Consultant of LEHMAN, LEE & XU Mongolia, comments, "LEHMAN, LEE & XU continues to lead the way as one of Mongolia's premier international law firms. Our team of lawyers is involved in some of the biggest mining, infrastructure, and project financing transactions in the country. Our primary objectives have always been to represent our clients' interests and to provide constant support for their operations in Mongolia. Going forward, we will strive to maintain the same level of high-quality legal advice which our clients have come to expect."

LEHMAN, LEE & XU

LEHMAN, LEE & XU is a prominent Chinese corporate commercial full service law firm with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, a network of 31 cities throughout greater China, and Mongolia. The firm has been recognized as a "Red Chip" corporate commercial law firm in Mainland China. LEHMAN, LEE & XU is managed by Edward Lehman, a long-time "China hand" and founder of LehmanBrown CPA. Mr. Lehman is the first foreign lawyer to work at a Chinese law firm since the founding of the People's Republic of China and has the "dubious distinction" of being the longest serving manager of any law firm in Mainland China. He is the legal commentator to China Central Television, a fellow at the China Academy of Social Sciences, and a leading expert on corporate law with more than 26 consecutive years of practice experience in Mainland China.

To learn more, please visit the website at www.lehmanlaw.com.

LEHMAN, LEE & XU Mongolia

LEHMAN, LEE & XU Mongolia is one of the first and only international law firms with a full time presence in Mongolia. Our Ulaanbaatar office is staffed with resident foreign legal consultants having significant experience in Mongolia and qualified Mongolian attorneys. With 31 branch affiliated offices throughout greater Asia, associated offices in Europe and the United States and more than 250 lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys and legal assistants providing a full range of legal services to meet the diverse needs of our worldwide clients, LEHMAN, LEE & XU is widely regarded as Mongolia's largest and preeminent law firm.

To learn more, please visit the website at www.lehmanlaw.mn.

LehmanBrown CPA

LehmanBrown is one of China's leading accounting, taxation and business advisory firms. Our accounting and consulting professionals have years of solid experience in auditing, accounting, financial management and tax consulting and have worked in public accounting as well as a wide variety of industry sectors. LehmanBrown is dedicated to providing professional accounting and financial advisory services to clients with an interest in the rapidly-developing Chinese market. We are based in Beijing, with a network of offices in Hong Kong, Macao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Mongolia and manage an extensive affiliate network providing service throughout China.

To learn more, please visit the website at www.lehmanbrowncpa.com.

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