November 12, 2011

Law.com - Allens Arthur Digs In for Mongolian Mining Boom With Office Launch

Law.com - Allens Arthur Digs In for Mongolian Mining Boom With Office Launch: "Australian law firm Allens Arthur Robinson has launched an office in Mongolia.

The firm will have no lawyers based in its new office in Ulaanbaatar, the Mongolian capital, which it launched Wednesday. Instead, it will rotate lawyers in and out of the office. Brisbane-based energy and resources partner Erin Feros says she will be one of nine lawyers at the firm who will regularly spend time in the new office. Hong Kong partner David Wenger, who will serve as the firm's chief representative in Mongolia, is another.

Feros says the launch was driven by client demand, especially in the mining sector. "We have been doing work for clients in Mongolia for a decade now and the demand has just increased greatly over the past year," she says. "The largest projects are just starting to be developed now. There are also a lot of Australian Securities Exchange-listed companies who have increasing mining assets in Mongolia.""

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