Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner - International Practice, Country Manager, India Chris is the founder of the firm. Previously with Asia Law & Practice in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong law firm Ng & Shum , and the International Law Firm Mossack Fonseca & Co. Chris established Dezan Shira & Associates in 1992 and has developed the practice from its original base in South China to the internationally recognized firm it is today with operations in China, Hong Kong, India and Vietnam. He remains the Senior Partner of the practice, yet nowadays has specific responsibilities for the development of the India practice in addition to chairing the firms board of international partners. He divides his time between Delhi and Beijing. Chris also established the Asia Briefing Ltd publications house in 1999, which now publishes a variety of different titles in several languages. These include China Briefing, India Briefing, Vietnam Briefing, 2point6billion and various other smaller magazines, including a selection of regional travel and cultural titles. Asia Briefing produces five different monthly magazines, and has published over 50 different books on matters of foreign direct investment legal and tax issues. He has been a columnist for the highly prestigious Beijing Review, established by Chairman Mao 50 years ago and the business magazine of the Chinese Government, for the past six years. His comments regularly appear in international publications such as The Economist, Time, Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The South China Morning Post, China Daily, The Hindu Times, The Times of India, Shanghai Daily and a host of other internationally recognized publications. He is a sought after speaker internationally and is a member of the Royal Overseas League, the Young Presidents Organization, The China Exploration and Research Society, and the Capital Club and American Clubs in Beijing. Contact Chris at chris.devonshire@dezshira.com
Chris Devonshire-Ellis: In the Press WebCPA America "With This Firm, It's REALLY All About The Numbers" by Howard Wolosky http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=26679 U.S. Commercial Service Extracts from China Briefing¡¯s ¡°Small-Medium Enterprise China Business Bible.¡± https://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/cpmaster.html?edition=6 Time magazine: ¡°The world¡¯s most dangerous investment¡± by Peter Ritter, Sep. 20, 2007. Commentary on investing in North Korea and experiences while helping the government rewrite its foreign-investment regulations. The South China Morning Post: ¡°Despite remoteness, China's hinterland last great frontier, according to consultant company¡± by Anna Healy Fenton, May 27, 2001. The South China Morning Post: ¡°Take us to your Dear Leader¡± by Glenn Schloss, Aug. 13, 2001. |
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