International Law

Dezan Shira & Associates global network billing reaches US$1.6billion in 2007

By China Briefing

Big Four staff moving to larger boutique firms as industry focus shifts

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 22 - The Leading Edge Alliance firms yesterday revealed their total billing for professional services globally reached US$1.6 billion for 2007, an increase of 21 percent over 2006 figures. Dezan Shira & Associates, the Alliance?s largest Asian practice announced individual record billing for China and new revenue sources from India and Vietnam. The network is now the 12th largest network of firms internationally, following PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and KPMG in the top four places.

The alliance also increased its global membership base to some 220 firms with new members in Eastern Europe and Africa. ?The trend for mid-cap companies now is to look for value for money firms with a more personal layer of services,? said Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Senior Partner of Dezan Shira & Associates at the Alliance?s annual January Managing partners meeting in Las Vegas. (more…)

Full post as published by China Briefing Blog on January 21, 2008 (boomark / email).