Foreign Investment：

We have long-term and extensive experience in the field of foreign investment. Our services cover all aspects of foreign investment. At the same time, we maintain good working relationships with the government agencies responsible for foreign investment and are able  to provide our fullest assistance to potential foreign investors in their communications with these agencies. The legal services that we provide cover, amongst others:

• Design of foreign investment structure, due diligence, and legal opinion;

• Establishment of foreign-invested enterprises and representative offices in China;

• Foreign exchange issues;

• Customs procedures and clearance support for the import and export of equipment and products;

• Tax refunds;

• Transfer pricing;

• Share transfer, capital injection and  reorganization, and acquisitions; 

• Continuing legal services for foreign-invested enterprises;

• Liquidation, dissolution, and exit strategy.

Corporate and Commercial：

      We provide a wide range of legal services to a variety of enterprises, including multinational enterprises, listed companies, state-owned enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises, from a multitude of industries. In the course of analyzing, controlling and preventing legal risks in our practice, we have also acquired a sharp sense of judgment of the market and business. We are able to provide legal support that is more business-friendly as a result. The legal services that we provide to our clients cover, amongst others:

• Advice on investment feasibility, due diligence, reports and design of proposal;

• Equity structure, design of corporate systems, and incorporation of new companies;

• Review of contracts, agreements, constitutions and other legal documents of companies;

• Important commercial negotiations with counterparties;

• Credit checks and analysis on business partners or competitors;

• Transfer of property rights of state-owned enterprises;

• Private equity and venture capital investments;

• Reorganization of enterprises and restructuring of equity structure;

• Mergers and acquisitions of enterprises and asset restructuring;

• Preparation and planning for Initial Public Offering;

• Disposal and Acquisition of shares and assets of companies;

• Capital injection, capital reduction, division, merger and liquidation of companies.

Intellectual Property：

      We have a wide-ranging intellectual property practice. There is no dearth of classic cases amongst the cases that we have handled. The lawyers whom we work with have obtained professional certification as patent agents or other qualifications. We are able to provide high-quality legal services to clients on various IP-related matters. The legal services that we provide cover, amongst others:

• Trademark search, trademark application, trademark licensing, transfer of trademark and confirmation of rights;

• Patent search, patent application, patent licensing, patent transfer, administrative review, and confirmation of rights;

• Copyright licensing, transfer of copyright, and advice on relevant matters;

• Protection of computer, network and domain name rights and related dispute resolution;

• Administrative protection procedures for intellectual property;

• IP litigation.

Real Estate and Construction：

    We have the ability and expertise to provide various types of legal services to real estate clients. During our practice, we come into contact with various parties and procedures. With valuable experience gained from handling major and classic cases, we are able to provide accurate, efficient and economical legal services to our clients. The legal services that we provide to our real estate clients cover, amongst others:

• Incorporation of project companies and the establishment, planning and land use of new projects;

• Real estate joint-ventures, joint development, and real-estate management;

• Project commissioning, exploration, construction and supervision;

• Drafting, negotiation and execution of construction contracts;

• Acquisition and disposal of real estate projects;

• Sale of commodity housing, leases and property management;

• Support for and supervision of the activities of real estate agents;

• Dispute resolution for disputes over property development, sales, lease and property management. Project company and new project set up, planning and land use;

Finance：

    We provide legal services to various types of financial enterprises and are familiar with the relevant laws and regulations applicable to the financial industry as well as the practical aspects of how the industry operates. Our practice covers various dimensions and we have gained a good understanding of both the macro and micro aspects of the financial market through assisting and participating in multiple major projects. We also maintain close cooperation with accountants, auditors, valuers and other organizations in relation to tax, and are thus able to provide holistic legal services to clients on tax-related issues faced by enterprises in the course of their operations. The legal services that we provide to our clients cover, amongst others:

• Bank financing and loans;

• Incorporation of trust companies, acquisitions, trust planning, and issuance;

• Incorporation of securities companies, acquisitions and operation, and execution and supervision of agency activities;

• Dispute resolution for insurance disputes;

• Establishment of guarantee companies and provision of external guarantees;

• Establishment and operation of pawnbroking firm;

• Incorporation of microfinance companies;

• Tax advice, tax planning, and tax analysis;

•  Dispute resolution for tax disputes.

Employment Relations and Disputes：

    We have extensive experience in Chinese employment laws, having acted for multiple large foreign-invested and domestic enterprises in the arbitration and litigation of employment disputes. We have also gained a breadth of practical experience through advising on the routine management of employment matters by enterprises and acquisition projects. The legal services that we provide cover, amongst others:

• Drafting and revising of employment contracts;

• Employment of foreign employees in China;

• Drafting and review of employment regulations, employee handbook and salary system for companies;

• Formulation of schemes and systems for protection of trade secrets and non-compete restrictions;

• Advice and training on employment matters;

• Redundancy planning and proposal;

• Restructuring of enterprises, proposal for resettlement of employees during liquidation, and handling of financial compensation matters;

• Participating in all-parties negotiations between enterprises and trade unions and drafting of Collective Contracts;

• Acting for enterprises in the arbitration and litigation of employment disputes.

Criminal：

    We have strong capabilities and an extensive network in the field of criminal litigation. Our lawyers have long-term experience in the investigation and the examination before prosecution of various types of criminal cases (including but not limited to violent crime, economic crime, job-related crime and customs-related crime). The legal services that we provide in this field are:

• Legal assistance during the investigation and advocacy during the examination before prosecution and the trial;

• Application for bail pending trial and filing petitions and accusations on behalf of the accused;

• Acting for the client in an appeal, protest or petition; 

• Criminal cases with incidental civil actions;

• Advice on difficult and complicated issues, including study of specific cases.

Litigation and Arbitration：

    We act for clients in a variety of litigation and arbitration. We have represented enterprises and individuals in major and complex (including cross-provincial) litigation and dispute resolution relating to company law, intellectual property, economic law, employment law, criminal law and other areas. Some of our lawyers have long-term on-the-ground experience or held leadership positions in the public security department, the prosecutor's office or the judicial system. The legal services that we provide cover, amongst others:

• Providing constructive and feasible proposals on prevention of disputes;

• Investigation and preservation of property;

• Acting for clients in domestic litigation;

• Acting for clients in domestic arbitration;

• Applying for enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards on behalf of clients;

• Participating in negotiations for dispute resolution and providing proposals for dispute resolution.