YOUR LAWYER IN CHINA

Business/Corporate Matters

We advise businesses small and large. We counsel China and global businesses during all stages of their life cycles: from formation to operation, to expansion via merger or acquisition, to dissolution. As global international business lawyers in Shanghai, we advise China companies looking to expand internationally and international companies looking to expand their businesses in China.

For entities of all sizes and in all realms, we handle the following as your Shanghai business/Corporate lawyer, among providing other services:

• Choosing the right structure of operation

• Business formation and dissolution

• Mergers and acquisitions

• Real estate matters, including leases

• Partnership agreements, joint venture agreements and strategic alliance agreements

• Negotiation and preparation of deal term sheets, LLC operating agreements and shareholder agreements

• Commercial leasing, financings and closings

• NDAs and confidentiality agreements (non-disclosure agreements or confidential business information agreements), non-competition and non-solicitation agreements

• Internet and technology related agreements and other agreements;

• Contractual disputes (including collections and enforcement of obligations)

• Global business advice

And more

Intellectual Property Law

As Shanghai intellectual property lawyer, we handle the following:

• Rights of privacy and rights of publicity matters (including handling print media and online defamation, libel, and slander claims and disputes)

• Intellectual property rights (including copyright, trademark, infringement, and disputes)

• Breaches of confidentiality and trade secrets

And more

Contract Draft and Review

Strong and enforceable contracts are a critical aspect of doing business. Since 2005, we have been assisting businesses in China and beyond with various legal concerns, including contract drafting and review. Our attention to detail and knowledge of the day-to-day challenges many businesses face allows us to provide effective guidance for all of your contractual concerns.

Failure to carefully review a contract or signing a poorly drafted contract can have significant consequences, including litigation, financial loss and more. Our flexible payment structures and plans allow us to serve businesses of all sizes with varying legal needs. You do not have to expose yourself to unnecessary financial risk by navigating contract matters on your own – we can help.

We can draft practical, enforceable and beneficial agreements that will best serve the interests of our clients, including:

• Sales Contracts

• Loan Contracts

• Guarantee Contract

• Lease Contracts

• Financial Leasing Contracts

• Contracts for Works

• Technology Contracts

• Employment Contract

In addition to drafting legal agreements, we review any type of business contract on behalf our clients. Our knowledge of the law and commitment to client interests allows us to ensure you are not signing anything that is not truly beneficial for your company objectives.

Employment Law

Your relationship with your employees is vital to your business’s success. We can help you manage the legal side of this relationship, leaving your managers with more time to do what they do best. Employment law issues can become costly, time-consuming and stressful if you don’t handle them quickly. With our help, you can develop the right policies to ensure legal compliance and proactively resolve problems before they grow.

What Employment Law Services Do We Offer?

• Train managers on common employment law issues

• Prepare for disciplinary and grievance hearings, appeals, and employment tribunals

• Comply with the latest employment legislation

• Transform a specific part of your business and advise on the employment implications

• Prevent and resolve employment disputes

• Limit reputational damage

• Protect confidential information

• Stop leavers from poaching valuable employees and customers

• Draft, review, or update contracts and policies

• Implement or improve disciplinary and grievance processes

We can advise on single issues or work with you on a long term retainer basis. Our fixed-price service gives you access to a regular legal updates, and advice on day-to-day employment and HR matters.

Business Litigation

Sophisticated Legal Representation for Complex Business Disputes.

Finding legal counsel with the resources and skill to navigate a complex business dispute can often prove to be a difficult task. When you need help resolving a dispute related to your commercial affairs in China, you can trust us, we will help you seek justice for corporate wrongdoing or accurately represent your business in any legal proceedings. We have the know-how, diligence, and commercial sophistication you need to help mitigate the harms from fraud, breach of contract, and other business-related disputes.