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Within Shanghai, Boss & Young Attorneys at Law is a second tier firm,

Boss & Young Attorneys at Law’s clients value its ‘excellent ability to work across Chinese and Western cultures’, particularly as much of its business is foreign-related. Within the finance arena, it is particularly renowned for investment funds, private equity and RMB formation. Led by Hubert Tse, who is ‘very knowledgeable in the asset management field’, recent highlights include advising a leading US private equity fund on the structuring and formation of a $300m fund in Tianjin. It also assisted the client in becoming one of the first global private equity firms approved to be set up in Shanghai under the Qualified Foreign Limited Partner’s (QFLP) programme. Among other highlights, the team advised a leading New York-based hedge fund on co-investment and an investment mandate from the China Investment Corporation (CIC) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).

Within Shanghai, Boss & Young Attorneys at Law is a second tier firm,

Boss & Young Attorneys at Law provides a ‘very responsive service’ to clients, including Fortune 500 companies, leading Asian banks, US and global financial institutions and hedge funds, and Chinese companies. Hubert Tse is ‘well connected with regulators’, and is widely renowned for his expertise in China private equity, Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII), Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors (QDII) and investment funds. The practice’s broad remit also includes secondary offerings, stock repurchases and transfers, shell listings, issuance of bonds, convertible instruments, warrants and redeemable preferred shares. It has advised on a number of listings of many companies in Chinese and overseas stock exchanges, and recently has been advising two leading Asian-listed financial institutions on a planned IPO on the Shanghai International Board (SIB).

Within Shanghai, Boss & Young Attorneys at Law is a second tier firm,

Boss & Young Attorneys at Law has an outstanding practice which, while smaller in headcount than some of its main competitors, does punch above its weight in dealing with complex matters. The firm has seen an upsurge in deals of late, with highlights including advising on the acquisition of a 15% equity stake in a leading local PRC fixtures company. Other recent clients include a leading foreign property development company based in Shanghai.

Within Shanghai, Boss & Young Attorneys at Law is a second tier firm,

Boss & Young Attorneys at Law has a team that is experienced in litigation both in China and abroad, with emphasis on international trade, intellectual property rights, bank loans, real estate development, shipping and debt collection. Recent highlights include successfully defending a major retailer against claims of non-payment by a Chinese company, and winning a case for a French employer. Mingjie Zhang and Xu Guojian are recommended.

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Within Shanghai, Boss & Young Attorneys at Law is a third tier firm,

Boss & Young Attorneys at Law has particular expertise in IP licensing. Although the bulk of its practice operates out of Beijing, the Shanghai office handles all its IP licensing issues. Recent work includes advising a digitial content security company in relation to configuration and licensing agreements, and advising a large French company on trade mark matters.