With broad experience handling matters in the technology industry, Han Kun Law Offices provides a service offering characterized by particular expertise within fintech products, including P2P lending, payment and crowdfunding solutions. Notable figures in the team include Beijing-based Jun Zhu, who has experience in asset securitisation and insurance fund management, regularly advising clients in their development of innovative financial products, and Felix Miao, working out of the firm’s Hong Kong office and with extensive experience acting in equity and debt capital market transactions. In Shanghai, Wei Quan specialises in the development of financial products in relation to consumer finance, supply chain finance, payment services and applying for financial licenses.

King & Wood Mallesons‘ 11-partner team impresses in matters relating to capital markets as well as in financing, corporate, M&A, IP and broader regulatory issues when acting for high-profile clients such as Huawei, Sinopec, and Lufax Holding. It continues to advise Ant Group on blockchain and payment mechanisms. The team is co-headed by Leimin Yu in Shanghai, who has experience acting for leading internet companies in M&A, cross-border internet payments, blockchain application, cybersecurity, and regulatory matters applicable to operations in China, and Shenzhen-based Xin Zhong who is adept in domestic and cross-border transactions in the fintech space. Other key names to note include Shanghai-based Fushen Chen, an expert in entry to internet finance, and Rong Wang, noted for financial regulation and compliance advice.

With an impressive roster of clients in the banking and technology sectors, Zhong Lun Law Firm is often involved in a range of high-profile M&A and IPO transactions. Its experience also extends to digital transformation projects, with a wider focus on compliance issues applicable to financial products. Leadership of the team is divided between Scott Yu and Zhisong He, co-heading the financial services practice, and Xinyu Liu, leading the financial innovation & fintech industry group, and often handling product design and innovation for high-profile clients. Shanghai-based Xinyu Liu is another key contact, noted for his advice on data and privacy protection, and the design of innovative products in the financial sector.

Leveraging its exposure to major PRC regulators, DaHui Lawyers advises a broad range of clients on navigating payment license regimes and structuring payment solutions. Managing partner Richard Ma who is active in market entry and restructuring, leads the practice alongside Beijing-based Brendon Wu who focuses on advising PE and VC funds on various investments in the region. Complementing the firm’s private equity practice is Zheng Zha, noted for his work on cross-border investments, while Cloud Li is a key contact for fund formation. The team saw the hire of Greg Guo from Fangda Partners in April 2022; Guo focuses on capital markets, M&A and private equity mandates.

Fangda Partners is noted for advising a range of international and local clients on M&A, private equity, restructuring, data protection, and venture capital transactions. The team is jointly led by Amanda Zhou, Chen Bao, and Kate Yin, and Shanghai-based Jian Fang and Zhiyi Ren. Yin is particularly focused on regulatory compliance matters with a cross-border element, while Fang advises international corporations, financial institutions and private equity firms on investments and operations in China. Ren is also active in cross-border investments, having recently acted for HSBC Fintech WFOE in obtaining an EDI license.

Global Law Office handles contentious and non-contentious matters including high-value financing, private equity and venture capital investment, with further expertise in matters involving face recognition, e-payments and virtual currency. It recently advised CMB International, CCB International and YONXI Securities in an offering of senior notes amounting to $150m, extending to their listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The team is jointly led between Maggie Meng and Meph Jia Gui in Beijing and Vincent Wang and Steven Yu in Shanghai. Meng, who is a data protection and privacy expert, is particularly regarded for her regulatory advice across the TMT sector; Wang’s practice focuses on emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and cloud computing; Yu is further noted for investments in China-based TMT companies by private equity and VC funds at a domestic and foreign level, as well as regulatory, licensing and compliance issues.