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Grandall Law Firm Offices
UNIT 1005, 10/F, TAIKANG INTERNATIONAL TOWER
2 WUDINGHOU STREET, XICHENG DISTRICT
BEIJING 100033
China
Grandall Law Firm > The Legal 500 Rankings
China > Regional coverage: Jiangsu Province: Nanjing Tier 1
Grandall Law Firm‘s broad practice spans capital markets, M&A, banking and finance, bankruptcy, real estate and construction, IP, dispute resolution and compliance. Managing partner Guoqiang Ma excels in financing and M&A transactions, Xiangming Liu is recommended for IPOs, cross-border investment and M&A transactions, and Kuilin Qiu handles patent, trade secret and software copyright disputes.Practice head(s):
Guoqiang Ma
Other key lawyers:
Xiangming Liu; Liang Yang; Kuilin Qiu
Key clients
Nanjing Securities
Jiangsu Heng Rui Medicine Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu New Energy Development Co., Ltd.
Guobo Electronics Co., Ltd.
Wangsu Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Flat Group (Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd)
CNNC Hua Yuan Titanium Dioxide Co., Ltd.
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Bodan Environmental Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Golden Investment and Private Equity Fund Management Co. Ltd.
Jiangsu Huasheng Lithium Electric Materials Co., Ltd.
Aofc Intelligent Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised Hengrui Pharmaceutical on its series-A financing of $100m.
- Representing Jiangsu Sukong Holding Group in a technology contractual dispute.
- Acting for Jiangsu Aosaikang Pharmaceutical in a patent infringement dispute against AstraZeneca.
China > Capital markets: PRC firms Tier 2
Grandall Law Firm are well regarded in the field of capital markets, advising a number of domestic companies in the Shanghai-Shenzhen-North Stock Exchange and Beijing Stock Exchange, as well as overseas enterprises in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The team is particularly experienced in A-share listings, domestic and overseas stock IPOs, equity and bond financing, and major asset restructuring projects. The team is led by Wei Liu, who has a particular specialism in matters relating to shares issuing and listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Also to note is Qiang Li, who in recent years has been focusing on new economy industries, such as integrated circuits.Practice head(s):
Wei Liu
Other key lawyers:
Qiang Li; Jianjun Guan
Key clients
National Silicon Industry Group Co., Ltd.
Tibet Duo Rui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Kaytune Industrial Co., Ltd.
HANGZHOU MDK OPTO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Zhejiang Sunriver Culture Co., Ltd
Nantong Haixing Electronics Co., Ltd.
Fujian Cosunter Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Gas Corporation Ltd.
Anhui Huaren Health Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Haishu Development and Construction Investment (Group) Co., Ltd.
Changguang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Jushri Technologies Inc.
eHi Car Services Limited
Shanghai International Group
Tianjin Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd
Aksu Regional Green Industrial Development Co., Ltd
China > Regional coverage: Sichuan Province: Chengdu including Chongqing Tier 2
Grandall Law Firm has a robust capital markets practice in which it is regularly instructed on IPO and pre-IPO financing mandates. It also handles a broad mix of real estate and construction projects, financing, and litigation matters, as well as advising on government affairs and state-owned asset management. With offices in both Chengdu and Chongqing and a team of over 40 partners, it counts a number of regional SOEs and major regional companies among its main clients. In Chengdu, Shiliang Li and Bo Shi handle commercial, corporate and construction projects, and Xiaojin Liu is noted for bankruptcy and liquidation, capital markets and compliance matters. Chongqing office managing partner Dong Li and Shangze Li are the names to note for capital markets and disputes. Among its recent caseload, it advised Chengdu Industry Investment Group on its issuance of RMB1bn medium-term notes and represented a gas company in a co-ownership dispute against two chemical enterprises.Practice head(s):
Xiaojin Liu; Shangze Li
Other key lawyers:
Bo Shi; Dong Li; Xiaoli He; Shiliang Li
Key clients
Chengdu Construction Engineering Group Co., LTD
Poly (Sichuan) Investment Development Co., LTD
Chengdu High-tech Investment Group Co. LTD
Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co., Ltd. (CXIG), also known as Chengdu Better City
Chengdu Tianfu New Area Investment Group Co. LTD
Sichuan Yingjie Electric Co., LTD
Chengdu Branch of China Citic Bank Co. LTD
Chengdu Urban Construction Investment Management Group Co. LTD
Bank of Sichuan Co., LTD
Yibin Development Holding Group Co. LTD
Chongqing Expressway Group Co. LTD
China Construction Tunnel Construction Co. LTD
SPIC Xianrong Futures Co., LTD
CCTEG Chongqing Engineering (Group) Co., LTD
Chongqing Zisun Technology Co., LTD
Zonsen Group
Chongqing Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Chongqing Branch of China Construction Bank
Chongqing Branch of China Minsheng Bank
Chongqing Branch of Postal Savings Bank of China
Chongqing Branch of Hengfeng Bank
Chongqing Development Investment Co. LTD
IAT Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.
Chongqing Ultra Silicon Semiconductor Co., LTD
China > Regional coverage: Zhejiang Province: Hangzhou Tier 2
Grandall Law Firm handles a steady flow of matters spanning capital markets, corporate and M&A, restructuring and insolvency, investment funds, and private equity. Tianfeng Shen is highly regarded for A-share issuances, pre-listing restructuring and insolvencies. Managing partner Huarong Yan has notable expertise in the technology, telecoms and internet fields.Practice head(s):
Huarong Yan
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
CETC
Zhejiang Transportation Investment Group Co. LTD
Hangzhou Daily Newspaper Group Co. LTD
Zhejiang Energy Group
Zhejiang Seaport Investment Operation Group
Proya Group
Jiangsu Nuotai Aosino Biopharmaceutical Co., LTD
Hangzhou Guangli Microelectronics Co., LTD
Huadian Jiangsu Energy Co., LTD
Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co., ltd
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., LTD
Work highlights
- Advised Jiangsu Nuotai Aosino Biopharmaceutical on its listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board.
China > Corporate and M&A: PRC firms Tier 3
Grandall Law Firm is instructed on a steady stream of M&A deals across regulated industries such as semiconductors, financial services and pharmaceuticals. The team acts for both state-owned and private enterprises, and is particularly active on deals involving the energy sector. Wei Liu leads the corporate group and is particularly focused on IPOs; other names to note in the team include Xiangming Liu, who is highly active on debt issuances, and Jianjun Guan, who handles M&A, capital markets transactions and restructurings.Practice head(s):
Liu Wei
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd.
Beijing Research Institute of ChemicalEngineering Metallurgy
China Banknote Printing and MintingCorporation, CBPM
Aviation Investment Group Co., LTD
Beijing Innovation Industry Investment Co.,LTD
West China Cement Limited
Intchains Group Limited
China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd
Guohua Military and Civil IntegrationIndustry Development Fund ManagementCo., Ltd.
China Everbright Industry Group Limited
China > Investment funds: PRC firms Tier 3
Jing Zou and her team at Grandall Law Firm advises a range of clients, including medical investment groups and green development funds. It has experience in both private equity and venture capital, and represents both state backed and private organisations. Naijin Liu is another key name. The team provides services in fund formation, filing and licensing, investment, securities, dispute resolution and dealing with risk events.Practice head(s):
Jing Zou
Other key lawyers:
Naijin Lin
Key clients
National Green Development Fund Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Guotai Junan Innovation Equity Investment Fund of Funds Center (Limited Partnership)
Fosun Capital Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Saixiang Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership)
Lhasa Yuanchi Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Pagoda Capital Co., Ltd.
GF Xinde (Suzhou) Health Industry Venture Capital Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership)
PuXin Capital Co., Ltd.
Jolywood (Suzhou) Sunwatt Co., Ltd.
Suzhou FG Phase III Venture Capital Management Partnership|Enterprise (Limited Partnership)
China Tourism Industry Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Grand China Overseas Investment Management CO., Ltd.
CDIB Equity Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Yinling Private Fund Management (Hainan) Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Fortune Chuanghong Private Equity Investment Enterprise (Limited Partnership)
Shanghai Jingan Municipal Financial Services Office
GAC Capital Co., Ltd.
Kunshan Yinshi Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership)
Goldstone Investment CO., Ltd.
Harmonia Capital Co., Ltd.
Dezhou Med-Fine Health Venture Capital Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership)
Guangdong Guangxin Emerging Industry Investment Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Oriza Holdings Corporation
Boway Group Co., Ltd.
Ruicheng Family Information Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Donghao Lansheng (Group) Co., Ltd
Yuyao Shunxing Venture Capital (Limited Partnership)
Shenzhen Longhua Industrial Capital Investment Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Qixu Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Tallwood Equity Investment (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.
Luzhou Urban Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Xiangrong Venture Capital Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Wufa Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Shenwan Hongyuan Changhong Equity Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Sichuan Innovation Development Investment Management Co., Ltd.
Hongyuan Huifu Venture Investment Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Xingcheng Hongye Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Jinxin Medical Investment Management Group Co., Ltd.
China > Regional coverage: Guangdong Province: Guangzhou and Shenzhen Tier 3
China > Intellectual property: PRC firms Tier 4
Grandall Law Firm assists Chinese companies with trade mark, copyright and patent infringement disputes. In Shanghai, Fang Shilong is experienced in IP strategy, evaluating IP assets, negotiating transaction agreements, and advising on IP portfolios during commercial transactions. Other key contacts are Xie Xianghui in Shenzhen and Su Xiaonan in Beijing.Practice head(s):
Fang Shilong
Other key lawyers:
Xie Xianghui; Su Xiaonan; Huang Chao; Qiu Kuilin; Shi Yue
Key clients
Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Geekplus Technology Co
MediaTek Inc
Kingclean Electric Co
Wangsu Science and Technology Co
ECOVACS Robotics Co
Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co
Intellectual Property Office of Jiangsu Province
Jiangsu Sukong Holding Group
Jiangsu Aosaikang Pharmaceutical Co
SND GROUP
Tencent
China > Private equity: PRC firms Tier 5
Grandall Law Firm is active in the private equity sphere, advising private equity firms on a variety of transactions. Naijin Liu has specific experience advising PE fund platforms established by central enterprises. Meanwhile, Jing Zou has significant expertise in handling PE placements and the establishment of both RMB and foreign funds.Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Bazhong Public Utilities Investment Group Co., Ltd
Chengdu Xiangrong Venture Capital Co., Ltd.
Star Seay (Beijing) Investment Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Jinxin Medical Investment Management Group Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Realtime Technology Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Xiangcheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.
China Datang Capital Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Hi-tech Holding Group Co., Ltd.
State Power Investment Corporation
ZGC Co-Innovation Fund
China Power Technology Guoyuan (Beijing) Industrial Investment Co.
Yangtze River Xiaomi Industry Fund
Asia-Pacific Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.
Taiping Innovation Investment Management Co., Ltd.
China > Projects and energy: PRC firms
China > Restructuring and insolvency: PRC firms
Grandall Law Firm > Firm Profile
The firm: Grandall Law Firm was founded in June 1998. It is one of the largest full-service law firms in China and has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Kunming, Tianjin, Chengdu, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xi’an, Nanjing, Nanning, Jinan, Chongqing, Suzhou, Changsha, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Guiyang, Urumqi, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Hefei, Hainan, Qingdao, Nanchang, Dalian, Hong Kong, Paris, Madrid, Silicon Valley, Stockholm and New York.
Grandall has over 750 partners and a total combined workforce of almost 3,000 people, including attorneys, foreign counsels, paralegals, secretaries, administrative and other support staff. Over 90% of its partners possess a Doctor’s or Master’s degree or other senior qualifications, and many of its legal experts and professionals are recognised as top practitioners in their respective fields of specialization.
Grandall is a PRC law firm authorized by many overseas securities exchanges (including, without limitation, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Australian Securities Exchange, and Singapore Exchange Limited) to offer legal opinions and comments for public offerings and M&A projects.
Areas of practice: Grandall is able to provide its clients with widely covered, specialized and teamwork-based professional services. Grandall’s key practice areas include finance and securities, corporate and business, M&A and restructuring, cross-border investment, international trade, intellectual property, private placement, energy, dispute resolutions and other professional services. Especially, Grandall has been ranked at the first place almost every year for deals of domestic/overseas IPO, refinancing, material asset restructuring and M&A as well as other comprehensive indices. Grandall also earned awards and recognition from many rating agencies for its services in areas relating to investment, finance and securities.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital markets | Wei Liu | ||
| Capital markets | Chaoqun Wang | ||
| Mergers and acquisitions | Jianjun Guan | ||
| Mergers and acquisitions | Wei Liu | ||
| Private equity and venture capital | Jing Zou | ||
| Private equity and venture capital | Naijin Liu | ||
| Restructuring and insolvency | Weiming Xu | ||
| Environment, energy and infrastructure | Bin Li | ||
| Intellectual property | Xianghui Xie | ||
| Insurance | Daofeng Li | ||
| Banking and finance | Yizhong Xue | ||
| Taxation | Lantian Zhang | ||
| Maritime | Guoqing Fang | ||
| Cross-border investment | Xuebin Chen | ||
| Urbanisation/construction | Pingping Huang | ||
| Civil litigation and commercial arbitration | Ningjie Yu | ||
| Civil litigation and commercial arbitration | Jingze Sun | ||
| Criminal defence | Xin Liu | ||
| Criminal defence | Shijun Zhou | ||
| Criminal defence | Shucai Kou | ||
| Belt and Road initiative legal service | Chun Li | ||
| Belt and Road initiative legal service | Ningning Huang |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 2,000+Languages
Chinese English French Spanish German Indonesian Italian Japanese Malay SwedishMemberships
Interlex Group ALFA InternationalInternational Expertise
Currently, Grandall Law Firm (“Grandall”) has 6 offices abroad respectively located in Hong Kong SAR, Paris, Madrid, Silicon Valley, Stockholm and New York. Grandall has entered into strategic cooperation agreements with Holding Redlich and Maddocks, and has also linked a new alliance agreement with Spanish law firm ECIJA. Further, Grandall is a member of the Interlex Group, ALFA International and ASEAN Plus Group.
Grandall’s international services covering various areas including overseas IPO, cross-border M&A, international trade, international dispute resolution, intellectual properties, taxes, real properties, asset management and technology conversion, etc.
Highlights of Grandall’s international professional services include but are not limited to the acquisition of equity in Pakistan Stock Exchange by China Financial Futures Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the financing of Yamal LNG Project under Sino-Russian cooperation, Jinjiang Environment’s IPO on the Singapore Exchange, Giant Internet’s resumption of trading on A-share Market, ZhongAn Online Insurance’s IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“HKEx”), Guotai JunAn Securities’ IPO on HKEx, IPO of China Literature Ltd. on HKEx, Haidilao’s IPO on HKEx, and Ping An Good Doctor’s IPO on HKEx, etc. Grandall has provided legal services for various projects with respect to investment, acquisition, construction and IPO located in Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Grandall has been highly recommended by various famous international ranking authorities for its international deals, including: Bloomberg News (as No. 1 Adviser (for number of deals) – Global IPO Deal Rankings), Chambers and Partners (recommended in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets – Hong Kong and Overseas Issuances, Corporate M&A, Projects & Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources, etc.), Asian Legal Business (Hong Kong Law Awards – Equity Market Deal of the Year), etc.
- Regional coverage: Jiangsu Province: Nanjing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: PRC firms
- Regional coverage: Sichuan Province: Chengdu including Chongqing
- Regional coverage: Zhejiang Province: Hangzhou