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China > Capital markets: PRC firms Tier 1

Commerce & Finance Law Offices is highly experienced in handling stock issuances, bond issuances and other capital markets transactions for both domestic and international issuers and underwriters. The firm places special emphasis on cross-border transactions and the M&A of large listed companies, especially SOEs, in China. The team’s extensive client base includes Chinese and overseas businesses and financial institutions, including China Merchants Port, Bilibili and the Export-Import Bank of China. The practice is headed by Xin Kong, who routinely advises on listings on domestic and foreign securities markets, Xinyang Zhang and Gang Wu. They are supported by key individuals such as Wei Sun, Si Chen and Xiaoman Zhang.

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms Tier 2

‘One of the most professional law firms in China‘, Commerce & Finance Law Offices‘s dispute resolution practice routinely acts for Chinese central and state-owned enterprises, listed companies and multinationals in major disputes. Among the firm’s several experienced practitioners, Hongji Li is a highly regarded litigation and arbitration specialist; Xiangyu Chen‘s experience includes hundreds of complex litigation and arbitration cases; and Qiang Cui, who is ‘the best choice for complex matters‘, handles cases concerning equity and debt investments, commercial real estate, international trade, IP and unfair competition. The team further strengthened its commercial litigation offering with the hire of Zhao Li who joined from Global Law Office in November 2023. Also key to the group, Fu Chen is an expert in commercial litigation, arbitration, and defence-side economic criminal cases; Mingtao Chen acts in IP disputes; Amin Li assists with cases concerning insider trading, illegal information disclosures and market manipulation; and Hao Yu acts for financial institutions, listed companies and private equity funds in relation to corporate takeover and investment-related disputes.

China > Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms Tier 3

Completing ‘its assignments excellently‘, Commerce & Finance Law Offices‘ dispute resolution department routinely represents Chinese central and state-owned enterprises, listed companies and multinationals in major arbitrations, and the team’s extensive expertise includes emerging areas of law, such as e-commerce disputes. The principal practitioners are senior arbitrator Hongji Li, who hears approximately 100 commercial arbitration cases each year; commercial litigation and arbitration specialist Jialu Wang; and Qiang Cui, who ‘delivers action plans that have commercial value‘, and whose track record includes acting for financial institutions, multinational corporations and Chinese SOEs in over 400 proceedings before arbitral tribunals. The team expanded with the hire of Zhao Li and Jian Dong, both are recommended for commercial litigation and arbitration.

China > Private equity: PRC firms Tier 3

Commerce & Finance Law Offices has in-depth experience across the range of private equity transactions, assisting clients throughout the entire financing process from a company’s establishment to its IPO, including angel, venture capital and strategic investments. In Beijing, Xiaoman Zhang has a strong track record handling domestic and overseas IPOs, M&A, and material assets restructuring. Also in Beijing, Xinyang Zhang is a specialist in the Chinese new economy and has a broad sector focus that spans AI, e-commerce and cultural entertainment.

China > Projects and energy: PRC firms Tier 3

Commerce & Finance Law Offices fields several energy and power experts who routinely advise on energy-related deals, including major financings, with notable clients such as State Grid International Development and China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Xinggao Pan is an outbound specialist, while corporate law expert Wei Chen is experienced in IPOs, bond issuances and private equity investment. Other key advisers include Yiqun Cheng, whose track record covers energy sector-related IPOs; and Gang Wu, a capital markets, M&A and private equity practitioner.

China > Tax: PRC firms Tier 3

Routinely acting for high-net-worth families and their businesses, Commerce & Finance Law Offices‘ tax practice covers the full lifecycle of wealth management, growth and inheritance work. The group is particularly active in relation to tax planning and compliance matters. It is also highly experienced in the taxation side to complex M&A transactions. Heading up the team, Haoran Chen specialises in tax planning, private wealth, and tax and customs audit defence matters, while his sector expertise includes medical devices, education, real estate, finance, and retail. Providing partner-level support, Xiaoman Zhang‘s broad practice also comprises taxation and wealth planning.

China > Corporate and M&A: PRC firms Tier 4

Commerce & Finance Law Offices, operating from Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, excels in diverse restructuring, corporate and M&A transactions, and mixed-ownership reforms. Leveraging its solid capital markets practice, its client list features a large number of listed companies particularly in the education, technology, healthcare, energy, and real estate sectors. Gang Wu and Xin Kong jointly lead the practice which also includes Xiaoman Zhang.

China > Intellectual property: PRC firms Tier 4

Commerce & Finance Law Offices‘ IP disputes practice covers copyright, patent and trade mark infringements, along with IP cases involving unfair competition issues. The group, which comprises members with overseas education backgrounds and diplomas in both science and engineering, is co-led by Mingtao Chen, Jing Chen, Hongji Li and Qiang Cui.

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