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China > Capital markets: PRC firms Tier 1

The Commerce & Finance Law Offices capital markets team is particularly well-experienced in cross-border IPO work, and the practice also spans stock issuances, red chip issuances, bond issuances and other capital markets transactions which it acts for both issuers and underwriters. The team includes a number of highly regarded capital markets specialists across its offices in China including Beijing-based Xin Kong, Gang Wu, Xiaoman Zhang, and Shanghai-based Haiyan Zhu who regularly advises banks on green financing bond issuance.

China > Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms Tier 2

Commerce & Finance Law Offices supports central and state-owned enterprises, listed companies, and multinational corporations, offering services including filing arbitration requests, conducting evidence gathering, and participating in proceedings to enforce foreign arbitral awards. Hongji Li represents clients in disputes related to international trade and equity investments, while Jialu Wang focuses on real estate development, construction, and intellectual property disputes. Fu Chen brings expertise in commercial arbitration, handling issues related to equity transfers, gambling agreements, and construction contracts.

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms Tier 2

Commerce & Finance Law Offices handles a broad spectrum of commercial litigation, including banking and finance, securities, commercial leasing, and maritime disputes, offering services such as devising litigation strategies, gathering evidence, and representing clients in court. Qiang Cui manages equity and debt investment, intellectual property, and unfair competition cases, Amin Li focuses on securities litigation, handling cases related to market manipulation, information disclosure violations, and insider trading, while Mingtao Chen brings expertise in intellectual property disputes, including unfair competition, copyright, trademark, and patent issues. The team was further strengthened in November 2023 with the addition of Zhao Li, former department co-head of Global Law Office.

China > Tax: PRC firms Tier 2

Commerce & Finance Law Offices frequently assists multinational and Chinese corporations with their M&A transactions and provides tax planning and compliance services for high-net-worth individuals and businesses. Haoran (Robbie) Chen leads the practice, offering expertise in tax planning and audit defense for automotive, internet, and medical device industry clients.

China > Private wealth: PRC firms Tier 3

The private wealth team at Commerce & Finance Law Offices has extensive experience in assisting families and family businesses with compliance, wealth management, and tax planning. Xiaoman Zhang and Kun Liu jointly lead the practice. Liu is well-regarded for complex matters such as separation of family and enterprise cases. Haoran Chen regularly advises the founder of the companies on personal tax planning and overseas asset relocation during the pre-IPO stage.

China > Projects and energy: PRC firms Tier 3

Commerce & Finance Law Offices has a particularly strong offering for clients who are looking to invest in energy and infrastructure projects both in China and overseas. In Beijing, Jinqing Xiao recently advised a large sponsor on the IPO of a new energy group. Also in Beijing, Juan Shang and Yiqun Cheng regularly advise Chinese clients on overseas energy investments in jurisdictions including Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

China > WTO/international trade: PRC firms Tier 3

Commerce & Finance Law Offices handles a variety of anti-subsidy and anti-dumping work. The practice is jointly led by Xiaohua Hou and Qiang Cui in Beijing, and Xiaoming Guo in Shanghai. Hou is an expert in US and EU anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings and regularly represents clients, particularly in the manufacturing industries, in investigations initiated by the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission.

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

Commerce & Finance Law Offices leverages its deep expertise in taxation, finance, and regulatory matters to support clients with both offshore and domestic transactions. Xiaoman Zhang specialises in managing domestic and international IPOs, M&As, and material asset restructuring, while Jinqing Xiao focuses on the new energy, healthcare, high-end manufacturing, and consumer sectors, supporting state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, investors, and start-ups. Haitao Jiang offers experience in reverse takeovers, overseas mergers, and restructuring, with expertise in red-chip and VIE structures for Chinese enterprises.

China > Intellectual property: PRC firms Tier 4

The IP team at Commerce & Finance Law Offices primarily focuses on contentious issues such as copyright, patent, and trade mark infringement as well as IP-related unfair competition disputes. The team is co-led by Mingtao Chen, Jing Chen, Hongji Li and Qiang Cui from Beijing, while Xiaoming Guo leads from Shenzhen. All aforementioned lawyers are experts in IP with science and engineering backgrounds, allowing them to handle complex technology-related cases.

China > Life sciences and healthcare: PRC firms Tier 4

Commerce & Finance Law Offices has a strong track record representing biotech and pharmaceutical companies on their listings, especially Chapter 18A listings in the Hong Kong market. Meng Zhang is experienced in private equity financing and M&A by foreign investors. Key individuals in the healthcare capital markets practice include Wei Sun, Xiaoman Zhang, and Bo Wang.

China > Private equity: PRC firms Tier 4

Commerce & Finance Law Offices routinely advises both lenders and investors on private equity projects that involve large-scale financings. The team also handles fund manager registrations, and the establishment and registration of private equity and industrial investment funds. In Beijing, Xiaoman Zhang focuses on capital markets, including domestic and overseas IPOs; while the sector expertise of new economy specialist Xinyang Zhang covers e-commerce, AI, big data and cloud computing (among others).

China > Investment funds: PRC firms

China > Labour and employment: PRC firms