Hengtai Law Offices

Hengtai Law Offices, founded in 1998, is headquartered in Shanghai with a branch office in Suzhou, and currently boasts over 100 practicing lawyers. After more than two decades of development and accumulated expertise, Hengtai has evolved into a boutique law firm specializing in commercial legal services while covering a broad range of legal practice areas.

We have successfully handled numerous non-contentious matters including IPOs, M&A restructurings, and investments and financing. We have also represented clients in substantial litigation and arbitration cases before the Supreme People's Court, local courts, and various arbitral institutions. Our experienced and high-achieving legal teams span over ten practice areas, including corporate and commercial law, investment and financing, capital markets, healthcare and life sciences, intellectual property, real estate and construction, civil and commercial dispute resolution, and labor and employment, enabling us to provide clients with comprehensive, one-stop legal solutions.

Beyond their professional duties, Hengtai lawyers actively engage in social activities and fulfill social responsibilities, contributing wisdom and value to national, societal, and community development. More than ten of our lawyers hold positions as committee members, council members, or arbitrators in legal professional organizations such as the All China Lawyers Association, the Shanghai Lawyers Association and its subordinate committees, and arbitral commissions nationwide. Several legal scholars and experts serve as consultants or part-time lawyers at our firm. Our lawyers actively provide pro bono legal services, including participating in public-benefit legal awareness campaigns, serving as volunteer legal educators and legal counselors, and offering public-interest mediation services. They also participate in public affairs through diverse channels such as serving as government legal advisors and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), engaging deeply in areas like legal aid, law and regulation revisions, social governance, and urban management. Additionally, Hengtai lawyers serve as professors or adjunct mentors at prestigious law schools including Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Koguan Law School, East China University of Political Science and Law, and Shanghai University of International Business and Economics Law School, dedicating themselves to legal education and talent development.

Most of our lawyers graduated from renowned law schools in China or abroad and have received systematic, rigorous legal education and professional training. Over 70% hold master's or doctoral degrees in law. Some lawyers have studied or worked in countries such as the UK, USA, Germany, Canada, and Singapore, several are admitted to the bar of New York State and other foreign jurisdictions, and others possess prior experience in judicial organs, administrative agencies, or prominent enterprises. Our team's specialization, international perspective, and diversity form a solid foundation for providing clients with both domestic and cross-border services.

Hengtai maintains strong collaborative relationships with dozens of law firms worldwide, enabling us to deliver secure, reliable, and efficient cross-border legal services to clients.

In recent years, Hengtai Law Offices and its lawyers have received numerous awards from ALB, The Legal 500, China Law & Practice, LegalOne, Corporate INTL, Acquisition International, judicial bureaus, and Legal News.