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China > Data protection: PRC firms Tier 2

Llinks Law Offices’s compliance practice group is active in cybersecurity, e-marketing, and wider data protection matters, with a prominent presence in the automotive, technological, and pharmaceutical sectors. Practice head David Pan, who is qualified in both China and New York, handles network security, data protection, antitrust, and anti-commercial corruption matters. Xun Yang adds to the firm’s international experience and acts for clients in the TMT, life sciences, and financial services sectors on information security, privacy, intellectual property and unfair competition matters. Nigel Zhu is another name to note.

China > Investment funds: PRC firms Tier 2

Llinks Law Offices provides an impressive technical offering co-led by Charles Qin and Sandra Lu, who trained as an economist before becoming a lawyer and brings this experience to bear in her market analysis. The practice advises domestic and foreign fund management companies and their subsidiaries, working on both private equity and venture capital funds. The firm also has expertise in advising trusts as well as insurance, asset management and securities companies. Selena She is an experienced advisor to large funds, and the firm has a promising next generation of partners exemplified by Candice Du and Daisy Ding. The practice offers consultation on fund establishment and advises on fund formation.

China > Antitrust and competition: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices advises MNCs and Chinese listed companies in merger filings and compliance matters; it also assists clients with dawn raids, and anti-unfair competition litigation. Shanghai-based practice head David Pan and Nigel Zhu are names to note.

China > Banking and finance: PRC firms Tier 3

The Shanghai-based banking and finance department at Llinks Law Offices regularly acts for PRC and foreign banks as well as borrowers, sponsors and export credit agencies in a multitude of financing and transactional matters. Charles Qin leads the practice with experience handling disputes in the space, while Michael Mei is recognised for his transactional expertise, which includes bilateral and syndicated lending. Also noted are Elva Yu and Raymond Cai, with combined experience advising a range of domestic and international financial institutions.

China > Capital markets: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices is well-regarded for its capital markets practice, with particular expertise in handling securities issuance projects for domestic and overseas issuers and underwriters, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, corporate debt and convertible debt offering. Beyond that, it also advises on M&A projects, asset reorganisation, and back door listings. Grant Chen leads the practice from Shanghai, with extensive experience advising on financing and restructuring in both domestic and foreign capital markets. Christophe Han offers a broad corporate practice, which includes advising on restructuring of state-owned and private enterprises. Also notable is Calista Huang, who has previous experience working for regulatory bodies.

China > Corporate and M&A: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices‘s corporate team has a strong offering across strategic M&A and private equity investments, acting on both the buy and sell-sides of transactions. Nicholas Lou and Grant Chen jointly lead the team, which benefits from Lou’s experience in handling PE and VC investments as well as his expertise in the real estate space. The group has additional expertise in technology, with Selena She having previously spent ten years practicing in Silicon Valley. Colin Shi is another name to note with experience of handling complex deals, such as those involving reorganisations.

China > Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices advises on a full spectrum of commercial disputes, including finance, investment, and general business-related matters. It represents clients in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including in Hong Kong and Singapore. The group is led by Charles Qin, who has significant experience in dispute resolution matters, and also sits as a panel arbitrator for SHIAC, SCIA, and the Shanghai Arbitration Commission. Patrick Zheng and Peiming Yang are also noted for their expertise in international arbitrations, representing multinational corporations, foreign invested enterprises, and SOEs.

China > Intellectual property: PRC firms

Llinks Law Offices' IP practice group routinely advises on patents, trade marks, copyright, domain names, trade secrets, unfair competition, and technology imports and exports. Sector specialisms for the team range from telecoms, electronics, software, semiconductor integrated circuits, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, to e-commerce, media and the internet. It also assists with protection schemes for the firm’s clients’ IP rights, including acting in enforcement and infringement matters. Charles Qin and Xun Yang head up the the contentious and non-contentious practices, respectively; Peiming Yang and Mark Zhang are experienced IP litigators; and James Wang is an IP, internet and IT expert.

China > Labour and employment: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices offers an employment practice led by Patrick Gu. He has particular expertise in anti-corruption and trade secrets matters. Handling both employment disputes and restructuring, Gu’s team has a notable specialism in advising fund management companies, assisting with employee terminations, employee transfers, employee handbook revisions and bonus plan formulations, among other services.

China > Private equity: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices represents a wide variety of clients on their fund formation and raising projects, including angel investors, venture capital and private equity funds, governmental guidance funds, and domestic and international entrepreneurs. Nicholas Lou heads the team from Shanghai, specialising in domestic and foreign private equity fund investments. Selena She and Colin Shi are notable for their expertise advising clients across a wide range of industries, with She providing additional experience advising Fortune 500 companies on their investments in China.

China > Private wealth: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices advises on a number of private wealth matters, primarily acting for high-net-worth individuals and families from a variety of sectors. The team is led by Steven Wang, a specialist in private wealth management, with significant experience in succession and wealth planning and assets protection for private individuals. Wang is also experienced in advising financial institutions in setting up their wealth planning business platforms, design structures and development products.

China > Real estate and construction: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices represent a range of clients including financial institutions, private equity funds, domestic and overseas investors, real estate developers and design institutes. The team specialises in land development and commercial real estate transactions but also handles matters regarding hotels and residential real estate as well as logistics and data centres. Nicholas Lou has experience in dealing with real estate acquisitions and transactions in the hospitality sector. Teddy Li and Bernie Liu are also recommended for real estate acquisitions, IPOs, financing, land levelling and development and project construction and operation.

China > Regulatory/compliance: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices’ broad compliance practice handles matters in relation to anti-corruption, cybersecurity and data protection, anti-trust and competition, trade control and investment regulation, and labour and employment. Its clients include multinational corporations, listed companies, and both state-owned and private enterprises. David Pan heads the team from Shanghai and has significant experience across a wide array of compliance matters, including anti-corruption cases. Patrick Gu is also notable for his expertise in labour and employment law-related compliance matters.

China > TMT: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices is particularly active in advising on corporate matters in the TMT sector, primarily in relation to investment and financing transactions. The team is experienced across a range of areas in the sector, including e-commerce, media and entertainment, and software distribution. It also advises in relation to M&As, restructuring, data protection, regulatory requirements, and dispute resolution. Nicholas Lou acts as practice head, with experience representing domestic and foreign telecommunication companies. Selena She and Colin Shi are notable partners in the team, both of whom focus on private equity and M&A matters.

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms Tier 4

The contentious offering at Llinks Law Offices handles a range of domestic commercial disputes, with particular expertise in finance and investment matters. It represents both domestic and international clients across a range of industries, and it also has a growing practice acting for asset management institutions. Charles Qin leads the group from Shanghai, and is supported by Peiming Yang, who specialises in corporate, FDA, M&A, IP protection and international trade disputes.

China > Insurance: PRC firms

China > Life sciences and healthcare: PRC firms