Firm Profile > Llinks Law Offices > Shanghai, China

Corporate and M&A: PRC firms Tier 2

Llinks Law Offices continues to impress in big-ticket domestic and cross-border M&A mandates, and has seen an increased instructions  in outbound investments. The 'highly efficient' team counts Sinochem International Corporation as a major clients which it handled a series of transactions including advising on the sale of shares of Jiangshan Agrochemical. Other highlights include advising Contemporary Amperex Technology on its strategic partnership with BMW Brilliance Automotive, and in a separate matter, handled its establishment of a joint venture with Helloike and Ant Financial. David Yu, Selena She, Calista Huang, Jie Zhang, James Weng and Nicholas Lou are highly recommended.

Antitrust and competition: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices regularly advises multinational and Chinese listed companies’ in merger filings for M&A deals and joint venture projects in various industries. The team also has expertise in handling unfair competition and infringement disputes. David Pan is a key name to note who handles a mix of merger filings and compliance issues.

Banking and finance: PRC firms Tier 3

Banking and finance is a core area for Llinks Law Offices, which advises local and international banks, non-banking financial institutions as borrowers, sponsors and export agencies. Areas of expertise include domestic project finance, as well as cross-border and multi-currency transactions. Charles Qin leads the team.

Investment funds: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices' client list includes domestic fund management companies and their subsidiaries, private equity and venture capital funds, securities investment funds, trust companies, insurance and insurance asset management companies as well as foreign fund management institutions. Sandra Lu and Elva Yu are names to note.

Private equity: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices advises domestic and international angel investors, and venture capital, private equity and industry funds as well  as strategic investors. It also assists domestic and international companies from a broad mix of  industries during their rounds of fund raisings from initial start-up stage to pre-IPO stage. Recent highlights include advising Shanghai Xinjin Venture Capital Centre on its investment in Fangjing Culture Studio (Beijing), and acting for Autojome on its strategic investment in TTP, an online auction platform for second hand vehicles. Colin Shi and Selena She are names to note.

Real estate and construction: PRC firms Tier 3

The team at Llinks Law Offices is noted for handling major domestic and cross-border real estate transactions, advising financial institutions, PE funds, domestic and overseas investors, developers, project owners, construction companies and architects. The group has experience across office buildings, hotels, residential developments, logistics and data centres. The department is jointly led by David Yu and transactional lawyer Nicholas Lou.

TMT: PRC firms Tier 3

Llinks Law Offices stands out for investment and financing transactions in the TMT sector, with extensive experience across e-commerce, media and entertainment, and new technologies such as cloud computing. Other areas of expertise include advice on day-to-day operations, data protection, commercial collaborations, competition and regulatory compliance, as well as software licensing. The department heads are David Yu and Nicholas Lou.

Capital markets: PRC firms Tier 4

The capital markets team at Shanghai-based Llinks Law Offices advises domestic and international issuers and underwriters on IPOs, follow-on offerings, as well as corporate and convertible debt offerings. The group also handles M&A involving listed companies, asset reorganisations and back-door listings. The team is co-led by corporate generalist Christophe Han and Grant Chen, who specialises in financing and restructuring.

Dispute resolution: PRC firms Tier 4

The team at Llinks Law Offices handles a variety of commercial litigation and arbitration, drawing on experience in finance, investment and general business disputes. The team is increasingly taking on clients in the asset management space to handle disputes with investors. Leading the team, Charles Qin sits on multiple arbitration panels, including the Shanghai Arbitration Commission. Patrick Zheng joined the team from Clyde & Co LLP in 2018 and has vast experience in international arbitration, litigation and investigations.

Intellectual property: PRC firms

The IP team at Llinks Law Offices advises clients on all issues pertaining to patent, trade mark, copyright, domain name, trade secrets, unfair competition and technology imports and exports across a wide range of industries such as telecoms, electronics, software, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and e-commerce. Additionally, the group designs protection schemes for the protection and enforcement of intangible asset portfolios. Also notable are litigators Peiming Yang  and Mark Zhang, and transactional IP partner Xun Yang who advises on IP strategy, outsourcing, competition and data privacy.

Client Testimonials

CLIENT: Xiaobo Wang

COMPANY/FIRM: Pixomondo

TESTIMONIAL: It is not only our best legal consultant, but also a friend and partner to us, who spurs us forward on an elevated business horizon.

CLIENT: Lei Zhang

COMPANY/FIRM: Poten Environment Group Co., Ltd.

TESTIMONIAL: It has profound insights into the need of each party in cross-border merger and acquisition, who patiently communicates and coordinates with us as a friend to achieve a balancing point. In construction and control of the core provisions, it presents a high level of professionalism. It is really a securing and easing partner to cooperate with.

CLIENT: Philip Horner

COMPANY/FIRM: Micro Focus

TESTIMONIAL: We have used one of Llinks partners for several years and have always found her advice to very reliable and also she is very responsive to our needs, finding practical solutions to various issues that have arisen.