Fangda Partners‘ specialised employment team is experienced in commercial transaction-related human resources issues, internal investigations into employees’ misconduct, and labour litigation and arbitration. The group also covers M&A and restructuring-related lay-offs, along with mobility and immigration issues. In Shanghai, department head Bo Zhou assists with employee misconduct investigations, labour disputes, redundancies, and employee transfers; the dispute resolution practice of James Hu includes employment disputes; and Zheng Xie’s wide-ranging workload features employment matters. Lisa Zhao in Beijing advises state-owned enterprises and multinational companies on employment documents, daily human resources issues, employee stock ownership plans, and the labour aspects of transactions and cross-border matters; while Guangzhou-based Yi Su advises on labour issues alongside his litigation, arbitration, insolvency, and restructuring practices.
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Testimonials
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‘What makes this practice unique is their ability to support clients with difficult processes and to balance many different aspects. They are very professional.’
‘Strong technical expertise, a comprehensive and thoughtful service, and skilled teamwork.’
‘Unique analysis and insights into cutting-edge and cross-disciplinary issues.
- ‘Possesses exceptional professional expertise and business acumen, and consistently meets clients’ expectations and goals.’
- ‘The Fangda team collaborates with multiple lawyers across various practice areas, so as to provide comprehensive solutions.’
‘Demonstrates expertise in both general legal advice and labour compliance for investment projects. The team not only responds quickly to daily consulting needs, but also accurately identifies labour legal risks during transaction scenarios.’
‘They integrate the unique characteristics of investment business into their legal services, handling general labour matters while also providing customised solutions that are tailored to specific project needs. This creates a service model that combines fundamental support with commercial sensitivity, effectively meeting clients’ comprehensive requirements for efficiency, professionalism and commercial practicality.’
‘The core advantage of the labour law team lies in its deep understanding of the business logic and legal needs of investment institutions. The team, led by Lisa Zhao has established a full-cycle service system covering daily consultation and transaction support. It is characterised by an organic combination of labour law expertise and investment business characteristics.’
'Lisa Zhao was a very pleasant lawyer to work with; communication was smooth, and she was good at putting herself in the client's shoes.'
'Lisa Zhao and Lianguo Kang provide professional legal advice and quickly and promptly develop solutions that meet the company's needs.'
Key clients
- Knorr-Bremse
- Novartis
- Olympus
- Jinyi Capital
- Banco Santander
- Lily & Beauty
- Banco Santander
- Melissa & Doug
- Shanghai New York University
- Cargill
- Walmart
Work highlights
Represented an online cosmetics company in a labour dispute case, which was filed by a former employee, in relation to an equity incentive.
Advised a high-tech business from the machine tool industry on labour law issues.
Represented a food company in a labour dispute, which was initiated by a former executive for wrongful termination and an equity incentive.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Bo Zhou
Other key lawyers
James Hu; Zheng Xie; Lisa Zhao; Yi Su; Daniel Huang;Bingguo Kang