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Grandall Law Firm

Firm overview

Grandall is a leading full-service corporate and commercial law firm in China. It currently has 34 offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Kunming, Tianjin, Chengdu, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing, Nanning, Jinan, Chongqing, Suzhou, Changsha, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Guiyang, Urumqi, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Hefei, Hainan, Qingdao, Nanchang, Dalian, Hong Kong, Paris, Madrid, Silicon Valley, Stockholm and New York.

Highlights services in dispute resolution practice area include the first lawsuit in China supported by securities-related organization, the first case in China involving negotiation for ecological environmental damages, iPad trademark dispute between Apple, Inc. and Proview Technology Shenzhen Company, responding to a trademark objection of Volvo in U.S. on behalf of a Chinese company, a lawsuit brought by Tencent for trademark infringement (which set a record for ordered compensation for infringement on online game trademarks, and for ordered compensation for trademark infringement during keyword searching), etc.

Hai Run Law Firm

Firm overview

Hai Run Tian Rui Law Firm (Hereinafter referred to as “Hai Run Law Firm”), formerly known as Hairun Law Firm, was founded in 1997 and merged with Tianrui Law Firm in 2017. After more than 20 years of accumulation, great progress has been made, and it has developed rapidly after the merger. In 2020, the overall staff growth rate over 70%, and the depth and breadth of the law firm's talent pool has been comprehensively strengthened.

Several lawyers were successively elected as members of the M&A and Restructuring Review Committee of listed companies, members of the Issuance Review Committee, and members of the GEM Listing Committee (currently). The comprehensive score in the field of bankruptcy and reorganization is ranked first in the list of bankruptcy administrators of the Beijing Higher People's Court. It is the governing unit of the East Asia Bankruptcy and Reorganization Association. At the same time, the lawyers of this law firm are now the vice president of the Beijing Bankruptcy Administrators Association. In the field of banking and finance, correspondent banking customers have won more than ten cases in the Supreme Court, including "the first case against a bank by a farmer" and two national bulletin cases, contributing to the maintenance of the legal ecological environment of the banking industry.

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Firm overview

Commerce & Finance Law Offices is a full-service law firm with special focus on dispute resolution, securities, investment and finance. Our Dispute Resolution Department has successfully represented both domestic and international clients in numerous landmark litigation and arbitration cases. We have argued for our clients before all levels of Courts across China and participated in both ad hoc and institutional arbitrations seated across major jurisdictions. Our powerful representations and innovative approaches have secured satisfactory results for our clients. We have continuously been recognized and ranked as one of the top tier law firms in dispute resolution by major legal ranking organizations and law journals.

Withers

Firm overview

Withers is one of the world’s first international law firms dedicated to the business, personal and philanthropic interests of successful people, their businesses, families and advisers. With over 170 partners and more than 1,200 employees in 17 offices across Europe, US, Asia Pacific and the Caribbean, Withers has unparalleled expertise in helping businesses and individuals across all major financial centres around the world.

In 2008, Withers established its Hong Kong office to offer on-the-ground support in Asia for the firm’s international client base. Today, its multinational team of lawyers and legal professionals offers one of the most comprehensive arrays of client services in relation to UK, US and Hong Kong law. Withers is also able to put together a cross-disciplinary team of advisers with the relevant experience and expertise for complex, cross-border transactions in the region. Its team understands both domestic and international issues and how different legal regimes interact and impact each other.