China,with its rapid development ,more and more foreign investment are comeing in.As a foreigner ,you must know the laws which are related with foreign investment in China.To consult a related Chinese Lawyer maybe the best choose.
How to get a suitable lawyer?After a hard comparison ,we believe these 10 Lawyers should be in the head line in China.
NO. Chinese Name English Name Working Place
1 刘歌 Ge LIU BeiJing Jun He Law Office
2 金玉 Linda Kim QingDao HsinTen Law Office,Shan Dong
3 吴军 Jonathan Wu BeiJing Guangsheng & Partners Law Firm
4 杨春宝 Chambers Yang ShangHai Haworth & Lexon Law Firm
5 王丽 Wang Li BeiJing Dehen Law Office
6 汪琦鹰 Qiying Wang BeiJing B&R, Attorneys-at-Law Office
7 张天莉 Jenny Zhang Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
8 邹建红 Michael Zou GuangZhou Mascont Law Firm,Guang Dong
9 黄婉婧 Ching Yuen WONG Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
10 石怀方 Frank Shi ShenZhen GUANGHE Law Firm,Guang Dong
1.Ge LIU
Name:Ge LIU(刘歌)
Working Place: BeiJing Jun He Law Office
Phone: (86-10) 85191312 (Dir.)
(86-10) 85191300 (O)
E-mail: liug@junhe.com
Education:
LL.M. in Taxation, University of Florida, 1988.
LL.B., Peking University Law School, 1982
Practice Areas:
International transactions;entertainment;sophisticated litigation and transnational arbitration
Professional Experience:
1.As a general legal counsel for a number of Chinese national corporations and foreign investment enterprises.
2.Joined Jenner & Block(USA) as a Chinese law consultant.He participated in a number of international transactions and litigations for both American and Chinese clients at the firm.
3.Has represented a number of multinational corporations on their matters of joint ventures and WOFEs, EPC projects, commercial loans, M&A, arbitrations and litigations, including several cases before the China Supreme Court. n 2001 and Rolling Stone Licks World Tour - China in 2003.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English.
2. Linda Kim
Name: Linda Kim(金玉)
Working Place: QingDao HsinTen Law Office,Shan Dong
Phone: 0086－532－8587－8465
0086－532－8587－8469
E-mail: lindakim@public.qd.sd.cn
Education:
Graduated from International Economic Law Department of China University of Political Science & Law;
Practice Areas:
Cooperation law: Providing legal council and legal opinion issue on the establishment ,management, merger, dividing, liquidation of cooperation, including providing consultant and other legal service on how to establish a company in China on the following issues: register procedure, land lease, customs ,tax ,labour; Dealing with tax legal affairs and customs legal affairs;Trade and contract law ，Intellectual property protection by the Customs Bureau.
Professional Experiece:
1.Working as cooperating China lawyer at Korean International Law Consulting Center in Seoul Korea;
2. Having represented clients from Korea,US, Germany for the establishment of companies and equity transfer; having represented branch offices of Kumho and Daewoo dealing with their legal affairs.
Language Skills:
Chinese,English and Korean
3. Jonathan Wu
Name: Jonathan Wu(吴军)
Working Place: BeiJing Guangsheng & Partners Law Firm
Phone:0086- 8610-65813529
E-mail: jonathanwu@shgslaw.com
Education:
Law School of China University of Politics and Law,granted LLM
Practice Areas:
financing, securities, international investment, international arbitration and litigation
Professional Experiece:
1.As a visiting attorney for a year in London, Manchester and Hong Kong under an exchange program jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Justice of the PRC and the British Law Society.
2. Was cted as director of No. 8 Branch Office of China Legal Affairs Center.
3. Established Beijing Guangsheng Law Firm as one of the founding members.
4. Has represented numerous clients in litigation and international arbitration including on such matters as large financial and credit disputes. Furthermore, Mr. Wu has either participated or arranged commercial negotiations and talks in relation to international financing, exchange of financial derivative products, collecting and payment of RMB, etc. In addition, Mr. Wu has provided legal services for large foreign enterprises on corporate reconstruction, business operation, variation of equitable interests and dissolution and liquidation.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
4. Chambers Yang
Name: Chambers Yang(杨春宝)Working Place: ShangHai Haworth & Lexon Law Firm
Phone: 0086-021-68879696
E-mail: chambers@hllawyers.com
Education:
Fudan University LLB
University of Technology , Sydney , LLM
East China University of Politics and Law, J.M
Practice Areas:
Corporate issues, securities and foreign investment; Real estate development and construction; Intellectual property right; Internet, telecommunication and e-commerce
Professional Experiece:
Has handled a number of cases in incorporation, shares issuance and equity transfer, merger & acquisition and liquidation of foreign-invested companies, private and state-owned companies,such as Raw Water Company (PLC), Nippon Paint, Shanghai Futures Exchange, Wuxi Life Technology Park, Xianfeng Pharmaceuticals, New Asiatic Pharmaceuticals, Munich Trade Fairs, Dealeasy Electronics , Viva Eco Electronics & Technology, Haiwen Group, Huabo Science and Technology Group, Vzoom Science and Technology.He is engaged as an expert by Beijing Jiuzhou Shichu Intellectual Property Right Appraisal Center
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
5. Wang Li
Name:Wang Li(王丽)
Working Place: BeiJing Dehen Law Office
Phone:0086- 010-66575888
0086- 010-65269781
E-mail: DeHeng@dehenglaw.com
wangli@dhl.com.cn
Education:
BA , China University of Political Science and Law
Practice Areas:
Commerce and Trade, Corporate, Securities, Intellectual Property
Professional Experiece:
1. Dean and professor of DeHeng Lawyers College at Jilin University
2. Academic Advisor for Graduate Study at the Law School of both Tsinghua and Beijing University
3.Has represented American, Japanese and European multinational companies, foreign embassies and non-government organizations
4.Has served as a General Legal counsel for the Finance Ministry of the PRC, China Three Gorges (CTGPC), Yangtze Power, the Chinese Academy of Science Institute, China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association, China Tobacco Corporation, the National Counsel for Social Security Funds and a host of other major Chinese organizations. Ms. Wang has frequently advised on bond issuings and other securities, corporate equity & merging, re-organization, IPO and international contract dispute litigation, arbitration and resolutions
Language Skills:
Chinese (Mandarin) and English
6. Qiying Wang
Name:Qiying Wang(汪琦鹰)
Working Place: BeiJing B&R, Attorneys-at-Law Office
Phone: 13601027949
(8610)-5905-1085
E-mail: wangqiying@boronglaw.com
Education:
J.D, Sei Kei University, Japan
Practice Areas:
IPR, M&A, Civil & Commercial Legal Affairs & Litigation
Professional Experiece:
Has represented domestic and foreign clients in numerous cases. State-owned companies, enterprises with foreign investments, and individuals are all his clients, and many clients come from the USA, Australia, Russia, Sweden, Japan and the like. Focus of his representations has been in the disputes in international trade, contract and intellectual property rights, as well as in company restructuring, mergers & acquisitions plus litigation.
Language Skills:
Chinese and Japanese
7. Jenny Zhang
Name: Jenny Zhang(张天莉)
Working Place: Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
Phone:0086-010-84643018
E-mail: law@tianbolawfirm.com
Education:
B.A. in English, Sichuan Foreign Language University,1989
LL.M. in international commercial law, University of International Business and Economics in China,1993
LL.M. Howard University USA,1997
Practice Areas:
Antidumping, Securities, Real Estate, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Foreign Investment, Project Finance, Venture Capital Investment.
Professional Experiece:
Has represented by many international clients and Chinese big business organizations.This is a part of Client List:
Medtronic International Vascular Inc. (USA);Airbus Industries (EU);Perstorp (Sweden);Vaisala OYJ (Finland);Sinco Ricerche S.p.A (Italy);Italtel (Italy);
ILB Steel Buildings (Australia);Jinwen Railway Co.Ltd.; Huachen Groups, China;Beijing Huairou County Government;China Automobile Import & Export Corp;International Royal Club of Beijing;China Civil Aviation Hospital;
Shanghai Medipharm Biotech Co., Ltd.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
8. Michael Zou
Name: Michael Zou(邹建红)
Working Place: GuangZhou Mascont Law Firm,Guang Dong
Phone: (+86-20) 3358-0346
(+86) 133-0239-1991(cell phone)
E-mail: michzou@21cn.com
zoulaw@zoulaw.com
Education:
1993-1995:Central South University,granted Master Degree
1990-1992:Law School of Hunan Normal University,
Passed the Chinese Bar Examination, licensed to practice law;
1987-1991:Changsha Railway University
Practice Areas:
International trade, foreign investment, intellectual property protection, litigation and arbitration.
Professional Experiece:
Has wide experience in assisting foreign clients and multinational corporations to conduct trade and/or make investment in China.
Language Skills:
Chinese, English, Japanese
9. Ching Yuen WONG
Name: Ching Yuen WONG(黄婉婧)
Working Place: Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
Phone: +852-93296284
E-mail: swongco@netvigator.com
Education:
BA(Hons) Hong Kong University
Legal Training in Bristol and the College of Law at Chester of the U.K
Practice Areas:
Foreign Investment, International Trade, Enterprises Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructure, Intelligent Property, Venture Capital Investment.
Professional Experiece:
Provided services for foreign middle and small enterprises.Had been employed by HongKong government.Has Qualificated for Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, Solicitor of England & Wales and Barrister and solicitor in ACT Australia
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
10. Frank Shi
Name:Frank Shi(石怀方)
Working Place: ShenZhen GUANGHE Law Firm,Guang Dong
Phone: +86-13808839037(Moble)
+86 755 2399 1101
E-mail: lawshf@hotmail.com
F.Shi@ghlawyer.ne
Education:
Received his Master of Laws degrees respectively from the University of Glasgow (UK) and the Jilin University (China). He also got a Bachelor degree in Engineering and International Trade from Hangzhou Dianzi University (China) in his early age.
Practice Areas:
Legal counseling, documentation and notarization;International Mediation, Arbitration and litigation;Corporation, finance and banking;Import and export; Maritime disputes;Intellectual property right and technology; International investment ;Project and international tendering ;Anti-dumping ;Criminal cases involving commercial crime
Professional Experiece:
With 8 years of professional experience in practicing international and Chinese commercial law, His expertise includes legal services in the fields of international trade and investment, financial and banking, maritime affairs and transportation, commercial litigation and arbitration, Merger and Acquisition etc.
In the fields of international litigation and arbitration, he has represented for dozens of companies, including both Chinese and foreign companies, in courts or arbitration tribunals across different jurisdictions, including PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore and the United Sates.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
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杨春宝一级律师简介
杨春宝一级律师，大成上海高级合伙人、资本市场部主任、国资基金研究中心主任，大成中国区私募基金专业带头人、科技与文化法律研究中心联合牵头人。执业30余年，长期从事私募基金、投融资、并购重组法律服务，尤其对对赌研究颇深且具有非常丰富的实战经验，并专注于金融机构股权投资业务。2004年起多次入选The Legal 500"私募基金"和"公司与商业"等境内外各类律师榜单，代理的中国法院首例适用外国法律审理外国公司的董事损害小股东权益纠纷案入选上海高院发布的《上海法院域外法查明典型案例》和威科先行"要案头条"。入选上海涉外法律人才库、上海市司法局鼎新法治人才库、上海国有企业改制法律顾问团，具有上市公司独立董事任职资格，系多家知名高校的兼职教授或兼职研究生导师及上海市商务委跨国经营人才培训班讲师。出版《私募股权投资基金风险防控操作实务》等16本投融资法律专著。了解更多常见法律问题
外商投资企业设立时应注意哪些法律要点？
外商投资企业设立时，首要明确投资准入领域，对照外商投资准入负面清单，确认拟从事业务是否属于限制或禁止类，避免因行业准入违规导致设立失败。其次，选择企业组织形式，常见为有限责任公司或股份有限公司，也可采用合伙企业，不同形式在股东责任、治理结构、税收安排上存在差异，需结合投资目的与运营需要审慎确定。第三，关注注册资本与出资方式，现行法律实行认缴登记制，但外商投资企业仍需合理设定出资期限，并确保外方出资符合外汇管理规定，实物、知识产权等非货币出资需依法评估作价。第四，办理必要的前置审批或备案手续，除负面清单外，部分行业如金融、教育、医疗等还需取得行业主管部门许可。第五，重视公司章程与合资合同设计，尤其针对股权比例、董事会组成、表决机制、利润分配、退出机制等关键条款，应明确约定以预防未来争议。实务中，外国投资者常忽视地方性法规及产业政策差异，建议聘请熟悉当地实务的律师进行尽职调查，同时关注外商投资信息报告义务，及时向商务部门报送投资信息。风险提示方面，若未按规定履行准入程序或虚假申报，可能面临行政处罚、责令改正甚至吊销营业执照；此外，还应关注国家安全审查制度，对影响或可能影响国家安全的投资，需主动申报。常见争议焦点集中在出资不实、股权代持、隐名股东权利主张以及合资合同解除后的清算分配等问题，建议通过股权架构设计与争议解决条款预先防范。
外国投资者如何选择合适的外商投资律师？
选择合适的外商投资律师，应综合考察专业能力、行业经验与资源匹配度。首先，确认律师执业领域是否覆盖外商投资核心业务，包括企业设立与合规、并购重组、外汇税务、知识产权、劳动用工以及争议解决等，尤其需关注律师是否熟悉最新外商投资法律体系及政策动态，能够就负面清单、鼓励类项目、地区优惠等提供针对性意见。其次，评估律师在相关行业的经验，不同行业如制造业、服务业、金融业在外资准入和监管要求上差异显著，具有同行业服务经历的律师更能预判监管风险并提供落地解决方案。第三，考察律师团队的专业构成与语言能力，外商投资常涉及跨境沟通，兼具中英文工作能力的律师可高效协调中外方法律文件与谈判，拥有多法域合作资源的团队更便于处理跨境争议。第四，参考律师过往业绩与客户评价，可通过公开案例、行业排名、客户推荐等渠道了解其处理复杂项目的能力，例如代表跨国企业完成大额并购、应对反倾销调查或参与国际仲裁的经验。第五，关注律所规模与地域覆盖，若投资分布多地，选择在主要城市有分支机构的律所便于本地化服务。实务操作中，建议面谈时要求律师分析具体项目可能面临的法律障碍并初步提出解决方案，观察其回应是否具体、务实。风险提示方面，应避免仅凭律所名气或报价高低做决定，注意核实律师执业证照与惩戒记录，明确委托范围与收费方式，防止隐性收费。常见争议焦点包括律师是否充分履行尽职调查义务、是否及时提示合规风险，以及因律师过失导致投资损失时的责任追究，因此建议在委托合同中明确服务标准与责任条款。
外商投资争议解决有哪些主要途径和实务要点？
外商投资争议解决途径主要包括协商、调解、仲裁和诉讼。协商与调解作为非对抗性方式，适用于争议金额较小或希望维持商业关系的场景，可委托专业律师参与谈判，或申请仲裁机构、行业协会进行调解。仲裁是外商投资争议中最常用的方式，因其具有保密性、专业性和国际可执行性，依据纽约公约，仲裁裁决可在全球多数国家得到承认与执行。选择仲裁时，应明确仲裁机构与仲裁地，常见如中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会、北京仲裁委员会、上海国际仲裁中心等，也可约定香港国际仲裁中心、新加坡国际仲裁中心或国际商会仲裁院等境外机构，需综合考虑中立性、程序效率与成本。诉讼则适用于争议不属于约定仲裁范围或无仲裁协议的情形，外国投资者可依法向有管辖权的人民法院起诉，但应注意中国法院判决在境外的承认与执行相对复杂。实务要点方面，首先应审查投资合同、合资合同、章程中的争议解决条款，确认是否约定仲裁、仲裁地点与适用法律，若条款表述不清可能引发管辖权异议，建议事先由专业律师起草。其次，注意证据保全，特别是跨境电子证据、财务记录、董事会决议等，应在律师指导下及时固定证据。第三，关注诉讼时效或仲裁时效，一般民事权利保护时效为三年，从知道或应当知道权利受损时起算，逾期可能导致败诉风险。第四，在仲裁或诉讼程序中，外方当事人需办理公证认证等授权手续，涉及境外形成文件的应履行法律规定的证明程序。风险提示方面，争议解决周期可能较长，费用成本高，且执行结果受对方偿债能力影响，建议在投资前期就建立风险防控体系，包括定期合规审计、知识产权布局、退出机制设计等。常见争议焦点包括股权转让价款支付、合资公司控制权争夺、知识产权归属、利润分配以及解散清算条件是否成就，需结合合同约定与法律原则综合判断，必要时申请财产保全以保障未来裁决的执行。
以上内容仅供参考，不构成法律意见。如需专业法律服务，请联系杨春宝一级律师：chambers.yang@dentons.cn
