Herbert Smith operates a leading China practice offering a full range of services: M&A, projects (including infrastructure and energy), finance, corporate finance, dispute resolution.
All of our lawyers speak and write English. Most also speak and write Chinese (Mandarin and/or Cantonese).
We regularly act for:
- Multinational companies doing business and investing in China
- Chinese companies (private and state owned) in their cross-border activities
We operate from offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and lawyers in these offices work together on a day-to-day basis, according to the requirements of the project.
Each office has full capacity to negotiate, draft and produce all related legal documentation in both English and Chinese.
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Accolades
Asia Law Firm of the Year award
Global Chamber Awards 2007
Asia Pacific Firm / Office of the Year Award
Legal Business 2006
Debt Market Deal of the Year - Sinopec convertible bond offering
ALB China Law Awards 2008
Ranked first tier for five consecutive years in Capital Markets, China
Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2004-2008
The firm’s strategy in Asia has been to develop a strong reputation in Greater China. Clients report that the firm’s mainland practice, operated from the Beijing and Shanghai bases, is “more resourceful and more knowledgeable on the ramifications of Chinese law than many other comparable outfits.”
Chambers Asia 2007