City Development Law Firm

Recognised as a top law firm in China, City Development Law Firm was founded in 1992, having 31 years of experience in providing legal service at various sectors, for clients across the world. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai, initially established to provide services for the industries of construction, real estate and infrastructure.

As a law firm with large scale of services, City Development Law Firm has now formed a team with over 1300 lawyers and 30 local presences throughout China, a large portion of which are multiply disciplined, majored or qualified in law as well as in construction engineering, quantum, urban planning, accounting, insurance areas and so on.

We have been invited to comment on the drafts of laws, regulations, rules and judicial interpretations as a representative law firm on legislation such as the Construction Law, Property Law, Contract Law, Regulations on Administration of Construction Project Duality, Rules of Shanghai Municipality on Real Estate Mortgage, Understanding and Application of Judicial Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on Project Construction Contracts, and the Measures for Identification and Punishment of Contracting and Illegal Sub-contracting in Construction Projects (for trial implementation). We have also been invited to provide our professional advice on revisions of draft legislation.

We have been appointed by the Ministry of Construction, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and China Civil Engineering Society to assist in drafting example contracts for construction general contracting, project construction, construction project sub-contracting, and construction project labor sub-contracting.

City Development Law Firm has received multiple awards and recognition from the most authoritative entities since its establishment, among which is Band 1 of Real Estate & Construction area by Chambers & Partners for the past 13 years. The firm believes that specialisation and articulated services will assist and advance clients in their business development.

• Construction
• Real estate
• Natural resources & infrastructure
• Finance
• EPC/DB
• International practice
• Compliance & risk control
• Corporate & commerce
• Water projects
• Urban renewal
• Smart city & intelligent manufacturing
• Energy & environment
• Restructuring & insolvency
• Dispute resolution

Beijing
Telephone: +86 10 8566 0559

Shenzhen
Telephone: +86 755 2266 1566

Kunming
Telephone: +86 871 6364 1566-1568

Wuhan
Telephone: +86 27 8548 2077

Changsha
Telephone: +86 731 8224 1828/8224 6828

Hangzhou
Telephone: +86 571 8526 8526

Tianjin
Telephone: +86 22 2731 0738

Fuzhou
Telephone: +86 591 8756 8838

Urumqi
Telephone: +86 991 4182 652

Nanchang
Telephone: +86 791 8819 5911

Nanjing
Telephone: +86 25 8460 0679

Zhengzhou
Telephone: +86 371 6338 0963

Xi’an
Telephone: +86 29 8550 8389/8550 8398

Baotou
Telephone: +86 472 5158 018

Chongqing
Telephone: +86 23 6749 7727

Hefei
Telephone: +86 551 6266 9668

Taiyuan
Telephone: +86 351 2915 678

Chengdu
Telephone: +86 28 8557 4960/8503 3400

Jinan
Telephone: +86 531 8825 5075/8825 5076

Qingdao
Telephone: +86 532 8097 9331

Dalian
Telephone: +86 411 8076 4011

Dongguan
Telephone: +86 769 2302 7526

Guangzhou
Telephone: +86 20 3195 5660

Xining
Telephone: +86 971 8080 959

Haikou
Telephone: +86 898 6858 1296

Lanzhou
Telephone: +86 931 8528 057

Guiyang
Telephone: +86 851 8881 1918

Nanning
Telephone: +86 771 5632 112

Yinchuan
Telephone: +86 951 8896 832

Changchun
Telephone: +86 431 8185 2769