Beijing

Firm overview

AllBright Law Offices was founded in 1999 as a full-service law firm committed to providing the highest levels of quality advice to clients.

Based in Shanghai, AllBright has grown, innovated and provided unmatched service throughout a period of continuous economic and political change across China. Our focus on providing excellent advice and support to our clients has led to rapid expansion and we have established branch offices in 21 cities on the Chinese mainland (Hangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Qingdao, Tianjin, Xiamen, Jinan, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Nanchang, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Changchun, Wuhan and Urumqi) as well as in Hong Kong, London (UK) and Seattle (USA). In addition, as a result of our increased international presence we have also established an association with the Hong Kong law firm Stevenson, Wong & Co. and a strategic partnership with the Bird & Bird LLP.

AllBright carries on the proud cosmopolitan culture of Shanghai and constantly seeks to bring together established legal professionals and outstanding young talent. In 2018, our team included nearly 2,300 lawyers, which grew to more than 2,800 in 2019, and now stands at over 3,100. This growth is a reflection of the importance we place on driving innovation, creating value for our clients and providing a global service for our clients.

At AllBright, we never stop upgrading and improving our professional legal services, while continuing to optimize our practice area layout. Currently, AllBright has ten major professional committees: Securities and Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, International Trade, Cross-Border Investment, Real Estate and Construction, Intellectual Property, Maritime Affairs，Bankruptcy Liquidation and reorganization, Litigation and Arbitration, Criminal and Tax Law. Each committee continually arranges speakers to address their members, informs members of key global conferences and encourages members to interact with partner firms and companies around the world. In doing so, we aim to achieve the highest levels of professional development within the firm.

Firm overview

Commerce & Finance Law Offices (Beijing) (hereinafter referred to as “Tongshang Beijing office”) was officially established in Beijing on May 16, 1992 with the approval of the Department of Justice of Beijing City, and has a group of 438 employees, including 305 partners、lawyers and paralegals, and 51 administrators. The lawyers in Beijing are young and middle-aged lawyers with rich experience. With several years or even more than 10 years experiences in the fields of finance, company, investment, securities, real estate, education, etc. , all the lawyers graduated from the first-class universities in the country, and most of them have obtained master’s degree or above in law school.

Tongshang Beijing office Beijing office is one of the first truly private partnership and of the best commercial law firms in China. Founded in 1992, Tongshang Beijing office has steadily built up its well-recognized practice and reputation in Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Dispute Resolution, Banking & Finance, New Economy (TMT, Healthcare and Education), Competition & Antitrust, Investment Fund, Restructuring & Insolvency, Regulatory, Labor and Employment, Wealth Management, Real Estate & Construction and Intellectual Property. We dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest levels. While most firms provide legal advice, Tongshang Beijing office delivers business solutions. Tongshang Beijing office focuses on solving our clients’ most demanding and important problems and provides one-stop solutions and strive to provide clients with pragmatic and cost-effective legal solutions that meet their best interests. Inside the firm, our talented and entrepreneurial lawyers work together on a task-force basis on all of our clients’ matters, bringing to bear the requisite mix of people and expertise across practice areas.

Tongshang is one of the eight “Red Circle Offices” (top law offices) in China，Who has a strong practice in the listing practice area. For instance, it is one of the first batch of law offices engaged in overseas capital market business in China. Tongshang Beijing office is the first firm to provide legal services in the capital market field; it first creates the VIE structure and has participated in a large number of significant transactions with milestone significance. Tongshang Beijing office have participated in many landmark state-owned enterprise reorganization and IPO projects that involved legal issues of national significance while also being recognized as a market leader in field of “red-chip” IPO projects. Tongshang Beijing office is one of the most frequently appointed legal advisers in overseas stock market IPO projects, either as the issuer’s or the underwriters’ PRC legal counsel. It is one of the law offices in Mainland China involved in the most overseas listing projects of Chinese enterprises.

Tongshang Beijing office has a compact group of practitioners well reputed for providing legal advice and business solutions, with especially notable experience of the former. Tongshang Beijing office aiming at not only providing our clients first class international legal services, but also providing important contributions to the equity/debt financing of Chinese enterprises in both domestic and foreign legal area.

Firm overview

Kangda Law Firm is a large full-service law firm headquartered in Beijing, China. It was founded in 1988 and is among the first private partnership law firms approved by the Ministry of Justice of China. The firm has won many honors such as National, Provincial, and Municipal Outstanding Law Firm, and has been repeatedly honored in various rankings of international legal research companies. At present, Kangda has 22 branch offices with more than 1,800 legal practitioners, including outstanding representatives of the first batch of legal practitioners after the restoration of the lawyer system in China. The firm's staff also includes former core personnel from the public security organs, procuratorates, and people's courts, as well as young and seasoned elite lawyers who graduated from well-known law schools at home and abroad. They all share a commitment to provide domestic and foreign clients with professional, high-quality, and efficient legal services.

As a full-service law firm, Kangda not only ranks among the top in the traditional areas, such as criminal defense, civil and commercial dispute resolution, corporate legal services, government and administrative legal affairs but also maintains its competitiveness in the securities and capital markets, bankruptcy liquidation and reorganization. Kangda has notable expertise in other practice areas, such as intellectual property, tax law, maritime legal services, foreign-related legal services, labor law/labor arbitration, corporate compliance, etc.

By adhering to the cultural and spiritual inheritance of Openness and Inclusiveness, Diligence and Foresight, Modesty and Dignity, Harmony and Solidarity, Kangda has developed into a large-scale, specialized and branded law firm providing full services after more than 35 years of effort. Forming a modern legal service system through crossregional and multicultural integration and exchange, as well as service expansion and cooperation in various fields. Keeping up with the pace of China's social development, Kangda will, as always, forge ahead and contribute to the rule of law in China.

Firm overview

AnJie Broad is a full-service law firm with a wide range of practice areas. We are committed to delivering high-quality bespoke legal solutions to clients.

AnJie Broad has extensive experience serving clients in practice areas such as Capital Market & Securities, Antitrust & Competition, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, Labor & Employment, Cross-border Investment & Acquisition, Insurance & Reinsurance, Maritime & Shipping, Banking & Finance, Energy, International Trade, Technology Media & Telecommunications，Private Wealth Management, Real Estate & Construction, Hotels Resorts & Tourism and Media, Game and Entertainment & Sports.

We have won multiple awards in most of the above areas, so you can rest assured that your business will be left in safe hands should you engage us.

AnJie Broad was founded by a group of senior attorneys from different practice areas, and all of its key partners are graduates of the most prestigious law schools in China and overseas, with abundant work experience from leading international law firms.

Many of AnJie Broad's partners are highly recommended by respected legal ranking agencies, such as Chambers & Partners, Who's Who legal, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Asialaw Profiles, Asia Legal Business, LEGALBAND, Benchmark Litigation and China Business Law Journal.