Areas of Practice >> Commercial

Over the years, we have provided legal services and supports to well over 100 clients doing business in China, ranging from Fortune 500 corporations, industry leaders in the world, and large scale state-owned companies, to Chinese and foreign private companies of various size.
Our commercial practice mainly includes the following services:

China Customs
We are experienced in dealing with China Customs-related legal issues.  We have represented clients to communicate directly with local Customs in various Chinese cities.
The advice we provide to clients in this area includes:
  • Tariff classification
  • Rules on country of origin
  • Duty assessment
  • Import and export permit
  • Import of used machinery
  • Transaction in free trade zone
  • Processing trade
  • Customs investigations
  • Administrative review and litigation on Customs’ decisions

Antitrust and Unfair Competition
We have helped clients to successfully pass the antitrust reviews of the PRC MOC and SAIC in M&A transactions.

We have participated in several antitrust notifications and reviews since the enactment of the PRC Anti-monopoly Law, including the first case in which the PRC MOC conditionally approved the transaction.

Our legal service in this area includes:
  • Antitrust reviews
  • Investigations against unfair competition
  • Antitrust notifications
  • Compliance
  • Communication with government agencies
  • Analysis and advice on M&A

Intellectual Property

We advise clients on how to effectively protect and enforce their intellectual property rights.
We have coordinated many raids by the administration of industry and commerce and the quality inspection authorities in various Chinese cities against trademark infringements.  We have also helped clients won trademark litigations against infringers.

Our professional service in this area includes:
  • Applications and registrations
  • Assignment and license
  • Investigation and remedial action against infringement
  • Administrative enforcement
  • Intellectual property litigation

PRC Litigation and Arbitration

Chinese lawyers in our Beijing and Shanghai offices are experienced in PRC litigation, government investigation, labor dispute and arbitration matters.

Our professional service in this area includes:
  • Prevention of dispute
  • Strategy
  • Court action
  • PRC arbitration
  • Mediation and settlement
  • Application for enforcement