OUR INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
Transnational M&A
Foreign Direct Investments in China
IPOs, International Banking and Financing, Debt and Equity
Intellectual Property, International Trade and Real Estate
International Arbitration and Litigation
Maritime
Mining and Resources
Criminal Law Team
Transnational M&A
Members of our International Legal Team have been involved in acquisitions by international investors in both privately held and listed Chinese enterprises as well as in acquisitions of companies in Germany and Belgium by Chinese private investment groups. Our representative office in Paris and our close cooperation with Ernst & Young Advocates (France) provide necessary expertise and support in both French and European Community Law.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- Overseas acquisitions by Chinese private investment groups
- Restructurings, reorganizations and share transfer arrangements for international groups
- Acquisitions of Chinese enterprises (either state-owned, private, or foreign-invested) including due diligence, evaluation of deal structuring strategies and tax considerations, preparation and negotiation of transaction documentations, securing government approvals and the drafting of closing documentation as well as organization of closings
- Acquisitions of companies listed on the Chinese stock exchange, constituting the strong competency of our international team
Foreign Direct Investments in China
As one of the few top international legal teams in China, Kunlun Law Firm is capable of providing legal services on FDI in several languages. Companies can benefit from a full range of professional services that are specific to a businesses’ presence in China. Companies also benefit from the valuable skills our International Team has gained through ten years of experience working with Multinational Companies such as CNOOC, SinoChem, SinoPec, ABB, Alstom, BNP, Carrefour, GAP, Lacoste, Lafarge, Hewlett-Packard, Sumitomo, Renault and Total.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- Investment policy, tax incentives, investment structure and negotiation strategies
- Securing government approvals and permits
- Project financing and reinvestment
- M&A and restructurings of FIEs
- Distribution agreements, intellectual property protection and management, technology transfers and know-how licensing, franchising
- Public offerings and listings of FIE shares at home and offshore
- Venture capital
- Sino-foreign investment funds
- Corporate matters such as meetings of shareholders, board meetings, labor issues
- Issues relating to exit, insolvency and liquidation
- Drafting Chinese-English and/or English-Chinese translations of legal documents relating to the establishments and operations of the FIEs
IPOs, International Banking and Financing, Debt and Equity
Our banking and financial practices, led by experienced lawyers specializing in the field, cover advising on a wide range of financial transactions, which include: establishment, acquisition and restructuring of banks and non-bank financial institutions, insurance companies, investment funds, trusts, investment institutions at home and abroad.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- A share and B share offerings in Chinese stocks, overseas listings in Hong Kong, New York, Canada, Singapore, London, Australia, etc.
- Private equity
- Constitution of investment funds
- Project finance and BOT (infrastructure, power stations, water treatment plants, highways)
- Syndicated and bilateral loans
- Bond and convertible bond issues
- Guarantees, mortgages and other security arrangements
- Debt reorganization
- Disposals of non-performing loans
- Legal framework for carrying on by foreign banks of banking operations in China
Intellectual Property, International Trade and Real Estate
To date, Kunlun Law Firm, in particular with its Paris office, has represented foreign businesses while they establish franchise operations in China, including various forms of distribution and licensing agreements in particular for high technology.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- Registration and protection of patents, trademarks, trade names, domain names, copyrights and computer software
- Pursuits against counterfeiting
- Technology transfers, know-how licensing and design contracts
- International trade contracts
- Distributorships, licensing and franchising
- Real estate, especially acquisitions of real estate development projects by European, USA and Hong Kong investors
International Arbitration and Litigation
To date, Kunlun Law Firm has represented both Chinese and foreign clients in many cases before the CIETAC and other international arbitration institutions or panels. Some of our lawyers and co-operators are former officials of the CCPIT and CIETAC, and currently act as arbitrators within the CIETAC, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center and the Chartered Institute of Arbitration. In addition, we have successfully dealt with several highly influential international civil and commercial cases related to South Korea, Hong Kong and other countries.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include:
- Acting as arbitrator or legal counsel
- Advising on pre-arbitration maneuvering
- Assisting in arbitral proceedings
- Advising on enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards
- Representation in Chinese court
- Advising on enforcement of effective arbitral awards and Chinese as well as foreign judgments
Maritime
Kunlun Law Firm has gathered a number of very experienced Maritime lawyers, who have kept great work relationship with domestic or foreign shipping institutions, domestic shipping authorities as well as the Maritime Courts and the Maritime Trial department of the Supreme Court of People’s Republic of China.
Mining and Resources
The team of Kunlun Law Firm is capable of providing the comprehensive legal services in mining and resources area, where our practice covers not only domestically, but also the countries nearby China, Canada, South America as well as Africa. Our practice covers energy minerals, metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals.
Criminal Law Team
In recent year, the Criminal Law Team of Kunlun Law Firm has developed rapidly. A number of senior lawyers with high education background, excellent personal quality and specialization in criminal suits have joined us. Hence, such optimized combination of ‘golden partner’ elite lawyer team has undertaken a number of high-profile major economic crimes, drug offenses and other criminal suits with significant impact domestically and abroad, which cover the areas of Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Beijing, Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan and other areas.
OUR INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE
Transnational M&A
Foreign Direct Investments in China
IPOs, International Banking and Financing, Debt and Equity
Intellectual Property, International Trade and Real Estate
International Arbitration and Litigation
Maritime
Mining and Resources
Criminal Law Team
Transnational M&A
Members of our International Legal Team have been involved in acquisitions by international investors in both privately held and listed Chinese enterprises as well as in acquisitions of companies in Germany and Belgium by Chinese private investment groups. Our representative office in Paris and our close cooperation with Ernst & Young Advocates (France) provide necessary expertise and support in both French and European Community Law.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- Overseas acquisitions by Chinese private investment groups
- Restructurings, reorganizations and share transfer arrangements for international groups
- Acquisitions of Chinese enterprises (either state-owned, private, or foreign-invested) including due diligence, evaluation of deal structuring strategies and tax considerations, preparation and negotiation of transaction documentations, securing government approvals and the drafting of closing documentation as well as organization of closings
- Acquisitions of companies listed on the Chinese stock exchange, constituting the strong competency of our international team
Foreign Direct Investments in China
As one of the few top international legal teams in China, Kunlun Law Firm is capable of providing legal services on FDI in several languages. Companies can benefit from a full range of professional services that are specific to a businesses’ presence in China. Companies also benefit from the valuable skills our International Team has gained through ten years of experience working with Multinational Companies such as CNOOC, SinoChem, SinoPec, ABB, Alstom, BNP, Carrefour, GAP, Lacoste, Lafarge, Hewlett-Packard, Sumitomo, Renault and Total.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- Investment policy, tax incentives, investment structure and negotiation strategies
- Securing government approvals and permits
- Project financing and reinvestment
- M&A and restructurings of FIEs
- Distribution agreements, intellectual property protection and management, technology transfers and know-how licensing, franchising
- Public offerings and listings of FIE shares at home and offshore
- Venture capital
- Sino-foreign investment funds
- Corporate matters such as meetings of shareholders, board meetings, labor issues
- Issues relating to exit, insolvency and liquidation
- Drafting Chinese-English and/or English-Chinese translations of legal documents relating to the establishments and operations of the FIEs
IPOs, International Banking and Financing, Debt and Equity
Our banking and financial practices, led by experienced lawyers specializing in the field, cover advising on a wide range of financial transactions, which include: establishment, acquisition and restructuring of banks and non-bank financial institutions, insurance companies, investment funds, trusts, investment institutions at home and abroad.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- A share and B share offerings in Chinese stocks, overseas listings in Hong Kong, New York, Canada, Singapore, London, Australia, etc.
- Private equity
- Constitution of investment funds
- Project finance and BOT (infrastructure, power stations, water treatment plants, highways)
- Syndicated and bilateral loans
- Bond and convertible bond issues
- Guarantees, mortgages and other security arrangements
- Debt reorganization
- Disposals of non-performing loans
- Legal framework for carrying on by foreign banks of banking operations in China
Intellectual Property, International Trade and Real Estate
To date, Kunlun Law Firm, in particular with its Paris office, has represented foreign businesses while they establish franchise operations in China, including various forms of distribution and licensing agreements in particular for high technology.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include advice and assistance in relation to:
- Registration and protection of patents, trademarks, trade names, domain names, copyrights and computer software
- Pursuits against counterfeiting
- Technology transfers, know-how licensing and design contracts
- International trade contracts
- Distributorships, licensing and franchising
- Real estate, especially acquisitions of real estate development projects by European, USA and Hong Kong investors
International Arbitration and Litigation
To date, Kunlun Law Firm has represented both Chinese and foreign clients in many cases before the CIETAC and other international arbitration institutions or panels. Some of our lawyers and co-operators are former officials of the CCPIT and CIETAC, and currently act as arbitrators within the CIETAC, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center and the Chartered Institute of Arbitration. In addition, we have successfully dealt with several highly influential international civil and commercial cases related to South Korea, Hong Kong and other countries.
More specifically, the services we provide our foreign corporate clients, which include:
- Acting as arbitrator or legal counsel
- Advising on pre-arbitration maneuvering
- Assisting in arbitral proceedings
- Advising on enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards
- Representation in Chinese court
- Advising on enforcement of effective arbitral awards and Chinese as well as foreign judgments
Maritime
Kunlun Law Firm has gathered a number of very experienced Maritime lawyers, who have kept great work relationship with domestic or foreign shipping institutions, domestic shipping authorities as well as the Maritime Courts and the Maritime Trial department of the Supreme Court of People’s Republic of China.
Mining and Resources
The team of Kunlun Law Firm is capable of providing the comprehensive legal services in mining and resources area, where our practice covers not only domestically, but also the countries nearby China, Canada, South America as well as Africa. Our practice covers energy minerals, metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals.
Criminal Law Team
In recent year, the Criminal Law Team of Kunlun Law Firm has developed rapidly. A number of senior lawyers with high education background, excellent personal quality and specialization in criminal suits have joined us. Hence, such optimized combination of ‘golden partner’ elite lawyer team has undertaken a number of high-profile major economic crimes, drug offenses and other criminal suits with significant impact domestically and abroad, which cover the areas of Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Beijing, Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan and other areas.