King & Wood Mallesons, Competition/Antitrust (PRC Firms) | Chambers Greater China Region Profile

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Whether in the Asia-Pacific region, or in Europe and the United States, regulatory and enforcement agencies are now strengthening market oversight, particularly regarding monopoly agreements between competitors, commercial arrangements between distributors and suppliers, merger filing, or abuse of dominant market positions. Businesses are more aware of the importance of advance planning to ensure that competition law compliance matters are conducted in an orderly manner and that they respond prudently to antitrust investigations.

KWM antitrust team has deep understanding to the legal practice in this area, In China. KWM is one of the first law firms to provide antitrust related services and enjoys a recognized leading position in the industry. We witnessed the evolvement of China’s Antitrust Law (AML) system, and played an important part in the drafting, revision and introduction of the AML and its supporting regulations.

The AML, known as the "economic constitution", is crucial to China's market economy, which continues to evolve as China’s legal system and market economy develop. KWM anti-trust team helps clients address challenges in the increasingly tougher legal environment with comprehensive and in-depth services.

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Competition/Antitrust (PRC Firms) - China

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What the Team is Known For

King & Wood Mallesons possesses an accomplished antitrust practice offering one-stop competition services ranging from merger control filings to regulatory and compliance issues. The firm remains a popular choice among domestic and multinational clients for antitrust administrative investigations as well as civil antitrust litigation. The team acts for Chinese conglomerates and blue-chip multinationals in the automotive, manufacturing and retail industries and is also active on antitrust mandates for multinationals. The firm draws on its global expertise to provide advice on multi-jurisdictional matters.

业务优势

金杜律师事务所拥有一支业务成熟的反垄断团队，提供从经营者集中申报到监管与合规的一站式竞争法服务。该律所一直是国内和跨国客户进行反垄断行政调查和民事反垄断诉讼的热门选择。该团队为汽车、制造和零售行业的中国企业集团和跨国蓝筹公司提供法律服务，并积极处理跨国公司的反垄断事宜。金杜善用其环球专业知识就跨法域事务提供建议。

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Work Highlights

King & Wood Mallesons provided Chinese merger filing services for Honda Motor regarding its affiliate's acquisition of a partial equity stake in a Canadian subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Corporation.
金杜律师事务所为本田汽车公司就其附属公司收购旭化成株式会社加拿大子公司部分股权的相关事宜，提供中国经营者集中申报咨询服务。

Strengths

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They are very familiar with overseas antitrust filings, information disclosure and the relevant precautions for Chinese enterprises, striking a balance between commercial sense and legal requirements.