East & Concord Partners

East & Concord Partners, one of the largest and most comprehensive law firms with integrated management in China, was established in 2014 after the merger of East Associates Law Firm and Concord & Partners. East Associates Law Firm and Concord & Partners, established in 1993 and 1995 respectively, were two of the earliest established law firms in China, both exerting nationwide influence and enjoying high prestige.

Vission

SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN ENABLING OTHERS TO ACHIEVE. This is the vision people working in East & Concord Partners share and is the cornerstone of East & Concord’s development. Successful lawyers help clients succeed through providing professional services, and successful law firms help society through advancing the spirit and the rule of law. Rallying around this common belief, a group of outstanding lawyers with idealism, passion, responsibility, professionalism and excellence gather at East & Concord to serve our clients and society wholeheartedly, so as to make an ideal, a reality.

Core Advantages

System Advantage: Integrated Management 

We apply an integrated management system in our ten offices located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Xi’an office, the Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong) and the Digital Office. Specialization and collegiality are our distinct advantages which assures that we provide world-class services in one-stop.

Platform Advantage: Global Vision 

East & Concord has established strategic relationships with leading international law firms across the globe. Our cooperation with the best lawyers internationally helps us provide competitive business solutions as well as full service to our clients.

Talent Advantage: Professionals 

Currently, more than 600 legal professionals are working at East & Concord. Among them, senior partners, and counsels each have more than 20 years of experience in practice. A number of partners and lawyers have received legal education or have practiced law in Europe, America, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Our working languages include Chinese, English and Japanese.

Service Advantage: Fostering Meaningful Relationships 

Providing our clients with efficient and world-class services is our ultimate goal. We value the relationships built with our clients based on mutual trust. That is why we have established a mature management system to prevent conflicts of interest and to respond to any conflict of interest in an efficient and professional manner. Trust is why clients of East & Concord are regulars.

Main Areas of Practice

With nearly 30 years of experience, East & Concord is committed to delivering services to our clients in a professional manner. We have gained a leading position and have been recognized as dependable experts in the following practice areas:

Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets and Securities, Dispute Resolution, Criminal Defense and Corporate Investigations, Banking and Finance, Financial Lease and Factoring, International Trade, Customs and Competition Law, Intellectual Property, Private Equity and Industrial Funds, Entertainment and Sports, Infrastructure and Project Financing, Real Estate and Construction, Energy and Natural Resources, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Labor Law, Healthcare, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Public Law & Policy, Corporate Compliance, Family Law, Private Wealth Management, Maritime Affairs, Taxation Law and Japan Practice.

Offices

East & Concord is headquartered in Beijing and has offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Xi’an, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. In addition, East & Concord has also designated the Dongcheng District office in Beijing as a platform to develop our digital legal services.