Fangda Partners

One Firm Approach

Fangda Partners has approximately 700 lawyers in five offices in major Chinese cities: Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The firm operates as a single, integrated partnership, not as an alliance of lawyers in different locations.

Fangda's lawyers collaborate seamlessly across practice groups and locations to provide its clients with exceptional service, sophisticated advice and practical solutions founded on its legal expertise, sound knowledge of market practice, deep understanding of the industry landscape and proven ability to assist its clients achieve their business objectives.

Firm of Choice for the Most Difficult Legal Issues

Fangda Partners is the firm of choice for businesses requiring solutions to their most difficult and complex legal issues. Leading companies and financial institutions in China and around the world turn to Fangda for legal representation or counseling on their most significant legal and business challenges, whether transactions or disputes.

Cross-Border Capabilities with a China Edge

Fangda Partners is known for it cross-border capabilities with a China edge. The firm's team consists of lawyers qualified in Australia, England and Wales, Singapore, U.S., Hong Kong and the PRC.

The diversity of its professionals and its strong local law capabilities enable it to bridge legal, regulatory, language and cultural differences that clients inevitably face in transactions and disputes involving multiple jurisdictions.

At the Forefront of Chinese Commercial Practice

Fangda Partners has been at the forefront of the development of commercial law practice in China for over two decades.

The firm has a proven track record advising clients on groundbreaking transactions or defending them in unprecedented disputes. Some selected notable matters on which Fangda Partners has advised include:

• First initial public offering by a Chinese company involving an international underwriter
• The first domestic listing by a company incorporated outside the PRC (so-called red chip company)
• Formation of the first open-end mutual fund in China
• First foreign acquisition of a controlling stake in a Chinese public company
• First FRAND litigation in China
• Representing the claimant in obtaining the first injunction in an IP litigation under Chinese procedural law
• First public interest environmental litigation brought by an NGO against a multinational company in China

Seamless Global Service

Fangda Partners has close institutional and operational relationships with leading advisors and intermediaries worldwide. For its clients’ inbound and outbound cross-border matters, the firm also invests significant time and resources in establishing and developing close and active relationships with leading law firms around the world, allowing it to deliver seamless global service.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust/Competition
• Asset-Backed Securities
• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets
• Compliance & Government Enforcement
• Dispute Resolution
• Energy & Infrastructure
• Financial Institutions
• General Industries
• Insolvency & Restructuring
• Intellectual Property
• Investment Funds
• Investment Management
• Labor & Employment
• Life Sciences & Healthcare
• M&A
• Private Equity
• Private Wealth Management
• Real Estate & Construction
• Tax
• Technology, Media & Telecommunications
• Japan Practice