Hylands Law Firm

Chairman:Hong Liu

Managing Partner:Yu Xu

Number of partners: 600+

Number of lawyers: 3000+

Languages: Chinese, English, Korean etc.

Offices: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Harbin, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shijiazhuang, Shenyang, Suzhou, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Urumqi, Wuxi, Xi’an, Xuzhou, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Beijing(Miyun District), Beijing(cangping District), Hong Kong, San Francisco

Hylands Law Firm was established in 1997 and headquarted in Beijing. Over years of development, Hylands now has 39 offices and 1 IP Agency in cities across China. Hylands has established working relationships with over 150 law firms in more than 130 countries and regions, providing clients with one-stop, cross-border professional legal services in multiple disciplines.

Hylands has over 600 partners and counsels, and over 2,000 lawyers and professionals, who are able to provide legal services in many languages including English, Japanese, Korean, etc. As one of the top large-scale commercial law firms in China, Hylands has been included in the top ranking of Chambers and Partners, ALB, The Legal 500, asialaw Profiles, IFLR1000, China Business Law Journal, etc.

With intensive practice skills and experience, Hylands lawyers are legal experts in their respective areas, and are well-versed in China’s investment environment and different business practices . Thanks to close and efficient teamwork, Hylands lawyers always provide tailor-made and practical legal solutions beyond expectations.

■ Representation of Taihehui Investment Management (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. in a 1 billion corporate bond transaction dispute versus Shaoxing Zhongfu Holdings Co., Ltd. and Jinggong Group Co., Ltd

■ Representation of Shanghai Pangzeng Investment Management Center in a 100 million contract dispute case versus Guangzhou Ruifeng and Lin Yongfei

■ Representation of China Chengxin Trust Co., Ltd. in a 1 billion financial loan contract dispute versus Beijing Zhongkun Changye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Key Clients:Taihehui Investment Management (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Hubei Xiangli Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Contact:Yu Xu

Email: [email protected]

Bankruptcy reorganization and special asset disposal practice is one of the core strengths of Hylands. The legal services include bankruptcy, restructuring, disposal of special assets, financial creditor, and market-oriented debt-to-equity swaps. By virtue of the many years of experience in the industry, Hylands teams uphold and elevate the quality of legal services in the wake of social and economic developments, and have achieved remarkably in this field. For Hylands outstanding legal services in many landmark projects, the teams of Hylands have won high praise from clients.

Compared to the traditional fields of legal services, bankruptcy reorganization and special asset disposal require expert lawyers with specific skills, extensive social resources, efficient service models, professional service quality, and require comprehensive service capabilities in asset investigation, fundraising and asset disposal. Hylands has considerable expertise in this regard - especially in special asset disposal. Hylands teams have amassed rich experience in business areas such as bankruptcy, restructuring, and market-oriented debt-to-equity swaps. Hylands has won praise from clients for highly professional and quality services.

Contact:Yu Xu

Email: [email protected]

Hylands is one of the pre-eminent law firms focusing on private equity and investment fund in China. Hylands’ expertise covers all aspects of fund management, including without limitation, formation and registration of the fund manager, formation and filing of the fund, compliance operations, portfolio investments, disposition and liquidation of the fund, and disputes resolutions in respect thereof. Our profound understanding of each part of the investment management industry allows us to tailor our advice to a client's exact needs while accessing the very latest market thinking and advice from around the world, especially fund structuring and cross-border portfolio investment.

Key Clients: IBM, Sequoia Capital, CDH Investments, SAIF Investment Fund, Cinda Capital, Alibaba Group, China Development Bank Financial (CDB Financial), CITIC Jinshi Investment, ICBC Financial Asset Investment, Hongtai Fund, Hangtou Fund, Cultural & Creative Industry Funds, Everbright Trust, Minmetals Trust, Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC), Zhengtong Group, and Beijing Construction Engineering Group.

Contact: Zhitong ZHU

Email: [email protected]

■ Representation of Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company in the production of a Sino-foreign co-produced film titled “Gone with the Bullets”

■ Representation of Zhang Yimou, famous Chinese director, in the production of live outdoor performance “Impression”

■ Representation of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in producing the Beijing handover artistic segment of the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games

Key Clients:Alibaba Pictures Group Limited, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, CCTV, Ning Jing, Huang Xiaoming

Contact:Yingzi LIU

Email:[email protected]

Hylands is one of oldest Chinese firms who has an independent IP law practice sector, and it is particularly recognized and famous in its IP protection and full service in business related to IPs, especially in copyrights and trademarks.

■ Represented Blizzard in disputes with Peking Funder Group regarding using of fonts

■ Represented Movie Channel of China Central Television in its standardization of model contracts

■ Represented CCTV of China in protection of telecasting rights of World Cup and Olympic Games

■ Represented many domestic and overseas production companies in protection copyrights of their films

■ Represented certain organizers of international sports events in protection of IPRs of such games

Contact:Yingzi LIU

Email: [email protected]

The real estate and construction team provides legal services for the Fortune 500 enterprises, large state-owned enterprises, listed companies and leading private companies on hundreds of real estate and construction projects spread across the nation. These projects include residential complexes, commercial spaces, infrastructure for tourism, industrial parks as well as rail transit, highways, underground utility tunnels, urban roads, bridges, etc. The team also provides local governments and the bureau of land resources with comprehensive legal services on transactions of land resources, first-level development of land resources, development of collectively-owned land, etc.

Contact:Miao Zhang

Email: [email protected]

■ Advising clients on various wealth management matters, covering matrimonial, succession planning, trusts, tax, corporate and immigration issues

■ Structuring family business’s stake holding

■ Drafting testamentary trust

■ Advising clients on overseas wealth planning including trust, tax, insurance and others

■ Handling disputes arising from wealth management area

■ Especially featured in artworks trust and artworks management in charity.

■ Additionally featured in US and Australian immigration law, advising clients on immigration planning and also deportation remedies

Contact:Dahui Yun

Email: [email protected]

■ Representation of Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd. in issusing RMB ¥2 billion RMB of Corporate Bonds

Contact:Guoguang Zhang

Email: [email protected]

The International Trade/WTO practice at Hylands Law Firm is a premier team in China, providing comprehensive legal services across the full spectrum of trade remedy matters, WTO disputes, customs compliance, anti-dumping, countervailing duties, safeguards, and related regulatory and compliance advisory. Our team, comprised of multiple Chambers-ranked practitioners, represents a diverse clientele including multinational corporations, major state-owned enterprises, leading industry associations, and governments. We have extensive experience handling high-stakes and precedent-setting cases before authorities in the U.S., EU, Australia, Canada, India, ASEAN countries, and Latin America. Recent work highlights include securing zero or minimal duty rates in multiple anti-dumping/countervailing investigations, advising on Belt and Road Initiative overseas investments, and representing clients in complex international arbitration and litigation related to trade disputes. Our specialisations are deeply rooted in trade remedy litigation, market access strategy, foreign investment compliance, and cross-border dispute resolution.

Key Clients :

• Mitsubishi Corporation
• BASF SE
• Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Royal DSM N.V.
• LG Group
• Bayer AG
• Methanex Corporation
• PTT Group
• China Baowu Steel Group
• Jiangsu Shagang Group
• Kawasaki Steel Corporation
• Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
• China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Machinery & Electronic Products (CCCME)
• China Iron and Steel Association
• Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.

Contact:YongCHENG

Email: [email protected]

Hylands Law Firm boasts a specialized team in securities litigation and compliance, , which has rapidly grown and achieved remarkable results. The firm provides comprehensive legal services spanning the entire spectrum from securities compliance to litigation, demonstrating exceptional market performance in handling violations of information disclosure regulations, defending against securities false statement claims, and representing clients in securities crime cases.

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Client includes publicly listed companies, securities companies, securities service providers, financial securities investors, private equity funds, and banks.

Contact: YIRUSUN

Email:[email protected]