Linklaters

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Greater China Region

Awarded leading firm in Greater China Region 2026

Chambers and Partners

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Overview

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Linklaters has a long-established presence in China, with more than 40 years of experience advising Chinese and international corporates, Chinese state-owned enterprises and financial institutions on their most important strategic deals.

We have a truly integrated team of over 200 lawyers working across China’s three major business centres: Beijing, Hong Kong SAR and Shanghai. We are not only able to call on the expertise of lawyers from the firm’s other offices in Asia and our network of 30 offices globally, but with our Shanghai Free Trade Zone Joint Operation with Zhao Sheng Law Firm, we can also provide seamless international and Chinese legal advice on joint matters, to help our clients achieve their China inbound and outbound strategic objectives.

Our many years of experience in China, and our track record on numerous complex international investments into China, have provided us with an exceptional understanding of the local legal and economic landscape. With around 100 Chinese-speaking lawyers, we know how best to negotiate and conclude deals in China. Our deep understanding of the culture and language, combined with our cross-practice strength and sector knowledge, mean clientscan rely on Linklaters to achieve their commercial objectives while effectively managing risk.

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Address (A-Z)

UK - Head office

Greater London

20 Ropemaker Street , London, Greater London, UK, EC2Y 9AR, London

www.linklaters.com

020 7456 2000

China

Beijing

Unit 5206, Level 52 China World Tower B No 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue , Beijing, Beijing, China, 100004, Beijing


Hong Kong

11th Floor, Alexandra House Chater Road , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong


Shanghai

29/F Mirae Asset Tower, 166 Lu Jia Zui Ring Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200120, Shanghai

Chambers Laurel

Ranked Departments

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Chambers Laurel

Ranked Individuals

Band
  • S
    Mark Fairbairn

    Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms), China

  • E
    William Liu

    Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms), China

  • E
    William Liu

    Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Betty Yap

    Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Betty Yap

    Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Carl Fernandes

    Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Fay Zhou

    Competition/Antitrust (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Frank Cui Zhe

    Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Michael Ng

    Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Richard Woodworth

    Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Victor Wan

    Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms), China

  • 1
    Xiaohui Ji

    Projects & Infrastructure (International Firms), China

  • 2
    Alex Roberts

    TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (International Firms), China

  • 2
    Andrew Chung

    Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (International Firms), China

  • 2
    I-Ping Soong

    Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms), China

  • 2
    Maggie Ng

    Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), China

  • 2
    Matthew Middleditch

    Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), China

  • 2
    Matthew Middleditch

    Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms), China

  • 2
    Stephen Song

    Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms), China

  • 2
    Terence Lau

    Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms), China

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