SG & Co

SG&CO PRC LAWYERS (‘SG&CO’) is one of the most innovative law firms in China. The predecessor of SG&CO was Shanghai Investment and Economy Law Firm, one of the first state-owned law firms in Shanghai, which was established in 1992. The name SG&CO was adopted in 2010 while undergoing a major merging event, which brought in experts in a variety of industries. We value our people with professional dedication, energetic participation and creative perspectives. SG&CO is expanding its practice areas covering capital markets, private equity, real estate, maritime, international trade, investment, M&A, tax, labour, intellectual property, data transactions, personal information protection, dispute resolution and litigation.

SG&CO is headquartered in Shanghai, with branch offices set in Tianjin, Shaoxing, Changshu, Hefei, Suzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan and Lianyungang. The firm also has an operational branch office in Frankfurt, Germany.

SG&CO has been deeply involved in the domestic legal industry for many years and has been awarded honours from competent authorities, bar associations and professional legal review magazines, such as Shanghai Judicial System Merit Organization, Top 10 Leading Law Firms of Shanghai, Advanced Group in Social Responsibility in Shanghai Lawyer Industry and recognised firms in the area of asset-backed securitisation and derivatives by several authoritative legal review magazines.

(1) Capital Market

Capital market is one of the core business areas of SG&CO. Having a good command of relevant laws and regulations and the regulatory environment of domestic and overseas capital markets, SG&CO has represented many domestic and overseas corporate clients, contributing to the success of many of their major projects such as IPOs, asset restructuring, and asset-backed securitisation (ABS).

(2) Corporate/M&A

The corporate and M&A practitioners of SG&CO have been advising clients in the region for decades, representing them in domestic and cross-border transactions across multiple industries，including energy and power, pharmaceutical industry, financial service, retail and consumer product, telecommunications and media sectors.

(3) Real estate& Construction

SG&CO boasts a team of lawyers specialising in real estate and construction, and they are quite familiar with the relevant laws and regulations and the business rules of the real estate industry. We have been involved in this area for nearly 25 years and accumulated rich practical experience and in-depth industrial research in such practices. We have successfully handled many major complicated real estate legal affairs, and some of the real estate litigation cases have been selected as guiding cases by the Supreme People’s Court of China.

(4) Litigation/Dispute Resolution

SG&CO lawyers possess extensive and diverse experience in handling various individual claims across multiple fields. Especially in commercial law, we are highly proficient in areas like banking and finance, corporate and commercial litigation, countering unfair competition, and dealing with procedures for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Additionally, we are well-versed in alternative enforcement methods such as arbitration, debt restructuring, and debt-equity swaps.

(5) Intellectual Property

SG&CO lawyers are proficient in furnishing our clients with a diverse range of legal services including copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and countering unfair competition. We offer comprehensive and professional intellectual property legal services by actively adapting to the developmental requisites of the knowledge-based economy era..

(6) Tax law

SG&CO lawyers have long been committed to the research on tax laws and regulations and relevant policies, and are well-versed in China’s taxation management system and system building. We can provide clients with feasible plans, risk assessment and other tax law-related services for decision-making, tax dispute resolution and due diligence in daily operations, restructuring and M&A projects.

(7) Cross-border Transactions

SG&CO lawyers specialising in cross-border transactions and foreign-related affairs possess extensive experience in both trade and investment areas. The lawyers have been engaged in matters concerning China and offshore IPO transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, FDI, M&A, restructurings, foreign direct investment and outbound investment, and dispute resolution involving foreign parties and trade disputes (including defences against anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures).

(8) Restructuring & Insolvency

The team is a professional unit specialising in the restructuring of companies and the management of insolvency issues. SG&CO has been on the list of Corporate Insolvency Administrators of the Shanghai High People's Court since 2015 and has extensive practical experience. The team has handled a large number of bankruptcy and restructuring cases involving real estate, construction, finance, logistics, cultural media and other industries.