Allen & Overy has been present in Greater China for more than 35 years. We established our first office, in Hong Kong, in 1988 and, in 1993, were one of the first international law firms to register an office in Beijing. More recently, in 2019, we established our Joint Operation Office with Shanghai Lang Yue Law Firm - Allen & Overy Lang Yue - enabling us to provide clients with PRC law advice on a more efficient and effective basis than many other international firms, which need to work with separate local PRC firms. Through the joint operation, we now have one of the most experienced practices in the region, with the ability to advise on PRC, Hong Kong, Australian, English, French and U.S. law matters.
Operating from our offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, we advise clients on a broad range of national and international deals and disputes. We offer a one-stop service across a broad range of practice areas, including Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Equity Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Antitrust/Competition, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution and Regulatory. Our sector coverage spans, amongst others, Energy and Natural Resources, Financial Institutions, Industrial and Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Transport, Life Sciences, Real Estate, Retail and Consumer Goods, and Technology, Media and Telecoms.
Our Greater China team has extensive experience of the many practical and legal issues that our clients, both domestic and international, face in Greater China, and the majority of our lawyers are fluent in both English and Mandarin.
We also advise domestic clients on their investment and business operations overseas, seamlessly and cost-effectively leveraging our network of international offices.
