• We offer an “in-house equivalent” international legal team for China

• Consistent with our approach in other international markets, companies expanding into China gain access to an in-house international law department for their China trade and investment legal needs – this is the approach of choice for many of the world’s largest companies

• Each of our team members has had significant experience with investment and trade in China

• Each of our team members has held senior international counsel roles with major companies, including with responsibility for China

• While the core of our team is based in Chicago, the team includes a colleague based in Hong Kong and a colleague who was the former head of international legal affairs for Motorola during the period of its groundbreaking direct investments in China

  
  

In Addition to Hong Kong, Local Back-Up Support from Shanghai and Beijing

• To help ensure that our advice is absolutely current according to the written law and (more importantly) the practical application of law in China, we also rely on on-the-ground support of select Chinese local lawyers based in Shanghai and Beijing

• China restricts foreign lawyers based in China from practicing Chinese law – the practice of Chinese law is reserved to admitted Chinese lawyers practicing with local Chinese law firms

• While an increasing number of US law firms are opening offices in Shanghai and Beijing, such firms must themselves turn to Chinese law firms for back-up support

• We believe that our team of in-house experienced lawyers, including one based in Hong Kong, offers the right balance of benefits for our clients, including cost-effectiveness

• The combination of a seasoned team of in-house lawyers supported by local Chinese lawyers is just the approach successfully followed by many leading companies

Industry and Activity Focus 

• We focus on five major areas of trade and investment in China:

• Manufacturing and supply chain issues, including through direct investment in China and contractual arrangements with Chinese companies

• Distribution, including retailing, agent and distributor arrangements and the establishment of trading companies

• China Web site and e-commerce compliance, including laws related to content, advertising, publishing, terms and conditions and registration of Web sites

Biotech, pharmaceutical and other life science matters, including through direct investment and collaboration arrangements

• Electronics, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductors and consumer electronics

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