Guidance
List of lawyers in China
Updated 28 February 2024
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2. List of lawyers
| Name | Law firm | Telephone | Address | Regions served | Legal practice areas | Legal aid | Pro bono service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher FUNG | Beijing - Anjie Law Firm | +86 (0)10 8567 5950 | 19/F, Tower D1, Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Office Building, No.19 Dongfangdonglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600 | Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Haikou, Nanjing | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Employment; Health; Intellectual property; International; Maritime; Real estate | No | No |
| Edward Lehman | Beijing - Lehman, Lee & Xu | +86 (0)10 85321919, +86 13511020522 | 10-2 Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Compound, No. 22 Dongfang East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600 | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Health; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Personal injury; Real estate; Tax | Yes | No |
| Weiming Zhang | Anhui - Anhui Tianhe Law Office | +86 13805518863 | 16/F, East Wing B Block, Fortune Plaza, No.298 Suixi Road, Luyang District, Hefei City, Anhui Province | Anhui, Yangtze River Delta | Civil rights; Contract Law, Legal counsel for entity | Yes | Yes |
| Alexandra Chopenko | Beijing - Kangxin Partners, P.C. | +86 (0)10 56571588 | Floor 16, Tower A, Indo Building, 48 Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing | All regions | Intellectual Property law firm specializing in all areas of IP – patents, trademarks, copyright, IP transactions, IP enforcement and prosecution | Yes | No |
| Fran Jiang | Beijing - Jones Day | +86 (0)10 58661111 | 32/F, China World Office 1, 1 Jianguo Menwai Avenue, Beijing 100004 | All regions | M&A, Antitrust & Competition, Intellectual Property, Banking, Finance & Securities, Tax, Global Disputes | Yes | Yes |
| Clare Li | Beijing - Clifford Chance LLP | +86 (0)10 65352288 | 33/F, China World Office 1, No. 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing 100004 | All regions | Corporate/Commercial, M&A, Banking and Finance, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Investment Funds, Antitrust & Competition, Regulatory, Dispute Resolution, IP, Real Estate | Only represent British enterprises not individuals | No |
| Tianli Zhang | Beijing - Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm | +86 (0)10 84643018 | Sunny Plaza, FL 11/E, North Bldg 3, No. 10 Xiao Ying Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101 | All regions | Criminal Defence and Commercial Arbitration/litigation | Yes | Yes, but only for under 18 years old or more than 80 years old |
| Dandan Shi | Beijing - Capital Associates Law Firm | +86 (0)10 84479588 | 25I, Block A, Grand Orient 2A Dongzhimenwaixiaojie, Beijing 100027 | All regions | Labour Law, M&A, Real Estate Law, Family Law, Criminal Law | Yes | Yes, it is done on case by case basis |
| Miao Fu | Beijing - Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Beijing Office | +86 (0)10 65893700 | 25th Floor, North Tower, Suite 2501, Beijing Kerry Centre, 1 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Employment; Intellectual property; International; Real estate; Tax | No | No |
| K. Lesli Ligorner | Beijing - Morgan Lewis, Beijing Office | +86 (0)10 58763500 | Beijing Kerry Centre South Tower, Ste. 823, No. 1 Guang Hua Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020 | All regions | Corporate, Finance & Investment Management; Intellectual Property; Labor, Employment & Benefits and Litigation, Regulation & Investigations | Yes, depending on the nature of the legal needs | Yes |
| Daniel Albrecht | Beijing - Starke | +86 (0)10 85235733 | 1508 Zhongyu Plaza, Gongtibei Road No.6 A, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027 | All regions | Intellectual property | Yes | Yes |
| Rongcun Li | Fujian - Wang Jing & Co. Law Firm | +86 (0)592 2681376 | Suite 1605&1606, Bank Centre, No. 189 Xia He Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361003 | Southeast China | Corporate; International; Maritime | Yes | Yes |
| Jeremy Sargent | Guangdong - JSA Guangzhou Office | +86 (0)20 87761206 | 1403 YiAn Plaza, 33 Jianshe 6 Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510060 | Mainly Guangdong | Corporate; Commercial; Employment; Foreign investment; Employment and regulatory legal environment | No | Case-by-case |
| Peihua He | Guangdong - Guangdong International Business Law Firm | +86(0)20 38912640 | Suite 2607, CITIC PLAZA, No.233 North Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Health; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Maritime; Personal injury; Real estate; Tax | Yes | Yes |
| Wilson Wang | Guangdong - Wang Jing & GH Law Firm | +86 (0)20 35641816 | 14/F, Central Tower, 5 Xiancun Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC (510623) | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Health; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Maritime; Personal injury; Real estate; Tax | Yes | Yes |
| James Chen | Guangdong - Zhuoxin Law Firm | +86 (0)20 39416888 | 9/F,15 Zhujiang W. Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510623 | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Intellectual property; International; Maritime; Real estate | No | No |
| Zhusheng Ye | Landing Guangzhou Office | +8618688851953 | 1903, TCL Building, 18, HaiZhou Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PRC | Mainland China | Corporate; Criminal; Family; Intellectual property; Personal injury; Real estate | Yes | Yes |
| Chloe Zhou | Song Law Firm | +86 15918417930 | Unit10, 51F, Chow Tai Fook Finance Center, No. 6 Zhujiang Dong Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Intellectual property; International; Personal injury; Real estate | Yes | Yes |
| Chu Gong | Guangdong - Huge Law Firm | +86(0)755 28269893 | Room 516, Huagong Mansion, No. 2, Tianbei Road 4, Luohu District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China P.R. Postcode: 518105 | All regions | Criminal; Family | Yes | Yes |
| Sisheng He | Guangdong - Guangdong Pinrui Law Firm | +86 18811878796 | 7A Xinhaofang Building, Shennan Rd West, Nanshan District, Shenzhen | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Health; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Maritime; Personal injury; Real estate; Tax | Yes | Yes |
| Richard Huang | Heilongjiang - Heilongjiang Junming Law Firm | +86 18646010066 | Room 1901, Diwang Building, No. 30 Ganshui Road, Harbin 150036, Heilongjiang | All regions | General Corporate Affairs,Mergers and Aquisition,IP protection,General Contract Affairs | Depending on different situations | No |
| Liming Zhu | Heilongjiang - Watson & Band Law Offices | +86 13601831138; +86 (0)451 84573032 | Room A2, Madi-eer Shopping Center, No. 37 West Badao Street, Daoli District, Harbin 150010, Heilongjiang | All regions | Intellectual Property, Corporate & Commercial Law, Financial, M&A, Culture, Real estate, Labor Law, Family Law, Trade, Dispute Resolution | Yes | No |
| Lisha Liu | Henan - Watson & Band Law Offices | +86 (0)371 86569881 | 12B, Building A, Kineer IFC, East Jinshui Road, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou, Henan | All regions | Intellectual Property, Corporate & Commercial Law, Financial, M&A, Culture, Real estate, Labor Law, Family Law, Trade, Dispute Resolution, Criminal Defence | Yes | No |
| Chunfeng Cao | Inner Mongolia - Inner Mongolia Shouzheng Law Firm | +86 13327005055 | No. 9 Guanghai Zonghe Building, Zhongxue Street, Hailar District, Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia 021008 | All regions | Corporate; Criminal | Yes | Yes |
| Andrew Li | Jiangsu Sundy (Jiangbei New Area) Law Firm | +86 (0)25 58656383 | 11th F, Building B, Yangzi SCI-Technology Center, 211 Pubin Street, Pukou, Nanjing, PRC | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Health; Intellectual property; Personal injury; Real estate | Yes | Yes |
| David Wang | Jiangsu - JT&N Law Firm Nanjing Office | +86 (0)25 87729998 | 12F, Building 3, International R&D Headquarter Park, 68 Aoti Street, Jianye District, Nanjing 210019, China | All regions | Intellectual property | Yes | Yes |
| Baokui Guan | Shandong - Allbirght (Qingdao) Law Offices | +86 18660216678 | 45th Floor, Tower A, Qingdao Center Mansion, No.8 Hongkong Middle Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, Shandong | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Maritime; Personal injury; Real estate; Tax | Yes | Yes |
| Fei Lan | Shandong - Shandong Qindao Law Firm | +86 13969803296; +86 (0)532 58781797 | F 15A, North Tower of Golden Plaza, No. 20 Hong Kong (Middle) Road, Qingdao, Shandong | All regions | Maritime law, International trade, Foreign investment, Company law, Financial law, Real estate, Criminal law, Security law & IPO, litigation or Arbitration | Yes | Yes, but depend on case type, client’s economic condition, lawyers’ availabilty and so on |
| Fuxiao Jiang | Shandong - Watson & Band Law Offices | +86 15165359633 | B3-703, Donghe Science and Technology Park, South Tongshi Road, Zhifu District, Yantai 264000, Shandong | All regions | Intellectual Property, Corporate & Commercial Law, Financial, M&A, Culture, Real estate, Labor Law, Family Law, Trade, Dispute Resolution | Yes | No |
| Russel Aydin | Shanghai - Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers | +86 (0)21 62351879 | 43F, Office Tower I, Grand Gateway 66, 1 Hong Qiao Rd, Shanghai, China 200051 | All regions | Corporate; Employment; Intellectual property; International | Yes | Yes |
| Lesli Ligorner | Shanghai - Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | +86 (0)21 80228588 | 5th Floor, The Center, 989 Changle Road, Shanghai 200031, China | All regions | Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Real estate | Yes | Yes |
| Jianwen Ding | Shanghai - Rongly&Tenwen Partners | +86 (0)21 68407858 | 1706, Jinmao Tower, 88 of Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China | All regions | Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Intellectual property; International; Personal injury; Real estate | Yes | Yes |
| George Fu | Shanghai - Watson & Band Law Offices | +86 (0)21 52921111 | 26-27 Floor, The Center, 989 Changle Rd, Shanghai, 200031, China | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Criminal; Employment; Family; Health; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Maritime; Personal injury; Real estate; Tax | Yes | No |
| Clare Li | Shanghai - Clifford Chance LLP | +86 (0)21 23207288 | 25F, HKRI Centre Tower 2, HKRI Taikoo Hui, 288 Shi Men Yi Rd, 200041 Shanghai | All regions | Bankruptcy; Corporate; Employment; Intellectual property; International; Real estate | No | No |
| Simon Liu | Yunnan - Beijing Yingke Law Firm Kunming Office | +86 138 8811 5950 | 12F Junfa Centre, No. 987 Beijing Rd, Panlong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, PRC | All regions | Corporate; Criminal; Family; Immigration; Intellectual property; International; Personal injury; Real estate | Yes | No |
| Martin Tian | Jingtian & Gongcheng | +86 13681655518 | 45/F,K.Wah Center 1010 Huai Hai Road (M) Xu Hui District, Shanghai, 200031 | All regions | Corporate and criminal law | Yes | Yes |
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