Fulbright's China locations handle a broad range of international corporate, commercial, transactional, securities, investment, finance, trade, regulatory and other matters for our clients throughout the world.

An important component of our firm's international practice involves the representation of clients that are engaged in investment, acquisition, development, financing, manufacturing, trading and other transactions and matters in the People's Republic of China.

The firm opened its Hong Kong location in 1990 and its Beijing location in 2006 to facilitate and build on our extensive representation of clients on matters in China and throughout Asia.

Lawyers in our China practice group have been active for many years in representing multinational entities, public and private companies, strategic investors, developers, manufacturers, trading enterprises, multilateral institutions, lessors, commercial lenders and other financial institutions in their business activities in mainland China in a variety of transactions and matters.

Lawyers in our China practice group are fluent in written and spoken Chinese.

Examples of China transactions and matters that lawyers in our Hong Kong location have handled include our representation of:

• A leading international energy services and equipment provider in its acquisition of a minority interest, and subsequent acquisitions of majority interests, in a Sino-foreign joint venture entity engaged in the manufacture and distribution of drilling equipment in China
• A U.S.-based manufacturer in the acquisition of an interest in a Chinese state-owned enterprise engaged in oil field equipment manufacturing in China, and the conversion of the state-owned enterprise into a Sino-foreign joint venture entity
• A leading international transportation and logistics company in the acquisition of interests in a Sino-foreign joint venture entity engaged in freight forwarding, the subsequent sale to and integration with such joint venture entity of a freight forwarding entity wholly owned by the company in China, and the related establishment of a Sino-foreign joint venture entity engaged in logistics services
• A U.S.-based biotechnology engineering company in the acquisition of a domestic biotechnology company in China, and subsequent conversion of the domestic company into a wholly foreign-owned entity
• A leading U.S.-based multinational with extensive business in China on legal and regulatory developments relating to China's proposed anti-monopoly legislation
• A U.S.-based voice and data technology solutions provider in connection with its proposed supply arrangements with a major Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer
• Various independent power producers, developers and others in the development, acquisition, construction and financing of various electric power generation and co-generation projects in various provinces in China
• A leading international oil industry services and equipment provider in the establishment of a Sino-foreign joint venture engaged in oil drilling equipment manufacturing in China
• An international consortium engaged in the development and financing of telecommunications projects in China
• A U.S.-based transportation company in connection with the development, procurement, construction and financing of various light rail transportation projects in China
• A U.S.-based automotive parts manufacturer in connection with its establishment of a manufacturing plant and related matters in China
• U.S. companies and financial institutions in aircraft and aircraft engine lease financing transactions with various Chinese national and regional airlines
• A multilateral lender in connection with its financing of and investment in the expansion of an aluminum hot rolling mill in China
• A multilateral lender in connection with the financing of desalination and wastewater treatment projects in China
• A multilateral lender in connection with the financing of the acquisition of container and roll-on roll-off vessels by a Chinese shipping company
• A multilateral lender in connection with a pre-IPO investment in a foreign company established to invest in water and wastewater treatment projects in China
• A multilateral lender in connection with its financing of and investment in the construction, equipment installation and operation of a greenfield coal-to-methanol conversion plant and associated methanol-to-dimethyl ether ("DME") conversion plants in China
• A multilateral lender in connection with the restructuring of its loan to a manufacturing facility for the purpose of installing a new medium density fiber board line and establishing a wood plantation in China
• A multinational company in connection with the establishment of a steel manufacturing facility in China
• A multinational company in the acquisition of a controlling interest in an existing Sino-foreign equity joint venture and in the establishment of a related joint venture, both of which joint ventures engage in the manufacture, distribution and servicing of various energy industry products
• A financial institution in connection with its limited recourse financing of an industrial facility in China
• A U.S.-based manufacturing company in connection with various trading and other transactions and operations in China
• A multinational company in connection with the establishment of glass manufacturing facilities in China and the license of related technology
• A multinational company in connection with the establishment of plastics manufacturing facilities in China
• Various multinational companies in connection with the establishment, management, staffing and operation of their respective wholly foreign owned entities and representative offices in China
• A multinational chemicals company in connection with the strategic development of its China business, its investments in a Chinese domestic enterprise and its domestic Chinese financing matters, and the subsequent reorganization of the Chinese domestic enterprise in preparation for the listing of that entity
• An international venture capital entity in the development and financing of a telecommunications and media project in China
• An international developer in various telecommunications and technology equipment sales projects, joint ventures and strategic investments in China
• A multinational company in connection with the establishment of television manufacturing and assembly factories in China
• A U.S. - based company in the acquisition of a controlling interest in a Sino-foreign joint venture entity engaged in consumer products manufacturing in southern China
• Several international financial institutions in connection with public and private equity and debt financing transactions involving Chinese enterprises
• Chinese and Hong Kong issuers in connection with U.S. public listing and other financing transactions and compliance issues
• A U.S. company in connection with its joint venture formation, licensing and related agreements for the manufacture and distribution of various health care products in China
• A pharmaceutical company in establishing and operating various Sino-foreign joint venture businesses in China
• A U.S. company in the acquisition, development and financing of a textile manufacturing facility and commercial real estate projects in northern China
• A U.S. company in the acquisition of a Hong Kong and China-based marketing services business
• A U.S. entity in its establishment of a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China engaged in assessment evaluation services
• Various multinational companies in connection with the establishment of joint venture manufacturing facilities in a variety of other industries, including apparel, textiles, toys and automotive products
• Various entities in contract manufacturing, licensing and distribution arrangements in China
• Various multinational entities and others in connection with employment and compensation arrangements for their expatriate and senior local staff in China
• Various companies, lenders, investors and others in connection with diligence activities relating to their evaluation of proposed acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, financing transactions and other commercial arrangements in China

Awards

Corporate / M&A

• Chambers Asia Pacific 2012 gives Fulbright top rankings in its core practices. Read more ...
• Chambers Global 2011 and Chambers Asia 2011 have recognized Fulbright as a leading firm and Fulbright lawyers as leading individuals in Corporate / M&A: High-end Capability (China)
• Chambers Asia 2010 has recognized Fulbright as a leading firm in the China corporate / M&A practice area and listed Fulbright lawyers as leading individuals in China corporate / M&A
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, a guide to Asia's commercial law firms 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, has ranked Fulbright as one of the recommended firms in China corporate / M&A
• Lawyers in Fulbright's China practice group have been selected by Chambers Global as being among the leading lawyers in China-related corporate / M&A for each of the past four years (2007-2010)
• Lawyers in Fulbright's China practice group have been selected by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2009 as leading lawyers in the general corporate and M&A practice areas
• Chinalaw Profiles 2008 Directory, a guide to greater China's law firms and legal markets, listed Fulbright among the top M&A firms in China

Projects and Energy

• Chambers Asia Pacific 2012 gives Fulbright top rankings in its core practices. Read more ...
• Chambers Global 2011 has recognized Fulbright as a leading firm in Projects & Energy: Hong Kong-based (Asia Pacific)
• Chambers Global 2011 and Chambers Asia 2011 have recognized Fulbright as a leading firm and Fulbright lawyers as leading individuals in Energy & Natural Resources (Asia Pacific and China)
• Chambers Global 2010 has recognized Fulbright as a leading firm and a Fulbright lawyer as being among the leading lawyers in the Asia-wide Energy & Natural Resources practice area
• Chambers Asia 2010 has recognized Fulbright as a leading firm in China and Asia-wide Energy & Natural Resources
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, a guide to Asia's commercial law firms 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, has ranked Fulbright as one of the recommended firms in China and Hong Kong projects and energy

Dispute Resolution

• Chambers Asia Pacific 2012 gives Fulbright top rankings in its core practices. Read more ...
• Chambers Global 2011 and Chambers Asia 2011 have recognized Fulbright as a leading firm and a Fulbright lawyer as being among the leading individuals in Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (China)
• Asialaw Profiles 2011 recommends Fulbright's dispute resolution practice in Asia and a Hong Kong-based lawyer a prominent litigator and arbitration specialist.
• The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration (2010, 2011) and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2010, 2011) have named a Hong Kong-based Fulbright lawyer as being among the "world's pre-eminent commercial arbitration specialists"
• A Hong Kong-based Fulbright lawyer has been recommended in the Guide to the World's Leading Commercial Arbitration Experts (Euromoney, 8th edition, 2009)