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Firm Overview

First law firm in China: established in 1984, the Global Law Office (hereinafter the "GLO") came as the first law firm established after the implementation of reform and opening-up in China. After over 30 years of persistent efforts and development, we have become one of the most prominent large comprehensive law firms in the legal industry of China.

Among the most prominent large comprehensive law firms in China: GLO has been committing to the mission of "serving domestic and foreign clients with globalized vision, globalized team and globalized quality" since its inception, allowing us to always maintain leading position in the industry in the midst of ever-changing global economic environment. We are proud to be one of Chinese most respected and well-connected law firms, recognized as such by both international and domestic league tables and legal institutions for consecutive years, including the Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and Asian Legal Business, etc.

Professional and excellent lawyer team: all lawyers of GLO are graduates from first-tier domestic and/or international law schools, most of whom hold LLM or higher degrees. Many partners have the qualification to practice law in the U.S., UK, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Hong Kong, among others. Our lawyer team has excellent professional backgrounds, and many lawyers have experience of working at courts, domestic and foreign first-tier law firms or leading enterprises and organizations in the industry.

Comprehensive one-stop legal services: we provide comprehensive one-stop legal services for domestic and foreign clients from various sectors and industries. We are committed to a variety of industries, including but not limited to sub sectors such as banking, finance, insurance, securities, investment, trade, energy, mining, chemical engineering, steel, manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure and public facilities, life science and healthcare, telecommunication, media, and high technology, culture, entertainment & sports, real estate, hotel & leisure, catering and large consumption, and etc.

Innovative problem-solving abilities: our lawyers are able to apply practical and constructive comprehensive legal solutions by integrating excellent professional law skills with sophisticated business knowledge so as to solve various complex and fast-changing matters. With leading professional innovative capabilities, we are adept at creatively designing transaction structures as well as details. Over the last three decades, our expertise has helped set the agenda for change through precedents involving many of the country's "firsts".

Client oriented service philosophy: over the past three decades, with profound legal knowledge, extensive practice experience, high professional dedication and strong professional ethics sense, we have demonstrated and proved our values and won trust from domestic and foreign clients. In the future, we will continue to help domestic and foreign clients get enduring and long-term success via our unique advantages.

Awards and accolades:

Chambers & Partners

• 2020 Nominated in Client Service Law Firm of the Year – China
• 2018 & 2012 Client Service Law Firm of the Year – China

Asialaw Profiles

• 2020 Asialaw Client Service Excellence: The highest rated lawyers to work with
• 2020 Client Satisfaction Ratings - 2 top one rankings: Client relationship management, Risk management
• 2019 Client Satisfaction Ratings - 5 top one rankings: China: Good communication, Tailored and specific advice, Knowledge of my company's business, Effective use of technology, Innovative solutions
• 2018 Client Satisfaction Ratings - 2 top one rankings: Good communication, Tailored and specific advice

LEGALBAND

• 2020, Clients Most Favoured Chinese Law Firm of the Year

Firm Overview

Grandall is one of China’s largest law firms, with over 680 partners in 37 offices and workforce of over 5,000 individuals, consisting of practicing attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants, and other support personnel. Over 90 percent of Grandall’s partners are graduates of leading Chinese and foreign law schools holding a Master’s degree or above, with many being leading experts and academics in their fields. Since its founding in June 1998, Grandall has developed into a prominent law firm with specialized knowledge, a standardized management system, a global presence, and a highly regarded brand.

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AllBright Law Offices was founded in 1999 as a full-service law firm committed to providing highest standard quality services to clients.

Based in Shanghai, China, AllBright has established offices in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Qingdao, Xiamen, Tianjin, Jinan, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Nanchang, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Changchun, Wuhan, Urumqi, Haikou, Changsha, Kunming，Hong Kong SAR, London, Seattle, Singapore and Tokyo. In addition, we have established an association with a Hong Kong SAR law firm, Stevenson, Wong & Co. and a strategic cooperation with an international law firm, Bird & Bird LLP.

AllBright has never stopped upgrading and improving its legal professional services and continues to optimize its practice areas. Currently there are twenty professional practice committees, industry committees and business committees, i.e. Securities and Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Litigation and Arbitration, Real Estate and Construction, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Cross-Border Investment, Maritime, Bankruptcy Liquidation and Reorganization, Criminal, Tax Law, Labor and Social Security, Marriage, Family Affairs and Private Wealth Management, Internet and Information Technology, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Consumption and Retail, State owned Enterprises, Automobile and Equipment Manufacturing Industry.

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Accompanying the launch of the Patent Law of the People's Republic of China, China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. (CPA) was established in Hong Kong in March 1984 and is one of the three pioneer Chinese IP agencies. CPA provides comprehensive IP services to clients in China and abroad, with particular expertise in application prosecution, litigation, mediation, licensing, assignment, and counseling relating to various areas of IP including patent, trademark, copyright, domain name, and anti-unfair competition. CPA also prosecutes patent, trademark and design applications for clients in the Hong Kong SAR. Apart from its Hong Kong-based main office, the firm also has offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, New York, Tokyo and Munich.

As one of the most time-honoured IP agencies in China, CPA leads the industry in terms of excellence, diversity and scale of its corporate operation. It now has 560 staff members, including 230 patent attorneys, 30 trademark attorneys, and 85 attorneys-at-law. Its strength in IP practice lies in the powerful teamwork of its professionals, stemming from their extensive practicing experience, solid technical and academic background, intimate knowledge in IP-related laws of a wide range of countries and regions covering China, the United States, Japan and Europe, and proficiency in various working languages such as Chinese, English, Japanese, German, French, Korean and Cantonese.

Over the years CPA has secured strong relationship with all the major international and domestic IP associations and societies, including World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Licensing Executives Society (LES), International Trademark Association (INTA), International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), All China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA), China Trademark Association (CTA), China Intellectual Property Society (CIPS), and China Society of Copyright (CSC). Its top management have been playing a leadership role in many of the major IP associations and societies of China. CPA maintains good association with thousands of law firms, corporations, academic establishments and research institutes from major countries and regions in the world. As evidenced by the numerous patent and trademark applications it has prosecuted and the substantial infringement cases it has handled for its clients, the firm has been operating as a guardian of the IP rights of its clients worldwide.

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Firm Overview

Han Kun is a leading full-service law firm in China. Over the years, Han Kun has been widely recognized as a leader in complex cross-border and domestic transactions and compliance matters.

Our main practice areas include private equity, mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, investment funds, asset management, compliance, banking and finance, aviation finance, foreign direct investment, antitrust/competition, data protection, private client/wealth management, intellectual property, bankruptcy and restructuring and dispute resolution.

We have over 800 professionals located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Haikou, Wuhan, Singapore and New York City.

All our lawyers are graduates of top universities and have extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions and dispute resolution as counsel to both Chinese and foreign clients.

Our working languages include Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean and German.