Broad & Bright 世泽律师事务所

Firm profile:
Broad & Bright is a full-service Chinese law firm providing a broad range of specialised legal services in multiple practice areas for domestic and international clients, with particular expertise and outstanding achievements in cross-border business transactions.

Founded in May 2004, the firm has 26 partners, 4 counsels and 70 lawyers: 80% of partners and counsels have overseas education or work experience and eight of our partners are qualified in the state of New York.
The firm is a member of Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms. It has offices in Beijing (headquarters), Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and associated offices with CFN Lawyers and Toranomon Chuo Law Firm in Hong Kong and Tokyo respectively.

Working languages include: Chinese, English, Japanese.

Representative clients include: Abbott, Accenture, Acer, Bertelsmann, Carlyle, CCB International, Coca Cola, Credit Suisse, Fuji Film Corporation, GE Infrastructure, Goldman Sachs, Shell, Google, Groupama, Hitachi, Honeywell, Kent, Kraft Food, Magna, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsui & Co, Motorola, NEC, Oracle, Rhodia, Rusal, Samsung, Schneider, Siemens, SPX, Sumitomo Corporation, Terex, ThyssenKrupp AG, United Technologies, Visteon, and so on.

Recent awards:

• Ranked in the leading bands by Legalband 2017 in the following areas: international trade/WTO (band one), antitrust/competition (band two), energy/natural resources (band two), employment (band two), corporate/M&A (band three).
• Ranked in band one for competition/antitrust (PRC firms) in the Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2017.
• Named ’Competition & Antitrust Law Firm of the Year‘ in China Business Law Journal’s China Business Law Awards 2016.
• Ranked as a top-tier firm by IFLR1000 2016 in the following areas: antitrust & competition (band one), corporate/M&A (band three).
• Ranked as highly recommended by AsiaLaw Profiles 2016 in the following areas: banking & finance, capital markets, competition & antitrust, construction & real estate, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, energy & natural resources, financial services regulatory, intellectual property, IT, telco & media, labour & employment, private equity, project finance, restructuring & insolvency, and tax.
• Ranked as highly recommended by Legal 500 2016 in the following areas: antitrust and competition, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and projects and energy.
• Ranked 19th in the ‘Top 20 Chinese Law Firms’ by Phoenix International Think-Tank 2016; ranked second in antitrust and competition, fifth in labour law, sixth in international trade, and seventh in corporate and M&A.
• Named ‘China Antitrust & Competition Law Firm of the Year’ at the Finance Monthly Law Awards 2016.
• Named ’Competition & Antitrust Law Firm of The Year‘ and ’Compliance and Anti-Corruption Law Firm of The Year‘ in China Business Law Journal’s China Business Law Awards 2015
• Ranked in band one for competition/antitrust (PRC firms) and corporate & commercial (Beijing) in the Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2015.
• Ranked as a top-tier firm by IFLR1000 2015.
• Ranked as highly recommended by AsiaLaw Profiles 2015.