China,with its rapid development ,more and more foreign investment are comeing in.As a foreigner ,you must know the laws which are related with foreign investment in China.To consult a related Chinese Lawyer maybe the best choose.
How to get a suitable lawyer?After a hard comparison ,we believe these 10 Lawyers should be in the head line in China.
NO. Chinese Name English Name Working Place
1 刘歌 Ge LIU BeiJing Jun He Law Office
2 金玉 Linda Kim QingDao HsinTen Law Office,Shan Dong
3 吴军 Jonathan Wu BeiJing Guangsheng & Partners Law Firm
4 杨春宝 Chambers Yang ShangHai Haworth & Lexon Law Firm
5 王丽 Wang Li BeiJing Dehen Law Office
6 汪琦鹰 Qiying Wang BeiJing B&R, Attorneys-at-Law Office
7 张天莉 Jenny Zhang Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
8 邹建红 Michael Zou GuangZhou Mascont Law Firm,Guang Dong
9 黄婉婧 Ching Yuen WONG Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
10 石怀方 Frank Shi ShenZhen GUANGHE Law Firm,Guang Dong
1.Ge LIU
Name:Ge LIU(刘歌)
Working Place: BeiJing Jun He Law Office
Phone: (86-10) 85191312 (Dir.)
(86-10) 85191300 (O)
E-mail: liug@junhe.com
Education:
LL.M. in Taxation, University of Florida, 1988.
LL.B., Peking University Law School, 1982
Practice Areas:
International transactions;entertainment;sophisticated litigation and transnational arbitration
Professional Experience:
1.As a general legal counsel for a number of Chinese national corporations and foreign investment enterprises.
2.Joined Jenner & Block(USA) as a Chinese law consultant.He participated in a number of international transactions and litigations for both American and Chinese clients at the firm.
3.Has represented a number of multinational corporations on their matters of joint ventures and WOFEs, EPC projects, commercial loans, M&A, arbitrations and litigations, including several cases before the China Supreme Court. n 2001 and Rolling Stone Licks World Tour - China in 2003.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English.
2. Linda Kim
Name: Linda Kim(金玉)
Working Place: QingDao HsinTen Law Office,Shan Dong
Phone: 0086－532－8587－8465
0086－532－8587－8469
E-mail: lindakim@public.qd.sd.cn
Education:
Graduated from International Economic Law Department of China University of Political Science & Law;
Practice Areas:
Cooperation law: Providing legal council and legal opinion issue on the establishment ,management, merger, dividing, liquidation of cooperation, including providing consultant and other legal service on how to establish a company in China on the following issues: register procedure, land lease, customs ,tax ,labour; Dealing with tax legal affairs and customs legal affairs;Trade and contract law ，Intellectual property protection by the Customs Bureau.
Professional Experiece:
1.Working as cooperating China lawyer at Korean International Law Consulting Center in Seoul Korea;
2. Having represented clients from Korea,US, Germany for the establishment of companies and equity transfer; having represented branch offices of Kumho and Daewoo dealing with their legal affairs.
Language Skills:
Chinese,English and Korean
3. Jonathan Wu
Name: Jonathan Wu(吴军)
Working Place: BeiJing Guangsheng & Partners Law Firm
Phone:0086- 8610-65813529
E-mail: jonathanwu@shgslaw.com
Education:
Law School of China University of Politics and Law,granted LLM
Practice Areas:
financing, securities, international investment, international arbitration and litigation
Professional Experiece:
1.As a visiting attorney for a year in London, Manchester and Hong Kong under an exchange program jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Justice of the PRC and the British Law Society.
2. Was cted as director of No. 8 Branch Office of China Legal Affairs Center.
3. Established Beijing Guangsheng Law Firm as one of the founding members.
4. Has represented numerous clients in litigation and international arbitration including on such matters as large financial and credit disputes. Furthermore, Mr. Wu has either participated or arranged commercial negotiations and talks in relation to international financing, exchange of financial derivative products, collecting and payment of RMB, etc. In addition, Mr. Wu has provided legal services for large foreign enterprises on corporate reconstruction, business operation, variation of equitable interests and dissolution and liquidation.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
4. Chambers Yang
Name: Chambers Yang(杨春宝)
Working Place: ShangHai Haworth & Lexon Law Firm
Phone: 0086-021-68879696
E-mail: chambers@hllawyers.com
Education:
Fudan University LLB
University of Technology , Sydney , LLM
East China University of Politics and Law, J.M
Practice Areas:
Corporate issues, securities and foreign investment; Real estate development and construction; Intellectual property right; Internet, telecommunication and e-commerce
Professional Experiece:
Has handled a number of cases in incorporation, shares issuance and equity transfer, merger & acquisition and liquidation of foreign-invested companies, private and state-owned companies,such as Raw Water Company (PLC), Nippon Paint, Shanghai Futures Exchange, Wuxi Life Technology Park, Xianfeng Pharmaceuticals, New Asiatic Pharmaceuticals, Munich Trade Fairs, Dealeasy Electronics , Viva Eco Electronics & Technology, Haiwen Group, Huabo Science and Technology Group, Vzoom Science and Technology.He is engaged as an expert by Beijing Jiuzhou Shichu Intellectual Property Right Appraisal Center
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
5. Wang Li
Name:Wang Li(王丽)
Working Place: BeiJing Dehen Law Office
Phone:0086- 010-66575888
0086- 010-65269781
E-mail: DeHeng@dehenglaw.com
wangli@dhl.com.cn
Education:
BA , China University of Political Science and Law
Practice Areas:
Commerce and Trade, Corporate, Securities, Intellectual Property
Professional Experiece:
1. Dean and professor of DeHeng Lawyers College at Jilin University
2. Academic Advisor for Graduate Study at the Law School of both Tsinghua and Beijing University
3.Has represented American, Japanese and European multinational companies, foreign embassies and non-government organizations
4.Has served as a General Legal counsel for the Finance Ministry of the PRC, China Three Gorges (CTGPC), Yangtze Power, the Chinese Academy of Science Institute, China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association, China Tobacco Corporation, the National Counsel for Social Security Funds and a host of other major Chinese organizations. Ms. Wang has frequently advised on bond issuings and other securities, corporate equity & merging, re-organization, IPO and international contract dispute litigation, arbitration and resolutions
Language Skills:
Chinese (Mandarin) and English
6. Qiying Wang
Name:Qiying Wang(汪琦鹰)
Working Place: BeiJing B&R, Attorneys-at-Law Office
Phone: 13601027949
(8610)-5905-1085
E-mail: wangqiying@boronglaw.com
Education:
J.D, Sei Kei University, Japan
Practice Areas:
IPR, M&A, Civil & Commercial Legal Affairs & Litigation
Professional Experiece:
Has represented domestic and foreign clients in numerous cases. State-owned companies, enterprises with foreign investments, and individuals are all his clients, and many clients come from the USA, Australia, Russia, Sweden, Japan and the like. Focus of his representations has been in the disputes in international trade, contract and intellectual property rights, as well as in company restructuring, mergers & acquisitions plus litigation.
Language Skills:
Chinese and Japanese
7. Jenny Zhang
Name: Jenny Zhang(张天莉)
Working Place: Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
Phone:0086-010-84643018
E-mail: law@tianbolawfirm.com
Education:
B.A. in English, Sichuan Foreign Language University,1989
LL.M. in international commercial law, University of International Business and Economics in China,1993
LL.M. Howard University USA,1997
Practice Areas:
Antidumping, Securities, Real Estate, International Trade, Intellectual Property, Foreign Investment, Project Finance, Venture Capital Investment.
Professional Experiece:
Has represented by many international clients and Chinese big business organizations.This is a part of Client List:
Medtronic International Vascular Inc. (USA);Airbus Industries (EU);Perstorp (Sweden);Vaisala OYJ (Finland);Sinco Ricerche S.p.A (Italy);Italtel (Italy);
ILB Steel Buildings (Australia);Jinwen Railway Co.Ltd.; Huachen Groups, China;Beijing Huairou County Government;China Automobile Import & Export Corp;International Royal Club of Beijing;China Civil Aviation Hospital;
Shanghai Medipharm Biotech Co., Ltd.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
8. Michael Zou
Name: Michael Zou(邹建红)
Working Place: GuangZhou Mascont Law Firm,Guang Dong
Phone: (+86-20) 3358-0346
(+86) 133-0239-1991(cell phone)
E-mail: michzou@21cn.com
zoulaw@zoulaw.com
Education:
1993-1995:Central South University,granted Master Degree
1990-1992:Law School of Hunan Normal University,
Passed the Chinese Bar Examination, licensed to practice law;
1987-1991:Changsha Railway University
Practice Areas:
International trade, foreign investment, intellectual property protection, litigation and arbitration.
Professional Experiece:
Has wide experience in assisting foreign clients and multinational corporations to conduct trade and/or make investment in China.
Language Skills:
Chinese, English, Japanese
9. Ching Yuen WONG
Name: Ching Yuen WONG(黄婉婧)
Working Place: Beijing Tian Bo Law Firm
Phone: +852-93296284
E-mail: swongco@netvigator.com
Education:
BA(Hons) Hong Kong University
Legal Training in Bristol and the College of Law at Chester of the U.K
Practice Areas:
Foreign Investment, International Trade, Enterprises Mergers and Acquisitions, Restructure, Intelligent Property, Venture Capital Investment.
Professional Experiece:
Provided services for foreign middle and small enterprises.Had been employed by HongKong government.Has Qualificated for Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, Solicitor of England & Wales and Barrister and solicitor in ACT Australia
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
10. Frank Shi
Name:Frank Shi(石怀方)
Working Place: ShenZhen GUANGHE Law Firm,Guang Dong
Phone: +86-13808839037(Moble)
+86 755 2399 1101
E-mail: lawshf@hotmail.com
F.Shi@ghlawyer.ne
Education:
Received his Master of Laws degrees respectively from the University of Glasgow (UK) and the Jilin University (China). He also got a Bachelor degree in Engineering and International Trade from Hangzhou Dianzi University (China) in his early age.
Practice Areas:
Legal counseling, documentation and notarization;International Mediation, Arbitration and litigation;Corporation, finance and banking;Import and export; Maritime disputes;Intellectual property right and technology; International investment ;Project and international tendering ;Anti-dumping ;Criminal cases involving commercial crime
Professional Experiece:
With 8 years of professional experience in practicing international and Chinese commercial law, His expertise includes legal services in the fields of international trade and investment, financial and banking, maritime affairs and transportation, commercial litigation and arbitration, Merger and Acquisition etc.
In the fields of international litigation and arbitration, he has represented for dozens of companies, including both Chinese and foreign companies, in courts or arbitration tribunals across different jurisdictions, including PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore and the United Sates.
Language Skills:
Chinese and English
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外国投资者在中国设立企业的主要法律形式包括中外合资经营企业、中外合作经营企业、外商独资企业以及外商投资股份有限公司。中外合资经营企业是指外国投资者与中国投资者共同投资、共同经营、按注册资本比例分享利润和分担风险的企业形式，其治理结构通常包括董事会和经营管理机构，适用于需要中方合作方资源或市场准入限制的行业。中外合作经营企业则更灵活，合作双方在合同中约定投资、收益分配、风险承担及经营管理方式，不一定按股权比例划分权利义务，适合资源开发、基础设施建设等长期合作项目。外商独资企业是外国投资者全部出资设立的企业，拥有完全控制权，适用于技术密集型、注重知识产权保护或希望独立运营的领域。外商投资股份有限公司是近年来发展的形式，允许外国投资者作为发起人设立股份公司，并可依法上市融资。此外，外国投资者还可以通过并购境内企业、设立代表处或分支机构等方式进入中国市场。选择何种法律形式需综合考虑行业准入限制、投资规模、控制权需求、税务规划及退出机制等因素。中国实行准入前国民待遇加负面清单管理制度，对于负面清单之外的领域，外国投资者享有与中国投资者同等待遇，但需遵守外商投资信息报告制度和企业登记程序。实操中，律师会协助投资者进行法律尽职调查、起草合资合同和章程、办理审批或备案手续，并设计合规的股权架构，以防范股东纠纷、控制权争议及外汇管制风险。常见争议焦点包括出资比例是否符合法定要求、技术出资的评估作价、合资企业解散时的清算分配等，这些问题通常需要律师在设立阶段就通过合同条款明确约定。
外商投资领域常见的法律风险有哪些？
外商投资领域常见的法律风险主要集中在以下几个方面：第一，市场准入与合规风险。中国实行外商投资准入负面清单制度，部分行业如新闻、教育、医疗等对外资有限制或禁止性规定，若投资者未事先审查行业准入政策，可能导致设立失败或受到行政处罚。此外，在特定行业如金融、增值电信、互联网等，还需取得相关许可或资质，否则可能面临停业整顿、罚款甚至刑事责任。第二，合同与交易风险。外商投资涉及合资合同、股权转让协议、技术许可协议等复杂法律文件，若条款不明确或不符合中国法律强制性规定，可能导致合同无效或履行困难。例如，中外合资企业中的优先购买权、一票否决权、退出机制等条款若违反公司法原则，可能被法院认定无效。第三，知识产权保护风险。中国知识产权法律体系不断完善，但侵权行为仍时有发生，尤其是技术秘密泄露、商标抢注、专利侵权等问题。外国投资者在合资或合作中如未采取有效的保密措施和知识产权归属约定，可能面临核心技术流失的风险。同时，在海关知识产权保护、网络侵权行为维权方面，需要专业律师及时介入。第四，劳动用工风险。中国劳动法对劳动者权益保护严格，企业单方解除劳动合同需符合法定条件，经济补偿金计算方式复杂。外商投资企业若未依法签订劳动合同、缴纳社会保险、支付加班费，可能引发劳动仲裁和诉讼，甚至影响企业声誉。第五，税务与外汇管制风险。中国税法对居民企业和非居民企业征税规则不同，关联交易转让定价需符合独立交易原则，否则可能面临税务机关的特别纳税调整。外汇管理方面，资本项目下资金跨境流动需办理登记，利润汇出需提供完税证明，违规操作可能导致资金冻结或行政处罚。第六，争议解决风险。国际商事仲裁裁决在中国承认和执行需符合纽约公约，但部分案件可能因公共政策原因被拒绝执行。诉讼中，外国主体需注意证据公证认证、翻译等程序要求。律师通常会建议在合同中明确约定争议解决方式（仲裁或诉讼）及适用法律，并选择中国境内或境外公认的仲裁机构如中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会。
如何选择合适的外商投资律师？
选择合适的外商投资律师需要综合考虑以下几个核心因素：第一，专业领域匹配度。律师的执业领域应涵盖外商投资的核心业务，如公司设立、并购重组、国际仲裁、知识产权、税务筹划等。文章列举的10位律师中，刘歌擅长国际交易和跨国仲裁，金玉专精于公司设立和海关税务法律事务，吴军在融资与证券领域经验丰富，杨春宝则对房地产、互联网和电子商务有深入实践。投资者应根据自身项目类型（如工业制造、科技研发、金融服务）选择对应专长的律师，确保其能处理行业特殊问题。第二，涉外经验与语言能力。由于外商投资涉及中外双方沟通，律师需具备流利的英语或其他外语能力，以及跨文化谈判技巧。同时，应优先选择有海外留学或工作经历的律师，例如刘歌拥有美国佛罗里达大学税法硕士学位，金玉在韩国国际法律咨询中心工作过，这些背景有助于理解外国投资者的商业习惯和法律需求。第三，地域覆盖与本地资源。中国各地政策执行存在差异，上海、北京、深圳、广州等一线城市的外资政策较为成熟，而中西部地区可能面临不同的审批程序。因此，律师所在律所的地域分布和本地政府关系也值得关注。例如，青岛的金玉律师对山东地区韩资企业法律事务熟悉，广东的邹建红律师则深谙粤港澳大湾区政策。第四，行业口碑与成功案例。可通过律师过往代理的客户名单和项目规模判断其专业水平，如王丽律师曾为中国财政部、三峡总公司等大型机构提供法律服务，张天莉律师代表过美敦力等国际医疗企业，这些案例反映了其处理复杂交易的能力。第五，服务模式与成本效率。部分律师按小时收费，部分按项目固定收费，外资企业应提前明确收费标准和服务范围，避免后期费用争议。此外，建议采取电话或面谈的方式初步评估律师的响应速度、逻辑清晰度和实务建议的可操作性。最后，可参考同行业外国投资者的推荐或第三方评价（如钱伯斯、亚洲法律杂志等排名）。综合以上因素，投资者应选择既能提供专业法律意见，又能理解商业目标、主动识别风险并给出切实解决方案的律师。
以上内容仅供参考，不构成法律意见。如需专业法律服务，请联系杨春宝一级律师：chambers.yang@dentons.cn
