HaoLiWen Partners

Overview:

Established in 2003, HaoLiWen Partners (hereinafter referred to as “HaoLiWen”) has been a full-service law firm duly authorized to practice Chinese law in the People’s Republic of China. HaoLiWen has offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Dublin.

HaoLiWen serves clients in every facet of investment, trade, financing and other commercial transactions, and is known for its expertise and experiences in areas of Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions (which covers foreign direct investment, M&A and daily general counsel advices), Customs Duties and Investigations, Intellectual Property, Compliance & Crisis Handling, Corporate Crime Risk Advice & Defense, Dispute Resolution, International Trade, Real Estate and Construction, Tax, Labor & Employment, Shipping & Logistics, Banking & Project Finance, Private Equity & IPO (Initial Public Offerings) and Energy, Natural Resources & Environment.

HaoLiWen’s clients include multinational companies, Chinese state-owned enterprises and private or public companies. They are from a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, healthcare, clean & renewable energy, education, consulting services, optoelectronic, telecommunication, oil & petroleum, chemical, aviation and shipping, logistics, banking, steel, mining, real estate development, mechanical, instrumentation, electric, electronics, retail and consumer products.

HaoLiWen has been structured in such a manner that quality control is centralized in each practice, and the resources of all offices of the whole firm are accessible to every single client of all-around needs. The legal services of HaoLiWen are conspicuous for their practical risk analysis and solution-driven advice, supported by the blend of our litigation and consulting expertise. In rendering consulting services, our lawyers are able to help clients analyze possible judicial or arbitration treatment of legal issues, identify real risks and offer practical solutions. We also utilize consulting skills in representing clients in dispute resolution proceedings, where the pre-analysis and quantification of exposures are carefully conducted to enable clients to make prompt and proper business decisions at each phase. As remarked by ALB, HaoLiWen has been “highly regarded for high quality and solution-driven advice and services.” HaoLiWen has thus won broad trust from clients for its high-quality and value-adding services. Lots of clients recognize HaoLiWen as one of their long-term strategic partners.

HaoLiWen has seasoned lawyers practicing Chinese law and foreign law. They are either former in-house counsels from multinational companies, or former judges of Chinese courts, or former officials with foreign investment approval authority or other authorities, or senior lawyers with domestic and international firms, or distinguished scholars from law schools or Customs College in China. Many of our lawyers have graduated from universities aboard or practiced overseas. Fluent in Chinese, English or Japanese, lawyers at HaoLiWen represent or assist clients from different cultures or jurisdictions in their China-related or transnational business transactions. We provide proactive and preventive compliance approach tailored to Chinese market, and help clients resolve crisis triggered by non-compliance with Chinese administrative or criminal laws and regulations. With resort to our international network, we build a bridge for Chinese companies to develop business and cope with legal crisis in overseas markets.

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