English version translated by XU Xinyuan (Wayne)

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Foreign-related projects and cases

Senior Partner ZHOU Shichao and Trainee Associate TANG Yushuang provides legal services for a well-known Dutch pet food company in establishing a foreign-funded enterprise in China.

Senior Partner ZHANG Bing, Associate ZHUANG Yu and Legal Assistant LIU Yuanqiu, commissioned by a listed company in China, deals with the legal matters related to the dormancy of its Indian subsidiary, and the termination of its house lease contracts in India. LANDING lawyers closely collaborate with Indian lawyers to advance negotiation processes and provide legal opinions and advice.

Senior Partner Elisa WANG represents a Russian chemical importer to file a lawsuit against a chemical exporter in Hebei Province regarding a sales contractual dispute.

Senior Partner YIN Xiangnan’s team provides legal service for a client to establish a new media company in Saudi Arabia with a Saudi Arabian joint venture. LANDING’s legal services include issuing compliance legal analysis reports on the establishment of the project company and daily management, and offering related legal consulting service.

Senior Partner Carol HU and Senior Partner SUN Xian provide legal services for an installation company regarding its project in Saudi Arabia.

Senior Partner CHEN Xinxin serves as legal counsel for a supply chain limited cooperation in Vietnam, which is affiliated of a state-owned enterprise in Zhejiang Province.

Senior Partner ZHOU Shichao and Associate ZHAO Yafang successfully represented a Kenyan client in reclaiming payment from a trading company in Hebei Province.

Senior Partner ZHANG Bing’s team actively expands legal services into the field of cross-border e-commerce. ZHANG’s team not only leads the IP protection legal services project for a leading Chinese office equipment cross-border e-commerce company in the United States, but also serves an individual investor from China in exploring the US e-commerce sector, assisiting him to establish a Sino-US joint venture cross-border e-commerce company in the United States, and construct the equity structure for the JV led by the Chinese side.

Senior Partner YIN Xiangnan’s team serves as the specialized legal counsel of a state-owned enterprise for its overseas new energy project, participating in a legal advisory work promotion meeting organized by the enterprise. YIN’s team provids brief analysis on the key points and legal risks regarding the daily operation and management of overseas project and offers corresponding legal advice.

Senior Partner Carol HU offers legal services for a solar energy company regarding its project in Indonesia.

Senior Partner Elisa WANG and Associate WANG Xiaofeng are jointly commissioned by the head office of a large domestic commercial bank to provide legal opinions on legal issues related to foreign debt based on Malaysia’s policies regarding the access of overseas companies to foreign debt.

Senior Partner ZHOU Shichao and Associate ZHAO Yafang provide legal advisory services for a French company regarding its purchase issue in China.

Senior Partner ZHANG Bing’s team offers specialized legal services for the client regarding the due diligence on the decedent’s property in the Philippines. This investigation into foreign matters is both challenging and meaningful, propelling the team’s cross-border family law legal services to expand even further and wider in scope

Senior Partner CHEN Xinxin provides legal advice for a renowned FPC connector manufacturer in Zhejiang Province, China, regarding their overseas investment in Vietnam, and also represents them in completing the registration process for their subsidiary in Vietnam.

Senior Partner YIN Xiangnan’s team provides legal services such as issuing an analysis report on the legal environment in South Africa and offering relevant legal consultations for a state-owned enterprise (SOE) in matters pertaining to establishing a project company in South Africa.

Senior Partner Elisa WANG, commissioned by a domestic foreign trade company, provides legal advice on the notarization and authentication procedures required for the establishment of its subsidiary in Brazil. Ultimately, Elisa assists the client in completing the first batch of Apostille authentication of cross-border legal documents in China with the Apostille Convention coming into effect in China on Nov. 7, 2023.

Senior Partner ZHANG Bing and Associate ZHUANG Yu, commissioned by a listed company based in Singapore, maintains ongoing communication with the Indian government and provides legal advice regarding the risks associated with directorial appointments in the Indian subsidiary of the client.

Senior Partner ZHOU Shichao provides legal advisory services regarding the exploration equipment leasing business of a UAE-based oil exploration equipment company.

Senior Partner ZHANG Bing and Associate ZHUANG Yu provides specialized legal services for a Chinese pharmaceutical group’s subsidiary in Uzbekistan regarding the withdrawal of foreign investment.

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Foreign-related activities

In January 2024, upon approval by the Council of the “Belt and Road” Lawyers Alliance, Senior Partner YIN Xiangnan was appointed as the Coordinator of the Pakistan Working Group of the “Belt and Road” Lawyers Alliance. Yin also marks the only coordinator from the “Belt and Road” Lawyers Alliance in Hunan Province.

In January 2024, Senior Partner Elisa WANG was invited by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to conduct an online seminar on the topic of “Legal Affairs and Common Risks in Investment and Factory Construction in Mexico” via CCPIT’s enterprise service platform, www.eccpit.com. The live broadcast attracted hundreds of audiences from CCPIT enterprises, resulting in a significant viewership. Members actively engaged in discussions and gave unanimous praise on the presentation.

On January 31, 2024, Senior Partner GU Liping hosted an online seminar in Japanese, sharing insights on “Key Amendments to the new China’s Company Law and their Impact on Japanese Headquarters, Chinese Subsidiaries, Directors, Supervisors, and Senior Management, along with Strategies for addressing them.” Numerous well-known Japanese companies registered for the event, with nearly 300 attending the seminar. The post-event survey showed the seminar received unanimous praise.

In January, the Office of the Ministry of Education and the Secretariat of the Central Committee for the Rule of Law jointly issued a notice titled “Announcement of the List of Innovative (Incubation) Bases for Collaborative Training of Legal Talents in Foreign-related Law.” Xiangtan University was approved as the Ministry of Education’s Innovative Base for Collaborative Training of Legal Talents in Foreign-related Law, as the only selected institution in Hunan Province. Shanghai LANDING Law Offices is one of the co-organizers in this initiative. Based on its long-standing experience of providing high-quality and efficient legal services in Sino-African economic and trade cooperation and its high market recognition, LANDING Changsha, a branch of Shanghai LANDING Law Offices, is responsible for the implementation in this co-construction initiative.

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Introduction to Foreign related Legal Services of LANDING

In the field of cross-border legal services, LANDING demonstrates outstanding strength. With over 160 partners, associates, or legal assistants across LANDING’s Shanghai headquarter and more than 20 domestic branches, LANDING possesses the capability to provide high-quality legal services to clients in the professional fields such as cross-border investment, international trade, foreign-related commercial litigation, and international commercial arbitration. Many of LANDING lawyers have experience in overseas study, training, or working, bringing an international perspective to their work. They are proficient in languages including English, Japanese, Korean, German, and Spanish, and LANDING has established cooperative relationships with numerous foreign law firms. LANDING serves clients from dozens of countries around the world, many of which are Fortune 500 companies or top 500 Chinese enterprises. The professional competence, practical experience, and diligent work ethic of LANDING foreign-related lawyers have earned high praise from clients, contributing to an increasingly prominent reputation within the industry.

Please contact LANDING foreign-related law Department via intl@landinglawyer.com

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