Tanner De Witt’s China Practice Group is a cross-discipline group of the firm’s partners who help clients in Hong Kong and overseas to better understand the legal and commercial landscape in Mainland China as well as of clients in Mainland China to understand and develop their business and invest in Hong Kong and other parts of the world. Whilst we are a Hong Kong law firm advising on Hong Kong law, our knowledge and experience of Mainland China enable us to advise clients who have or wish to establish business in Mainland China or require assistance in any dispute concerning a Mainland China element.
With Hong Kong acting as a super-connector between Mainland China and the world, we have a wide network of contacts with whom we work to provide local and regional expertise in Mainland China to help our clients with China-related issues. Similarly for our clients based in Mainland China, we utilise our established relationships with a network of recommended law firms and other professionals and intermediaries throughout Europe, the US and the rest of the world to assist them in establishing and expanding their business outside of Mainland China.
With years of experience in advising on matters both outbound from and inbound to Mainland China, our team has helped businesses to understand the local culture and operational practices and to develop their growth strategy within Mainland China. Our multilingual capabilities include, amongst other languages, Cantonese, Mandarin and Shanghainese to ensure clear and effective communication at every stage.
We are experienced in advising clients in drafting documents and completing deals within Hong Kong but related to Mainland China. Hong Kong law is often the governing law of contracts with Sino-Foreign elements and Hong Kong is a popular seat of litigation or arbitration for resolution of disputes relating to such contracts due to its developed and fair legal system and bilingual environment. We frequently represent clients in such litigation or arbitration.
General Corporate Commercial matters:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- SFC regulation / licensing
- Company formation and joint ventures
- Hedge fund and PE fund formation and investment
- Corporate finance
- Trademark registration and protection
Dispute resolution including Litigation and Arbitration:
- General contractual disputes
- Shareholder disputes
- Regulatory and SFC investigations
- Urgent injunction and disclosure applications
- Restructuring and Insolvency
- Employment
- White collar crime and money laundering
- Immigration investigation, Family matters including matrimonial and probate dispute
- Advising the liquidators of China Evergrande Group in the liquidation of China Evergrande Group
- Advising the liquidators of a large Chinese financial institution in connection with novel issues arising from the PRC regulators refusing to release funds held in PRC other than in RMB for payment of dividends in that currency
- Advised on and assisted a PRC-based fund manager to structure their China fund management platform by introducing an entirely new shareholding structure to permit separation of income streams and control
- Advised Kaisa Group Holdings Limited in its 2016 multi-jurisdictional restructuring of the company’s offshore debt of approximately USD 2.6 billion (nearly RMB 17 billion)
- Advised a leading online precious metal trading company in acquiring a Hong Kong precious metal platform company and its subsidiary in Mainland China. The value of the acquisition is approximately USD85 million
- Advised one of the largest natural resources companies in China on an investment into a Hong Kong company that holds coal mining assets in Pakistan. The investment involves a subscription for shares in the target company and our client will become the majority shareholder
- Advised a Hong Kong start-up company on the investment and acquisition of shares in the company by a world-leading international electrical products and telecommunications company and a Chinese PE fund
- Acted for the intervener in a preliminary issue of whether his shareholding in a Shanghai-listed company is considered a matrimonial asset in a divorce
- Acting for Chinese businessman to recover assets (including listed shares and properties in Hong Kong, interests in a Sino-Foreign equity joint venture in the PRC and companies in the BVI) which were fraudulently transferred abroad
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“River Stone who heads the China desk, Edmond Leung (corporate/M&A) and Eddie Look are the key practitioners in the team. They’re always very approachable and responsive and give very practical and commercially savvy advice.”
Legal 500
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
“Pamela Mak heads the China practice group at the firm and is a highly respected litigator when it comes to cross-border shareholder disputes, regulatory issues and investigations requiring asset recovery expertise.”
WWL Global Guide Asset Recovery
“Eddie not only has vast experience of corporate transactions in Hong Kong, but also has a deep understanding of our business.”
“Edmond maintains good client relations and he is very good to work with.”
Chambers and Partners Greater China Region China
Corporate/M&A