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1101 China World Building 1
No 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Chaoyang District
Beijing, 100004
PRC
Tel: +86 10 6535 9500
Fax: +86 10 6535 9501

Reed Smith in Beijing can help clients achieve their strategic objectives in China and the region.   We provide:

• Decades of experience in China and Hong Kong
• Internal infrastructure that distinguishes us as one of the few firms truly able to staff matters with international, cross-disciplinary teams
• A responsive and commercial approach to the management of your costs and the mitigation of your risk

Our Beijing team represents clients involved in many of the country’s most important corporate transactions and trade-related matters.  Members of our PRC team have handled first-of-their-kind transactions, including one of the first hotel joint ventures, the first JV related arbitration and one of the first mergers under the new M&A regulation. 

They have been closely involved with the evolution of Chinese law and policy in the areas of customs, distribution and trading rights, IP protection, tariffs, antitrust, employment law and the regulation of trade and investment. The team has also worked to open up key markets for overseas product and service providers across a number of industry sectors.

The Beijing team is also supported by a dedicated economic analyst, who provides research on regulatory trends and industry sector developments in the PRC to ensure our lawyers are always ahead of the curve.

Practice Areas Represented

Corporate and Commercial, including:

• M&A
• IPOs, and in particular for Chinese companies listing overseas
• Joint Ventures
• Restructuring
• Foreign Direct Investment

Trade and WTO Matters, including:

• Life sciences and healthcare law
• Food and distribution law
• Environmental law

Litigation and Dispute Resolution, including:

• Arbitration
• Employment law
• Product liability
• IP Disputes, working closely with our colleagues in Hong Kong

Through our Hong Kong and Beijing offices and our trusted network of correspondents, we also act for clients with interests in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia.

Our Joint Venture Expertise

Our team’s recent Joint Venture engagements include advising:

• One of the first foreign equity joint ventures under China's Joint Venture Law, which involved the construction of the Great Wall Hotel in Beijing in 1979
• A large U.S. company and its China subsidiaries in their divestment from China's largest listed photo film manufacturing company. A Guangdong province-based company will pay $37 million for the 20 percent share transfer
• A major international construction materials company in more than one dozen investment projects in China
• A U.S. company in the negotiation of several joint ventures to provide fixed wireless broadband services in China
• A U.S. manufacturer of earth-moving equipment as the buyer in an acquisition of a Chinese manufacturer
• A U.S. manufacturer of medical instruments as the buyer in a transaction for the acquisition of a leading Chinese manufacturer

Other Representative Matters

Our team’s recent transactional engagements include advising:

• A leading software development company in connection with its acquisition projects in China
• One of the largest global construction equipment manufacturers on its M&A activities and business operations in China, including six major acquisition transactions
• A leading global software solutions provider in its China operations
• A leading international logistics company in its acquisition of a major Chinese target in that industry
• A European manufacturer in the wind energy industry in its acquisition of a Chinese manufacturer
• One of the largest European retail companies in connection with the establishment, operation and reorganization of its business structures in cities throughout China
• A major European data research company on the reorganization of its Chinese subsidiary
• A major medical equipment manufacturer in connection with the operation and restructuring of its corporate structures in China
• A major medical equipment manufacturer in connection with the acquisition of a Chinese medical reagent producer
• A major European cosmetics company in the merger of some of its affiliates in China
• A U.S. telecom equipment manufacturer on the restructuring of its existing corporate structures in China
• A U.S. satellite broadcasting company in connection with a major investment project in China
• A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) in its potential investment in the cable television industry in China
• A PRC catalytic converter manufacturer in its sale to a leading German chemical company
• A European private equity group in its establishment and operation of a multi-provincial entertainment project
• A major U.S. outdoor and live entertainment group in its establishment of operations and strategic partnerships in China
• A major U.S. children’s publisher in its negotiation of a distribution joint venture with a premier Chinese publisher
• An international business magazine publisher in its reorganization of operations in China
• A privately held hydro-industry group in its acquisition of the China hydro-related operations of a U.S. Fortune 100 company
• A major U.S. consumer products company in its divestment from a PRC listed company involving more than 20 strategic corporate and commercial agreements, core IP, M&A and securities-related issues
• A leading U.S. chemical manufacturer in its acquisition of a Chinese distribution company
• A major U.S. producer of industrial molds in the establishment of manufacturing entities in China.
• A major U.S. manufacturer of industrial boiler systems in its acquisition of a Chinese manufacturer
• A Chicago-based investment fund in its acquisition of Chinese manufacturing entities by its invested companies
• A U.S. producer of golf equipment in its establishment of manufacturing facilities in China
• A U.S. producer of clean-room technology in its establishment of a production facility in China
• A leading U.S. household battery manufacturer in two acquisitions of Chinese companies
• A leading aircraft manufacturer in establishing parts and maintenance facilities in China
• A leading aircraft company in connection with operations of its China manufacturing facilities

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