Law firms in China

AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office

China

AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office, founded in Beijing in 2002 and approved by the CNIPA, is a privately owned IP service group that provides a full spectrum of intellectual property services to domestic and international clients. The firm handles prosecution, opposition, re-examination/review, invalidation, administrative litigation, arbitration, counseling, freedom-to-operate and licensing matters, and has expanded operations to include a US office and affiliated firms.

AllBright Law Offices

China

AllBright Law Offices is a full-service law firm founded in 1999 and based in Shanghai, China. The firm provides a wide range of legal services through multiple specialized practice and industry committees and maintains offices across mainland China and internationally, including Hong Kong SAR, London, Seattle, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney.

Established in 1999, An Tian Zhang & Partners is a Chinese intellectual property law firm providing comprehensive IP services including patent, trademark and copyright prosecution, litigation and enforcement. The firm is noted for trademark portfolio management and patent enforcement across industries such as agriculture, automotive and lubricants, and maintains international relationships including membership in INTA and AIPPI.

AnJie Broad Law Firm

China

AnJie Broad is a full-service law firm based in China providing bespoke legal services across a wide range of corporate, finance, regulatory and dispute-resolution practices. The firm was founded by senior attorneys from diverse practice areas and reports that many partners are recommended by legal ranking agencies such as Chambers & Partners, Who's Who Legal and Legal 500.

Anli Partners

China

Established in 2001, Anli Partners is a China-based law firm with a team of over 710 professionals, including more than 120 partners and senior counsels, over 450 lawyers and 70 articling clerks. The firm advises state-owned and private enterprises, listed companies, multinational corporations, government agencies and public-sector organisations across industries such as banking and finance, securities, private equity, technology, media, real estate and infrastructure, and operates offices across major Chinese cities as well as in Tokyo, Prince Edward Island and Dubai.

Appleby

Bermuda, British Virgin Islands +8

Appleby is a leading offshore law firm with offices in key offshore jurisdictions and international financial centres, advising global public and private companies, financial institutions and private individuals. The firm provides full-service legal advice across corporate (including M&A and corporate finance), dispute resolution, real estate, regulatory and private client and trusts matters.

Ashurst

Australia, Belgium +17

Ashurst is a leading global law firm advising local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments across commercial law matters. It operates through an international network and combines legal, risk consulting and NewLaw capabilities to support complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, disputes and projects.

Baker McKenzie

Argentina, Australia +42

Baker McKenzie is a global law firm with offices and affiliated practices across many jurisdictions. The firm provides full-service legal advice across a broad range of cross-border and domestic matters, including corporate transactions, finance, tax, disputes, and regulatory issues.

Beijing DHH Law Firm, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Beijing, is a large commercial law firm with about 2,000 attorneys organized into nearly 100 integrated professional teams across more than 30 offices. The firm provides a range of services including finance, securities, corporate matters, regulatory compliance, state-owned enterprise work, and cross-border/foreign-related legal services.

Beijing Docvit Law Firm is a China-based law firm with offices in Beijing and Chengdu. Its website lists a Beijing office address, phone number (+86 10 8586 1018) and email (info@dtlawyers.com.cn).

Beijing Grandway Law Offices

China

Founded in 1994, Beijing Grandway Law Offices is a large, specialized Chinese law firm known for its strength in capital markets and a broad range of corporate and dispute-related practices. The firm emphasizes lawyer specialization, teamwork and resource sharing to provide comprehensive legal services across areas such as M&A, finance, real estate, intellectual property, restructuring, taxation and compliance.

Beijing Zhong Wen Law Firm

China

Beijing Zhong Wen Law Firm, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Beijing, is a large full‑service Chinese law firm with 32 branch offices and nearly 3,000 staff. The firm provides legal services to many domestic and international top‑100 enterprises and emphasizes digitalization, technology (including AI) and internationalization in its service model.

Bird & Bird

Australia, Belgium +23

Bird & Bird is an international law firm with a sector-focused, cross-border practice serving clients in technology-driven and regulated industries. Its offices provide a range of advisory, transactional and contentious services across multiple jurisdictions.

CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office

China

CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office is one of the oldest and largest full-service intellectual property law firms in China, with 322 patent and trademark attorneys and 93 qualified attorneys-at-law. The firm provides a broad range of IP services — including patent and trademark prosecution, litigation, enforcement, searching, licensing and portfolio management — and has been repeatedly ranked among China’s leading IP firms by international directories since 1999.

CMS

Albania, Algeria +42

CMS is an international law firm network with offices across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The firm provides full-service legal and tax advice through local offices and member firms serving domestic and cross-border clients.

Chance Bridge Law Firm

China

Chance Bridge Law Firm is a Beijing‑headquartered full-service commercial law firm in China with over 150 partners, consultants and lawyers. Its main practice areas include capital markets, financial markets, corporate, international trade and compliance, construction and real estate, intellectual property, antitrust/competition and dispute resolution.

Chang Tsi & Partners

China

Chang Tsi & Partners is a Beijing-based law firm founded in 2002 with a strong national reputation in intellectual property and litigation. The firm employs over 350 professionals and maintains offices across China and branches in several international jurisdictions.

China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd.

China, Hong Kong

Established in Hong Kong in March 1984, China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd. is one of the pioneer Chinese intellectual property agencies and provides comprehensive IP services including patent and trademark prosecution, litigation, licensing, assignment and counseling. The firm is Hong Kong–based with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, New York, Tokyo and Munich, and reports around 540 staff, including 230 patent attorneys, 34 trademark attorneys and 85 attorneys‑at‑law.

City Development Law Firm

China

City Development Law Firm, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Shanghai, is a large Chinese firm with over 1,600 lawyers and 32 local presences across China. The firm was originally established for construction, real estate and infrastructure matters and has been Band 1 ranked by Chambers & Partners in Construction & Infrastructure for the past 15 years.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Belgium, Brazil +8

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a global law firm operating as a single integrated partnership with offices in major financial centers worldwide. The firm states that it offers experience in more than 70 practice areas and serves clients across jurisdictions and industries.

Clifford Chance

Australia, Belgium +20

Clifford Chance is a global law firm with offices across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The firm provides integrated legal services across multiple practice areas, including antitrust and capital markets, and in China notes a joint operation providing PRC and international legal services.

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

China, Hong Kong

Commerce & Finance Law Offices (Tongshang) is a private partnership Chinese law firm founded in 1992 and regarded as one of the eight "red circle" law firms in China. The firm has more than 700 professionals, including over 100 partners, and advises on capital markets, corporate/M&A, private equity, dispute resolution, banking and finance and related areas across multiple branch offices.

Cooley LLP

Belgium, China +3

Cooley LLP is a law firm with nearly 1,400 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States, Asia, and Europe, serving entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, and established companies. The firm focuses on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and high-stakes litigation, particularly in the technology and life sciences sectors.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Argentina, China +3

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is an international law firm founded in 1830, with headquarters in New York City. The firm provides a broad range of legal services globally, including international trade, arbitration, investment, capital markets, energy and power, and finance.