Law firms in China

DLA Piper Argentina

Argentina, Australia +41

DLA Piper Argentina is a full-service law firm in Buenos Aires that advises domestic and multinational clients, including transnational investors and financial institutions. It is part of DLA Piper’s global platform and Latin America network, providing cross-border legal services across the region and beyond.

DaHui Lawyers is a China-based law firm with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, focused on New Economy industries and complex cross-border transactions. The firm emphasizes strengths in telecommunications, media and technology (TMT) and corporate/M&A work for multinational and PRC clients.

Dacheng

China

Founded in 1992, Dacheng is one of the first partnership law firms in China and one of the largest, with more than 8,000 lawyers in over 50 offices across China. The firm provides a full spectrum of legal services, has been widely recognized in major legal rankings and awards (Chambers, The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, etc.), and pursues a "Global Reach, Local Insight" strategy including close cooperation with Dentons.

DeHeng Law Offices

China

DeHeng Law Offices, founded in 1993, is a large full-service Chinese law firm with 53 offices and more than 5,000 legal professionals across China and abroad. The firm provides a broad range of corporate, finance, regulatory and dispute-resolution services and is regularly ranked in directories such as Chambers, Asialaw and The Legal 500.

Deacons

China, Hong Kong

Deacons is a Hong Kong–based independent law firm advising companies, financial institutions and individuals in Hong Kong and mainland China on significant and complex matters. With over 170 years of experience and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the firm offers a broad range of corporate and finance-focused services.

Dehehantong Law Offices

China

Dehehantong Law Offices, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Shanghai, is a Chinese law firm with offices across multiple Chinese cities. The firm focuses on commercial legal services and dispute resolution, employs lawyers with advanced degrees, and has received multiple national and industry recognitions.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

China, England

Dorsey & Whitney is an international law firm founded in 1912 in Minneapolis that provides a wide range of legal services from offices across the United States, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, including London, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.

Duane Morris & Selvam LLP

China, Myanmar +2

Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is a Singapore-based strategic joint venture between Philadelphia-based Duane Morris LLP and Singapore-based Selvam LLC that serves clients throughout Asia. Its offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Myanmar and Vietnam advise domestic and international clients on corporate and commercial matters, including M&A, banking and finance, capital markets, energy and projects, intellectual property, dispute resolution and regulatory, tax and investment issues.

ETR Law Firm, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Guangzhou, is a large China-based full-service firm with about 1,914 lawyers and staff, operating 26 offices in China and seven overseas offices. The firm provides multi-language cross-border legal services across sectors including securities and capital markets, maritime and international business, Belt and Road projects, Greater Bay Area matters, and green/circular economy and carbon neutrality initiatives.

East & Concord Partners was formed in 2014 by the merger of East Associates Law Firm and Concord & Partners and is described as one of the largest comprehensive law firms in China. Headquartered in Beijing with branches in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing and Xi’an, the firm has nearly 400 professionals and includes partners and attorneys with experience in national ministries, courts, procuratorates, international arbitration institutions and international legal practice.

Fangda Partners

China, Hong Kong +1

Founded in 1993, Fangda Partners is a full-service law firm advising on PRC and Hong Kong laws. The firm operates as a single integrated partnership with multiple offices across China, Hong Kong and Singapore, is known for cross-border capabilities and handling complex transactions and disputes, and has lawyers qualified in jurisdictions including Australia, England and Wales, Singapore, the US, Hong Kong and the PRC.

FenXun Partners

China, Hong Kong

FenXun Partners was founded in Beijing in 2009 and has expanded to branches in Shanghai and Shenzhen, building a team of over 170 legal professionals. The firm advises on a wide range of matters including transactional, regulatory and dispute-related work and positions itself as a connector between global resources and the Chinese market.

GEN Law Firm

China

GEN Law Firm is a China-based law firm with attorneys who have served leading industry clients for more than 20 years. The firm highlights experience in high-stakes courtroom representation and advises clients across multiple industry sectors including automotive, banking and finance, technology, pharmaceuticals, retail, media, sports and chemicals.

Gaopeng & Partners

China

Gaopeng & Partners is a Chinese comprehensive law firm founded in 1998, with nearly 600 staff including about 500 practicing lawyers. The firm advises domestic and international clients on corporate investment, WTO/international trade and trade remedies, intellectual property, dispute resolution and litigation, antitrust/competition and criminal compliance, serves clients across industries such as petrochemicals, new energy, automotive and healthcare, maintains offices across numerous Chinese cities plus Vietnam and a Hong Kong cooperation office, and has received recognition from Chambers & Partners and multiple industry awards (including several 2025 honors).

Gide Loyrette Nouel

Algeria, Belgium +7

Gide Loyrette Nouel is an international full-service business law firm with around 10 offices worldwide and approximately 500 lawyers, advising corporate, financial and public-sector clients on transactional, regulatory and dispute-resolution matters.

Global Law Office

China

Global Law Office is a large comprehensive PRC law firm that traces its origins to the Legal Consultant Office of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade established in 1979 and was renamed China Global Law Office in 1984. It provides one‑stop legal services to domestic and foreign clients across industries, is regularly recognised by international and domestic legal directories, and its lawyers hold advanced degrees with many having foreign legal qualifications.

Gowling WLG

Canada, China +2

Gowling WLG is an international law firm of more than 1,500 legal professionals, providing multi‑jurisdictional legal services across key global sectors. The firm advises on corporate, finance, real estate, intellectual property, energy, life sciences and dispute resolution matters through offices in Canada, China, England and France.

Grandall Law Firm

China, Malaysia

Grandall is a full-service corporate and commercial law firm founded in June 1998 that operates across numerous offices in China and internationally. The firm has over 700 partners and nearly 5,000 staff and provides services in areas including finance and securities, corporate and business matters, M&A and restructuring, cross-border investment, intellectual property, energy and dispute resolution; it is authorized by multiple overseas securities exchanges to provide legal opinions for public offerings and M&A projects.

Greenberg Traurig

China, Germany +11

Greenberg Traurig is a global law firm with offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Its offices provide multidisciplinary legal services spanning transactions, disputes, regulatory matters, and sector-focused advice.

Guangsheng & Partners PRC Lawyers is a full-service Chinese law firm with offices in Beijing and Shanghai, founded in 1985 and employing more than 200 professionals. The firm is a long-standing practice in international trade and trade remedy work and also advises on competition/antitrust, real estate and construction, banking and securities, intellectual property, private equity/venture capital and labour matters; it has been listed in directories such as The Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Who’s Who Legal and Legal Band for over 15 years.

Guantao Law Firm

China

Guantao Law Firm, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Beijing, is a leading Chinese firm with 15 branch offices and a strategic alliance with UK firm Ashurst LLP. The firm is highly ranked in areas such as capital markets, banking and finance, corporate/M&A, projects and energy, and restructuring/insolvency, and has received multiple national recognitions and awards.

Guozun Cathay Associates

China

Guozun Cathay Associates is a China-based boutique law firm emphasizing internationalization, specialization, digitalization and media integration. Following a 2023 merger with Hungary’s CATHAY the firm launched a global legal call center and reports a network of 113 overseas offices, over 2,000 attorneys, and services covering 106 countries and 129 cities worldwide.

HFG Law Firm & IP Practice

China

HFG Law Firm & IP Practice, founded in Shanghai in 2003, is a China-based law firm and intellectual property agency with over 100 employees, six partners and one Of Counsel serving clients in China and across the Asia‑Pacific region. The firm combines an established IP practice with corporate and commercial services (including labour, food and technology law), focuses on contentious IP litigation, trademarks, investigations and cross‑border work, and is regularly recognised by Legal 500 (Top Tier since 2010), Managing Intellectual Property (IP Star since 2014), Chambers and Partners (since 2013) and WTR 1000 (since 2013).

HHP Attorneys-At-Law

China

HHP Attorneys-At-Law, established in 2003, is a China-based law firm that emphasizes client-focused, partner-led teamwork and industry-specific legal solutions. The firm is the exclusive Meritas member firm in Shanghai and offers cross-border services as well as M&A and restructuring work across a range of industries.