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We guide clients through the complex, fast-moving and unique business landscape in Greater China, ensuring that the complexities faced during corporate transactions and in protecting intellectual property are clearly explained and understood. The Morgan Lewis Greater China Practice focuses on client needs related to mergers & acquisitions, securities, regulatory, private equity and venture capital transactions, intellectual property and litigation in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and elsewhere around the world.

Our practice focuses on clients involved in:

  • Foreign direct investment into China
  • Expansion of Chinese companies into the United States, Europe and Japan
  • Cross-border transactions in China by global companies

Lawyers in our Greater China Practice specialize in the
following areas:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Corporate securities
  • Venture capital
  • Private equity
  • Intellectual property creation, protection and litigation
  • Technology partnering

What should companies be aware of when acquiring Chinese businesses? When collaborating on projects? When licensing technology?

  • Regulatory environment
  • Legal systems
  • Accounting & taxation
  • Profit and capital repatriation
  • Logistics and infrastructure
  • Working with local partners & local clients
  • Intellectual property rights protection
  • Diverse and rapidly changing market
  • Finding and retaining good personnel