Shanghai Run He Law Firm has comprehensive commercial China practices with experience advising on Chinese law and regulations involving foreign invested enterprises. The firm provides legal consultation in the following areas:

FOREIGN INVESTMENT：

   Advising clients with the negotiation, registration, and formation of foreign invested enterprises;

   Performing legal due diligence of existing Chinese companies for both the formation of joint ventures and for merger and acquisition transactions;

   Negotiating and drafting (English and Chinese versions) joint venture contracts, articles of association, feasibility study reports, labor contracts and other legal documents related to equity joint ventures, cooperative joint ventures and wholly foreign owned enterprises;

  Registrations for foreign invested enterprises, branch offices, and representative offices;

  Representing clients in the registration of any form of intellectual property rights;

  Facilitating, negotiating and drafting share transfer agreements in mergers and acquisitions involving foreign investment;

  Representing clients with bankruptcy proceedings, dissolution, re-capitalization, and liquidation of enterprises with foreign investment;

  Advising clients of tax holidays, VAT issues, and tax implications and liabilities of foreign invested enterprises;

  Drafting and negotiating labor contracts; advising on a multitude of PRC labor regulations, labor law, and statutory benefits.

FOREIGN TRADE

Drafting and negotiating Export Agency Agreements;

Investigating VAT rebate issues; facilitating payment of VAT rebates;

Consulting on the transportation of international goods;

Advising on international marine cargo insurance and other admiralty related issues;

Investigating anti-dumping situations and implementing legal solutions.

REAL ESTATE

Performing legal due diligence investigation of land grant use rights;

Drafting and reviewing real estate transaction documents concerning assignments, transfer, leasing and mortgage of land use rights;

Drafting construction project survey and design plan agreements; confirming compliance of such documents with local construction laws and regulations;

Negotiating contracts for the construction of infrastructure projects;

Drafting of pre-sale and sales contracts of commodity building properties;

Advising clients with legal agreements involving the leasing and mortgage of property;

Drafting of property management agreement;

Assisting clients with obtaining loans for real estate acquisitions.

FINANCE & BANKING

Negotiation and drafting loan agreements;

Assisting clients with drafting and confirming loan guarantees and mortgage loan agreements;

Advising clients on foreign exchange controls;

Drafting commercial instruments and taking of security agreements.

DISPUTE AVOIDANCE / ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Assisting clients involved in formal consultation and mediation;

Formulating appropriate negotiation and litigation strategies;

Representing clients in litigation or arbitration;

Assisting claims through legal means for outstanding debts and loans;

Advising claims in handling of labor disputes and trade unions.