China

/Overview

Clients are increasingly reaching out to us for savvy advice regarding their cross-border businesses due to our many decades of experience navigating the complexities of the China/US trade and investment relationship. We work with clients as they execute their strategies to succeed in China, and all over Asia. Plus, we help companies from across the Pacific achieve their objectives as they invest and operate in America. We are on the ground in China and in the United States providing strategic counsel to clients across the globe and around the block.

Clients turn to us to provide a solution for their China-related legal needs. We combine sophisticated US counsel, international ability, and unmatched local acumen to create powerfully effective legal solutions that address our clients’ business challenges and maximize their opportunities. 

Our Hong Kong Practice

Nixon Peabody operates in Hong Kong as Nixon Peabody CWL. With more than 40 lawyers and professionals in Hong Kong, we provide seamless legal service for our clients across Asia and the US from one of Asia’s most dynamic financial centers. The firm represents Chinese and international clients, including listed and private companies, multinational groups, investment banks and financial institutions, private equity and venture capital groups, and hedge funds, as well as entrepreneurs, directors, and high net-worth individuals. In addition to advising on the full spectrum of Hong Kong legal issues, the firm is the hub for clients throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

/Representative Experience

• One of the world’s largest conglomerates on a broad range of business transactions in China, including making strategic investments
• Major global investment bank in various China and Asia transactions
• International private equity firm in accessing capital and structuring co-investment opportunities relating to China
• Major US oil and gas company in its investments in technology
• Several prominent Chinese financial institutions in cross-border transactions
• Various China-related private equity investment funds, in relation to their formation and investment 
• Global manufacturing company in establishing production and distribution facilities in China and Asia
• Not-for-profit economic development agency in their Chinese operations
• Prominent global private equity firm in accessing capital and co-investment opportunities from China, including dealing with major Chinese strategic and financial investors
• Large Chinese and Asian companies in international acquisitions, including transportation, manufacturing, and natural resources
• Number of Chinese technology companies in US patent prosecution work
• Large Chinese food and beverage company in their US patent strategy and development 
• Various US companies in the establishment of corporate structures in China 
• One of the largest memory chip companies in the US in transfer pricing planning in light of their expansion into Asia
• Prominent Chinese bank in cross-border litigation matters in the US 
• Chinese retailer in labor and employment and IP issue