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Fulbright & Jaworski was among the first international law firms to work in China. For more than 16 years, Fulbright's strong presence in Hong Kong has allowed us to assist clients with a broad range of projects throughout China. With our locations in Beijing and Hong Kong, Fulbright now has resources in two of China's key commercial and regulatory centers, enhancing Fulbright's ability to provide effective service and support to our clients in this important global market.

Lawyers in Fulbright's Beijing and Hong Kong locations handle a wide range of transactional, corporate, commercial, energy, investment, finance, trade, regulatory and other matters for our clients in and involving China.

Fulbright's clients include multinational companies, multilateral institutions, private enterprises, sovereign-controlled entities, individuals and others doing business in China and globally. Many of the lawyers working in Fulbright's China practice are natives of China and are multilingual.

Examples of the types of matters and transactions that we handle in our China practice include:

• Cross-border acquisitions and mergers, joint ventures and foreign direct investment
• Infrastructure project development and finance
• Oil and gas and other energy transactions
• Private equity and venture capital investments and transactions
• Commercial real estate investment, development and finance
• Cross-border equipment leasing
• Manufacturing, licensing, distribution, agency, technology transfer and technical assistance agreements
• Corporate compliance matters
• International trade matters
• Arbitration and dispute resolution
• Intellectual property matters

Core International Practice Areas

Fulbright is proud to have internationally-prominent practices in the following areas, among others:

China Cross-Border Transactional Practice

An important part of Fulbright's international practice involves the representation of clients that are engaged in investment, acquisition, project development, financing, manufacturing, trading and other transactions and matters in and involving China.

Fulbright handles both in-bound and out-bound matters with respect to China. We have advised many American, European and other businesses on the strategy, structure, documentation, negotiation and implementation of their investments, acquisitions, financings and other projects in China. We also have represented some of China's major emerging multinational companies as they expand their businesses globally.

Read more about Fulbright's China practice experience. 

Energy

From deepwater exploration to power plant financings, Fulbright has assisted our many energy industry clients with virtually every significant legal issue and matter affecting the international energy industry. Our Beijing and Hong Kong locations include experienced energy law practitioners who have worked internationally for most of their careers. With experience in all sectors of the energy industry, Fulbright works with a wide range of clients throughout Asia.

Fulbright's clients include major international energy companies, independent oil companies, governments, national oil companies, energy producers and generators, transporters and transmission companies, refiners and processors, construction companies, energy service companies, private and multilateral lenders and others.

Read more about Fulbright's Asia energy practice experience. 

Structured and Project Finance

Fulbright's structured and project finance practice is similarly global and includes a wide range of international projects, transactions and markets. Fulbright's extensive experience includes representing multilateral and other lenders, sponsors, developers, institutional investors, contractors, operators, lessors and others in all areas relating to structured and project finance and infrastructure development.

Fulbright project finance lawyers  have assisted clients with infrastructure projects in China for many years. Our longstanding experience in China has put us at the leading edge of international law firms in advising on project finance and development transactions in the region.

Read more about Fulbright's structured and project finance experience.  

Arbitration and Disputes

Fulbright consistently ranks among the leading law firms in the world in international arbitration, alternative dispute resolution and litigation.

Read more about Fulbright's international arbitration and disputes practice.

Intellectual Property

Fulbright also has one of the leading intellectual property practices and is consistently ranked among the leading U.S. firms for patent, trademark, copyright, licensing and other intellectual property matters.

Read more about Fulbright's intellectual property practice.

Read more about Fulbright's corporate and securities practice and our international trade practice.

Awards

• Fulbright Lawyers Listed as Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2008
• Fulbright Well Represented in Chinalaw Profiles 2008
• Chambers Global lists Fulbright's China practice team among the top in the world for handling corporate/mergers and acquisitions in China. Read more . . .
• Chambers Global lists Fulbright among the top law firms in the world for handling projects and energy matters in Asia Pacific. Read more . . .
• Four Fulbright Lawyers Named “World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers." Read more . . .
• Fulbright received the first-ever Client Choice Award from the International Law Office, the official online media partner of the International Bar Association (IBA) and an international media partner to the Association of Corporate Counsel. Based on survey responses received from more than 1,000 corporate counsel, Fulbright was named as the top law firm for client service in the United States. Read more . . .