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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 offices 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 offices 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:

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

International Disputes:
Asia Practice - in English

International Disputes:
Asia Practice - in Chinese

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 offices 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

Corporate / M&A 

• Lawyers in Fulbright's China practice group have been selected by Chambers Global as being among the leading lawyers in China-related corporate / M&A for each of the past five years (2007-2011)
• The Chambers Asia Guide recognized Fulbright as a leading law firm for its Corporate/M&A work in China. (2011)
• The Chambers Global Guide recognized Fulbright as a leading law firm for its Corporate/M&A work in China/Hong Kong. (2011)
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide recognized Fulbright for its Corporate/M&A work in Hong Kong. (2012)
• Lawyers in Fulbright's China practice group have been selected by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2009 as leading lawyers in the general corporate and M&A practice areas
• Chinalaw Profiles 2008 Directory, a guide to greater China's law firms and legal markets, listed Fulbright among the top M&A firms in China

Projects and Energy

• The Chambers Global Guide recognized Fulbright for its work in Projects & Energy in Asia. (2011)
• The Chambers Asia Guide ranked Fulbright as a leading firm in seven practice areas and ranked six Fulbright lawyers as leading individuals. For two consecutive years, Chambers has recognized Fulbright as a leading firm in Projects, Infrastructure & Energy throughout Asia. (2011)
• The Chambers Global Guide listed Fulbright as one of the leading law firms for Energy & Natural Resources in Asia. (2011)
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, a guide to Asia's commercial law firms, has ranked Fulbright as one of the recommended firms in China and Hong Kong projects and energy. (2012)

Dispute Resolution

• Chambers Global 2011 and Chambers Asia 2011 have recognized Fulbright as a leading firm and a Fulbright lawyer as being among the leading individuals in Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (China)
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific has ranked Fulbright as one of the recommended firms in China and Hong Kong in dispute resolution. (2012)
• Asialaw Profiles 2011 recommends Fulbright's dispute resolution practice in Asia and a Hong Kong-based lawyer a prominent litigator and arbitration specialist.
• The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration (2010, 2011) and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers (2010, 2011) have named a Hong Kong-based Fulbright lawyer as being among the "world's pre-eminent commercial arbitration specialists"
• A Hong Kong-based Fulbright lawyer has been recommended in the Guide to the World's Leading Commercial Arbitration Experts (Euromoney, 8th edition, 2009)