Practice Areas

Focused expertise for international clients in China

Three practice areas, one consistent standard: clear advice, decisive action, and outcomes that protect your business or family interests.

01

Intellectual Property

Protect brands, inventions and creative works in China and across borders.

Common situations

  • A competitor registers your trademark in China before you enter the market.
  • A Chinese supplier starts selling products under your brand without authorization.
  • You need to enforce patent or trade secret rights against a former partner or employee.
  • Customs seizes goods at the border and you need to act quickly.
  • You are building an IP strategy for a new China market entry or technology partnership.

Services

  • Trademark registration, opposition, invalidation and cancellation
  • Patent litigation and invalidation proceedings
  • Copyright registration and enforcement
  • Trade secret protection and unfair competition actions
  • Domain name disputes and cybersquatting response
  • Customs recordals and border enforcement
  • IP due diligence and licensing
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Who this is for

Foreign brands entering China, Chinese companies expanding overseas, multinational corporations, technology and consumer goods businesses.

Representative result

Secured a RMB 3 million trademark win for JOYCITY and enforced the judgment successfully.

02

Beijing Civil & Commercial Disputes

Resolve contract, debt and business disputes in Beijing courts and arbitration tribunals.

Common situations

  • A supplier delivered defective goods and refuses to compensate your losses.
  • A Chinese distributor or licensee is breaching your agreement.
  • You are owed money by a Beijing-based company and need to recover it.
  • A business partner has diverted corporate assets or violated fiduciary duties.
  • You have won a judgment or arbitration award and need help enforcing it.

Services

  • Contract dispute litigation and arbitration
  • Debt recovery and pre-litigation negotiation
  • Corporate governance and shareholder disputes
  • Judgment and award enforcement
  • Legal risk assessment and dispute prevention
  • Representation in Beijing courts
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Who this is for

Foreign SMEs, suppliers and manufacturers, Beijing-based businesses, international trading companies.

Representative result

Won a reversal before China's Supreme Court in the Safety Jogger case.

03

Beijing Family & Inheritance

Protect family interests and navigate Chinese inheritance procedures from abroad.

Common situations

  • You live overseas and have inherited property, bank deposits or shares in Beijing.
  • You need a Chinese will or estate plan that works across multiple jurisdictions.
  • You are an international couple dividing assets in a Beijing divorce.
  • You need to appoint a local representative to handle inheritance notarization or court procedures.
  • You are concerned about protecting family wealth for the next generation.

Services

  • Cross-border inheritance and estate administration
  • Will drafting and estate planning
  • Divorce and asset division
  • Property transfer and sale coordination
  • Family wealth protection
  • Representation in inheritance disputes
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Who this is for

Expatriates in Beijing, overseas Chinese families, international couples, heirs managing assets from abroad.

Representative result

Guided an overseas Chinese client in Canada through the sale of inherited Beijing property without requiring travel to China.

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