Doing business in China: People's Republic of China

Freshfields China Practice Group is one of the regional specialist groups within Freshfields, the international law firm. It is one of the most experienced China teams in the world. Most of its 40-plus lawyers are based in mainland China or in Hong Kong, the remainder being located throughout our Asian network, as well as in London, Paris, Milan & Frankfurt. Many of our lawyers who currently work outside China have lived there at some time. The group is experienced in advising on the legal, tax & regulatory aspects of foreign investment projects, technology licensing, turn-key construction & infrastructure projects, capital markets transactions, international financings & natural resources projects in the People's Republic of China. Members of the China Practice Group have up to 17 years' experience in handling Chinarelated advisory & transactional work. They work as an integrated team, sharing information & client work, & are assisted by Chinese legal assistants & translators. Almost all the members of the group are fluent in spoken & written Mandarin and/or Cantonese & other language skills including French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese & Thai.