ESTABLISHED IN 1994
Chief Partner: Zhang Liguo
Number of partners: 59
Number of associates: 198

Firm Overview

Founded in 1994, Grandway Law Offices (hereafter referred to as “Grandway”) has become a large leading law firm with high professionalism in China through 20 years of steady development. Headquartered in Beijing, Grandway has branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xi’an and Hong Kong. Currently, it employs more than 400 lawyers and professionals.

Grandway possesses a high degree of professionalism and especially features in the capital market involving securities. Simultaneously, Grandway is positioned as leader in many practice areas such as bank and non-bank financing, investment and financing, intellectual property, dispute resolution, etc. Grandway emphasizes professional service quality, with its professional competence being not only demonstrated by the experience of providing a whole process of legal service in many areas under the specialized division of work, but also being embodied by the overall customized legal support provided by the comprehensive legal service for clients.

Awards Law firm of the year:

• Capital markets (China Business Law Journal, 2017)
• Law firm of the year: Real estate & REIT (China Business Law Journal, 2017)
• Leading Law Firms: Securities & Capital Markets: Onshore Issuance, Corporate/M&A, Restructuring & Insolvency, Dispute Resolution (LEGALBAND, 2017)
• Best Chinese Law Firm of the Year–Silver Award (International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards, 2017)
• Top 10 legal advisers in domestic IPO and listing projects (China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking, 2017)
• Leading Law Firm in Chinese Corporate/M&A (Chambers & Partners, 2017)
• Leading Law Firm in Chinese Capital Markets (Chambers & Partners, 2017)
• 2017 China Law Awards — Securities & Capital Markets: Onshore Issuance Law Firm of the Year (LEGALBAND, 2017)

Key Practice Areas:

Securities and capital markets IPOs;

Refunding; M&A; Restructuring; M&A for private companies; Listing and issuing for high-tech companies; Bond issuance; Stock option incentive plan; Fund; Futures; Asset securitization; Financial derivatives.

Banking and financing

Banking; Insurance; Trust; Financial lease; Asset management.

Investments and financing

Domestic investments; Private equity; Venture capital; Foreign investments.

Corporation

Legal compliance; Labour law; Tax; Intellectual property; Anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition.

Real estate and construction

Dispute resolution Prosecution; Arbitration; Others.