ESTABLISHED IN 1999
Chief representative: Gu Gongyun
Number of partners: 800+
Number of associates: 3,500+
Firm Overview
AllBright Law Offices was founded in 1999 as a full-service law firm committed to providing the highest levels of quality advice to clients.
Based in Shanghai, AllBright has grown, innovated and provided unmatched service throughout a period of continual economic and political change across China. Our focus on providing excellent advice and support to our clients has led to rapid expansion and we have established offices in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Qingdao, Xiamen, Tianjin, Jinan, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Nanchang, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Changchun, Wuhan, Urumqi, Haikou, Changsha, Hong Kong, London, Seattle, Singapore and Tokyo. In addition, as a result of our increased international presence we have also established an association with the Hong Kong law firm Stevenson Wong & Co, and a strategic partnership with Bird & Bird.
AllBright has never stopped upgrading and improving its legal professional services and continues to optimise its practice area system. There are 18 professional committees including: Securities and Capital Markets; Banking and Finance; Corporate and M&A; International Trade; Cross-Border Investment; Real Estate and Construction; Intellectual Property; Maritime; Bankruptcy Liquidation and Reorganisation; Litigation and Arbitration; Criminal; Tax Law; Marriage and Family Affairs and Wealth Inheritance; Labour and Social Security; Internet and Information Technology; Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals; Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection; Consumption and retail.
Key Practice Areas
Securities and capital markets; Banking and finance; Corporate and M&A; International trade; Cross-border investment; Real estate and construction; Intellectual property; Maritime; Bankruptcy liquidation and reorganisation; Litigation and arbitration; Criminal; Tax law; Marriage and family affairs and wealth inheritance; Labour and social security; Internet and information technology; Healthcare and pharmaceuticals; Energy, natural resources and environmental protection; Consumption and retail.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
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Testimonials
One of AllBright’s clients, Ping An Construction, especially recommended partner Liu Fei, saying: “Liu is highly professional and has extensive practical experience in the field of construction and infrastructure. She has served various forms of enterprises in this field and all kinds of demands and difficulties are clearly understood.”
China Business Law Awards 2022
China Jushi’s general manager of the development strategy department, Shen Guoming, was impressed by the high comprehensive ability of AllBright: “The trade remedy involved many areas of cross-border expertise such as law and finance, and also combined with the company’s products, there were high overall composite requirements, which the team were able to accomplish very well.”
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Shen Guoming, general manager of the development strategy department of Jushi Group, says that the company has a long-standing relationship with AllBright’s international trade team, which he considers to have a high overall competence, and praises the team’s dedication: “Because many trade remedy cases are often time-sensitive and extensive, the team were fully committed and worked overtime for most of the time.” He also recommends Xiang Dong, a Beijing-based senior partner at AllBright.
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A representative of another trust company adds: “[AllBright] provided superb legal services for the innovation and expansion of our family trust business, especially the all-round legal support on trust laws and family trust tax regulations in our pioneering establishment of family trusts by taking a family enterprises’ stakes as trust properties.”
China Business Law Awards 2020
“In a market with the frequent emergence of new rules and regulations, [AllBright’s] updated professional knowledge is paramount to our getting the job done right,” says the assistant general manager of a flagship real estate company based in Hong Kong.
China Business Law Awards 2020
Yao Jili, from the risk management department of Shanghai AJ Trust, says: “AllBright participated in the whole process of the establishment and gradual improvement of our company’s business in the field of family wealth management. The firm provided comprehensive and professional legal services on model research, business design, contract drafting, and other aspects.”
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Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| CNOOC’s USD4.4bn A-share listing | 2022 | US$4.4 billion | Details |
| Zhongtai Group issues FTZ offshore bonds | 2022 | US$113 million | Details |
| NCG debt restructuring | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Puyang Lubao acquires energy stake | 2022 | US$1.5 billion | Details |
| Shanghai Airport undergoes restructuring | 2022 | US$2.8 billion | Details |
| XCMG’s massive machinery merger with Xuzhou | 2022 | US$5.7 billion | Details |
| Sunnsy Group corporate control dispute | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Tsingtao Brewery stocks ownership dispute | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Zhongchuang Environmental corporate control dispute | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| CR Pharmaceutical acquires Boya | 2021 | US$738 million | Details |
| Ineos’ investment in ABS production base | 2021 | N/A | Details |
| JAC-VW’s strategic co-operation | 2021 | N/A | Details |
| Volvo acquires JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle | 2021 | US$126 million | Details |
| Kangmei Pharma’s fraud liability dispute | 2021 | US$14.2 billion | Details |
| SMIC’s A-share listing on Star board | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| XGMG Machinery mixed-ownership reform | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Jushi Egypt and EU anti-dumping investigation | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Norwegian Shipowners’ Association dispute with China shipyard | 2020 | US$50 million | Details |
| BRI joint project rejuvenates overland exports | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| PerkinElmer acquires Meizheng Group | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| SPD Bank issues RMB50 billion convertible bonds | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Fosun Tourism Group’s HK listing | 2019 | US$428 million | Details |
| A.P. Moller – Maersk v. Zhejiang Longda Stailess Steel: Supreme Court’s retrial of the claim for goods | 2018 | N/A | Details |
| Doublestar Group acquires Kumho Tire | 2018 | US$580 million | Details |
| EU ends anti-dumping investigation on China’s low carbon Ferrochrome | 2018 | N/A | Details |
| Turkey’s anti-dumping investigation of Egypt’s glass fibre (involving China Jushi) | 2018 | N/A | Details |
| Microsoft sues two internet companies in Shanghai for software copyright infringement | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against iron mechanical transfer drive components from China | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| China party wins malleable cast-iron pipe fittings anti-dumping case before the European Court of First Instance | 2016 | Details | |
| Orient Minerva-Huaneng Guicheng’s First tranche of beneficial ownership asset-backed securitization special programme | 2016 | Details | |
| PAG restructures enterprise, acquires assets of Golden Apple Education Group | 2016 | Details | |
| Golden Domain wins dispute over VAM | 2015 | US$3 million | Details |
| Global Logistic Properties’ acquisition of a Shanghai R&D company | 2014 | US$31 million) | Details |
| Air China’s secured notes | 2014 | US$385 million) | Details |
| Establishment of East-West-North Guangdong Revitalisation Fund | 2014 | US$1.96 billion) | Details |
| Alibaba Group’s investment in Youku Tudou | 2014 | US$1.22 billion) | Details |
| Ping An Treasure•An Fu No.1 Real Estate Funds Assembled Funds Trust Refinancing & Tax Restructuring Project | 2013 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
Contact us
Shanghai Head Office
9, 11, 12/F, Shanghai Tower
No.501, Yincheng Middle Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai 200120, China
Telephone: +86 21 2051 1000
Fax: +86 21 2051 1999
Email: shanghai@allbrightlaw.com
Beijing
Telephone: +86 10 8523 0688
Changchun
Telephone: +86 431 8118 5588
Chengdu
Telephone: +86 28 8593 9898
Chongqing
Telephone: +86 23 8895 1999
Fuzhou
Telephone: +86 591 8785 0803
Guangzhou
Telephone: +86 20 8928 1168
Hangzhou
Telephone: +86 571 8983 8088
Hefei
Telephone: +86 551 6579 0988
Jinan
Telephone: +86 531 5568 5656
Nanchang
Telephone: +86 791 8390 0500
Nanjing
Telephone: +86 25 6851 5000
Qingdao
Telephone: +86 532 5576 9166
Shenzhen
Telephone: +86 755 8281 6698
Suzhou
Telephone: +86 512 6936 5188
Taiyuan
Telephone: +86 351 526 0570
Tianjin
Telephone: +86 22 8412 6699
Urumqi
Telephone: +86 0991 518 7777
Wuhan
Telephone: +86 27 8382 8888
Xi’an
Telephone: +86 29 8730 9924
Xiamen
Telephone: +86 592 261 3399
Zhengzhou
Telephone: +86 371 5562 9908
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 2526 6311
London
Telephone: +44 20 3848 5721
Seattle
Telephone: +1 42 5999 4162
Singapore
Telephone: +65 6653 4391
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Website
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