ESTABLISHED IN 1992
Managing Partner: Kevin Shao
Number of partners: 317
Number of associates: 1,380
Firm Overview
Recognised as a top law firm in China, City Development Law Firm was founded in 1992, having 31 years of experience in providing legal service at various sectors, for clients across the world. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai, initially established to provide services for the industries of construction, real estate and infrastructure.
As a law firm with large scale of services, City Development Law Firm has now formed a team with over 1300 lawyers and 30 local presences throughout China, a large portion of which are multiply disciplined, majored or qualified in law as well as in construction engineering, quantum, urban planning, accounting, insurance areas and so on.
We have been invited to comment on the drafts of laws, regulations, rules and judicial interpretations as a representative law firm on legislation such as the Construction Law, Property Law, Contract Law, Regulations on Administration of Construction Project Duality, Rules of Shanghai Municipality on Real Estate Mortgage, Understanding and Application of Judicial Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court on Project Construction Contracts, and the Measures for Identification and Punishment of Contracting and Illegal Sub-contracting in Construction Projects (for trial implementation). We have also been invited to provide our professional advice on revisions of draft legislation.
We have been appointed by the Ministry of Construction, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and China Civil Engineering Society to assist in drafting example contracts for construction general contracting, project construction, construction project sub-contracting, and construction project labor sub-contracting.
City Development Law Firm has received multiple awards and recognition from the most authoritative entities since its establishment, among which is Band 1 of Real Estate & Construction area by Chambers & Partners for the past 13 years. The firm believes that specialisation and articulated services will assist and advance clients in their business development.
Key Practice Areas
Construction; Real estate; Natural resources & infrastructure; Finance; EPC/DB; International practice; Compliance & risk control; Corporate & commerce; Water projects; Urban renewal; Smart city & intelligent manufacturing; Energy & environment; Restructuring & insolvency; Dispute resolution, etc.
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Project | Year | Money | Section | Category |
| Chonggu Town PPP project in Shanghai | 2016 | RMB12 billion | Deals in China | Infrastructure; urbanization |
| New urban development project in Yangon, Myanmar | 2018 | N/A | Belt & Road | Overseas investment |
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Contact us
Shanghai Head Office
F, Building S1, the Bund Finance Center
600, Zhongshan 2nd Road (E)
Shanghai 200010, China
Telephone: +86 21 5239 3188
Fax: +86 21 5239 3128
Email: jw@jianwei.com
Website: www.jianwei.com
Beijing
Telephone: +86 10 8566 0559
Shenzhen
Telephone: +86 755 2266 1566
Kunming
Telephone: +86 871 6364 1566-1568
Wuhan
Telephone: +86 27 8548 2077
Changsha
Telephone: +86 731 8224 1828/8224 6828
Hangzhou
Telephone: +86 571 8526 8526
Tianjin
Telephone: +86 22 2731 0738
Fuzhou
Telephone: +86 591 8756 8838
Urumqi
Telephone: +86 991 4182 652
Nanchang
Telephone: +86 791 8819 5911
Nanjing
Telephone: +86 25 8460 0679
Zhengzhou
Telephone: +86 371 6338 0963
Xi’an
Telephone: +86 29 8550 8389/8550 8398
Baotou
Telephone: +86 472 5158 018
Chongqing
Telephone: +86 23 6749 7727
Hefei
Telephone: +86 551 6266 9668
Taiyuan
Telephone: +86 351 2915 678
Chengdu
Telephone: +86 28 8557 4960/8503 3400
Jinan
Telephone: +86 531 8825 5075/8825 5076
Qingdao
Telephone: +86 532 8097 9331
Dalian
Telephone: +86 411 8076 4011
Dongguan
Telephone: +86 769 2302 7526
Guangzhou
Telephone: +86 20 3195 5660
Xining
Telephone: +86 971 8080 959
Haikou
Telephone: +86 898 6858 1296
Lanzhou
Telephone: +86 931 8528 057
Guiyang
Telephone: +86 851 8881 1918
Nanning
Telephone: +86 771 5632 112
Yinchuan
Telephone: +86 951 8896 832
Changchun
Telephone: +86 431 8185 2769
