Hylands Law Firm

ESTABLISHED IN 1997

Managing Partner: Liu Hong
Number of partners: 400+
Number of associates: 1,000+

Firm Overview

Hylands Law Firm was established in 1997 and headquarted in Beijing. Over years of development, Hylands now has 30 offices and 1 IP agency in cities across China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan, Jiangyin, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Shenyang, Suzhou, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Urumqi, Xi’an, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Hong Kong, as well as San Francisco in the overseas market. Hylands has established working relationships with over 150 law firms in more than 130 countries and regions, providing clients with one-stop, cross-border professional legal services in multiple disciplines.

Hylands has over 400 partners and counsels, and over 1,000 lawyers and professionals, who are able to provide legal services in many languages including English, Japanese, Korean, etc. As one of the top largescale commercial law firms in China, Hylands has been included in the top ranking of Chambers and Partners, ALB, The Legal 500, asialaw Profiles, IFLR1000, China Business Law Journal, etc.

With intensive practice skills and experience, Hylands lawyers are legal experts in their respective areas, and are well-versed in China’s investment environment and different business practices. Thanks to close and efficient teamwork, Hylands lawyers always provide tailor-made and practical legal solutions beyond expectations.

Key Practice Areas

Asset management; Energy and natural resources; Automobile and manufacturing; Entertainment and media; Internet; Health and life sciences; Family wealth management and inheritance; Consumer and retail; Dispute resolution; Bankruptcy reorganisation and special assets disposal; Company business; Capital markets; Banking and finance; Intellectual property; Compliance and government regulatory; International trade; Real estate and construction engineering; Criminal; Private equity and investment funds; Customs.

Independent intelligence on this law firm

The following information is sourced directly from China Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.

Testimonials

A client from a well-known art gallery found the firm to be professional and exploratory in “exploring the integration of art collection and family financial management”. The client recommended partner Yun Dahui, who “has a wide range of influence in the industry” and “is very socially responsible and has both professionalism and management skills”.

China Business Law Awards 2021

Zhu Xiaowei, the client of Tahone Capital (subsidiary company to Taihehui) particularly recommended partner Xu Yu: “Our company recognises the professional ability of Xu Yu and his team in this case to solve the needs of customers. [He has] a professional theoretical level and innovative spirit to maintain the legitimate rights and interests of our company to the maximum extent.” The team communicated with the bankruptcy administrator and requested recognition of the creditor status of each bondholder and give them voting rights. The case involved more than 2,000 natural persons as creditors and attracted great attention in the local area. The case is ongoing.

China Business Law Awards 2021

“In a lawsuit filed by our company to the Shanghai Financial Court, the team of Hylands assisted us to complete the preparation of materials, file an appeal, and the court accepted the case within a week, which saved us a lot of time,” says Zhu Xiaowei, the chief investment officer of Tahone Capital. Zhu recommends Xu Yu of Hylands.

China Business Law Awards 2020

Notable Deals

Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year