ESTABLISHED IN 1794
Head of Hong Kong: Psyche Tai
Number of partners (China/Hong Kong): 26
Number of lawyers (China/Hong Kong): 96
Firm Overview
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full-business law service. We have 4,000 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
We have offices in each of China’s key commercial hubs: Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Our China practice group was established in 2001, and we have lawyers with more than 20 years’ experience of doing business there.
Key Practice Areas
Antitrust and competition; Banking and finance; Business ethics and anti-corruption; Corporate, M&A and securities; Fintech; Dispute resolution and litigation; Intellectual property.
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Project | Year | Money | Section | Category |
Tsingshan’s restructure after LME nickel crisis | 2022 | N/A | Cross-border | Restructuring; metals |
HSBC first foreigner to own life insurer | 2020 | N/A | Deals in China | Acquisition; life insurance |
Alibaba acquires South China Morning Post (SCMP) | 2016 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Overseas M&A; TMT |
CGN diversifies with Edra acquisition | 2016 | USD2.3 billion | Overseas Deals | Energy; overseas M&A |
CSSC financing for construction of six bulk carriers | 2016 | USD245 million | Deals in China | Financing; shipping industry |
Expansion of the Hwange thermal power station in Zimbabwe | 2018 | USD1.4 billion | Belt & Road | Power infrastructure |
Financing of Caculo Cabaca hydropower project | 2017 | USD4 billion | Overseas Deals | Overseas investment; Power infrastructure |
COSCO Hong Kong’s indirect acquisition of a 21.8% stake in CIMC | 2013 | USD1.2 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
Danone’s Joint venture with Mengniu and COFCO | 2013 | USD1 billion | Joint venture | Joint venture |
Fosun’s takeover of ROC Oil | 2015 | USD358 million | Overseas Deals | M&A |
Kuang-Chi Science’s cornerstone investment in Martin Aircraft Company | 2015 | USD71 million | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
Sinopec Century Bright Capital syndicated loan | 2014 | USD3.5 billion | Banking & finance | Banking & finance |
Termbray Petro-king Oilfield Services’ Hong Kong IPO | 2013 | USD121million | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
Alibaba’s privatisation and repurchase of half of Yahoo’s stake | 2012 | USD9.6 billion | Take private | Take private |
China Nonferrous Mining lists in Hong Kong | 2012 | USD247 million | Overseas Deals | equity |
Stanari thermal power plant project financing in Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2012 | USD460 million | Infrastructure | Infrastructure |
Sinopec syndicated loan | 2011 | USD5 billion | Banking & Finance | Banking & Finance |
Sunac China Holdings Rule 144A offering | 2010 | HKD2.6 billion | Overseas Deals | Capital markets;listings |
Lotte Shopping’s acquisition of Times chain | 2010 | USD628 million | Inbound M&A and FDI deals | Inbound M&A and FDI deals |
Contact us
Beijing
19/F China World Tower A No. 1 Jianguomenwai Ave Beijing 100004, China
Telephone: +86 10 6535 3100
Shanghai
27F, Plaza 66 II, 1266 Nanjing Road West Jing An District Shanghai 200040, China
Telephone: +86 21 6137 7000
Hong Kong
38/F, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place Central, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3405 2300
Website
nortonrosefulbright.com