Haiwen & Partners
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Haiwen & Partners (simplified Chinese: 海问律师事务所; traditional Chinese: 海問律師事務所) is a Chinese law firm focused on cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, general corporate and commercial dispute resolution practice. Haiwen is a fully integrated partnership with a modified lockstep compensation system.[3][non-primary source needed]
- M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust/Competition
- Intellectual Property
- Media
- Tax
- Capital Markets[2]
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| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
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| No. of offices | Four |
| No. of lawyers | Approximately 200[1] |
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| Date founded | 1992 (Beijing) |
| Website | http://www.haiwen-law.com/en/ |
Haiwen currently has around 200 lawyers in total working at its Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen[4] and Hong Kong offices.[5][6]
Compared with most major PRC law firms, Haiwen & Partners maintains a relatively small number of attorneys and focuses on capital market and M&A practices.[7] Haiwen & Partners is one of the "Red Circle"[8] law firms in China.
History
Haiwen & Partners was founded in May 1992. The founding partners of Haiwen include Duke Law School graduate Gao Xiqing,[9] who was the first Chinese citizen to pass the New York Bar exam[10] and later became the President and Chief Investment Officer of the China Investment Corporation.
Recent Transactions
- In 2017, Haiwen & Partners worked on Jianpu Technology's offering of 22,500,000 ADSs at NYSE.[11][12]
- In 2015, Haiwen & Partners advised China International Capital Corporation Limited's 1 billion Hong Kong IPO.[13][14]
- In recent years, Haiwen & Partners began to expand its practice into Media, Intellectual Property, and Entertainment Law. Recent notable projects advised by Haiwen & Partners include deal on opening the first Universal Studios theme park in China,[15] and IMAX China's Hong Kong IPO in 2015.[16]
- In July 2024, Haiwen & Partners was one of the six law firms advising on Chenqi Technology's HKD 1.05 billion (US$134 million) IPO in Hong Kong.[17]
Practice Areas
