Full Service Law Firm in China

Simon Shang & Partners

122 South Zhong Shan Road Tian'An International Mansion, 12th Floor, Room 1212 Nanjing China

 +86 25 57923773
 +86 25 57923778

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Law Firm Overview

Simon Shang & Partners is a full-service law firm based in Shanghai, China. All lawyers, quite different in personality and temperament, share a vision: commitment to professionalism and excellence in an atmosphere emphasizing teamwork. Simon Shang & Partner always has the goal to provide high-quality and cost-effective legal service to our clients. To meet promptly and with high efficiency clients’ different need is always considered paramount.

To meet the needs of those we serve, Bai Quan lawyers are regularly involved in business transactions, litigation, and counseling throughout China.

Bai Quan lawyers assist international clients seeking access to China, as well as Chinese clients conducting business outside of China. The language capabilities, personal and business relationship throughout the world and wide range of experience of our lawyers provide our clients the assistance that is required in today’s international business environment.

The culture at Bai Quan places great emphasis on collegiality. Staff and professionals are all considered critical parts of the same team. At Bai Quan, innovative, creative thinking is highly prized. Close, personal contact is required.

Bai Quan takes pride in its responsiveness to the needs of its clients. The firm's practice has grown over the years because of its ability to adapt to the ever-changing needs of its clients. Because Bai Quan cares about what clients think of the firm, clients are regularly surveyed on their level of satisfaction with services they receive. This feedback keeps the firm in tune with their concerns and interests.

Simon Shang & Partners has an international, national and regional base of clients from virtually every sector of industry and society, including public and private company, other commercial and business enterprises, professional groups and associations, nonprofit organizations and individuals.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

The lawyers of Simon Shang & Partner have substantial experience in many fields of law, including:

- Banking and Finance

The lawyers in our Banking and Finance Group involves the representation of banks, finance companies and other financial institutions in all types of commercial lending and credit activities, including the following matters:

• Guarantee and standby letters of credit
• Purchases and sales of accounts receivable
• National and international lending
• Asset-based loans
• Corporate and personal trusts
• Mutual funds
• Commercial paper
• Consumer loans
• Equipment Leasing
• Leveraged acquisitions and other acquisition financing transactions
• Real Estate Finance
• Regulatory compliance
• Revolving, term and other commercial lending facilities
• Project Finance
• Structure financing
• Venture Capital

- Construction

Lawyers from the Construction Practice Group have construction industry experience and relationships that well suit them to meeting a variety of client needs. They frequently provide legal counsel and services related to such things as:

• Construction Financing
• Contract drafting and negotiations
• Competitive bidding and bid protests
• Tax issues
• Guarantees
• Construction design, architect, and interiors contracts
• Construction management and construction agreements
• Construction consultant contracts
• Contractor and sub-contractor agreement
• Counsel regarding dispute avoidance techniques
• Mediation, arbitration and litigation
• Regulatory compliance

- Corporate / Capital Market

We provide a full-range of corporate legal services to companies of all sizes, from startups to publicly owned corporations with securities listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Exchange. We have gained considerable expertise from long service to public companies and larger private clients in all industries. This expertise enables us to provide creative solutions to all of our clients in the areas of corporate and securities counseling, public and private offerings of debt or equity securities and business combination planning and implementation of all types. We have experience in this area as well as in investigations and defense of alleged insider trading and corporate misconduct.

- Education

Our lawyers has extensive experience in representing educational institutions, ranging from public and private school and kid gardens, including significant representation in the following areas and others:

• Formation and operational organization of Schools;
• Construction of buildings and campus improvements, including contract preparation and negotiation;
• Faculty and staff contract and tenure issues
• Compliance with Regulations

- Franchising

The lawyers of Franchise Law Practice Group represent franchisors, franchisees, distributors and manufacturers in all aspects of the design, implementation, financing and structure of franchise and distributorship transactions. Bai Quan lawyers involved in the area of franchising, licensing and distribution regularly advise, prepare documents, negotiate and litigate with respect to all of the fundamental issues arising in this area. The main issues include:

• Acquisition or sale of franchise and franchise system
• Bankruptcy and reorganization of franchisees and distributors
• Compliance audits
• Design and preparation of franchise documents, including franchise
• and area development agreements, master franchise agreements and
• cooperative advertising agreement
• Development of operational standards and manuals
• Due diligence investigations of franchise system
• Franchise finance
• Franchise registration
• Franchise disputes
• Supplier agreements and relationship;
• Trade secret issues
• Trademark and copyright issues

- Insurance

Lawyers in Bai Quan’s Insurance Group provide counsel in virtually all areas of insurance for corporate clients as well as clients in the insurance industry. The following is a representative list of the types of insurance matters in which Bai Quan is experienced:

• Agency Compensation
• Casualty, Accident & Health and Life Insurance
• Coverage Issues
• Coverage and Claims Denial
• Environmental Claims
• Errors and Omissions
• Extended Reporting Periods
• Extra Contractual Obligations
• Formation and licensing of insurers
• General Liability Insurance
• Insurance arbitration and litigation
• Policy Interpretation
• Professional Liability defense
• Regulatory matters
• Subrogation Claims

- Intellectual Property

Our lawyers counsel clients on the selection, protection and enforcement of company names, brand names, slogans and trade dress for China and worldwide markets, including registration and licensing. We also assist clients with a wide range of counseling and litigation regarding copyright, consumer protection, unfair competition, and advertising and marketing practices. The scope of this practice group includes the following examples:

• Clearance for patents, trademarks and copyrights
• Computer software and information technology protection
• Counseling to entrepreneurs and emerging businesses of the scope of intellectual property protection available
• Intellectual property due diligence
• Joint research and commercialization agreements
• Licensing and distributorship for patents, trademarks and copyrights
• National and international trademark clearance and registration, Outsourcing
• Software development and licensing agreements
• Trade secrets
• Technology transfer

- International Transactions

Simon Shang & Partner has a substantial and extensive practice in international business transactions including advising our clients in connection with their international distribution arrangements, distributorship agreements, and sales representation agreements. Bai Quan is also well positioned to assist its clients with foreign business acquisitions and divestitures. We are also experienced in negotiation, formation and dissolution of international joint ventures. Complementing our international transactions practice, our experienced litigation group, can resolve disputes practically anywhere in the world, through international mediation, arbitration, or litigation.

- Labor and Employment

Our Labor and Employment lawyers are capable of addressing the most complex and challenging labor and employment law issues faced by employers. We represent employers in connection with all the various problems and issues involving their relations with their employees. On a daily and continuing basis, we provide advice and participate in strategic planning concerning all aspects of the employment relationship, including:

• Collective bargaining
• Reductions-in-force and other corporate restructurings
• Development of employment policies and procedures
• Negotiation and drafting of employment agreements
• Wage and hour practices and audits
• Delicate employment situations, such as allegations of sexual harassment; workplace drug abuse and employee privacy
• Day-to-day advice on all human resources issues
• Employment benefit and related legislation
• Non-compete agreement and non-disclosure agreement
• Workers compensation

- Litigation

Our Litigation Practice includes risk management, defending, and trying cases in commercial, business, product liability, general tort, and other tort areas. Our practice also covers domestic and international arbitration, administrative proceedings, and internal investigations. Our lawyers have tried cases in municipal and national courts throughout China. Our litigation capabilities include the following:

• Arbitration
• Communications
• Contracts
• Construction
• Corporate
• Environmental
• Finance
• Insurance disputes
• Intellectual property
• Real estate
• Securities and commodities

- Real Estate

Bai Quan Real Estate Practice Group provides, lawyers whose practice overlaps with other disciplines but who routinely devote substantial attention to real property matters participate in the expanded group. Acquisition and development of real property for manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, commercial, retail, residential and other uses, including tax and other advice regarding the structure of ownership entities and transactions.

Areas of practice in which lawyers in this group are heavily involved include the following:

• Leases for industrial, manufacturing, warehouse, commercial, retail and office uses
• Construction management agreements
• Design/build agreements, architect's and engineer's contracts for owners, construction companies and design professionals
• Sales, exchanges and other dispositions of real estate assets.
• Real estate tax disputes and appeals.
• Litigation, arbitration and mediation in connection with purchase contracts, leases, mortgages, mechanics' liens, construction contracts and other disputes and claims relating to real property.
• Acquisition and sale of real property
• Brokerage commission agreement
• Condominiums and hotels
• Real estate financing and refinancing
• Leasing agreement
• Mortgage

More Information on Simon Shang & Partners

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Education Law Firm, Nanjing, China
Nanjing International Business Transaction Lawyer
Nanjing, China Intellectual Property Lawyers
Employment Law Firm, Nanjing, China
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