ESTABLISHED IN 1992
Managing Partner: Zhao Yang
Number of partners: 177
Number of associates: 760+
Firm Overview
Founded in the early 1990s, Jingtian & Gongcheng is one of the first private and independent partnership law firms in China. Established for more than 30 years, and through the dedicated efforts and innovative initiatives launched by its founding partners, Jingtian & Gongcheng has developed a dynamic culture where its emerging talent are continually inspired, challenged, and provided with ample opportunity for growth. We are by now widely recognized as one of the top full service business law firms in China. We command leading positions in many practice areas and industrial sectors. Headquartered in Beijing, Jingtian & Gongcheng advises our clients through our offices that are located in China’s key economic centers, including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Tianjin, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Sanya and Hong Kong, enabling us to collaborate with our clients where they need us. Jingtian & Gongcheng is deeply committed to serving our clients and we advance and protect their interests by providing innovative, commercial legal advice. We adapt our solutions to shifting market trends and to the needs of our clients. Because of this, we have deep, practical experience in many “first-of-its-kind” deals and cases, which have contributed to our leading position in the market and have also been recognized by both our clients and the legal industry.
Key Practice Areas
Capital markets; Investments and M&A; Major asset restructuring; Litigation and dispute resolution; Arbitration and mediation; Private equity and venture capital; China outbound investment; Foreign direct investment; Banking and finance; Asset management; Structured finance and derivatives; Fund formation; Trusts and estates; Insurance; Corporate and commercial law; Anti-corruption and investigations; Antitrust and competition; Tax; International trade/commodity; International trade regulation/sanctions; Customs affairs; Maritime & admiralty/offshore engineering; Real estate and construction; Securities compliance and securities litigation; Intellectual property; Disposal of NPL; Bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency; Employment and labor; Cybersecurity and data privacy; Japanese market services; French practices; Korean-speaking lawyers and Korean legal practice; Private client and wealth management; White collar criminal defense; WTO/FTA/investment treaties: consultation and dispute settlement; REITs; Technology, media & telecommunications; Healthcare; Manufacturing industry; Education; Arts, sports and entertainment; Global energy and natural resources; Consumer industry; Aviation and aerospace.
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
Feng Liqiong, senior vice president and general counsel of BOE Technology Group, shares that Xiang Zhenhua, a partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng, along with his team, has been advising BOE for many years, and has assisted the company in several private issuance, corporate bond issuance, stock options and restricted stock unit projects, fund establishment and equity acquisitions.”The firm is familiar with the relevant laws and regulations of the Chinese capital market and offered us professional and objective legal advice. It was able to thoroughly consider the client’s aspirations and propose solutions that are commercially feasible, legally compliant and forward-looking from the client’s point of view, assisting us to fully control the risks of the projects. We are very satisfied with the service and professionalism of the firm,” says Feng.
China Business Law Awards 2021
Jingtian & Gongcheng performed well last year in the sports law sector, and an executive from football club SIPG FC gives the following recommendation for the firm: “As a wholly owned subsidiary of a state-owned listed company, our club is facing supervision from not only the Chinese Football Association, but also the stock exchange and state-owned assets authorities. Jingtian & Gongcheng is able to provide comprehensive business-wide legal support and advice on special supervision through its all-round talent pool in sports and entertainment.”
China Business Law Awards 2020
“Jingtian & Gongcheng has extensive experience in domestic and foreign capital markets and can, in light of the client’s actual circumstances, timely and effectively resolve the legal issues faced by the client,” says one of the firm’s technology industry clients.
China Business Law Awards 2019
One of its clients, a commercial bank, stated that it was satisfied with the services provided by Jingtian & Gongcheng in its first cross-border acquisition deal, and recommended one of its lawyers, Wu Jiejiang, saying, “As the matter was quite complicated, we encountered various difficulties at each step. Mr Wu and his team, with their extensive expertise in the field and professional legal accomplishment, were able to resolve our urgent issues without delay, providing invaluable help in smoothly realizing our objective.”
China Business Law Awards 2019
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Project | Year | Money | Section | Category |
Baidu’s acquisition of 91 Wireless | 2013 | USD1.9 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
Baidu’s notes offering on NASDAQ | 2014 | USD1 billion | Debt capital market | Debt capital market |
Baidu’s notes offerings | 2013 | USD2.5 billion | Debt capital market | Debt capital market |
Bank of China’s offshore issuance and HK IPO | 2014 | USD6.5 billion | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
China Everbright Bank’s HK IPO | 2014 | USD3.5 billion | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
China Life’s debut regulatory capital offering | 2015 | USD1.28 billion | Debt capital marke | Debt capital marke |
China TransInfo’s delisting and return to A-share market | 2014 | USD460 million | Deals in China | Equity capital market |
CIMC’s landmark B-share to H-share listing | 2013 | USD1.8 billion | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
CITIC Securities’ credit-enhanced bond offering | 2013 | USD800 million | Debt capital market | Debt capital market |
CLP and CSG HK acquire a 60% stake in Castle Peak Power | 2014 | USD3 billion | Overseas Deals | M&A |
CNNP’s A-share IPO | 2015 | USD2 billion | Deals in China | Equity capital market |
CSR and CNR’s merger | 2015 | USD26 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
Focus Media’s backdoor listing on A-share market | 2015 | N/A | Take private | Take private |
Forgame’s Hong Kong IPO | 2013 | USD206.4 million | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
Harmonicare Medical’s Hong Kong IPO | 2015 | USD205 million | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
Inaugural RMB Formosa bond issues | 2014 | USD1 billion | Debt capital market | Debt capital market |
New Century REIT’s Hong Kong IPO | 2013 | USD87 million | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
WH Group’s HK IPO | 2014 | USD2.36 billion | Overseas Deals | Equity capital market |
Shuanghui’s general offer | 2012 | USD2.5 billion | Deals in China | M&A |
Dalian Wanda’s acquisition of AMC | 2012 | USD2.6 billion | Overseas Deals | M&A |
Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal lists in Hong Kong | 2012 | USD902 million | Overseas Deals | equity |
China Communications Construction lists in Shanghai | 2012 | USD800 million | Deals in China | equity |
Baosteel offers RMB bonds in Hong Kong | 2012 | USD1 billion | Capital market | debt |
Yanzhou Coal Mining’s notes issuance | 2012 | USD1 billion | Capital market | debt |
Technovator IPO (Hong Kong) | 2011 | USD17 million | Overseas Deals | IPO |
Hongqiao IPO (Hong Kong) | 2011 | USD822 million | Overseas Deals | IPO |
China SCE Property high-yield bonds | 2011 | USD301 million | Bonds | Bonds |
Joyou IPO | 2010 | EUR91 million | Overseas Deals | Capital markets;listings |
China Hydroelectric listed on NYSE | 2010 | USD96 million | Environment & natural resources | Environment & natural resources |
Xinjiang Goldwind Hong Kong IPO | 2010 | HKD7.1 billion | Environment & natural resources | Environment & natural resources |
Anhui Transportation REIT raises USD1.6bn | 2022 | USD1.6 billion | Capital Markets | Fund establishment; infrastructure REIT |
CATL raises USD6.7bn in private placement | 2022 | USD6.7 billion | Capital Markets | Follow-on offering; lithium battery |
China Avionics merges with AVIC | 2022 | N/A | Domestic | M&A; aviation |
Genertec acquires Baoshihua Medical Group | 2022 | RMB5 billion | Domestic | M&A; healthcare |
Huayou Cobalt’s Zimbabwe lithium acquisition | 2022 | USD422 million | Cross-border | M&A; mining; Belt and Road |
KE Holdings’ Hong Kong dual-primary listing | 2022 | N/A | Capital Markets | Dual-primary listing; listing by way of introduction; internet |
Leapmotor’s USD800m HK listing | 2022 | USD800 million | Capital Markets | Hong Kong listing; electric vehicles |
NaaS merges with RISE, lists on Nasdaq | 2022 | N/A | Capital Markets | US listing; reverse takeover |
‘Wuyang bonds’ securities misrepresentation | 2021 | RMB740 million | Disputes & Investigations | Capital market; litigation |
KE Holdings’ USD2bn follow-on offering | 2021 | USD2 billion | Capital Markets | follow-on public offering; housing |
Revamp of Port of Djibouti | 2021 | USD120 million | Cross-border | Urban development; Belt and Road |
Shenzhen government sells RMB bonds in HK | 2021 | N/A | Capital Markets | Bond issuance; overseas investment |
SPC jurisdiction finding in SEP dispute | 2021 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Intellectual property; jurisdiction dispute |
Trip.com lists in Hong Kong | 2021 | USD1 billion | Capital Markets | Hong Kong listing; travel |
Xiaomi’s USD1.2bn bond issuance | 2021 | USD1.2 billion | Capital Markets | Bond issuance; technology |
Boyalife Valuation Adjustment Mechanism performance dispute | 2020 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Company control dispute |
Burning Rock Biotech’s Nasdaq listing | 2020 | USD256 million | Overseas Deals | Nasdaq listing; medicine |
KE Holdings’ US IPO | 2020 | USD2.12 billion | Overseas Deals | US IPO |
MINISO’s US IPO | 2020 | USD608 million | Overseas Deals | US; IPO |
Nongfu Spring’s HK listing | 2020 | USD1.08 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO; retail |
Trip.com Group issues exchangeable bonds | 2020 | USD500 million | Overseas Deals | Exchangeable bonds issue |
WIMI’s US public offerings | 2020 | USD26.1 million | Overseas Deals | Nasdaq listing |
Yum China’s HK secondary listing | 2020 | HKD17 billion | Overseas Deals | IPO |
BOC issues Greater Bay Area bonds | 2019 | N/A | Deals in China | Bond issuance |
Founder Group, subsidiaries, defend in civil compensation litigation | 2019 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Capital market litigation n |
Luckin Coffee’s Nasdaq listing | 2019 | USD695 million | Overseas Deals | US listing |
Samsung and Huawei’s patent infringement and invalidation disputes | 2019 | N/A | Disputes & Investigations | Patent dispute |
SenseTime C++/C-prime round financing | 2019 | USD1 billion | Deals in China | Financing |
Suning acquires Carrefour China | 2019 | N/A | Deals in China | Acquisition |
TUS acquires Telit Automotive Solutions | 2019 | USD105 million | Overseas Deals | M&A; automobiles |
Wanda Sports Group’s listing on Nasdaq | 2019 | USD190 million | Overseas Deals | US listing; sports industry |
Administrative penalty hearings on CITIC Securities suspected of violating regulations to open credit accounts for Citadel (Shanghai) Trading Company | 2018 | RMB370 million | Disputes & Investigations | Administrative penalties |
BOC issues China green covered bonds | 2017 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Debt capital market; Green bonds |
Haidilao’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | HKD7.56 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong listing; Food and beverage |
Inter Milan issues guaranteed bonds worth 300 million euros | 2018 | EUR300 million | Overseas Deals | Bond issuance; Sports |
iQiyi’s Nasdaq IPO | 2018 | USD2.25 billion | Overseas Deals | US IPO; Internet video and entertainment |
Jinjiang Environment’sIPO in Singapore | 2016 | SGD185 million | Overseas Deals | New energy; overseas listing |
SenseTime’s series C/C+ round financing | 2018 | USD1.22 billion | Deals in China | PE/VC; AI |
Suning Sports’ series A financing | 2018 | USD600 million | Deals in China | Financing; sports |
WuXi Biologics’sHong Kong IPO | 2017 | N/A | Overseas Deals | Overseas listing; Biotechnology |
Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | HKD36 billion | Overseas Deals | Hong Kong IPO |
Contact us
Beijing Head Office
34/F, Tower 3, China Central Place
77 Jianguo Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100025, China
Telephone: +86 10 5809 1000
Shanghai
Telephone: +86 21 5404 9930
Shenzhen
Telephone: +86 755 2155 7000
Chengdu
Telephone: +86 28 8777 8888
Tianjin
Telephone: +86 22 2329 6036
Nanjing
Telephone: +86 25 8712 8800
Hangzhou
Telephone: +86 571 8992 6500
Guangzhou
Telephone: +86 20 8573 2500
Sanya
Telephone: +86 898 8822 6090
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 2926 9300
Website
www.jingtian.com
www.jingtian.com/en