ESTABLISHED IN 1989
Managing Partner: Xiao Wei
Number of partners: 240
Number of associates: 560
Firm Overview
JunHe, founded in Beijing in 1989, is one of the first private partnership law firms in China. Since its establishment, JunHe has grown to be one of the largest and most recognized Chinese law firms. The firm has 12 offices around the world and a team comprised of more than 800 professionals, including over 240 partners and legal counsel, as well as over 560 associates and legal translators.
Key Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A; capital market; competition; tax law; international trade; dispute resolution; infrastructure and project finance; real estate and construction; restructuring and insolvency; banking and finance; intellectual property; labour and employment; Japan-related business.
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Testimonials
The executive managing director of a top Chinese brokerage’s investment banking department describes his experience working with JunHe as “a pleasure”. “We could feel the seriousness and rigour of the lawyers’ team, their solid professional skills and admirable professional conduct,” he says. “In particular, the team was able to deliver good quality with smooth communication, and was very easy to work with when drafting the prospectus.”
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An executive director of a Chinese investment bank in Hong Kong is very satisfied with JunHe’s services in offshore capital markets, noting in particular that “their prospectus drafting counsel have excellent experience in presenting the core competitive advantages and business model of the issuers”.He recommends JunHe’s partner Zhang Ke: “She excels at understanding the business models of her clients and has an exceptionally keen judgement. She is adept at effectively communicating with both issuers and sponsors in IPO deals, and is dedicated to achieving the most favourable results for clients.”
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Charles Baker, vice president and general counsel of Ball Corporation, describes the JunHe team as “very creative, responsive and business-oriented”. He also recommends partners Cao Xiang and Joe Chen.
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Jackie Zhang, senior legal counsel at Johnson & Johnson Medtech, praises JunHe for its service quality and professionalism. “They are quick in understanding clients’ needs and locating the crux of any issue,” she says. “JunHe’s team seeks to solve problems from their client’s standpoint and they actively look for different approaches.”
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Chu Weiqiang, legal counsel of China National Chemical Agrochemical Corp, was very satisfied with the service provided by JunHe. “The dovetailing lawyers were able to truly mobilise resources from all practices of the law firm including M&A, financing, antitrust and even dispute resolution to provide a full range of professional legal services, ensuring unified co-ordination and seamless management of the legal work for the project, allowing us to truly experience the advantages and convenience of hiring a full-service law firm.” Chu recommends He Fang, a partner at JunHe.
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Wang Yi, an executive director and senior counsel at the legal department of Goldman Sachs, says: “JunHe meets and exceeds the requirements of us as clients, both from a professional perspective and in terms of diligence.” She also recommends Yu Yongqiang, a Beijing-based partner, and another Wang Yi, this one a Shanghai partner at the firm. “Both partners are extremely competent, providing us with professional advice and analysis on relevant Chinese legal issues. They are very familiar with all our requirements for project quality control and the services they provide exceed our expectations,” says Goldman’s Wang.
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Zhang Wei, vice president and general counsel of 360 Security Technology, says that JunHe advised on a number of domestic and foreign acquisitions of the company in 2020. “JunHe has made a very significant contribution in advancing the domestic and overseas projects at the same pace, coordinating the resources and progress of various advisers, and ensuring that the transactions were concluded smoothly and on schedule,” says Zhang.”When conducting offshore acquisitions and other capital operations, apart from the usual lawyers, auditors, financial advisers, etc., we also needed many other agencies such as business agents (company secretaries), tax agents, labour visa-related agents. Through JunHe’s legal services, we can solve the relevant problems in one-stop, and they can always match us with the most appropriate resources,” he says.
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“We have found [JunHe lawyers] to be very knowledgeable and effectively address legal issues from both a Chinese and international perspective, always looking for opportunities to provide value-adding advice,” says one client from an energy company.
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“The [JunHe] team is very dedicated to its client, always available and providing good technical advice,” says an in-house lawyer from an industrial gases company. “The lawyers put a lot of effort into trying to understand the client’s needs and accommodating its requests while keeping the level of fees reasonable.”
Contact us
Beijing
20/F, China Resources Building
8 Jianguomenbei Avenue
Beijing 100005, China
Telephone: +86 10 8519 1300
Fax: +86 10 8519 1350
Email: jhmarketing@junhe.com
Shanghai • Shenzhen • Guangzhou
Dalian • Haikou • Tianjin
Qingdao • Chengdu
Hong Kong • New York
Silicon Valley
Website
www.junhe.com