ESTABLISHED IN 2002
Managing Partner: Xie Guanbin
Number of partners: 43
Number of associates: 120
Firm Overview
Founded in 2002, Lifang & Partners is a full-service law firm with offices in major Chinese business hubs of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Haikou, as well as Seoul, South Korea. We provide a full range of award-winning legal services for domestic and international clients from various sectors and industries.
Lifang & Partners boasts a well-rounded and diverse team that provides one-stop, high value-added services. Many of our partners and lawyers attended top law schools in China and abroad. Some have worked in the central government, major regulatory commissions, the courts, or overseas in well-known international law firms or multinational companies. Through their exceptional educational backgrounds and rich practical experiences, they have enjoyed successful careers in their chosen fields of expertise. Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, Managing Intellectual Property and China Business Law Journal have recommended several of Lifang & Partners’ lawyers on multiple occasions.
Believing in service, loyalty, diligence, efficiency and professional excellence, we provide well-rounded transactional and dispute resolution services that combine our in-depth understanding of China’s legal, social and economic development with rich practical experience and a solid understanding of the challenges facing our clients.
Awards
- Band 1 Intellectual Property Litigation Law Firm, Chambers Asia Pacific Guide
- Leading Competition/Antitrust Law Firm, Chambers Asia Pacific Guide
- Leading Intellectual Property Litigation Law Firm, Chambers Greater China Region Guide
- Leading Competition/Antitrust Law Firm, Chambers Greater China Region Guide
- Band 1 Intellectual Property Law Firm,
The Legal 500 - Recommended Antitrust & Competition Law Firm, The Legal 500
- A PRC winner for Competition and Antitrust, Intellectual Property (Patent), and Industrial Manufacturing, China Business Law Awards
- “Copyright Firm of the Year”, Managing IP
Asia-Pacific Awards - Tier 1 IP Law Firm on Patents and Copyright/Trademark, ALB China
- Microsoft Best Practice Award
- AAAAA Patent Agency by Beijing Patent Attorneys Association
Key Practice Areas
Intellectual property; Antitrust; Compliance; Dispute resolution; Capital markets and securities; Investments and mergers; Insurance and reinsurance; Venture capital investment and private equity funds; Bank and finance; Labour law; Construction and real estate; Legal services concerning distressed assets.
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
Kevin Zhu, chief counsel of Greater China at Tetra Pak, says: “Lifang is representing us in two civil antitrust litigation cases and their services have been very timely, professional and productive.” Zhu recommended Lifang’s managing partner, Xie Guanbin, and partner Jiao Shan: “[Xie’s] experience, professionalism and knowledge are among the best among Beijing’s litigators … Jiao is fluent in English and has a thorough understanding of common law”. He adds that the pairing of Xie and Jiao was “quite good and effective” when the Chinese company communicated with its headquarters.
China Business Law Awards 2022
Zhang Haiyan, legal counsel at SK Hynix Semiconductor (China), says: “Lifang has a high level of expertise in the area of privacy and data protection, and a thorough understanding of and experience in developing laws and regulations.” He also recommends Qin Ying, a partner at Lifang.
China Business Law Awards 2022
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
Xuhong and AGC’s unfair competition dispute | 2021 | N/A | Details |
Patent infringement dispute between Qihoo and 2345 | 2020 | N/A | Details |
Samsung and Huawei’s patent infringement and invalidation disputes | 2019 | N/A | Details |
Sogou and Baidu’s patent infringement disputes | 2019 | N/A | Details |
GSK’s three part transaction with Novartis | 2015 | US$21.25 billion | Details |
ICBC’s triple currency debut offering of preference shares | 2015 | US$5.55 billion | Details |
Cheung Kong and Hutchison’s reorganization spin off and listing | 2015 | US$54.2 billion | Details |
BOC’s four currency bond issuance | 2015 | US$3.55 billion | Details |
Contact us
Beijing Head Office
12/F, Shun Tak Tower
1 Xiangheyuan Street, Dongcheng District
Beijing 100028, China
Telephone: +86 10 6409 6099
Fax: +86 10 6409 6260/6409 6261
Email: info@lifanglaw.com
Contact: Xie Guanbin
Guangzhou
3903-04, Building G, G. T. Land Plaza
16 Zhujiang East Road, Zhujiang New Town
Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510623, China
Telephone: +86 20 8556 1566/
8556 1660/3889 8535
Fax: +86 20 3869 0070
Wuhan
19th Floor, Guangda Building
No. 1, Youyi Avenue, Wuchang District
Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
Telephone: +86 27 8730 1677
Fax: +86 27 8665 2877
Shanghai
1702, 17th Floor, Shanghai Huadian Tower
No. 839, Guozhan Road, Pudong New Area
Shanghai 200126, China
Telephone: +86 21 5850 1696
Fax: +86 21 6838 0006
Shenzhen
1702, Aerospace Science and Technology
Square A, No. 168, Haide Road 3
Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518034
Guang Dong Province, China
Telephone: +86 755 8656 8007/8656 8070
Fax: +86 755 8656 8072
Haikou
Room 6B, 6th Floor, Penghui International
Building, 20 Heping Avenue, Meilan District
Haikou 570203, Hainan Province, China
Telephone: +86 898-66259731
Seoul
5/F, ILJIN Building, 45 Mapo-daero
Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Telephone: +82 02 6959 0780
Fax: +82 02 2179 9332
Email: korea@lifanglaw.com