Haiwen is a premier Chinese law firm with a particular strength in outbound investment and M&A transactions.
Haiwen provides comprehensive legal counsel to Chinese clients—including state-owned enterprises, private companies, listed firms, funds, and financial institutions—on overseas investments worldwide. Our experience spans both developed markets, such as Europe, North America, Australia, and Japan, and emerging economies along the Belt and Road initiative and in regions such as Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
We support clients across the full spectrum of overseas projects, including M&As, greenfield investments, project financing, and EPC contracts. With a deep insight into Chinese clients’ commercial objectives and a firm command of domestic and international legal and regulatory environments, we deliver practical, effective solutions in every engagement. Our sector expertise covers mining, oil and gas, power and energy, infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, high technology, consumer goods, finance, biopharmaceuticals, and services.
Our transaction teams work closely with our specialists in dispute resolution, antitrust, sanctions, banking and finance, IP, employment, compliance, and tax, providing clients with integrated support throughout their outbound ventures. Furthermore, we maintain strong collaborative relationships with leading law firms across multiple jurisdictions, which enhances our ability to manage complex international transactions seamlessly.
Our team includes numerous graduates of the world's leading law schools. More than 50% of our partners are qualified in overseas jurisdictions such as Hong Kong, the UK, the US, or Singapore, and have substantial experience at international firms. This background provides deep, practical expertise in cross-border transactions and fluency in drafting and negotiating complex documents in both Chinese and English.
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