Haiwen & Partners (simplified Chinese: 海问律师事务所; traditional Chinese: 海問律師事務所) is a Chinese law firm focused on cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, general corporate and commercial dispute resolution practice. Haiwen is a fully integrated partnership with a modified lockstep compensation system.[3][non-primary source needed]
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| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
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| No. of offices | Four |
| No. of lawyers | Approximately 200[1] |
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| Date founded | 1992 (Beijing) |
| Website | http://www.haiwen-law.com/en/ |
Haiwen currently has around 200 lawyers in total working at its Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen[4] and Hong Kong offices.[5][6]
Compared with most major PRC law firms, Haiwen & Partners maintains a relatively small number of attorneys and focuses on capital market and M&A practices.[7] Haiwen & Partners is one of the "Red Circle"[8] law firms in PRC China.
History
editHaiwen & Partners was founded in May 1992. The founding partners of Haiwen include Duke Law School graduate Gao Xiqing,[9] who was the first Chinese citizen to pass the New York Bar exam[10] and later became the President and Chief Investment Officer of the China Investment Corporation.
Recent Transactions
edit- In 2017, Haiwen & Partners worked on Jianpu Technology's offering of 22,500,000 ADSs at NYSE.[11][12]
- In 2015, Haiwen & Partners advised China International Capital Corporation Limited's 1 billion Hong Kong IPO.[13][14]
- In recent years, Haiwen & Partners began to expand its practice into Media, Intellectual Property, and Entertainment Law. Recent notable projects advised by Haiwen & Partners include deal on opening the first Universal Studios theme park in China,[15] and IMAX China's Hong Kong IPO in 2015.[16]
- In July 2024, Haiwen & Partners was one of the six law firms advising on Chenqi Technology’s HKD 1.05 billion (USD 134 million) IPO in Hong Kong.[17]
Practice Areas
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See also
editReferences
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- ^ Zhang, Anna. "How Do Chinese Law Firms Operate". The Asian Lawyer. Law.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Haiwen Adds Partner as Office Launches in Hong Kong | Law.com". Law.com.
- ^ "国际化之路：25家内资所香港分所全解密-智合". www.zhihedongfang.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Firms: Chinese elite firm Haiwen turns away from pure lockstep". Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Top Chinese law firms experience surge in headcount". Laurence Simons. 24 September 2017.
- ^ Chan, Christine (17 October 1995). "Senior securities official quits post". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Fallows, James (January 2008). "The $1.4 Trillion Question". The Atlantic.
- ^ "Haiwen News--Haiwen & Partners". www.haiwen-law.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ "Form F1 Jianpu Technology".
- ^ "Davis Polk, Freshfields on CICC's planned $1 bln HK IPO | Asian Legal Business". www.legalbusinessonline.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ Wu, Kane (31 October 2015). "China's CICC Prices Hong Kong IPO at Top of Range". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Li, Shangjing. "Firm quintet stars in Universal Studios deal to open Beijing theme park". Aisa Legal Business. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ Verghese, Kanishk. "Freshfields, Shearman on IMAX China's $248 million HK IPO". Asian Legal Business. Reuters.
- ^ "Six law firms advise on Chenqi Technology's HKEX debut". China Business Law Journal. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Mergers & Acquisitions Reviews" (PDF). Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Haiwen & Partners". www.haiwen-law.com. Haiwen & Partners. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2018-01-27.