Practices

Foreign-Related & International Trade

Zhiheng has international professional service capabilities in the field of foreign and international trade. The Zhiheng lawyer team is composed of senior lawyers who focus on foreign-related legal business. Most of the members have overseas legal education or experience in multinational enterprises and international law firms. They are able to provide legal services in both Chinese and English, and have a deep understanding of international investment rules, international trade practices, and the legal environment of major jurisdictions.

In the context of economic globalization and enterprises' "going global", Zhiheng's team of lawyers is a reliable legal partner for Chinese enterprises' cross-border layout and international enterprises' investment in China. They are good at identifying risks, designing solutions, and facilitating transactions for clients in complex cross-border transactions.

Zhiheng's services in this field cover the entire chain of foreign-related and international trade, including overseas investment (ODI) structure design and approval filing, cross-border M & A transaction structure design and due diligence, foreign direct investment (FDI) legal services, free trade pilot zone and Hainan Free Trade Port policy application, including international trade contract drafting and negotiation, letter of credit and international trade settlement legal support, anti-dumping and countervailing investigation response, customs compliance and tariff planning, export control and economic sanctions compliance, and cross-border intellectual property layout and protection, cross-border data flow compliance, cross-border labor employment and

International relocation personnel management, international project contracting and "Belt and Road Initiative" project legal services, while representing international commercial arbitration and cross-border litigation, and providing clients with cross-border tax planning and foreign exchange compliance consulting.

Zhiheng has served many Chinese "going global" enterprises, subsidiaries of multinational companies in China, foreign trade enterprises and investment institutions. The projects cover a variety of cross-border transaction types such as overseas greenfield investment, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, overseas listing, international engineering contracting, international trade financing, etc. Clients involve manufacturing, TMT, energy and minerals, infrastructure, consumer goods, finance and other industries. Investment destinations cover South East Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and countries and regions along the "Belt and Road Initiative".

Zhiheng's team of lawyers has accumulated rich successful experience in the fields of cross-border transaction structure design, overseas investment compliance, international trade remedy response and international commercial arbitration.

Services

  • Overseas investment (ODI) architecture design and approval filing
  • Cross-border M & A transaction structure design, due diligence and document drafting
  • Foreign direct investment (FDI) and the establishment and operation of foreign-funded enterprises
  • Pilot Free Trade Zone and Hainan Free Trade Port Policy Application
  • International trade contract drafting, negotiation and dispute resolution
  • Letter of credit, collection and international trade settlement legal support
  • Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard investigation responses
  • Customs compliance, tariff planning and import/export control
  • Export controls and economic sanctions compliance reviews
  • Cross-border intellectual property rights layout and international rights protection
  • Cross-border data flows and personal information exit compliance
  • International Engineering Contracting and "Belt and Road Initiative" Project Legal Services
  • International commercial arbitration and cross-border litigation
  • Cross-border tax planning and foreign exchange compliance consulting