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Corporate and Securities

As the largest part of the firm's practice, our services cover the full range of corporate and securities.

Areas of advice: company incorpor ations, restructure, transform of ownership, shares transference and structure designs of shares, mergers and acquisition, stock-restructuring of various enterprises, corporate governance, financings, venture capital, bankruptcy and liquidation, structure designs of companies to be listed overseas and domestic, issuings and listings of securities, and other securities matters.

Our lawyers are specialists in corporate law and are well-experienced to provide legal advices in those areas to our clients. Meanwhile, we also render legal advices on labor law, taxations, environmental protections, and other commercial-related matters.

International Investment

Haworth & Lexon has special expertise in the area of international investment. Because all of partners have the backgrounds and relevant experiences in civil law and common law countries, we thoroughly understand the difference between China and the rest part of the world. I t is critical to function as a professional bridge between them and to play an active role in the localization process of various foreign companies . We have rich experiences in rendering legal services concerning the foreign investment in China and out bound investment by domestic companies. I n addition, our world-wide network can provide convenient and value-added services for our clients.

Areas of advice: e stablishment and administration of equity and cooperative joint ventures, wholly-foreign-owned enterprises, and representative offices of foreign enterprises; M&A, bankruptcy and liquidation; plan making for mergers by foreign capital s and due diligence or special investigations; active participations in wide negotiations; drafting of various documents relating to trademark and technology license involving foreign interests; arrangement of oversea investment and administrations by Chinese enterprises; setup and formation of oversea company and relevant restructurings; various capital and financing restructuring of domestic and oversea companies; providing consulting and documentation for venture capital and other funds in relation to various investmen ts.

Intellectual Property and High Technology

We understand that, IP protection, such as patent, trademark, copyright and know-how, is widely concerned by hi-tech enterprises, with either domestic capital or foreign capital. W ith our acute professional knowledge and rich experiences in IP fields, our lawyers offer comprehensive non-litigious and litigious legal services concerning IP .

Areas of advice: copyright, software, trademark, patent, business secret, anti-unfair competition, technology licensing, franchise, domain name protection, electronic commerce, ISP's liability, venture capital, etc.

At the same time, we keep in pace with the development of the laws regarding emerging industries, such as Internet, bio-medicine, telecommunication, multi-medium communication, sports and so on; we actively represent our clients by participating in wide ranging legal activities with special teams .

International trade and maritime-related matters

Our lawyer s are richly experienced in rendering international trade and maritime-related legal services on regulatory matters. We can provide comprehensive legal opinions and particular practical solutions to our clients.

Areas of advice: import & export practice, international trade settlement and financing, factoring, export processing trade, compensation trade, bonded trade, agency and distribution, consignment, rules of origin, letter of credit, bill of lading, customs surveillance, customs ' protection of intellectual property, commodities inspection, license, maritime transportation, marine contract dispute, vessel rights, maritime insurance, maritime casualty.

We can also represent Chinese enterprises in antidumping proceedings brought against them in foreign countries, as well as both Chinese or foreign companies in antidumping cases brought within China .

Real estate and Construction

Our lawyers have rich experiences in advis ing on all sectors of the real estate market including commercial, industrial, re sidentia l and tourism -related projects development, construction , marketing and management. For our excellent performances in this area, Haworth & Lexon entered the finalists of the Real Estate Law Firm of the Year by the 2004 China Law Awards.

Areas of advice: granting and transfer ence of the land-use rights, real estate development, real estate financing, project financing, selling and leasing of property in connection with various businesses, property management, construction project approval and planning, construction project bidding and tendering, project drawing, construction, supervision and management of relevant contract s, and environmental law.

Finance and Banking

Financial services sector is expanding in China , especially in Shanghai . The city aims to be the financial center of the country, or even the Asia Pacific area and the world . As a law firm based in Shanghai , we are keeping pace with the rapid development of this sector.

Areas of advice: corporate finance, capital market, project finance, infrastructure finance, trade finance, debt reconstruction, syndicate credit facilities, leasing finance, various security arrangement, trust, investment funds, insurance, financ ial service , swap, option and other derivatives.

Commercial Dispute Resolution

We are known for our comprehensive abilit ies in resolving commercial disputes. Our experienced team of lawyers handles full spectrum of cases heard in various courts including the Supreme People's Court of China and arbitration institutions . We have experts analyzing and assessing the disputes in a comprehensive way. We are able to provide our clients needed solution plan, legal advice, and realistic legal proposal in order to resolve the disputes smoothly economically and efficiently .