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Real Estate and Construction
Real Estate and Construction has been a core practice area deeply cultivated by Everbright Law Firm since its inception. In the 1990s, during the formative stages of the legal framework for China's urban real estate market, Everbright began providing comprehensive legal services to real estate developers, making us one of the pioneer Chinese law firms to serve international investors and foreign-invested real estate enterprises. Today, our clientele includes domestic and international investors, real estate development and asset operation companies, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and municipal investment platforms, construction employers, general and specialized contractors, as well as design and engineering service providers. Our projects span residential properties, commercial complexes, office buildings, industrial parks, hotels, serviced apartments, and municipal infrastructure.
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Our team's core strength lies in the seamless integration of real estate transactions, project performance, and dispute resolution. We leverage our extensive dispute resolution experience to optimize transaction structures, contract systems, and evidence management. By combining legal acumen with project management, construction costing, and technical facts, we effectively mitigate risks related to project scheduling, quality, pricing, and final settlement during project execution. Furthermore, we formulate actionable solutions that balance commercial objectives in major disputes and distressed projects. -
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring and Insolvency is one of Everbright Law Firm’s signature practices. Since 2015, the team has handled hundreds of insolvency, restructuring and related complex matters. Its work spans out-of-court workouts and restructurings, court-supervised reorganisations, compositions and liquidations, non-performing asset disposals, cross-border insolvency co-operation, domestic and cross-border asset recovery, and related disputes.
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We advise distressed companies, creditors, investors, financial institutions, shareholders, administrators and overseas liquidators. We balance stakeholder interests within the legal framework, assess and preserve going-concern value, and develop solutions that combine procedural compliance, commercial viability and effective implementation.
Core Strengths
A Cohesive, Multidisciplinary Team
Our core team has worked together for more than a decade, and over two-thirds of its members have studied overseas. The team brings together experienced lawyers, restructuring specialists and finance professionals with backgrounds in investment banking and Big Four accounting firms, enabling us to address complex matters from integrated legal, financial and commercial perspectives.
Bankruptcy Administrator Designations and Experience
Everbright’s Shanghai head office was designated a Tier 1 Enterprise Bankruptcy Administrator by the Shanghai High People’s Court in 2022 and retained that designation in 2025. Our Zhengzhou office was designated a Tier 2 Bankruptcy Administrator in Zhengzhou in 2025. Matters handled by the team have been recognised by people’s courts, bankruptcy administrator associations and professional bodies as exemplary cases and examples of outstanding administrator performance.
Integrated Cross-Border Capabilities
The team has handled cross-border insolvency and restructuring matters since 2013, and Everbright opened its Hong Kong office in 2024. Our Shanghai, Hong Kong and Zhengzhou offices work as an integrated team, with substantial experience in the recognition of and assistance to insolvency proceedings, taking control of and recovering cross-border assets, and coordinating multijurisdictional restructurings.
Legal Strategy Aligned with Commercial Objectives
We look beyond legal procedures to the underlying business, asset value and transaction arrangements. By coordinating creditors, investors, shareholders, management and other stakeholders, we help resolve financial distress and restore value. -
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution has been a core practice area deeply cultivated by Everbright for over three decades. Our team has long represented domestic and international enterprises, financial institutions, and investors in handling major, complex civil and commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, and enforcement matters. We have accumulated profound experience across corporate and equity disputes, financial claims, real estate and construction, bankruptcy-derivative litigation, and cross-border controversies.
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Guided by our clients' commercial objectives and the realization of their assets, our team adopts a holistic approach that coordinates negotiation, mediation, preservation, litigation, arbitration, and enforcement. Depending on the needs of each case, we integrate the professional expertise of our corporate and commercial, finance, real estate and construction, intellectual property, and liquidation and restructuring practices to tackle complex disputes intertwined with multiple parties, procedures, and jurisdictions. We focus not only on the outcome of individual cases but also attach great importance to the impact of a dispute on transaction arrangements, asset security, business continuity, and commercial relationships. -
Corporate and Commercial
Corporate and Commercial has long been a core practice area deeply cultivated by Everbright. Our team provides general corporate counsel and specialized legal services to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), listed companies, privately-owned enterprises, multinational corporations, and foreign-invested enterprises. Our services cover critical stages of the corporate lifecycle, including enterprise establishment, day-to-day operations, commercial cooperation, investment and mergers & acquisitions (M&A), business restructuring, and exit strategies.
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Possessing dual expertise in both transactions and dispute resolution, our team is fundamentally guided by our clients' commercial objectives. We comprehensively manage legal risks across transaction structures, decision-making procedures, regulatory requirements, contract performance, and exit arrangements. For complex projects, we synergize our professional capabilities across finance, tax, labor and employment, intellectual property, competition/antitrust, real estate and construction, and liquidation and restructuring to drive transactions to successful closing and support the robust operation of your business. -
Corporate Governance and Compliance
Corporate Governance and Compliance is a key practice area shaped by Everbright's long-standing dedication to serving our corporate clients. Our team seamlessly integrates governance design, compliance management, and risk resolution. We provide comprehensive legal support to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), listed companies, privately-owned enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, and other organizations, assisting them in translating complex legal and regulatory requirements into internal mechanisms characterized by clear rights and responsibilities, effective operation, and continuous improvement.
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Starting from the fundamentals of equity and control relationships, organizational structures, business processes, and industry regulations, our team refines mechanisms for decision-making, authorization, review, reporting, supervision, and remediation. In the face of major strategic decisions, new business ventures, or shifting regulatory landscapes, we proactively identify risks and propose actionable solutions. Should a compliance incident or regulatory inspection occur, we can rapidly mobilize multidisciplinary expertise across administrative regulation, labor and employment, data and intellectual property, dispute resolution, and anti-fraud investigations. By coordinating fact-finding, regulatory responses, and remediation efforts, we help clients effectively mitigate legal, operational, and reputational risks. -
Criminal Defense and Anti-Fraud Investigations
Criminal Defense and Anti-Fraud Investigations is a key practice area defined by Everbright's long-standing dedication and distinctive professional expertise. Our team members bring together a wealth of prior experience in criminal adjudication and economic crime investigations, coupled with extensive years of private legal practice. Having handled a multitude of high-stakes, complex, and high-profile criminal cases and corporate anti-fraud matters, our team has accumulated profound experience in economic crimes, corporate operations-related criminal offenses, and complex matters intersecting criminal, civil, and administrative law.
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Our team provides robust criminal defense for enterprises, ultimate controllers, directors, supervisors, senior management, and private individuals. We also represent enterprises and individuals in filing criminal complaints and acting as legal agents when their legitimate rights and interests have been infringed upon by criminal acts. Furthermore, we conduct internal investigations triggered by whistleblowers, audit anomalies, and other red flags of fraud. We emphasize early intervention, formulating strategies rooted in facts, evidence, procedural rules, and the application of law. Depending on the matter's requirements, we holistically manage criminal proceedings, the disposition of involved assets, labor relations, civil recovery, regulatory communications, and governance remediation, carefully balancing the resolution of the case with the preservation of business continuity and corporate reputation. -
Matrimonial, Family and Wealth Succession
Everbright has extensive experience advising individuals, families, entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses on matrimonial and family matters, inheritance, estate administration and wealth succession. The team handles complex family disputes, estate matters and the succession of diverse asset classes. Beyond legal outcomes, we are attentive to client confidentiality, family relationships, asset protection and the long-term workability of each arrangement, approaching highly personal matters with discretion and pragmatism.
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In 2022, Everbright was among the first law firms admitted to the recommended panel of estate administrators maintained by the Shanghai Zhangjiang Notary Public Office. The firm was subsequently included in the estate administrator panels of the Shanghai New Hongqiao Notary Public Office and the Shanghai Hongkou Notary Public Office, with several of our lawyers also appointed to their specialist panels. The team provides comprehensive legal support in connection with the appointment, court designation and performance of estate administrators, including the identification, inventory, preservation, administration, disposal and distribution of estate assets, the settlement of claims and liabilities, and related inheritance disputes.
Matrimonial and succession matters often involve real estate, corporate interests, financial assets, claims and liabilities, and cross-border arrangements. Drawing on Everbright’s capabilities in real estate, corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, finance, tax and cross-border matters, the team is able to coordinate matrimonial property arrangements, succession to family business ownership and control, inheritance planning and cross-border asset arrangements. In family trust matters, we advise on transaction structures and compliance risks, draft and review trust documentation, support the establishment and ongoing administration of trusts, and handle related litigation and arbitration, helping clients develop workable solutions that balance continuity of control, beneficiary arrangements and risk protection. -
Labor and Employment
Employment decisions have a direct and profound impact on organizational stability, business transformation, and corporate reputation. Everbright’s Labor and Human Resources team has long served state-owned enterprises (SOEs), multinational corporations, private enterprises, public institutions, and public sector entities. Our comprehensive services cover the entire employment lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to in-service management, organizational restructuring, and offboarding.
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Our team possesses robust capabilities spanning day-to-day advisory, major special projects, and dispute resolution. We have extensive experience in handling labor and personnel arbitration and litigation, mass labor disputes, and significant workforce restructuring, as well as administrative matters and controversies relating to labor inspections, work-related injury recognition, and social insurance. Leveraging our synergistic capabilities across corporate governance and compliance, data compliance and privacy protection, intellectual property, and liquidation and restructuring, we deliver tailored solutions that carefully balance regulatory compliance, implementation costs, business continuity, and positive employee relations. -
Intellectual Property
Everbright’s Intellectual Property team excels in internet platform disputes, online IP governance, and large-scale case management. We have long provided comprehensive legal services involving trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and related unfair competition matters to internet platforms, brand enterprises, technology companies, and cultural content institutions. The team consistently handles large-scale, serial disputes related to e-commerce platforms, digital content, and brand protection. We are intimately familiar with Internet Service Provider (ISP) liabilities, "notice and necessary measures" rules, and digital business scenarios such as live-stream e-commerce, short-form videos, and Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC). We are highly adept at coordinating rights ownership reviews, evidence organization, individual case strategies, and portfolio case management.
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Leveraging Everbright’s professional strengths across Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Commercial, Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT), Corporate Governance and Compliance, and Criminal Defense and Anti-Fraud Investigations, our team shifts its dispute resolution experience upstream to rights prosecution strategies, platform rules, commercial contracts, and internal management. We provide clients with seamless, end-to-end support ranging from risk prevention and rights management to transactional operations and dispute resolution, helping clients protect their innovations, safeguard brand value, and control operational risks. -
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Everbright has a long-standing history of serving internet platforms, technology companies, and institutions across the film, television, cultural, and media sectors. We have developed distinctive expertise in internet platform legal services and large-scale dispute resolution, with our practice comprehensively covering corporate operations, commercial transactions, intellectual property protection, and content compliance.
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In the realm of internet platforms and e-commerce, our team consistently handles complex and serial cases involving platform IP governance and liability boundaries, online transactions and services, product liability, consumer rights protection, and platform competition. We also provide specialized legal support for platform operations and product compliance.
In the technology and digitalization sector, our team serves software, information technology, robotics, and other high-tech enterprises, handling day-to-day operations, investment and financing, corporate affairs, commercial contracts, and dispute resolution. Everbright also boasts deep, long-term experience in film and television, advertising, performing arts, and digital content. We provide rigorous analysis and risk management support for novel legal issues brought about by artificial intelligence (AI), data utilization, and emerging digital business -
Shipping & Logistics
Everbright established its specialized maritime and admiralty practice in the early 2000s and has long provided comprehensive legal services to shipowners, carriers, cargo owners, freight forwarders, logistics and supply chain enterprises, insurance institutions, and P&I (Protection and Indemnity) clubs. Our team members possess a unique blend of academic expertise in maritime law, hands-on experience in the shipping and logistics industry, and robust capabilities in litigation and arbitration. Grounded in industry operations and commercial realities, we are highly adept at resolving complex legal issues involving multimodal transportation, multiple parties, and cross-border jurisdictions.
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Everbright’s practice seamlessly bridges traditional maritime and admiralty law with modern logistics and supply chain management. We not only handle classic maritime matters such as the carriage of goods by sea, bills of lading and charterparties, ship transactions, marine insurance, and maritime casualties, but we also continuously advise freight forwarders, warehousing, express delivery, cold chain, multimodal transport, and supply chain enterprises on their day-to-day operations, commercial transactions, and dispute resolution. Leveraging the firm’s synergistic capabilities across Corporate and Commercial, Insurance, Labor and Human Resources, Liquidation and Restructuring, and Cross-Border practices, Everbright provides clients with end-to-end legal support covering contract design, risk prevention, litigation and arbitration, preservation and enforcement, and emergency response. -
Capital Markets, Banking and Finance
Everbright has long provided comprehensive capital markets, banking, and finance legal services to domestic and international banks, other financial institutions, enterprises, investors, and creditors. As a registered member of the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) in the law firm category, our practice encompasses securities issuance, investment and financing transactions, operational compliance for financial institutions, as well as default resolution and dispute management.
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By combining our transactional capabilities with the firm's deep accumulation of experience in Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Construction, and Liquidation and Restructuring, our team has forged robust synergistic advantages. We excel in complex financing and security arrangements, the disposition of non-performing assets (NPAs), cross-border debt recovery, bond defaults, and debt restructuring. For matters where transaction arrangements and risk resolution are deeply intertwined, our team seamlessly coordinates due diligence, transaction structure design, document negotiation, regulatory compliance, litigation and arbitration, enforcement, and restructuring procedures to drive the successful implementation of effective solutions. -
Education
Everbright has long provided comprehensive legal services to education administrative authorities and their affiliated public institutions, higher education institutions, vocational schools, primary and secondary schools, special education schools, schools for children of foreign personnel (international schools), and education enterprises. We have developed systematic expertise in education administration, law-based school governance, and education dispute resolution. Our team is deeply familiar with the institutional logic underlying education regulation, school governance, and teaching activities. We consistently handle complex and sensitive matters, including student management and disciplinary actions, labor and personnel issues, academic integrity and research achievements, and campus safety.
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Leveraging the firm’s synergistic capabilities across Government and Public Affairs, Dispute Resolution, Labor and Human Resources, Intellectual Property, Technology and Data, Real Estate and Construction, and Liquidation and Restructuring, Everbright provides end-to-end support for complex, sensitive, or socially impactful matters in the education sector. Our services cover institutional framework development, day-to-day operations, major incident response, and dispute resolution, translating complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable institutional arrangements and solutions. -
Government and Administrative Law
Our Government and Administrative Law practice has longstanding experience advising government authorities at all levels, their departments, public institutions, and other public bodies. We also assist businesses and social organizations in navigating government regulation, administrative disputes, and complex legal issues arising from public projects. Our team has developed comprehensive expertise in serving as government legal counsel, supporting lawful administrative decision-making and enforcement, handling administrative reconsideration and litigation, and advising on local and community governance.
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Drawing on our capabilities in dispute resolution, real estate and construction, employment and human resources, corporate and commercial law, technology and data, and restructuring and insolvency, we handle matters at the intersection of public law and civil and commercial law. We have extensive experience in labor and social security, urban administration, housing and land administration, and education administration. In major or sensitive matters, including those affecting large groups of stakeholders, we consider legal risk, policy objectives, the public interest, and broader social impact to provide actionable legal advice, procedural frameworks, and dispute resolution strategies. -
China Outbound
Drawing on our experience in corporate and commercial law, investment and finance, real estate and construction, tax, intellectual property, and dispute resolution, we advise Chinese companies that are planning or already pursuing international operations. Our legal support spans the full investment life cycle, from international expansion planning and transaction execution to overseas operations, risk management, and investment exit.
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Our team is led by lawyers experienced in cross-border legal practice, domestic and overseas investment and financing, and project development and construction, with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and other key destinations for Chinese investment. Depending on the needs of each engagement, we coordinate with local counsel and financial, tax, and other professional advisers in the relevant jurisdictions to align PRC requirements with local law. Drawing on our strengths in project development, corporate governance, complex commercial disputes, cross-border restructuring, and asset recovery, we translate clients’ commercial objectives into executable transaction structures and practical risk management solutions. For Hong Kong-related matters, as well as cross-border restructurings and asset recoveries, we work closely with our Hong Kong office. -
Insurance
Our insurance practice has longstanding experience in disputes arising from property insurance policies and claims, and provides legal services to insurers, insurance intermediaries, corporate clients, and individuals. We also handle life, health and personal accident insurance, surety insurance, marine insurance, and insurance matters involving transportation, logistics, engineering, and construction. Our team provides end-to-end legal support, from incident response, coverage and liability analysis, and claims negotiation through litigation, arbitration, and enforcement.
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Our team combines experience in advising insurance institutions, resolving insurance disputes, and working within the insurance industry. Drawing on our capabilities in dispute resolution, shipping and logistics, real estate and construction, corporate governance and compliance, and financial services, we bring insights gained from disputes to bear at earlier stages, including policy wording, sales and claims-handling processes, evidence management, and internal risk controls. This enables us to help clients identify risks, strengthen their internal systems, and resolve disputes effectively. -
Tax
Tax considerations permeate business operations and major transactions, directly affecting transaction costs, cash flow, contractual liabilities, and regulatory exposure. Our tax practice addresses tax matters at the intersection of tax law, transaction structuring, and dispute resolution procedures. We focus on the substance of each transaction, documentary evidence, and procedural rights, while taking a coordinated approach to civil, administrative, and criminal risks. In doing so, we help clients enhance the certainty and enforceability of their tax arrangements.
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Our team has practical experience in corporate tax compliance, tax audits and disputes, customs classification and duties, cross-border investment, and international tax compliance. We integrate tax law analysis into investment transactions, corporate restructurings, equity incentive plans, and wealth planning. Drawing on our capabilities in corporate and commercial law, restructuring and insolvency, white-collar criminal defense and anti-fraud investigations, employment and human resources, matrimonial and family law and wealth succession, and international expansion, we coordinate transaction structuring, dispute resolution, and risk management. Depending on the needs of each engagement, we also work with accountants, tax advisers, and overseas professional advisers to deliver clear, compliant, and readily implementable solutions. -
Environmental, Social and Governance
Sustainability requirements are increasingly being translated—through disclosure obligations, supply chain due diligence, market access rules, investment and financing requirements, and corporate governance—into concrete legal duties and commercial constraints for businesses. ESG is therefore no longer simply a matter of report preparation; it has become integral to corporate governance, transaction execution, day-to-day operations, and dispute management.
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Our ESG practice focuses on legal accountability and practical implementation. Drawing on our capabilities in corporate governance and compliance, real estate and construction, employment and human resources, capital markets, white-collar criminal defense and anti-fraud investigations, dispute resolution, and international expansion, we address the practical needs of listed companies, state-owned enterprises, construction and engineering businesses, and companies operating internationally. We translate domestic and overseas regulations and business-partner requirements into workable governance structures, disclosure practices, management processes, and contractual arrangements. Depending on the needs of each engagement, we work with environmental and technical consultants, carbon accounting specialists, auditors and assurance providers, and overseas professional advisers to deliver solutions that balance regulatory compliance with commercial viability.
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