Practices

We organise cross-practice teams around each client's industry and commercial objectives, from transaction design and compliance through to dispute resolution.

Internet & E-commerce

We provide comprehensive internet e-commerce legal services to domestic and international e-commerce platforms, merchants, suppliers, service providers, sellers, and consumers, covering business registration, financing, intellectual property protection, system platform construction, as well as corporate legal affairs and litigation services.

Insurance & Reinsurance

A number of Horizon lawyers have extensive experience in property, liability, motor, hull, P&I, marine cargo and credit insurance, as well as a wide range of reinsurance disputes. Drawing on rigorous professional capability, the team has earned a strong reputation in China's insurance legal services market.

Maritime & Shipping

Horizon is committed to providing integrated maritime and shipping legal services to domestic and international shipowners, P&I clubs, ship operators, shipping brokers, charterers, insurers, cargo interests, freight forwarders, port operators, logistics companies and other industry participants.

Banking & Finance

Horizon has extensive practical experience in bank lending, investment and financing transactions, security arrangements, negotiable instruments and financial dispute resolution. We provide rigorous, professional banking and finance legal services to commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions, investment and financing enterprises and other clients.

Foreign Investment

Horizon has long focused on foreign investment and follow-on investment matters. We advise on the establishment of Sino-foreign equity and cooperative joint ventures and wholly foreign-owned enterprises, onshore equity and asset acquisitions by foreign investors, investment restructuring, technology licensing and transfer, project financing, corporate termination and liquidation, and related matters across real estate, industrial parks, culture and tourism, healthcare, environmental protection, film and entertainment, electronic components and other industries.

Dispute Resolution

Horizon lawyers regularly represent clients in a wide range of litigation and arbitration matters. The domestic and international proceedings handled by the firm have resulted in judgments in clients' favour or other outcomes meeting client expectations.

Corporate & Commercial

Horizon lawyers have substantial practical experience in corporate and commercial matters and provide comprehensive commercial legal services to a wide range of market participants.

Labor & Employment

In labour and employment, Horizon continues to provide specialised legal services to numerous companies and public institutions and has accumulated extensive hands-on experience.

Acquisitions

Horizon has strong project delivery capabilities in mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions and business acquisitions.

Real Estate

Horizon provides professional legal advice and opinions for real estate projects including integrated land development, commercial residential development, industrial park construction, and hotel and tourism resort development.

Industrial Parks

Shanghai Horizon Law Firm is highly familiar with legal matters relating to industrial park projects and has extensive experience in this field.

Cross-border RMB

Horizon has experience advising on cross-border RMB investment, financing and corporate restructuring.

Outbound Investment & M&A

Over the years, our lawyers have handled numerous overseas investment and merger projects involving Chinese companies.

Overseas Listing

Horizon advises PRC enterprises and overseas entities with interests in China on the PRC-law aspects of overseas listings, including listing structures, legal due diligence, compliance review, legal opinions and related documentation.

General Counsel

Horizon serves as general legal counsel to companies, banks and other organisations, supporting their day-to-day operations, commercial negotiations, legal-document work, relevant procedures and dispute management.

Criminal Compliance & Defense

Horizon helps enterprises identify and mitigate criminal-law risks in their operations and provides criminal-law advice, criminal compliance programme design, compliance briefings and specialised training.

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