ESTABLISHED IN 1993
Managing Partner: Deng Chuanyuan
Number of partners: 170
Number of associates: 718
Firm Overview
ETR Law Firm, founded in January 1993, is one of the earliest co-operative law firms in Guangdong province. The firm’s headquarters is located at Chow Tai Fook Financial Centre, the tallest office building in Guangzhou, with nearly 9,000 square metres of working space. ETR Law Firm has 24 offices globally, including in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Hainan in mainland China, as well as branches in the US, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. ETR Law Firm can provide legal services in English, German, Japanese, Korean and Russian, and also in other languages.
The firm provides a platform for lawyers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area to practise in nine mainland cities, and this has attracted more than 10 lawyers from Hong Kong and Macau to join us.
ETR Law Firm is a ministerial-level civilised law firm, and an outstanding national law firm. It is one of the top 10 Law firms in the Belt and Road Initiative, one of the first foreign-related legal services law firms in Guangdong province, and one of the first members of the Belt and Road Initiative Lawyer Alliance.
Key Practice Areas
Securities and capital markets; Corporate and M&A; Bond markets and bankruptcy liquidation; Taxation and financial insurance; Real estate and infrastructure; Administrative law and government legal counsel; Maritime law and foreign business; Intellectual property and technology innovation; Human resources and labour; Wealth management and inheritance; Energy; Resources and environmental protection; Civil and commercial dispute resolution; Criminal defence and representation; Belt and Road Initiative legal affairs; Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area legal affairs; New energy vehicle industry; Corporate compliance; Green circular economy and carbon neutral industry.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
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Testimonials
ETR Law Firm has won praise from clients for its performance in domestic capital markets. “In 2019, Guangzhou Metro issued its first asset-backed securities in the rail transit industry based on income rights of ticket fees,” says an executive with Guangzhou Metro. “As our legal adviser of the asset securitization financing, ETR showed a high degree of professionalism in legal compliance verification and asset trading aspects. Its efficient communication and co-operation with other agencies contributed to making our asset securitization financing work.”This client recommends Zhang Xuefang. “As the person in charge of the project appointed by ETR, Zhang arranged experienced lawyers to follow up with the project. During execution, the team showed a high degree of professionalism and ensured the smooth progress of our project.”
China Business Law Awards 2020
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| GAMECO, Orient Thai Airlines lien dispute | 2022 | N/A | Details |
Contact us
Guangzhou Head Office
29&10&11 (1101-04) F
Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre
NO. 6 Zhujiang Dong Road, Tianhe District
Guangzhou 510623, China
Telephone
+86 20 3718 1333
Email
etr@etrlawfirm.com
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