ESTABLISHED IN 1998
Chief Executive Partner: Lv Hongbing
Number of partners: 800+
Number of associates: 2,000+
Firm Overview
Grandall Law Firm is a leading full-service corporate and commercial law firm in China. Grandall has a total combined workforce of more than 4,000 people, including PRC licensed attorneys, foreign counsel, paralegals, secretaries, administrative and support staff. Many of our legal experts and professionals are recognised as top practitioners in their respective fields of specialisation, and our foreign counsel “bridge the gap” between the East and West.
Awards and acknowledgments
• Highly recommended by Chambers and Partners regarding the practice areas of Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Corporate/Commercial, Energy & Natural Resources, Investment Funds, Insurance, Real Estate, Dispute Resolution, etc.
• Highly recommended by Legal 500 regarding the practice areas of Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Investment Funds, Intellectual Property, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Projects and Energy, WTO/International Trade, etc.
• Highly recommended by Asialaw Profiles regarding the practice areas of Energy, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property, Investment Funds, Private Equity.
• Highly recommended by IFLR1000 regarding the practice areas of Banking and Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Investment Funds, M&A.
• IFLR1000 Recommended Firm
• IFLR1000 China Awards
• China Business Law Awards, China Business Law Journal
• China Deals of the Year, China Business Law Journal
• Top 50 Asian Law Firms, Asian Legal Business
• ALB China Law Awards, Asian Legal Business
• ALB China 30 Largest Law Firms, Asian Legal Business
• Venture Capital Investment Law Firm of the Year in China, Global Law Experts Awards
• Law Firm of the Year, Asian-mena Counsel
• China Best Full-Service Commercial Law Firm, APAC Insider Legal Awards
• Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Notable Firm
• Benchmark Litigation China Regional Rankings Recommended Firm
• The Lawyer China Top 30, The Lawyer
Key Practice Areas
Securities and capital markets; Investment/M&A; Banking and finance; Compliance/regulatory; Private equity and venture capital; Insurance; International trade; Customs; General business law; Competition/antitrust; Intellectual property; Infrastructure and project finance; Real estate; Bankruptcy; Shipping & marine; Wealth planning; Dispute resolution.
Independent intelligence on this law firm
The following information is sourced directly from China Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.
Testimonials
Wang Zi, the legal counsel of Walden international, was “very satisfied” with the services provided by Grandall and recommended Li Qiang, managing partner of the firm’s Shanghai office.
China Business Law Awards 2022
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Huaxin Cement converts B shares to H shares | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Shanghai Pharmaceuticals’ USD2bn private placement | 2022 | US$2 billion | Details |
| CGN Wind Energy raises USD4.4bn | 2022 | US$4.4 billion | Details |
| NCG debt restructuring | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Restructure of N-Securities | 2022 | US$222 million | Details |
| AVIC Composite JV with Evonik subsidiaries | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| AstraZeneca, Aosaikang patent infringement dispute | 2022 | N/A | Details |
| Tianjin Pharma’s restructuring and merger | 2021 | US$1.8 billion | Details |
| Cosco Shipping Development’s asset restructuring | 2021 | N/A | Details |
| Greenland, Shandong Tobacco equity transfer dispute | 2021 | US$157.4 million | Details |
| Kingold’s fake gold bars dispute | 2021 | N/A | Details |
| State Power Investment acquires Brazil GNA project | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Consortium invests in Turkey road projects | 2020 | US$688 million | Details |
| CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive acquires overseas enterprise | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| CGN Power’s A-share IPO | 2019 | US$1.79 billion | Details |
| JuneYao and CEAH’s stake, co-operation | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| SPD Bank issues RMB50 billion convertible bonds | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Haitong Unitrust’s spin-off and HK listing | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| IDreamSky Technology’s HK listing | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| NCF Wealth’s reverse merger with Hunter Maritime Acquisition | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Tencent Music’s US listing | 2019 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
| Tencent sues 4399 for online game trademark infringement | 2019 | N/A | Details |
| Joyvio Agriculture Development acquires Australis Seafoods | 2019 | US$920 million | Details |
| China Literature’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
| Haidilao’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | US$963 million | Details |
| Nanjing Cenbest acquires Dendreon Pharmaceuticals | 2018 | US$819 million | Details |
| NIO’s NYSE IPO | 2018 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Ping An Healthcare and Technology’s Hong Kong IPO | 2018 | US$1.12 billion | Details |
| Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges jointly acquire Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh | 2018 | US$44 billion | Details |
| Sisram spin-off, HK listing by Fosun Pharmaceutical | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| ZhongAn’s Hong Kong IPO | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Financing for China-Russia LNG project | 2016 | Details | |
| Giant Interactive Group returns to A-share market | 2016 | Details | |
| BesTV acquires Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media share issuance and fundraising | 2015 | US$7.65 billion | Details |
| Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical’s fundraising and employee share scheme | 2015 | US$1.5 billion | Details |
| CGN Power’s H share global offering | 2015 | US$3.6 billion | Details |
| Cheung Kong and Hutchison’s reorganization spin off and listing | 2015 | US$54.2 billion | Details |
| CNNC buys stake in Langer Heinrich Mine | 2014 | US$190 million) | Details |
| Sparkle Assets Limited US$400 million Notes Issuance | 2013 | US$400 million | Details |
| China Galaxy Securities’ Hong Kong IPO | 2013 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
| Nord Anglia Education offers senior secured notes | 2012 | US$325 million | Details |
Contact us
Email
grandallgroup@grandall.com.cn
Beijing • Shanghai • Shenzhen
Hangzhou • Guangzhou • Kunming
Tianjin • Chengdu • Ningbo • Fuzhou
Xi’an • Nanjing • Nanning • Jinan
Chongqing • Suzhou • Changsha
Taiyuan • Wuhan • Guiyang • Urumqi
Zhengzhou • Shijiazhuang
Hefei • Hainan • Qingdao • Nanchang
Dalian • Yinchuan • Lhatse
Hong Kong • Paris • Madrid
Silicon Valley • Stockholm • New York
Website
www.grandall.com.cn
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