ESTABLISHED IN 1988
Director: Qiao Jiaping
Number of partners: 186
Number of associates: 1080
Firm Overview
Kangda Law Firm is a large full-service law firm headquartered in Beijing, China. It was founded in 1988 and is among the first private partnership law firms approved by the Ministry of Justice of China. At present, Kangda has 20 branch offices with more than 1,200 legal practitioners, including outstanding representatives of the first batch of legal practitioners after the restoration of the lawyer system in China. The firm’s staff also includes former core personnel from the public security organs, procuratorates, and people’s courts, as well as young and seasoned elite lawyers who graduated from well-known law schools at home and abroad.
As a full-service law firm, Kangda has maintained its traditional competitiveness in criminal defence and civil and commercial dispute resolution, which it prides itself on, and has also been ranked among the top firms in capital market legal services for the past decade.
By adhering to the cultural and spiritual inheritance of openness, inclusiveness, modesty and solidarity, Kangda has developed into a large-scale, specialised and branded law firm providing full services after more than 30 years of effort, forming a modern legal service system through cross-regional and multicultural integration and exchange, as well as service expansion and co-operation in various fields.
Our Honours
• Ranked in Dispute Resolution, Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial at Chambers and Partners
• Ranked in Capital Markets and Regional Coverage: Notable Firms in Beijing at The Legal500
• Ranked in Capital Markets at asialaw Profiles
• Ranked in Commercial Disputes, Construction and Real Estate, Government and Regulatory at Benchmark Litigation China
• Ranked in Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation, Restructuring & insolvency at IFLR1000
• Ranked in ALB China Regional Ranking: Non-local Firms in South China (South China Practice), China IP Rankings: Trademarks/Copyright and M&A Rankings
• The winner of China Business Law Awards and Deals of the year winner at China Business Law Journal
Key Practice Areas
Civil and commercial dispute resolution; Securities and capital markets; Criminal law and defence; Government and administrative legal affairs; Bankruptcy, insolvency & reorganisation; Labour law/labour arbitration; Intellectual property; Tax law; Corporate legal affairs; Maritime legal affairs; Foreign-related legal affairs; Corporate compliance.
Industrial Sectors
Banking and finance; Insurance; Real estate and construction; Environment, energy and natural resources; Healthcare and life sciences; Technology, media & telecommunications; Entertainment and media; Mass consumption; Family office.
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
“As a partner of our hospital for many years, Kangda’s professionalism is admirable,” says an executive at Beijing Cancer Hospital. “In many medical disputes, Kangda successfully helped reduce our economic losses. Also, regarding co-operation among medical institutions, their understanding of relevant laws and regulations for the hospital has helped us avoid risks.”
China Business Law Awards 2020
Notable Deals
Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year
| Zhongtai Group issues FTZ offshore bonds | 2022 | US$113 million | Details |
| Hengli’s USD1.8bn exchangeable bonds | 2021 | US$1.8 billion | Details |
| Sichuan Road & Bridge’s Bangladesh PPP financing | 2021 | US$184 million, US$123 million | Details |
| Lawsuits over failed Everbright investment | 2021 | US$1 billion | Details |
| Sembcorp’s environmental damage civil compensation case | 2020 | N/A | Details |
| Global Logistic Properties’ acquisition of a Shanghai R&D company | 2014 | US$31 million) | Details |
| Qudian’s IPO on New York Stock Exchange | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| PRC Ministry of Finance issues US dollar sovereign bonds | 2017 | US$2 billion | Details |
| WuXi Biologics’ Hong Kong IPO | 2017 | N/A | Details |
| Alibaba privatizes and takes over Youku Tudou | 2016 | US$5.6 billion | Details |
| ChemChina acquires Syngenta | 2016 | US$43 billion | Details |
| Didi Chuxing M&A with Uber China | 2016 | US$35 billion | Details |
| Qihoo 360 Technology goes private | 2016 | US$9.3 billion | Details |
| Bayer’s acquisition of a 100 stake of Dihon | 2015 | US$560 million | Details |
| Didi Dache’s merger with Kuaidi Dache | 2015 | US$6 billion | Details |
| WuXi PharmaTech’s privatization | 2015 | US$3.3 billion | Details |
| Focus Media’s backdoor listing on A share market | 2015 | NA | Details |
| ITOCHU Corporation’s acquisition of a 20% strategic stake in CITIC | 2015 | US$10.3 billion | Details |
| Cheung Kong and Hutchison’s reorganization spin off and listing | 2015 | US$54.2 billion | Details |
| Alibaba Group’s investment in Youku Tudou | 2014 | US$1.22 billion) | Details |
| China Everbright Bank’s HK IPO | 2014 | US$3.5 billion) | Details |
| Giant Interactive’s take private transaction | 2014 | US$3 billion) | Details |
| China Three Gorges Corporation’s acquisition of two hydro power projects from Energias do Brasil S.A. | 2014 | US$330 million) | Details |
| TutorGroup’s subscription of Series B preferred equity | 2014 | US$80 million) | Details |
| Baidu’s acquisition of 91 Wireless | 2013 | US$1.9 billion | Details |
| Alibaba’s acquisition of 18% stake in Sina’s Weibo | 2013 | US$586 million | Details |
| Shuanghui’s acquisition of Smithfield | 2013 | US$7.1 billion | Details |
| Focus Media’s going-private from Nasdaq | 2013 | US$3.7 billion | Details |
| TPG’s conditional sale of its 100% stake in UT Capital Group to Haitong | 2013 | US$715 million | Details |
| Syndicated loan for the Guangzhou-Jiangmen Highway project | 2013 | US$753 million | Details |
| Alibaba’s privatisation and repurchase of half of Yahoo’s stake | 2012 | US$7.1 billion in total | Details |
| Baosteel offers RMB bonds in Hong Kong | 2012 | US$1.04 billion | Details |
| China v ConocoPhillips in a sea pollution claim | 2012 | US$240.74 million | Details |
| hiSoft’s proposed merger with VanceInfo | 2012 | US$875 million | Details |
| Cinda receives strategic investment from CITIC, UBS, etc. | 2012 | US$1.66 billion | Details |
| Youku and Tudou merger | 2012 | US$1.1 billion | Details |
| Mengniu incentive scheme for onshore employees | 2022 | US$630 million | Details |
Contact us
Beijing Head Office
8/F, Emperor Group Centre
No.12D, Jianwai Avenue
Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100022, China
Telephone: +86 10 5086 7666
Fax: +86 10 5691 6450
Xi’an
Telephone: +86 29 8836 0129
Shenzhen
Telephone: +86 755 8860 0388
Haikou
Telephone: +86 898 6625 4181
Shanghai
Telephone: +86 21 6390 1100
Guangzhou
Telephone: +86 20 3739 2666
Hangzhou
Telephone: +86 571 8577 9929
Shenyang
Telephone: +86 24 2250 3388
Nanjing
Telephone: +86 25 8411 1616
Tianjin
Telephone: +86 22 2445 9827
Heze
Telephone: +86 530 5566 148
Chengdu
Telephone: +86 28 8774 7485
Suzhou
Telephone: +86 512 6758 6952
Hohhot Telephone: +86 471 5166 277
Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 2333 9989
Wuhan
Telephone: +86 27 8361 5198
Zhengzhou
Telephone: +86 371 8895 9887
Changsha
Telephone: +86 731 8218 3551
Xiamen
Telephone: +86 592 5211 009
Chongqing
Telephone: +86 23 6775 9966
Hefei
Telephone: +86 551 6293 0997
Email: kangda@kangdalawyers.com
Website
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