 Maritime
Affairs
Our lawyers have profound theoretical knowledge of maritime law
and are familiar with laws governing the maritime shipping industry
and the marine insurance industry. Some of them have been in charge
of legal matters concerning shipping and international trade for
shipping companies or international trading companies. Some of them
have education background of maritime law and marine insurance law
both at home and abroad.
Our lawyers are experienced in providing legal services on maritime
transport, marine insurance and other maritime related matters for
domestic and international clients. We have represented dozens of
well-known Chinese and foreign shipping companies, ship-building
companies, charter companies, shipowners P & I clubs, charterers
mutual P & I associations, cargo owners, insurers and forwarding
agents in legal matters.
△ Maritime Litigation & Arbitration
To solve litigation and arbitration regarding maritime transportations,
maritime accidents, marine pollution, marine insurance, marine engineering,
ship construction and so on.
△ Bill of Lading
To deal with various types of disputes regarding bill of lading,
such as releasing goods without original bill of lading, freight
dispute, shipping documents dispute and fraudulent bill of lading.
△ Charters and Ship Finance
To review and draft charter parties, to assist our clients to
lease ships on the basis of negotiation with shipping agency, to
review the legal risk in the ship finance project and assist our
clients to deal with the ship mortgage and insurance.
Banking
and Finance
Our lawyers used to be the leaders who manage banking and finance
issues in foreign capital bank and domestic bank. We are experienced
in providing legal services on corporate finance, capital market,
project finance, infrastructure finance, trade finance, debt reconstruction,
syndicate credit facilities, leasing finance, security arrangement,
trust, investment funds, insurance, financial service, swap, option
and other derivatives.
△ Banking
We are experienced in banking related legal services. Our services
include but not limited to: represent banks in debt collection and
enforcement, legal services in establishment of internal control
system for commercial banks, issue legal opinion for banking-related
business, invest bank clients' background and credit standing, follow
credit funds and design guaranty proposal.
△ Finance
Our services for financing include but not limited to: all-round
legal services regarding commercial bank loans, syndicated loans,
project bonds, leveraged lease and other forms of financing methods,
secured loan and comprehensive credit, derivatives financial instruments
such as swap transaction, project financing, foreign investment
and BOT operation, project assignment and taxation arrangement.
Corporate
Zhao & Co acts as a regular adviser for various types of companies
and provides legal and investment advices for them, including: company
incorporations, restructuring, transformation of ownership, shares
transfer and structure designs of shares, mergers and acquisition,
stock-restructuring, corporate governance, financings, venture capital,
bankruptcy and liquidation. Besides, we also render legal advices
in labor, taxation, environmental protection and other business-related
matters.
△ Company Establishment
To assist domestic clients to set up limited liability companies,
joint-stock companies, partnerships, holding companies, subsidiaries,
branches, representative offices and other economic entities;
To assist foreign clients to set up foreign representative offices,
equity joint ventures, contractual joint ventures, solely foreign-funded
enterprises and other entities in China; to assist foreign companies
to set up holding companies or regional head quarters in China.
△ Corporate Governance
To draft and review of the employee handbook, the salary package,
the meeting of shareholders, the board of directors, the corporate
management system and other corporate governance documents;
To act as witness in the meetings of shareholders, the meetings
of the board and other major activities of the company; to issue
lawyer's proposals, attorney's letters, legal submissions for the
company's projects.
△ Merger & Acquisition
To design M & A proposal, conduct and handle M & A due
diligence investigation, make legal audition on acquisition object,
equity transfer, equity disputes, bankruptcy and liquidation, etc.
International
Trade
Our lawyers are experienced in handling with disputes regarding
international trade. Our fields of practice: import & export,
international trade settlement and financing, factoring, export
processing trade, compensation trade, bonded trade, agency and distribution,
consignment, rules of origin, letter of credit, bill of lading,
customs surveillance, customs' protection of intellectual property,
commodities inspection, license and so on.
Zhao & Co keeps long-term friendly cooperation relationship
with law firms from U.S.A., U.K., France, Australia, Singapore,
Japan and Hong Kong to guarantee that the Firm's legal services
are client-oriented and of the highest standard professionals have
been specially assigned to listen to and take care of complaints
and concerns of Clients from Europe, America, Japan and China.
Contract
To draft, review and modify agreements, contracts, articles of
association, confidentiality agreements, non-competition agreements
and other legal documents, claims for liabilities for breach of
contract, to issue lawyer's letter, legal opinion and lawyer's witness,
to represent our clients in litigation and arbitration in connection
with contracts and to handle non- litigation legal matters.
Employment
Our lawyers have extensive experience in advising on and implementing
the latest Chinese labor rules and resolving representing both employers
and employees in employment disputes. Most work relates to drafting
and modifying labor contracts, non-competition agreements and confidentiality
agreements, registering foreign employees and related services,
handling labor transfer and termination, dispute resolution (mediation,
arbitration and litigation).
Litigation and Arbitration
We also represent our clients in various types of civil and commercial
litigations, criminal litigations and arbitrations. Our regular
portfolio covers general civil litigations, commercial litigations,
criminal defense, domestic and international commercial arbitrations.
labor arbitrations and litigations.
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