China team
In 2007, our Shanghai office was granted a license to practice law in China by the Ministry of Justice. This makes us one of the very few French law firms with an active and official presence in the country.
Our China office constitutes an important milestone in our international development, built on a number of conducive factors:
- China's unparalleled growth rate for more than a decade.
- Increasing interest of French companies, especially our clients, to invest and develop business activities in China.
- Increasing investment by Chinese companies in France.
The firm's aim is to answer the questions raised by businesses investing in China, including in particular, by advising on the following issues:
- creating a subsidiary
- opening a representative office
- drafting a distribution agreement
- registering a trademark
- protecting an intangible asset
- establishing a franchising network
- ensuring tax optimization
- handling employment law issues
- managing expatriates, from both a tax and social security standpoint
Our Shanghai office is managed by Partner Bruno Lefebure. We also have a specialist China-team based in Paris.
