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Company Formation Lawyers and Law Firms in China

Foreign-invested company setup, joint ventures, foreign investment, governance and transactions.

A company-formation search should start with the proposed activity, shareholders, operating site, licences, workforce, tax and banking needs, and the likely regulator. For Shanghai or Yangtze River Delta structures, open the Shanghai lawyer directory; for Greater Bay Area investment or operating entities, open the Shenzhen lawyer directory or Guangzhou lawyer directory. Confirm current incorporation and foreign-investment experience directly.

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you need to make.

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Practice orientation

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decision in front of you.

Foreign-invested company setup, joint ventures, foreign investment, governance and transactions.

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Use the page to narrow the legal route before treating a directory profile as a fit decision.

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Practice scope

Common matters

01

Foreign-invested company setup

Entity, scope, location and launch dependencies.

02

Joint ventures & investment structuring

Ownership, governance and reserved matters.

03

Post-formation governance & transactions

Corporate changes, capital and M&A.

Practice scope

Typical matters

01

China market entry

Choose the vehicle, location and regulatory route.

02

Joint ventures

Structure shareholders, governance and exit mechanics.

03

Registration & corporate changes

Coordinate establishment and registered-item changes.

04

Foreign investment

Assess inbound investment and restructuring routes.

05

M&A and investment transactions

Diligence, signing and implementation.

06

Corporate governance

Board, shareholder and authority questions.

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Legal context · process map

The company formation
workflow.

Use these checkpoints to frame the matter before opening profiles.

01 Scope

Define the decision, parties, jurisdiction and immediate deadline.

02 Evidence

Collect the documents and facts that determine the route.

03 Route

Match the issue to the correct specialty and legal process.

04 Respond

Plan the filing, negotiation, remediation or proceeding.

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Counsel, organised
for the next step.

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Consultation preparation

Make the first message
useful to counsel.

Send enough structure for counsel to test entity, access and governance assumptions.

Prepare an enquiry →
  • Short summary + desired outcome
  • Dated timeline + any response deadline
  • Key contract, notice, correspondence or decision
  • Parties, locations + preferred working language
  • Ownership chart and proposed investors/JV partners
  • Proposed business scope and target city
  • Investment source, capitalization and launch timetable
  • Draft term sheet, lease, incentive proposal or negative-list analysis
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FAQ

Common questions

WFOE or joint venture?
WFOEs suit full control where the sector is open; JVs fit restricted sectors or strategic local partners. Map the negative list first.
What should a formation intake include?
The ownership chart, proposed business scope, target city, source of funds, and whether a local partner is required. Counsel uses that to separate an open-sector WFOE from a restricted-sector structure.
Common setup cities?
Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou are frequent; secondary cities fit manufacturing and logistics.
What should I define before asking for a structure?
Prepare the ownership chart, proposed business scope, target city, investment source, capitalization plan, and launch timetable.

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