Legal Services Providers in South China

The following is a list of law offices in the Guangzhou consular district, which includes the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.  The list includes private and quasi-private Chinese law firms as well as private American law firms with a presence in the Consular district. Most of the firms listed specialize in commercial law, but many are qualified to offer advice on a full range of legal issues.

The U.S. Consulate General in Guangzou, China assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the following persons or firms. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department of State or the U.S. Consulate.  Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance.  The information in the list on professional credentials, areas of expertise and language ability are provided directly by the law offices. You may receive additional information about the law offices by contacting the local bar association (or its equivalent) or the local licensing authorities.

Note: China Country Code is +86, if you are calling a law firm in Guangzhou from the U.S., you need to dial 011-86-20-XXXXXXXX; if you are calling from China but outside Guangzhou, you need to dial 020-XXXXXXXX．

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GUANGDONG PROVINCE

Guangzhou

1. Deacons Guangzhou Office
Rm 2108, 21/F South Tower, Guangzhou World Trade Center, 371-375   Huanshi Rd. E., Guangzhou, Guangdong
Tel:  (020) 8778-5678, 8778-7378
Fax: (020) 8777-0488
Web site: www.dgi.com
     
Specialty: Assists clients with investment and business transactions covering all industry sectors in China, including foreign investments, technology transfer and licensing; energy and natural resources; infrastructure and construction projects; telecommunications, land transactions and property development; securities; intellectual property protection; transportation, etc.
     
Languages spoken: English, Chinese, and French

2. Dezan Shira & Associates – Guangzhou office
Unit 1005, 10/F, Tower B, Center Plaza, 161 Linhexi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510620 
Tel: (020) 3825 1526 
Fax: (020) 3825 1367
E-mail: guangzhou@dezshira.com

Specialty: Provides assistance to foreign companies doing business in China including establishing and restructuring, legal and financial due diligences and M&A; advising on commercial contracts and IPR; full Corporate accounting services including bookkeeping, tax filling, payroll and internal reviewing, tax compliance and practice in the P.R.C.

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Italian and Spanish.

3.  GFE Law Office
18/F Yuehai Bldg., 555 Dongfeng East Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510030
Tel: (020) 8315-0828 (Director's Office), 8315-1868, 8315-1955
Fax: (020) 8315-0222

Specialty: Economic and civil cases.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

4.  Guangdong Hong An Xin Law Firm (Head Office)
116 Yue Xiu Bei Lu, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Tel: (020) 8383-9409 (Director’s Office), 8383-9408 (Director’s Office), 8383-9275 Ext.
Fax: (020) 8383-4799
E-mail: jianhua@21cn.com
Website: http://www.HonganLaw.com

Guangdong Hong An Xin Law Firm (Branch Office)
200-1 Qi Yi Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510030
Tel: (020) 8338-2060, 8338-2063
Fax: (020) 8336-5605

Specialty: Economic, civil and criminal cases; also provides a wide range of other legal services

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

5.  Guangdong Qi Yuan Law Office
Rm 506, Block B, Yinshan Building, #93 Cang Bian Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Tel:  (020) 8364-0355, 8364-0011, 8364-0040
Fax: (020) 8364-0014
  
Specialty: Cases involving foreign trade, economics, maritime law and real estates

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

6.  Guangzhou Guang Zhi Zhou Law Office
5/F, 113 Xiao Bei Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Tel:  (020) 8355-2257, 8355-4168
Fax:  (020) 8356-0753

Specialty: Cases involving civil, economic, criminal matters and maritime law

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

7.  Guangzhou King Pound Law Firm
10 East Building, International Financial Bldg., 197-199 Dongfeng Rd. W., Guangzhou, Guangdong  510180
Tel:  (020) 8332-9282
Fax: (020) 8332-8199

Specialty: Economic, civil and criminal cases; also provides a broad range of legal services

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

8.  H.J.M. International Law Offices
7/F 3 Davinci Building, Tianhe N. Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510075
Tel: (020) 8755-6610
Fax: (020) 8755-6687      
E-mail: webmaster@hjmlawyer.com

Specialty: International business, real Estate, finance and Insurance, administration and Criminal law, intellectual Property

Language spoken:   English, Chinese

9.  IPO Corporate Law P.C.
3rd Floor, Yindu Comm Center, 225 Guangming Bei Road, Shiqiao, Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511400
Tel: (020) 8466-0367
Fax: (020) 8466-1747
E-mail: ipocorporate@hotmail,com

Specialty: Corporate / commercial law, immigration & Nationality, energy & infrastructure, finance, intellectual Property, litigation, property, telecommunications & broadcasting, and general practice

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

10.  Kingson Law Firm
20/F, Guangfa Finance Center, 83 Nonglinxia Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080
Tel: (020) 8731-1008
Fax: (020) 8731-1808
Email: webmaster@kingsonlawfirm.com <mailto:webmaster@kingsonlawfirm.com>
Website: www.kingsonlawfirm.com <http://www.kingsonlawfirm.com>

Specialty: Corporate and commercial; foreign investment and trade; banking, finance and capital markets; restructuring and insolvency; tax; intellectual property; information technology; real estate and construction

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

11. Law Offices of Frederick W. Hong
Room 1503 North Tower, Guangzhou World Trade Center, 371-375 Huanshi Rd. E., Guangzhou, Guangdong
Tel:  (020) 8760-9933, 8760-9856
Fax: (020) 8760-9896
 
Specialty: Provides legal services that include pre-investment planning, business negotiations, formation and structuring of joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises and representative offices, securing permits and licenses, government relations, international finance, commercial contracts, taxation, arbitration, litigation, intellectual property rights protection, as well as U.S. immigration and visa matters.

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

12.  Law Offices of K. C. Li, American Attorneys at Law
Room 906, Bldg. B, Tian Yu Garden (2 Phase), 142 Lin He Zhong Rd., Tianhe, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510620
Tel: (020) 3885-3644
Fax: (020) 3884-4114
E-mail: gzomega@public.guangzhou.gd.cn or kacheungli@hotmail.com

Specialty: Corporate / commercial law, immigration law and general practice

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

13. Law Office of Stephenson Harwood & Lo
1907 Peace World Plaza, 362-366 Huanshi Road East, Guangzhou, 510060
Tel:  (020) 8388-0590
Fax: (020) 8386-3119

Specialty: Foreign direct investment, wholly foreign-owned investments, joint ventures, due diligence, employment, corporate law, intellectual property, shipping, retail

Language spoken: English, Chinese

14.  McCandlish Holton
Suite 1812, Guangdong International Hotel, 339 Huanshi Road. E., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510098
Tel:  (020) 8331-3676
Fax: (020) 8331-3675
E-mail: gzabmm@public.guangzhou.gd.cn

Specialty: Provides assistance to foreign companies doing business in China including establishing or restructuring joint ventures, wholly owned enterprises, or other direct investments; advising on commercial contracts, intellectual property rights, and business and immigration law; and consultation on international commercial law and practice in the P.R.C.

Languages spoken:  English, Chinese
 
15. Wang Jing & Co., Guangzhou
14/ F., South, World Trade Centre, 371-375 Huanshi East Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510095
Tel:   (020) 8760-0082
Fax:  (020) 8778-4482
Email: info@wjnco.com; mjroos@wjnco.com; zwortham@wjnco.com
Website: www.wjnco.com

Specialty: Assist predominantly foreign clients (European, Japanese, Hong Kong and U.S.A.) in their business activities in China, focusing on corporate investment and transactions, commercial contracts and dispute resolution, intellectual property rights protection (registration and enforcement).
     
Languages spoken: Chinese, English, Japanese, French, and Dutch.

Shenzhen                         

1.   Dezan Shira & Associates – Shenzhen office
Room 6309, 63/F, Diwang Commercial Building, Shen Nan Road East, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518008
Tel: (0755) 2583- 6115
Fax: (0755) 8366- 4122
Email: Shenzhen@dezshira.com 

Specialty: Provides assistance to foreign companies doing business in China including establishing and restructuring, legal and financial due diligences and M&A; advising on commercial contracts and IPR; full Corporate accounting services including bookkeeping, tax filling, payroll and internal reviewing, tax compliance and practice in the P.R.C.
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Italian and Spanish.

2.  Grandall Legal Group (Shenzhen)
24/F, Tequbaoye Building, 6008 Shennan Avenue, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Tel: (0755) 8351-5666
Fax: (0755) 8351-5333, 8351-5090
Email: grandallsz@grandall.com.cn
Website: http://www.grandull.com.con

Specialty: Full services (investment, corporate/commercial laws, finance and banking, intellectual property, civil/criminal/administrative litigation, securities and futures, insurance, arbitration, legal consultation, etc.)

Languages spoken: English, Chinese

3.  Guangdong Harbour Law Firm
17/F, Securities Building, 5020 Binhe Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Tel: (0755) 8299-0393 (Director’s Office), 8299-0380 Ext.
Fax: (0755) 8299-0246
E-mail: szharbor@public.szptt.net.cn

Main fields of practice: Providing legal services in relation to domestic and foreign commerce, real estate, finance, securities, merger and acquisition, investment, intellectual property, criminal matters, litigation and arbitration.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

4.   Guangdong Shengfang Law Firm
8/F Zhuoyue Plaza No. 98 Fuhua Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Tel: (0755) 8287-7888
Fax: (0755) 8287-7778
Email: sflawyer@public.szptt.net.cn
Web Site: www.sflawyers.cn

Specialty: Legal consultancy and business legal issues, finance and security, intellectual property rights, foreign investment and international business, civil litigation and arbitration, criminal cases

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

5.  Kingson Law Firm
Room 601 Lucking Building 1008 Honglingzhong Rd. Shenzhen, Guangdong 518027
Tel: (0755) 2557-1128, 2557-3399
Fax: (0755) 2556-1000

Main fields of practice: Intellectual property leasing, business, economics and corporate law, family law

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

6.  Lehman, Lee & Xu
Room 3206 Xin Wen Building Block 1, 2 Shen Nan Road Central, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518027
Tel: (0755) 8209-1738
Fax: (0755) 8209-6738
Email: shenzhen@lehmanlaw.com

Specialty: Intellectual property, investments, real estates, taxation, white collar criminal defense & counseling

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

7.  Shenzhen Law Office
6/F International Insurance & Trust Bldg, 1010 Hongling Central Rd., Shenzhen, Guangdong 518001
Tel: (0755) 2557-6329 (Director’s Office), (0755) 8211-7575 (Receptionist) (0755) 2556-4215, (0755) 2557-6324
Fax: (0755) 2556-4216

Specialty: Civil, criminal, economic and administrative lawsuits, as well as other legal matters. Also represent enterprises, institutions or citizens as legal consultants.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

Shaoguan

1. Lehman, Lee & Xu
1/F Science & Technology Center, 72 Xinhua North Road, Shaoguan, Guangdong 512026
Tel: (0751) 8611-923
Fax: (0751) 8759-927
E-mail: shaoguan@lehmanlaw.com

Specialty: Intellectual property, investments, real estates, taxation, white collar criminal defense& counseling

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Taishan

 1.  Guangdong Xiong Jun Law Firm
1/F, 2 Ping Hu Lu, Tai Cheng Town, Taishan, Guangdong
Tel:  (0750) 5521181
Fax: (0750) 5530123     

Languages spoken: Chinese

2.  Guangdong Zhi Xin Law Firm
Room201, 1-1 Ping Hu Lu, Tai Cheng Town, Taishan, Guangdong
Tel:  (0750)5521998, 5958338
Fax: (075)5521900

Languages spoken: Chinese

Zhongshan

1.   Dezan Shira & Associates – Zhongshan office
Room 513,  West Bldg, Yi Hua Commercial Centre, Zhongshan Rd, Zhongshan City, Guangdong, 528400
Tel: (0760) 8826-9592
Fax: (0760) 8830-7592
Email: zhongshan@dezshira.com

Specialty: Provides assistance to foreign companies doing business in China including establishing and restructuring, legal and financial due diligences and M&A; advising on commercial contracts and IPR; full
Corporate accounting services including bookkeeping, tax filling, payroll and internal reviewing, tax compliance and practice in the P.R.C.

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Italian and Spanish.

FUJIAN PROVINCE

Fuzhou

1. Fu Jian Chuang Yuan Law Office
28/F Block A Zhongshan Building, 154 Hu Dong Road, Gu Lou District, Fuzhou, Fujian 350003
Tel: (0591) 8785-0803
Fax: (0591) 8781-6904

Specialty: Civil, criminal and economic lawsuits and non-litigation cases; other legal matters such as commissions and investment. They also represent enterprises, institutions as permanent legal consultants

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

2. Fu Jian Jian Da Law Office
6/F Zhong Fu Plaza, 92 Dong Jie, Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian  350003
Tel:   (0591) 8767-6169
Fax:  (0591) 8767-6123

Specialty: Civil, criminal, economic, finance and real estate lawsuits.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

3. Fu Jian Rong Cheng Law Office
8/F Zhong Mei Building, 107 Gu Tian Road, Fuzhou, Fujian 350005
Tel:  (0591) 8337-7794
Fax:  (0591) 8337-8064

Specialty: Civil, criminal and economic lawsuits and non-litigation cases; other legal matters     
such as commissions and investment. They also represent enterprises, institutions as permanent legal consultants

Languages spoken: Chinese, English
 
Xiamen

1. Lian He Xin Shi Law Office
2/F Law Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian  361005
Tel: (0592) 208-6165, (0592) 209-3875, (0592) 218-2409
Fax: (0592) 208-6182

Specialty: Civil, criminal and economic lawsuits and non-litigation cases; other legal matters such as commissions and investment. Most of the lawyers of this Office also teach on the law faculty of Xiamen University.  They also represent enterprises, institutions as permanent legal consultants.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

2.  Wang Jing & Co. Law Firm – Xiamen
Suite 1601, Bank Center, 189 Xia He Road, Xiamen, Fujian 361021
Tel: (0592) 268-1376
Fax: (0592) 268-1380
Email: Xiamen@wjnco.com
Website: www.wjnco.com

Specialty: Assist predominantly foreign clients (European, Japanese, Hong Kong and U.S.A.) in their business activities in China, focusing on corporate investment and transactions, commercial contracts and dispute resolution, intellectual property rights protection (registration and enforcement).
     
Languages spoken: Chinese, English, Japanese, French and Dutch.

3.  Xia Men Qiu Sheng Law Firm
3/F, Zhen Xing Building, No. 118 Hubin North Road, Xiamen, Fujian 361012
Tel: (0592) 506-1188
Fax: (0592) 509-1800

Specialty: International Trade, foreign investment, financial and stock exchange, real estate, customs, intellectual property rights, etc.       

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

HAINAN PROVINCE

Haikou

1.  Hainan Haida Pingzheng Lawyers Office
1/F Teaching Building, Hainan University, Haikou City, Hainan Province 570228
Tel:  (0898) 6626-1295
Fax: (0898) 6626-1295

Specialty: Civil, criminal and economic cases.  Most of the lawyers also teach on the law faculty of Hainan University.

Languages spoken:Chinese, English

2. Hai Nan Wei Te Law Firm
4 Floor Development Building, 22 Jin Long Rd., Haikou, Hainan 570125
Tel: (0898) 68533819, 68533919, 68554427, 68554437
Fax: (0898) 6853-3516
E-mail: weitelvshi@sina.com; hainanweite@263.net

Specialty: International trade, real estate, taxation, customs, intellectual property rights, financial, etc.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

GUANGXI ZHUANG AUTONOMOUS REGION

Nanning

1.  Jin Bei Dou Law Office
19/F Tai An Bldg. No. 38-2 Minzu Da Dao Central Section, Nanning, Guanxi  530022
Tel:  (0771) 586-7696 (Director's Office), 586-7609
Fax: (0771) 586-7661   
 
Specialty: Cases involving foreign and domestic trade and economics, as well as other legal matters.

Languages spoken: Chinese, English

Guilin

1.  Jiu Yu Law Firm
Yi Feng Rd. Gao Xin District, Guilin, China
Tel: (0773) 5850107, 5850117, 5857232
Fax: (0773) 5850107
Web site: www.g001.com/jiuyu.htm

Specialty: Real estate, criminal law, corporate law, etc.

Language spoken: Chinese, English

 
U.S. Income Tax Preparers

The following firms have said they prepare U.S. Income Tax returns for persons living in China.  While the Consulate General has no adverse information on the following firms and persons, neither the United States Government, the U.S. Consulate General at Guangzhou nor any officer or employee may be considered responsible for the ability or integrity of the firms or persons whose names appear on this list.

Erin Kent Magee
Registered Tax Consultant
E-mail: rmb2gold@yahoo.com