Foreign Direct Investment
Kingson is one of the leading law firms providing legal service in foreign direct investment in the PRC, and has rich experience in this field.
Kingson provides the following service in relation to the foreign direct investment:
1. to provide professional legal advice on foreign direct investment including the investment form, the equity structure, capital contribution, land usage, foreign exchange, tax, technology transfer, patent and trade market license, intellectual property protection, equity transfer, customs and labor management, etc;
2. to conduct due diligence investigation with the relevant authorities in relation to the projects for the clients;
3. to attend the commercial and legal negotiations with the relevant parties at any stage of the investment for the clients;
4. to draft and revise foreign direct investment documents including investment intent, joint venture contract, joint venture constitution , technology transfer agreement, the licenses of patent and trade mark, land use contract, employment contract, sale and purchase contract and board resolutions;
5. to assist the clients obtaining the government approvals, permits or license in relation to investment projects; and
6. to provide efficient and quality English and Chinese translations of the investment documents.
Merger & Acquisition
Kingson has remarkable experience in merger & acquisition and has provided professional legal service to merging companies, target companies and financial advisors of the merger and acquisition transactions.
Kingson provides the following service in relation to merger & acquisition:
1. to provide professional advice in relation to investments, asset assessment, foreign exchange and taxation;
2. to conduct due diligence investigation on property right, credit and debt for the clients;
3. to assist in working out plans of merger & acquisition;
4. to represent the clients in relevant commercial and legal negotiations;
5. to draft and revise the relevant contracts of merger & acquisition; and
6. to assist the clients in obtaining government approval and registration relevant to merger & acquisition.
Bankruptcy & Liquidation
Bankruptcy and Liquidation service are newly legal service with development of market economy in the PRC. Kingson is the pioneer in this area and has provided professional liquidation service in relation to foreign-invested enterprises.
Kingson provides the following service in relation to bankruptcy and liquidation:
1. to provide legal advice in relation to bankruptcy and liquidation;
2. to draft the bankruptcy application documents and lodge bankruptcy proceedings with PRC courts against the PRC debtors;
3. to negotiate with the debtors or debtors' shareholders or competent authorities in respect of repayment of the debt owed by the debtors to the creditors before the courts decide the bankruptcy of the debtors; to draft debt restructuring agreements;
4. to participate in creditors' meeting or liquidating conference for and on behalf of the creditors;
5. to provide professional advice on the liquidation, assessment of the bankrupt asset, disposal and distribution of the bankrupt asset of the debtors; and
6. to represent the shareholders in winding up the companies including the foreign invested companies.
Intellectual Property Protection
Kingson is specialized in intellectual property protection legal affairs in the PRC., Kingson is also experienced in handling intellectual property cases in both administrative proceeding and civil proceeding at the PRC court.
Kingson provides the domestic and foreign clients with the following professional intellectual property protection service:
1. to provide advice on protection of trade mark, patent, copyright, and other intellectual property rights;
2. to conduct investigation on infringement of trade mark, patent and copyright and to collect evidence of such infringement;
3. to assist in registration of trade mark, patent, copyright, copyright of computer software and domain name , to raise objection or apply for revocation of trade mark;
4. to provide advice on unfair competition and protection of trade secrets;
5. to draft intellectual property transfer contract, license of intellectual property, investment agreement and non-disclosure agreement in relation to the intellectual property; and
6. to handle litigation and arbitration cases in relation to trademark, patent, copyright, know-how and domain name disputes.
Real Estate
Kingson is one of the first law firms providing real estate service and has advised in a great number of projects in relation to the investment, sale & purchase, and lease of real estate in the PRC.
Kingson's service in the real estate covers the following:
1. to draft and review equity investment contracts, to assist establishment of the developer and transfer of shares of the developer;
2. to draft or examine contracts for granting the land use rights or transferring land use rights, lease or mortgage of the land rights;
3. to draft or examine construction contracts for property development;
4. to draft or examine the contract of sales, lease and mortgage of property; to assist in effecting registrations of such contracts with local house and land management bureau;
5. to assist in establishing property management companies and to draft property management contracts;
6. to provide from time to time legal advice on the development, construction, purchase & sales,lease, mortgage of the property; and
7. to act for the clients in the litigation at the PRC courts in relation to the development, leasing, purchase & sale, mortgage and management of the property.
Litigation & Arbitration
Kingson has a professional team to act in litigation and arbitration for domestic and foreign clients. Kingson's excellent practice in litigation and arbitration make Kingson most favored and trusted by its clients all over the world.
Kingson provides the following service in relation to the litigation at the PRC courts:
1. to review all the relevant documents, discussing the strategy of the litigation with the clients and give professional advice from time to time;
2. to start or defend the proceedings for the clients; to draft the proceedings documents including statements of claim, defense, appeal application, the assets preservation application and powers of attorney and to submit the executed litigation documents to the court and pay the court cost on behalf of the clients;
3. to conduct searches with the relevant authorities, organization or companies to collect the supporting evidence or materials;
4. to conduct the assets investigation and to assist the court in freezing the assets for purpose of enforcement;
5. to appear in the court hearings and make statements and arguments orally and in writing for the clients;
6. to apply for enforcement of the effective judgements or arbitration
awards at the PRC court; to find out the assets of the obligors and to assist
the court in selling by auction or transferring the assets of the obligors for
the recovery; and
7. to provide English and Chinese translation service for the clients.