Chinese/Hong Kong Desk

Specialized legal practice focused on providing comprehensive support to Russian companies entering or operating in mainland China and Hong Kong, and Chinese businesses establishing or expanding their footprint in Russia

Andrey Zelenin
Senior Partner
Head of the Desk

Choice of Jurisdiction and Optimal Legal Form

  • Analysis of the legal system, business climate, restrictions and risks of doing business

  • Analysis of restrictions applicable to foreign investors

  • Selection of the main forms of legal entities, taking into account the specifics of their use

  • Analysis of the incorporation process and timelines, as well as sources of financing

  • Analysis of licensing requirements, where applicable to the client's business

  • Analysis of tax regimes

  • Analysis of employment relationships and hiring requirements

Incorporation of a Legal Entity / Joint Venture

  • Preparation of a company incorporation roadmap and a list of required documents

  • Preparation of the company's corporate documents

  • Filing documents with the registration authority and obtaining registration documents

  • Assistance with opening the company's bank account

  • Legal support in obtaining a license, where required

  • Assignment of rights to intellectual property, know-how and trademarks in favour of the joint venture

Corporate Governance

  • Ensuring the company's compliance with the corporate legislation of the country of incorporation and its internal documents, safeguarding the exercise and protection of the rights and legitimate interests of participants / shareholders
  • Legal formalisation of management decisions and corporate procedures in accordance with local requirements
  • Acting as corporate secretary
  • Liaising with the registrar, depositories and state authorities regulating corporate relations and the securities market
  • Support in the sale and purchase of shares / stakes and other corporate transactions related to company management, the rights of participants / shareholders or changes in the business structure

Commercial Contracts

  • Assessment of the validity, binding nature and enforceability of any type of contract under the applicable law

  • Structuring the contractual framework required to implement the business model


Our collaboration with leading legal experts in mainland China and Hong Kong enables swift response to client requests - whether for complex structured projects or routine operational matters. We promptly assemble and manage customized teams of local consultants, carefully matched to each client’s specific needs and industry particulars

Protecting Shanghai Dewu Information Group’s brand and trademarks in Russia; successful invalidation of the unauthorized "Poizon" trademark registered by a Russian site, clearing the way for the brand’s official international expansion

Legal support for a Chinese company specializing in the wholesale trade of electronic and telecommunications equipment, on matters of structuring and registration of a joint venture in Russian

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