Cross-border and Foreign-related Matters

Foreign companies and individuals often face a Chinese legal problem from a distance: the proceedings are in Chinese, the procedure is unfamiliar, and decisions have to be explained to management, family or lawyers at home.

Typical situations

A foreign national, or an employee of a foreign company, is under investigation or detained in China.
A foreign company's subsidiary or managers in China are caught up in a criminal case, or company assets in China have been frozen.
A foreign business has been defrauded by a Chinese counterparty and wants to pursue a criminal complaint or recover its losses.
A dispute requires court proceedings in China against, or on behalf of, a party living abroad.
Overseas counsel need a Chinese lawyer to handle the Chinese side of a matter.

What the work involves

Acting in the Chinese proceedings as a China-licensed lawyer;
Reviewing Chinese-language case materials and explaining the facts, procedure and options in English;
Keeping clients, families, in-house teams and overseas counsel informed as the case develops;
Where another jurisdiction is involved, coordinating with counsel qualified there. Advice on foreign law and representation in foreign proceedings are provided by those lawyers, and the scope of coordination, including oversight of their work, is agreed for each matter.

Selected matter: acting for a Beijing company against a foreign national living abroad, Mr. Yin resolved the difficulty of serving court documents, and the court confirmed termination of the contract and granted the company's principal refund claims.