Dacheng Law Offices

Chairman: Huazhi Yuan

Number of partners: 2,100+

Number of lawyers: 7,600+

Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Russian

Firm Overview

Founded in 1992, we are one of the first partnership law firms established in China and today one of the largest. With more than 7,000 lawyers in over 50 offices across China, covering all of the nation’s provinces, direct-administered municipalities and autonomous regions, we are able to provide the full spectrum of legal services to our clients and boast strong practices in almost all practice areas.

The excellency of our lawyers and practice has been widely recognized in the legal industry. Since 2021, we have 46 practice areas and 316 lawyers ranked in Chambers Global & Greater China Region Guides, and 26 practice areas and 487 lawyers recognized by The Legal 500, including among which, “2023 China (PRC Firms) Best Growth Law Firm of the Year” awarded by Chambers and Partners, “M&A Firm of the Year 2023 (Honoree) - China”“Trade Firm of the Year 2023 (Honoree) – China”awarded by China Law & Practice. We have also received awards and recognitions by many other mainstream legal media such as Asian Legal Business, China Business Law Journal, LEGALBAND, IFLR1000, asialaw Profiles, Benchmark Litigation, China Law and Practice, Who’s Who Legal, etc.

In 2007, we started to implement the strategy of “Global Reach, Local Insight”, that is, to build a global legal services network to serve the need of our clients across the world. Through the rapid expansion that has resulted, our lawyers have gained access to global resources, referrals, knowledge and experience – enhancing the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive, cost-effective, agile and efficient service to our clients both within and outside China.In particular, we enjoy close cooperation with Dentons, one of the world's largest global law firms and a top 3 firm on the Acritas’ Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index and are “Dentons’ Preferred Law Firm in China”.

Practice Areas

Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities & Capital Markets; Private Equity & Investment Funds; State-Owned Enterprise (SOE); Restructuring & Property Rights Transactions; Real Estate & Construction; Mining, Energy & Natural Resources; Banking & Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Outbound Investment; Antitrust & National Security Scrutiny; Tax; International Trade; International Trade Remedies & WTO; Maritime & Admiralty Law; Intellectual Property & Technology; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Criminal Defence; Employment & Labour

Main Areas of Practice

Dacheng has always adhered to safeguarding its clients’ interests to the maximum extent. It is committed to providing its domestic and overseas clients with professional, comprehensive and timely legal services that are of a high quality and efficiency.

Every Dacheng lawyer has his or her specific practice areas and usually specialises in two or three of them. When clients call for multi-discipline comprehensive legal services, a cross-discipline, cross-area service team will be formed promptly to meet clients’ demands.

Key Sector Areas

Aerospace and defence, transportation (including aviation), energy and chemical engineering, financial institutions, hotels and leisure (including gaming), manufacturing (including automotive/ aircraft), mining and natural resources (including agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery), real estate and construction, transportation infrastructure and PPP (including PPP project and construction), retail (including luxury, fashion and beauty), technology, media and telecommunications, film and television, culture, entertainment and sports, life science and health care, environmental protection, logistics and warehousing, food (including wine, beverages, cooking oil and catering), education, training and advisory services, charity and public welfare (including government and governmental organisations), others.