Ricc & Co

Chairman & Managing Partner: Wei Xin (Sam)
Number of partners: 11
Number of lawyers: 73
Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean

Firm Overview:
RICC & CO., founded in 2010, is a boutique law firm registered at Shanghai. Ever since its establishment, RICC&CO. is committed to providing top-notch professional service in practice areas including Sports Law, TMT & Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Litigation/Arbitration, Crime, Corporate/Commercial, Corporate Investigation, Banking & Finance, Shipping & Admiralty, Tax, Family/Matrimonial, and Administrative & Public Law. Within years of practice, RICC&CO. has maintained a good reputation of full-time attention, high quality, and high efficiency. Especially in Sports Law and TMT & Entertainment, RICC & CO. has been trusted by one of China’s top online video sites and Shanghai Sports Bureau.

Over years of legal practice, RICC & CO. has collected massive outstanding professionals across domains and disciplines. Its attorneys respectively come from international law firms, China’s top law schools, top professional associations, government agencies, and global multinational group companies. With its rich reserve of talents, the firm had high performance on providing comprehensive legal advice for clients with specific requirements.

By collaboration with top international law firms in other jurisdictions, RICC & CO. did well in helping its clients understand local challenges and overcome culture difference. The firm is able to provide smooth communications and commercial solutions that delivers a competitive advantage to its clients. And it is still actively extending its advantageous legal service to all over the world.

In March 2019, RICC&CO. was recognised as ‘The Firm of the Year for the year of 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018’ and named as ‘Shanghai Top 10 Law Firm’ by Shanghai Bar Association.

Main Areas of Practice:

Corporate/Commercial:

6 partners; 14 fee earners based in Shanghai, China

■ Wei Xin and his team represented PMF corporation, a domestic film company owned a bunch of famous brands, in its recent two equity financing projects respectively invested by Alibaba and Bona Film Group. Their work includes but not limited to reviewing and drafting the transaction documents, advising on the deal structure, and assisting with closing
■ “ONE IS ALL” is a popular article publishing platform in China, which had reached No.1 spot in the download chart. Wei Xin and his team provided full-range legal service for its commercial merger with PMF corporation and its first round financing of 60 million yuan

Key Clients: Shanghai PMF Pictures Co., Ltd., Beijing Figure Video Co., Ltd.

Contact: Song Jia
Tel: +(8621) 5109 6488
Email: [email protected]

Litigation/Arbitration:

7 partners; 18 fee earners based in Shanghai, China

■ Wei Xin and his team represented Industrial Bank Co. in its dispute with Jinan Iron and Steel at the subject of 200 million yuan concerning delivery of goods from bonded warehouses
■ Wei Xin and his team represented one individual client in his dispute with other parties at the subject of 400 million yuan and win the final favourable court decision. (The client’s name is kept confidential for legal requirements.)
■ RICC&CO. assisted Xinghua Jiade Material Trade Co., Ltd. in its equity disputes with other shareholder, providing whole-process service for the dispute

Contact: Song Jia
Tel: +(8621) 5109 6488
Email: [email protected]

Corporate Investigation:

5 partners; 14 fee earners based in Shanghai, China

■ Wang Yingping and his team specialized in providing anti-fraud investigation service for listed companies and foreign-invested companies. A well-known domestic internet company is also their client. (The client’s name is kept confidential for legal requirements.)
■ Wang Yingping and his team also provide professional legal service in litigation and arbitration concerning commercial bribery, trade secret disclosure and contract fraud. A Giant finance lease company is also their client. (The client’s name is kept confidential for legal requirements.)

Contact: Song Jia
Tel: +(8621) 5109 6488
Email: [email protected]

TMT & Entertainment:

4 partners; 10 fee earners based in Shanghai, China

■ RICC & CO. represented PMF corporation and provide full-range legal service for their three movies’ production and distribution projects, which are The Continent, Duckweed and Pegasus. Their work includes but not limited to advising on the investment and financing projects about the movies, drafting and reviewing of contracts with directors and actors, and providing legal protection for intellectual property
■ RICC & CO. represented one of their clients, a well-known domestic game club, in its dispute with a foreign e-sport player signed contract with the club. Wei Xin and his team provided full-range service for this dispute. (The client’s name is kept confidential for legal requirements.)
■ RICC & CO. was entrusted by the Jingshu Company to provide full-range legal service for the production and distribution of their well-known movie named Wild Grass

Contact: Song Jia
Tel: +(8621) 5109 6488
Email: [email protected]

Shipping & Admiralty:

3 partners; 3 fee earners based in Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan, China

■ RICC & CO. provided full-range marine insurance legal service
■ RICC & CO. provided Maritime litigation service, including disputes over ship collisions, charter parties, ship repairing, etc
■ Dispute resolution about the cargo detaining by maritime injunction and other procedures
■ And other Administrative litigation service

Contact: Song Jia
Tel: +(8621) 5109 6488
Email: [email protected]

International Work:
RICC & CO. expertise in FDI, ODI and international trading. RICC & CO. provided professional services for a large number of foreign investment to China and Chinese enterprises’ international expansion. Some of the attorneys have been recognized as ‘1000 lawyers concerning foreign affairs’ by National Talent List of and ‘Shanghai Lawyers Concerning foreign affairs’ by Shanghai Talent list. RICC & CO. was instructed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation for its investment in Shanghai