Employment (PRC Firms) | Greater China Region

The employment practice at JunHe LLP is well known for handling both domestic and cross-border contentious and non-contentious matters, including employee termination, settlement and compliance. Its enviable client roster includes global leaders in a variety of industries including technology, food and beverages and financial services. The team is active in handling high-profile collective agreement disputes, mass layoffs and large employee transfer projects. The law firm is experienced in assisting clients on litigation and arbitration proceedings, and is able to utilise its corporate law expertise in employment issues associated with mergers and restructurings.

King & Wood Mallesons fields a large bench of specialist labour lawyers that are widely recognised and praised for their deep knowledge and understanding of the needs of foreign investors and multinationals. The team is also well equipped to advise domestic entities and state-owned enterprises. It provides a full gamut of labour and employment services covering compliance, litigation and arbitration. The law firm remains a counsel of choice for large employee settlement and transfer projects arising from heavyweight M&A deals and restructuring. Its key clients include China Merchants Group, Walmart and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group.

Lanbai Law Firm fields a well-respected employment group in Shanghai with rich experience in employment disputes arising out of corporate transactions and restructurings. The team is equipped to handle layoff and employee transfer projects. The team is active in labour disputes involving non-compete issues and employees' misconduct. It possesses experience in representing both foreign and domestic companies. The practice has an additional depth of experience in HR-related matters. The firm counts UnionPay Advisors (Shanghai), Zhongtai Trust and Sekisui Polymatech (Shanghai) among its notable clientele.

Zhong Lun Law Firm boasts a group of highly experienced employment lawyers and offers well-rounded expertise in employment law, with a depth of knowledge of HR management. The team is frequently engaged by both international and domestic companies and large state-owned enterprises in a variety of industries including finance, energy, pharmaceuticals, technology and automotive. The law firm handles large redundancy projects and disputes relating to compliance and non-compete agreements. It also assists clients with compliance reviews and investigations. Its key clients include Cummins (China) Investment, NVIDIA China and CD Capital.

AnJie Broad Law Firm's vibrant employment department is recognised for its experience acting on dispute resolution and advisory work. The team handles mass layoff projects and labour issues arising from corporate transactions and restructurings. It is especially skilled in employment cases involving trade secret and unfair competition issues. The law firm also assists with formulating compliance policies and systems, as well as compliance investigations. Its clientele includes domestic and international entities from various industries, such as technology, logistics, and financial services. Its key clients include CitiBank, DHL and Tencent Music.

The well-regarded DeHeng Law Offices houses an employment team with core expertise in regulatory compliance, HR management and dispute resolution. The team is regularly engaged by domestic and international clients and state-owned enterprises from a range of industries including financial services, TMT and insurance. The full-service law firm has employment lawyers based in multiple cities across the country. Its key clients include China Resources Trust, Essence Securities and Hefei Ecriee-Tamura Electric.

The robust employment team at Fangda Partners is recognised in the market for handling litigation and corporate work for international companies. The team regularly advises on mass layoff projects, labour disputes relating to non-compete agreements and employees' misconduct, as well as relevant investigations. It also handles non-contentious work, including employee stock ownership plan agreements, HR policies and employment contracts. In addition to its representation of multinationals, the team also advises domestic clients on labour issues. The firm's key clients include Nissens, Hilton and IKEA.

The robust employment team at Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm assists domestic companies from a wide range of industries with a variety of employment matters, including work in the mining, aviation and manufacturing sectors. Its client roster also includes major state-owned firms. The team is regularly mandated on arbitration proceedings in connection with terminations and employee transfer projects. The practice also provides advice on employment contracts and labour issues arising from corporate transactions. Its recent clients include China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group, Tianjin Hongda Textile Machinery and RRS Supply Chain Technology.

Dacheng Law Offices possesses an established practice with specialists offering advice on a range of employment law work. The team is experienced in handling disputes concerning terminations, overtime pay and bonus schemes. It also handles human resources management matters and labour issues arising out of transactions and outsourcing arrangements. The law firm represents a diverse range of clients including domestic and foreign entities, as well as state-owned enterprises. Its key clients include Xinpayroll Technology, GAC Toyota Motor and Wanlian Securities.

Global Law Office houses a recognised team with a notable offering on contentious and non-contentious employment mandates. The team is skilled in handling labour disputes involving termination and non-compete issues. The law firm also assists on layoff and transfer projects and human resources matters as well as advising a host of domestic and international entities from the technology, automotive and pharmaceuticals sectors, among others. Its key clients include Siemens, Medtronic and IBM.

Tahota Law Firm is a Western China-based group offering expertise in a range of employment matters. The team advises on labour disputes concerning employee misconduct and terminations, in addition to employee transfer and layoff projects. Its client portfolio includes a number of state-owned enterprises and Western China-based domestic entities, such as Sichuan Tongda Construction and Zhongjia Automobile Manufacturing.

TransAsia Lawyers fields a broad employment practice offering advice on the full spectrum of employment matters, including compliance and contract review. The team is noted for its work acting on behalf of foreign corporations, as well as its particular expertise in handling litigation.