Environment (PRC Firms) | Greater China Region

King & Wood Mallesons fields an experienced team and continues to counsel on a wide range of environmental matters, including compliance audit, administrative penalty and public interest litigation. The team possesses expertise in administrative lawsuits and criminal liability cases relating to pollution and waste treatment issues. Its client roster includes multinational corporates, state-owned enterprises, environmental organisations and regional governments. The law firm is a popular choice among clients active in the automotive, chemical, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors, such as Sinopec Group. The firm's clients benefit from its deep experience in regulatory matters and the development of environmental legislation.

Winners Law Firm houses a respected team with a notable offering in the environmental sphere. The team is well experienced in handling environmental compliance and risk assessment as well as emission reduction and projects. In addition, its expertise in administrative litigation and penalty cases is in high demand. Its clientele includes Tianjin Ecology and Environment Bureau and Tianjin Bohai Chemical Industry Group. The law firm also provides training in relation to environmental law enforcement for state bodies and corporate clients.

Jincheng Tongda & Neal fields a team of specialists handling various environmental law matters. It has considerable experience in contentious and advisory work, covering environmental compliance and litigation. The firm is particularly sought for its expertise in litigation in connection with air and water pollution. It serves a broad range of clients including corporates, state bodies and non-governmental organisations, for example, Beijing Friends of Nature Charity Foundation, Hesteel Group and China Energy Group Ningxia Coal Industry.

Sunshine Law Firm handles a wide range of environmental issues including project development, transactions and disputes. Its expertise is in demand among domestic corporations including state-owned enterprises in the environmental and energy sphere, including advising on energy saving, emissions reduction, solid waste treatment and pollution issues. The team represents domestic organisations and environmental protection bureaus in a variety of environmental litigation and administrative lawsuits. Clients also benefit from its offering of related training programmes as well as regulatory and policy work. Its key clients include Legal Branch of China Electricity Council, Inner Mongolia Environmental Protection Federation and China Resources Environmental Protection Technology.

Zhong Lun houses an established team that offers services in the environmental law arena. The team is regularly sought after by domestic companies and environmental institutions for its expertise in pollution and transactional matters. Its expertise in regulatory and legislative issues is also frequently sought out by state bodies. The law firm offers advice on environmental projects, such as water treatment and urban environment development projects. In addition, the team is equipped to undertake environmental litigation. Its key clients include Department of Climate Change of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of PRC, Carbon Chain Management Consulting (Beijing) and State Grid Yingda Carbon Asset Management (Shanghai).