Hylands Law Firm

Chairman: Hong Liu

Managing Partner: Yu Xu

Number of partners: 470+

Number of lawyers: 1500+

Languages: Chinese, English, Korean etc.

Offices: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Jinan, Jiangyin, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Qingdao, Shenyang, Suzhou, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Urumqi, Xi’an, Yinchuan, Zhengzhou, Hong Kong

Firm Overview: 

Hylands Law Firm was established in 1997, while the headquarter is in Beijing, and has 29 offices spreading over China, and a separate Intellectual Property Agency. Hylands has collaborated with more than 150 law firms in over 130 countries and regions, enabling to offer clients all over the world one-stop, multi-fields, cross-border professional legal services.

Hylands is one of the best large, comprehensive, high-end law firms in China and has received honors from a number of legalrating organizations over the years, including Chambers and Partners, ALB, The Legal 500, asialaw Profiles, IFLR1000, and China Business Law Journal, etc.

All Hylands teams are made up of lawyers with solid professional abilities and rich project experience. Hylands not only has expertise in specialty areas, but also has become acquainted with the Chinese investment environment and business practices through years of work. Hylands teams cooperate closely, are quickly responsive to clients’ demands, and are able to offer clients the most valuable legal solutions.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Litigation & Dispute Resolution: 

■ Representation of Taihehui Investment Management (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. in a 1 billion corporate bond transaction dispute versus Shaoxing Zhongfu Holdings Co., Ltd. and Jinggong Group Co., Ltd.

■ Representation of Shanghai Pangzeng Investment Management Center in a 100 million contract dispute case versus Guangzhou Ruifeng and Lin Yongfei

■ Representation of China Chengxin Trust Co., Ltd. in a 1 billion financial loan contract dispute versus Beijing Zhongkun Changye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

Key Clients: Taihehui Investment Management (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Hubei Xiangli Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Contact: Yu Xu

Email: [email protected]

Technology, Media, Telecoms:  

■ Representation of Beijing Bu Yi Le Hu Film Company in the production of a Sino-foreign co-produced film titled “Gone with the Bullets”

■ Representation of Zhang Yimou, famous Chinese director, in the production of live outdoor performance “Impression”

■ Representation of Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in producing the Beijing handover artistic segment of the closing ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games

Key Clients: Alibaba Pictures Group Limited, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, CCTV, Ning Jing, Huang Xiaoming

Contact: Rong Yu

Email: [email protected]

Intellectual Property Rights (Litigation & Nonlitigation): 

Hylands is one of oldest Chinese firms who has an independent IP law practice sector, and it is particularly recognized and famous in its IP protection and full service in business related to IPs, especially in copyrights and trademarks.

■ Represented Blizzard in disputes with Peking Funder Group regarding using of fonts

■ Represented Movie Channel of China Central Television in its standardization of model contracts

■ Represented CCTV of China in protection of telecasting rights of World Cup and Olympic Games

■ Represented many domestic and overseas production companies in protection copyrights of their films

■ Represented certain organizers of international sports events in protection of IPRs of such games

Contact: Yuzi Zhu

Email: [email protected]

Real Estate & Construction: 

Hylands represented plaintiff China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co.,Ltd. in its case against Dalian Lvdi Xincheng Property Co., Ltd. on construction contract dispute. Wanrong cooperates with Beijing Caoqiao Industrial Corporation to develop the Caoqiao village project in Fengtai District, Beijing. The firm provides legal services for the entire process of the development and construction of the project.

Key Clients: China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co.,Ltd. Beijing Wanrong Runze Real Property Co., Ltd.

Contact: Miao Zhang

Email: [email protected]

Family Wealth Management & Inheritance:  

■ Advising clients on various wealth management matters, covering matrimonial, succession planning, trusts, tax, corporate and immigration issues

■ Structuring family business’s stake holding

■ Drafting testamentary trust

■ Advising clients on overseas wealth planning including trust, tax, insurance and others

■ Handling disputes arising from wealth management area

■ Especially featured in artworks trust and artworks management in charity.

■ Additionally featured in US and Australian immigration law, advising clients on immigration planning and also deportation remedies

Contact: Dahui Yun

Email: [email protected]

Capital Markets: 

■ Representation of Zenith Steel Group Co., Ltd. in issusing RMB ¥2 billion RMB of Corporate Bonds

Contact: Guoguang Zhang

Email: [email protected]