TransAsia Lawyers

TransAsia has been a leader in the evolution of China’s internet and technology sectors since the firm’s inception and enjoys a preeminent reputation as a full-service specialist across technology, internet, telecoms, media and entertainment. TransAsia works with many of the most prominent companies in the world on market-entry, regulatory and compliance, corporate and commercial, investment financing and transactional, IP, and employment matters, and also works closely with emerging Chinese new economy companies on crucial growth initiatives, including PE & VC financing, partnerships, M&A, IPOs, and related regulatory and commercial matters.

Main Areas of Practice

Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT)

Built on the firm’s long and diverse experience, TransAsia’s expertise in TMT is unrivaled,andthe firm's sophisticated transactional, corporate, commercial, and regulatory practices assist clients across full spectrum of related sectors,includingInternet, data & privacy, consumer products and services, communication and networking, digital media and entertainment, electronic gaming, data storage and cloud, mobility, blockchain and crypto, semiconductors, and software,with some of the world’s largest and most dynamiccompanies as clients.

Privacy, Data Protection&Cybersecurity

TransAsia advises nearly all its clients on the complex suite of issues involved in current privacy, data protection and cybersecurity best practices, including the novel assessments and evolving policy requirements emerging under Chinese law. This remains a period of rapid regulatory change and increasing compliance pressure and uncertainty for both global and local companies, making TransAsia’s expertise particularly valuable.

Private Equity / Venture Capital

TransAsia represents private equity,venture capital and hedge funds, local start-ups, mature companies and entrepreneurs on domestic and cross-border investment activities, financings, exit transactions and recapitalizations, combining a thorough understanding of latest global financing practices with intimate knowledge of local norms.

Mergers & Acquisitions

The firm’sM&Apracticeoperates across the full range of our priority industries, in which capacity we have frequently assisted our global clients with Chinese acquisitions, and have advised Chinese clients on a variety of acquisitions and combinations including complex partnerships, commercial arrangements, multi-entity transactions and other matters.

Capital Markets

TransAsia serves as PRC counsel for issuers in overseas IPOs, regulatory filings, secondary offerings, reverse mergers and special purpose acquisition companies, as well as restructuring for domestic IPO and related alternative arrangements, including for some of the largest Chinese online platforms and their portfolio companies.

Regulatory & Compliance

Manyof the firm’s specialist sectors are highly regulated, requiring continuous and creative analysis and structuring, unambiguous communication with client stakeholders, and ongoing coordination with relevant regulators. This has been a hallmark ofthe firm’spractice since its foundation and remains a crucial value-add.

Corporate & Commercial

As an integral component offirm’s full-service offerings, this practice provides a full suite of services to enable effective, efficient and sustainable operations in China for our diverse range of local and foreign clients.

IP, Advertising, Marketing

Paralleling its TMT work, TransAsia’s IP practice protects its clients most important assets in the evolving China IP landscape, including trademark, copyright, industrial design, domain names and other IP, along with advance planning, contracting and rights management issues, monitoring,disputeresolution, negotiation and lobbying. And as the sole PRC member of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance,TransAsia advises on traditional and new media advertising and marketing law issues across media, IT, telecoms, and consumer productsectors for a global roster of clients.

Entertainment & Sports

The firm offers 360-degree coverage for content, talent, production, partnerships, financing, distribution, and dispute resolution across broadcast media, film, animation, print media, music and live entertainment, and games.In the rapidly growing sports and e-sports sectors,the firmrepresentsglobal sports federations, as well as TV channels, global leagues and e-sports leagues, sports agencies, and game publishers.

Employment

TransAsia’s employment team has industry-leading expertise for pre-employment screening, recruitment,hiring, compliance, contracts and handbooks, IP, confidentiality and non-compete, stock options, termination,mass retrenchment, dispute resolution, collective action,crisis management and expat working arrangements in China.

Practice Areas and Offices

• Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT)
• Privacy, Data Protection&Cybersecurity
• Private Equity / Venture Capital,
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Capital Markets
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Corporate & Commercial
• IP, Advertising, Marketing
• Entertainment & Sports
• Employment

Beijing

Suite 2218, China World Office 1

1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing 100004

Tel: 8610-65058188

Shanghai

Suite 315-316, Link Square 1

222 Hubin Road, Shanghai 200021

Tel: 8621-63021188