The Shenzhen office was established in 2005 and focuses on providing comprehensive legal services to domestic and international businesses, with particular experience in cross-border transactions, foreign investment, commercial matters, and dispute resolution. The office has developed strong international capabilities, supported by lawyers with overseas education and experience advising multinational clients operating in China.
Longan’s Shenzhen team advises clients across a broad range of industries, combining local Chinese legal expertise with international commercial understanding. The firm’s wider network includes more than 20 offices in China and a large team of lawyers and professional staff supporting clients across multiple practice areas.
Specialisms focus on corporate legal services, cross-border business, intellectual property, dispute resolution, and commercial advisory. The firm advises domestic and international companies, investors, and institutions on a wide range of legal matters across China and overseas markets.
Key areas of expertise include:
- Corporate & Commercial Law
Company formation, corporate governance, shareholder matters, commercial contracts, daily business operations, compliance, and general corporate legal advisory. - Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Advice on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, restructuring, transaction negotiations, due diligence, and investment structures. - Foreign Investment & Cross-Border Transactions
Assisting overseas companies investing in China, Chinese companies expanding abroad, international commercial arrangements, and cross-border compliance matters. - International Trade & Business Law
Support with international commercial transactions, trade-related matters, contractual arrangements, and cross-border business risks. - Dispute Resolution & Litigation
Representation in commercial disputes, civil litigation, arbitration, contract disputes, shareholder disputes, and business conflicts. - Intellectual Property (IP)
Trademark, patent, copyright, trade secret protection, IP licensing, IP transactions, enforcement, and intellectual property litigation. Longan’s IP practice is recognised for handling complex IP disputes, including patent, trademark, and copyright litigation. - Capital Markets & Securities
Legal support for securities transactions, capital market activities, public offerings, and regulatory matters affecting listed companies. - Banking & Finance
Advice on financing transactions, lending arrangements, financial institutions, investment structures, and related regulatory matters. - Private Equity & Investment Funds
Legal support for private equity investments, venture capital transactions, fund structures, and investor arrangements. - Real Estate & Construction Law
Advice on property development, real estate transactions, construction projects, leasing, and related disputes. - Labour & Employment Law
Employment contracts, workplace compliance, labour disputes, restructuring-related employment matters, and employer advisory. - Tax Law
Tax planning, tax compliance, transaction-related tax issues, and tax advisory for businesses and investors. - Information Technology, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment (TMT)
Legal support for technology businesses, digital industries, telecommunications, data-related matters, and media projects. - Data Compliance & Emerging Technologies
Advisory on data protection, AI-related compliance, platform regulation, and technology-driven business risks. - Restructuring & Insolvency
Corporate restructuring, bankruptcy proceedings, creditor protection, liquidation, and distressed business advisory. - Healthcare & Life Sciences
Legal services for pharmaceutical, healthcare, and related regulated industries. - Maritime & Transport Law
Advice on shipping, transportation, and related commercial matters.
Longan Law Firm’s Shenzhen office is particularly strong in corporate and commercial work, international business, intellectual property, and dispute resolution, supporting companies operating in the Greater Bay Area and across international markets.
