Freshfields in China
Our firm
28 offices in 16 countries
Asia
- Beijing
- Hanoi
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Hong Kong
- Shanghai
- Tokyo
Europe
- Amsterdam
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- Bratislava
- Brussels
- Cologne
- Düsseldorf
- Frankfurt
- Hamburg
- London
- Madrid
- Milan
- Moscow
- Munich
- Paris
- Rome
- Vienna
USA
- New York
- Washington
Middle East
- Abu Dhabi
- Bahrain
- Dubai
Our people
Around 450 partners & principal consultants and approximately 2500 lawyers worldwide
Hong Kong
11 partners & over 100 lawyers
Beijing
4 partners & over 40 lawyers
Shanghai
4 partners & over 40 lawyers
Our work
Clients include
- Air China
- Alibaba
- Anheuser Busch
- Bank of China
- Brunei Investment Agency
- China Communications Construction
- China Construction Bank
- China International Capital Corporation
- China Oriental
- China Unicom
- China Telecom
- CITIC Securities
- Citigroup
- Credit Suisse
- Danone
- Deutsche Bank
- Fortis
- GOME
- HSBC
- Hutchison Whampoa
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
- Shimao
- Sino-Ocean Real Estate Development
- SOHO China
- Solvay
- TCC International Holdings
- TOM Group
- UBS
- Warburg Pincus
Past deals include
- Kinetics – Citigroup and HSBC as the financial advisors to the Hong Kong Government, on the merger of MTR Corporation and KCRC.
- Hutchison Telecom on the sale of its 67 per cent interest in Hutchison Essar, India’s fourth largest mobile phone operator, to Vodafone. The transaction had an enterprise value of approximately $19bn.
- Alibaba.com on its US$1.7bn Hong Kong IPO and global offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- Acting for the Brunei Investment Agency in its successful proceedings to enforce the terms of a billion dollar settlement which it had entered into with HRH Prince Jefri in relation to the misappropriation of funds from the BIA. Having won in the High Court of Brunei, HRH Prince Jefri unsuccessfully appealed first to the Brunei Court of Appeal and then to the UK Privy Council.
Awards include
Finance Asia 2007 – Best China Deal
IFLR Asia Awards 2007 – China Practice of the Year
China Law & Practice awards 2007– International firm of the year
ALB China Law Awards 2007 – IT/Telecom deal of the Year
Back to topOur graduate programmes
Training contract
- 8–10 two-year training contracts offered annually in Hong Kong
- Flexible seat rotation: 6 month seat in Corporate, 3 month seat in Finance and up to 5 other seats of 3 months
- Secondment to Beijing or Shanghai office for 3 months, and to London office for 6 months
- Career development programme
- Salary: currently $HK 43, 000 monthly for first year, and $HK 45, 000 for second year – salary reviewed annually
Legal Consultants
- 6–8 positions in Beijing and in Shanghai
- LLM sponsorship opportunities
- Secondment opportunities to Hong Kong or other China offices
- Career development programme
- Salary: our remuneration package is competitive and at the top end of the market
International Legal Consultants
- 4–8 positions across all three China offices
- Seat rotation opportunities
- Secondment opportunities to Hong Kong or other China offices
- Career development programme
- Salary: our remuneration package is competitive and at the top end of the market
Our structure
International sector groups
- Automotive
- Chemicals
- Consumer Products & Retail
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Family-Owned Businesses
- Financial Institution
- General Industries
- Healthcare
- Infrastructure & Transport
- Leisure
- Private Equity
- Telecoms, Media & Technology
International practice groups (by proportion)
China region practice groups
- Antitrust Competition and Trade
- Corporate
- Dispute Resolution
- Finance
- Intellectual Property/Information Technology
"We’re large, respected, and innovative. For me, these were the main reasons why I decided to join the firm."
Antony Dapiran
Partner, Beijing