Jie Hua Law Firm has extensive experience in providing corporate and commercial legal services to Fortune 500 companies, state-owned enterprises, and listed companies. Drawing upon our attorneys' solid professional expertise and industry-specific experience, we have established a dispute resolution-oriented legal service system. We are committed to delivering reliable legal solutions in corporate equity structuring, corporate governance, equity incentives, M&A, corporate investment and financing, and dispute resolution through our highly responsive service approach. Several senior partners in our Corporate and Commercial Practice Group serve as members of the State-owned Assets and Enterprises Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association.
Core Business
Equity Structure Design
- Company formation guidance and founders' equity structure planning
- Capital introduction, equity structure risk assessment, and compliance opinions
- Dynamic equity design and legal analysis during implementation
- Shareholder disputes and equity conflict resolution
Equity Incentive Programs
- Preliminary corporate governance structuring and equity incentive program planning
- Assistance in organization and delineation of management team responsibilities
- Consultation, drafting and compliance review of equity incentive schemes and supporting systems
- Comprehensive legal support for equity incentive grants and exercise, covering amendments to articles of association, employment policies, equity transactions, incentive plan modifications, etc.
Corporate Governance
- Analysis of corporate equity structures and design of management frameworks
- Development of shareholder distribution mechanisms and provision of equity governance solutions
- Facilitation of communication and negotiations among shareholders, as well as between shareholders and management
- Design of dynamic equity schemes with legal analysis, coordination and implementation training throughout the implementation process
- Formalization of legal documentation regulating convening procedures, voting mechanisms and procedural rules for shareholders' meetings, board of directors and supervisory board
Equity Investment and Financing
- Overseas investment and financing structures
- Domestic investment and financing in China
- Legal due diligence for equity investment and financing projects
- Negotiation and coordination of investment and financing projects
- Drafting, revision and review of investment and financing project documentation, including letters of intent, investment agreements, etc.
- Legal analysis, consultation and advice throughout investment and financing processes
- Assistance in government approval, registration and filing procedures
Equity Mergers and Acquisitions
- Consultation of industry access policy
- Legal due diligence for M&A and restructuring
- Design and compliance review for M&A, restructuring and transaction structure
- Tax planning for asset acquisition and transfer
- Drafting, review and revision of contracts and transaction documents
- Assistance in commercial negotiations and coordination
- Issuance of legal opinions as required by clients or regulatory authorities
- Assistance in government approval and registration procedures
- Legal advice on compliance governance for M&A and restructuring targets
General Legal Counsel Services
- Ongoing legal consultation and advisory services
- Review and drafting of routine contracts
- Preparation and dispatch of demand letters and legal notices
- Written legal opinions on daily business operations
- Due diligence and case research for key transaction decisions
- Industry policy analysis, and interpretation of new regulations
- Pre-litigation consultation and mediation for civil and commercial disputes
- Guidance and training for legal and compliance personnel
