Haiwen & Partners (Шаблон:Zh) is a Chinese law firm focused on cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, general corporate and commercial dispute resolution practice. Haiwen is a fully integrated partnership with a modified lockstep compensation system.[1]
Compared with most major PRC law firms, Haiwen & Partners maintains a relatively small number of attorneys and focuses on capital market and M&A practices.[5] Haiwen & Partners is one of the "Red Circle"[6] law firms in PRC China.
Haiwen & Partners was founded in May 1992. The founding partners of Haiwen include Duke Law School graduate Gao Xiqing,[7] who was the first Chinese citizen to pass the New York Bar exam[8] and later became the President and Chief Investment Officer of the China Investment Corporation.
Firm Culture
Haiwen is known for its relatively mild corporate culture. As Jiping Zhang, Haiwen's management partner, mentioned in a recent interview:
In recent years, Haiwen & Partners began to expand its practice into Media, Intellectual Property, and Entertainment Law. Recent notable projects advised by Haiwen & Partners include deal on opening the first Universal Studios theme park in China,[13] and IMAX China's Hong Kong IPO in 2015.[14]
