ESTABLISHED IN 1992

Managing Partner: Yuan Huazhi
Number of partners: 2,000+
Number of associates: 8,800+

Firm Overview

Founded in 1992, Dacheng Law Offices is one of the first partnership law firms established in China and today one of the largest. With more than 8,800 lawyers in more than 50 offices across China, covering all of the nation’s provinces, direct-administered municipalities and autonomous regions, we are able to provide the full spectrum of legal services to our clients and boast strong practices in almost all practice areas.

In 2007, we started to implement the strategy of “Global Reach, Local Insight”, that is, to build a global legal services network to serve the needs of our clients across the world. Through the rapid expansion that has resulted, our lawyers have gained access to global resources, referrals, knowledge and experience – enhancing the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive, cost-effective, agile and efficient services to our clients both within and outside China. In particular, we enjoy close co-operation with Dentons, one of the world’s largest global law firm and a top 3 firm on the Acritas’ Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index, and are “Dentons’ Preferred Law Firm in China”. By collaborating with Dentons’ offices in more than 160 locations in more than 80 countries and regions, as well as the Nextlaw Referral Network created by Dentons that has member law firms spanning more countries than any other legal referral network, we offer clients the benefit of more than 30,000 experienced lawyers in more than 180 countries and regions who are in and of the communities where clients want to do business or resolve a dispute.

Key Practice Areas

Corporate and M&A; Compliance and risk management; Government policies and state-owned assets supervision; Employment and labour; Cross-border investment and trade; Bankruptcy; Restructuring and insolvency; Criminal law; Dispute resolution; Real estate, construction and energy; Capital markets; Banking and finance; IP and technology innovation.

Practice Sectors: Banking and finance; Capital markets; Real estate; Consumer and leisure; Life sciences and healthcare; Energy; Natural resources and environment; Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing; Technology, media and telecom; Public services.

Research Centres: The Belt and Road Research Centre; Digital Business Research Centre; Family Office Business Centre; Listed Company Disclosure Compliance Research Centre.