ESTABLISHED IN 2006

Founding Partner: Jiang Chun, Zhang Hengtong
Number of partners: 200+
Number of associates: 800+

Firm Overview

Dehehantong Law Offices, established in 2006 and headquartered in Shanghai, operates offices in Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Kunming, Hefei, Lanzhou, Chongqing, Ningbo, the Guangdong-Macau Shenzhen-Co-operation Zone in Hengqin, Wuxi, Taizhou, Changzhou and Wuhu, with additional offices in preparation in Hong Kong, Xi’an, Xining, Hangzhou, Qingdao and Foshan. Our lawyers and consultants graduated from prestigious universities in China and abroad, with master’s degrees held by the majority and PhDs or professorships by a significant number. As a widely recognised full-service law firm in China, particularly in the field of commercial legal services and dispute resolution, we provide clients with efficient, high-quality, and practical legal solutions.

Dehehantong has been honoured with a series of national and local accolades, including: National Excellent Law Firm, National Advanced Group in Public Legal Services, Advanced Collective in Shanghai Judicial Administration Work, Advanced Party Organisation of Shanghai Lawyers, and the Outstanding Contribution Award in Shanghai’s Legal Profession of 2022.

We have received multiple prestigious legal awards from Chambers, ALB, The Legal 500, Business Law, GRCD, IFLR1000, LegalOne, and the China Corporate Distress and Bankruptcy Restructuring Investment Summit.

Mission: Diligence, craftmanship, par excellence
Goals: Creating value for clients with the law
Values: Inclusion, open-mindedness, equality, respect
Vision: We are committed to becoming a warm and influential legal service institution.

Key Practice Areas

Corporate commercial affairs; Dispute resolution; Non-performing asset and debt restructuring; Bankruptcy liquidation and reorganisation; Criminal defence; IP; Competition and anti-monopoly; Labour and social security; Family wealth; Cross-border investment and financing; M&A; Capital markets; Government and public services; Maritime and commercial affairs; Finance, compliance and taxation; Real estate; Construction engineering; International trade.

Industries

Energy, minerals and power; Banking and finance; TMT; Health and life sciences; Medical and pharmaceutical; Media and entertainment; Sports, industry and manufacturing; Real estate and engineering construction; Environmental protection; Consumer goods and retail; Agriculture and food; Education and protection of minors’ rights and interests, etc.