ESTABLISHED IN MAY 2000

Managing Partner: Cheng Shoutai
Number of partners: 1,243
Number of associates: 5,384

Firm Overview

Founded in May 2000, Tahota Law Firm has undergone more than two decades of rapid development and has become a leading comprehensive law firm both in China and the international arena. Our office network spreads across Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Jinan, Kunming, Lhasa, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Xi’an, Taiyuan, Xining, Nanjing, Wuhan, Haikou, Ürümqi, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Nanchang, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, Changsha, Harbin, Qingdao, Suzhou, Rangtang, Washington, Sydney, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Vientiane, Islamabad and other major cities around the globe. The performance of each office ranks forefront in the local market.

By virtue of unremitting investment in talent cultivation, Tahota has established a scientific and comprehensive training mechanism and maintained an open and inclusive attitude towards the talents. At present, Tahota has more than 4,000 practitioners and more than 5,000 employees, ranking the first array of China’s law society. Moreover, Tahota has become one of the top 100 big law firms around the globe. Most practitioners of Tahota graduated from reputable law schools with nearly 100 of them holding a PhD degree. Numerous members of our team have comprehensive educational background and are qualified to practice law multilingually across borders.

With a global network and exceptional talent pool, Tahota integrates its development with China’s new “dual circulation” system and the global “post-epidemic era” transformation. Tahota has provided long-term legal services for more than 10,000 domestic and overseas clients in dozens of industries covering finance, real estate, aviation, high-end manufacturing, environmental protection, energy, medicine, commerce, tourism and culture. Our legal products encompass the field of real estate, capital markets, investment, financing, M&A, restructuring and government legal advisory services. Embracing the era of the digital economy, Tahota is also expanding into emerging fields throughout the internet, AI, block chain, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and studio entertainment.

Key Practice Areas

Real estate and construction; Banking and finance; Corporate business, M&A and bankruptcy liquidation; Securities listing and capital markets; Intellectual property and competition law; Government and public affairs; Human resources and employment; Cross-border business; Dispute resolution; Health care; Maritime and marine affairs; Environmental protection; Marriage and family-related wealth management; Culture and sports; TMT; Criminal defence; Tax.