AllBright is one of the largest full-service domestic law firms in China, headquartered in Shanghai and with branch offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Suzhou. We also have liaison offices in both the United States and Canada and collaborative partners in North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. We are proud of the distinction of being the largest law firm in Shanghai in terms of both size and revenue.
AllBright’s attorneys work within a modern, forward looking partnership structure. Among over 300 registered lawyers, more than 30 have obtained doctoray degree and in excess of 240 have obtained master degree, affiliations to special professional bodies or have held professorships or associate professorships. We also possess a wealth of international experience with 86 attorneys who have studied or worked overseas in places including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Australia, Japan, France and Hong Kong. This international exposure has given AllBright attorneys the breadth of experience necessary to service the needs of clients from around the world.
AllBright Law Offices is consistently recognized as one of the major law firms in the global legal service market and one of the top 10 domestic law firms. Asia Pacific Legal 500: The Guide to Asia’s Commercial Law Firms ranked AllBright as one of the top firms in Shanghai for Foreign Direct Investment, Corporate and Commercial Law, highlighting AllBright as the “corporate and commercial firm other firms aspire to be.” In the Asia Legal Business “2009 China Law Awards”, AllBright was nominated as the Best Shanghai Law Firm of the Year, Best Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year, Best Insurance Law Firm of the Year and Managing Partner of the Year; and finally received the “Shanghai Law Firm of the Year” award.
AllBright has been authorized, accredited or qualified to:
- provide legal service involving Chinese securities, approved jointly by the Ministry of Justice (the “MOJ”) and the Securities Regulatory Commission (the “SRC”);
- Provide legal service for securities of offshore companies involving Chinese asset or operations, approved by MOJ and the SRC;
- consult with foreign companies regarding domestic investment venture, approved by the Ministry of Commerce (the “MOC”);
- provide legal service in property right determination to collective science and technology enterprises, approved jointly by the MOJ, the State Science and Technology Commission (the “SSTC”) and the State Administration of State Assets (the “SAOSA”, the predecessor of the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (“SASAC”));
- provide foreign witness services, approved by the Shanghai Judicial Bureau;
- provide legal services concerning state-owned assets;
- act as the agency for enterprise registration and provide legal services in the specific industrial and commercial areas, approved by the Shanghai Administration of Industry and Commerce (the “SAIC”);
- provide legal service for public tendering and bidding of large- and medium- sized infrastructure construction projects, approved by the MOJ and the State Department and Plan Commission (the “SDPC”).
AllBright’s Shanghai headquarters consist of offices in the Hong Kong Plaza and the Citigroup Building, with a total office area of over 6000 square meters. The offices have a secure local area network (LAN) with an advanced document printing system, data system and communication system. Our modernized offices and first-class facilities enhance AllBright’s capacity to provide outstanding legal services.
In all that we do here at AllBright, our guiding principles are those of quality, efficiency, integrity and professionalism: we strive for excellence because that is what our clients have come to expect from us.
