CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre and CMS Hasche Sigle, in alliance with CMS Cameron McKenna, now serve clients doing business in the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) from a new location in Shanghai:

2801, 2802 & 2809 - 2813
Plaza 66, Tower 2
1366 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai 200040
Tel.: + 86 (0) 21 / 62 89 - 63 63
Fax: + 86 (0) 21 / 62 89 - 07 31

For the past 25 years, CMS alliance members have been providing integrated services to clients transacting business in the P.R.C. from offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. From within Shanghai, an important city for foreign investments, CMS legal professionals have direct knowledge of the rapid changes taking place within the country. In Shanghai, a key city for foreign investment, we maintain a close eye on the rapid changes occurring in China. The office is staffed by 8 experienced, French, German, UK, Swiss and Belgian lawyers speaking Chinese (Mandarin) together with more than 17 Chinese legal consultants.

CMS' range of legal advice and services in Shanghai include advising foreign companies on foreign direct investment in China and advising companies incorporated in the P.R.C. on a variety of issues relating to daily business operations.

Furthermore the office also covers:
− Corporate restructuring and M & A
− Distribution and Commercial Law
− Taxes
− Banking and Finance
− Insurance
− Construction
− Real Estate
− Employment Law
− Technology and Intellectual Property

"CMS legal and tax advisers have a solid knowledge of the law and corporate practices in China. Additionally, we benefit greatly from our considerable network of relations in the Chinese administration and within the business community, which have been firmly established over the past quarter of a century," states Robert Derry-Evans, Executive Partner at CMS Legal Services.

For more information, please contact Peter Sommer on +322 650 04 36 or peter.sommer@cmslegal.com.