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Mandates with a Connection to China – Cooperation with the Chinese Law Firm Global Law Office

In mandates with a connection to China, Köppel Attorneys-at-Law Ltd. cooperates with the Chinese law firm Global Law Office, in which Christoph Köppel holds the function of a Senior Legal Consultant.

Introduction to Global Law Office: Global Law Office was the first law firm established in the People’s Republic of China after the economic opening up of the country and is still nowadays one of the leading firms of China. As such, Global Law Office is one of the so called “red circle law firms”, an informal but widely used description of the eight leading law firms of China. Please find further information about Global Law Office under http://www.glo.com.cn/en

Christoph lived in China for 14 years, first in Beijing and later in Shanghai. In 2006, Christoph graduated with a Master of Law degree from the prestigious Tsinghua University, whereas the cooperation between Christoph and Global Law Office started in 2011.

In close cooperation with Christoph's team in Global Law Office and, where advantageous for our clients, together with specialist teams from Global Law Office, we advise our clients for example in the following areas of law:

  • Corporate and Commercial Law: We provide comprehensive advice on corporate and commercial law, including foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, other investment possibilities, establishment of Chinese companies or representative offices, as well as providing general corporate law advice. We also assist our clients in bankruptcy and liquidation cases and in the event of a voluntary withdrawal from the Chinese market;
  • Employment law: Our team has extensive experience in drafting employment contracts and employee handbooks, in employment contract transfers and in termination of employment contracts, in particular in the case of collective redundancies. We also represent our clients before labor courts and labor arbitration proceedings;

  • Data Protection Law, Cybersecurity Law and Personal Information Protection Law: We conduct general compliance checks, advise on measures to achieve compliance and carry out the necessary work to achieve compliance, and we advise on cross-border data transfers and data localization regulations, etc.;

  • Litigation and arbitration: We represent our clients before Chinese state courts and arbitration tribunals, as well as in enforcement and recognition proceedings of judgments and arbitral awards;

  • Commercial contract law: Our services include the drafting of distribution and sales agreements, license, agency and commission agreements; purchase agreements, contracts for work and services, etc.

  • Complex contracts and projects: We draft production agreements, development cooperation agreements , project agreements, license agreements, service agreements, general terms and conditions, and many other contracts;

  • Other areas of law: Do not hesitate to contact us and let us know about your legal issues and ideas. Thanks to our many years of experience in the Chinese market, we are familiar with a wide range of legal issues and, thanks to our cooperation with the Global Law Office, we are able to advise you on almost all commercial law matters.