China law firm & legal counseling
- Horizons provides comprehensive legal services to foreign business owners, explaining the complexities of the Chinese legal system and helping companies learn about compliance measures throughout the vast nation.
- With support from a global network and worldwide offices, Horizons serves as an important strategic ally when expanding your business into new Asian markets.
Legal expertise to support your China expansion
Company Registration
Our legal services will guide your company incorporation in China. This lets you grow your operations quickly and compliantly.
Legal Compliance
Legal representation and strategic support that ensures you maintain compliance with local rules and employment regulations.
Investment Support
Specialist guidance through mortgage loan contracts, pre-sale contracts, and real estate purchases.
Our legal service offerings
Horizons can assist you with all aspects of setting up your business in China. We provide local knowledge and connections with various regulatory agencies throughout China to inform you of local and national requirements, procedures, and protocol. We provide legal representation, support, and advice in the following areas:
Company registration
We assist foreign businesses looking to set up a legal entity in China with all aspects of company registration. We can review your objectives and inform you of whether a WFOE, Joint Venture, Representative Office or Sales Office will best meet these objectives.
We can discuss the tax implications, compliance measures, minimum capital investment, employment responsibilities, and advantages of each of these options to determine the best-suited one for your business. You can rely on our vast industry knowledge to allow you to tap into new markets and expand your global reach.
Banking and finance
Foreign investment
Our legal experts can help with your initial investment plan and the due diligence process when you consider launching a new business in China or investing in the Chinese market. We provide operations support services to WFOEs and other business entities in China. We also assist with the necessary registrations and filings with relevant government entities.
We can explain the process of investing in Chinese real estate and any restrictions on ownership. We prepare and review all necessary legal documents required in these transactions, including:
- Mortgage loan contracts
- Pre-sale contracts
- Real estate sale and purchase contracts
Mergers and acquisitions
The time may come in your business when you have the opportunity to acquire a competitive or complementary business. We assist with foreign-investment transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, overseas companies, and domestic companies, including the due diligence aspects of the transaction. Our company verification services are designed to conduct background searches and advise you on asset preservation strategies.
Compliance
Tax
China does not generally recognize trademarks and other intellectual property that is registered in foreign jurisdictions and has a first-to-file law that respects ownership interests of the individuals and companies that first register the intellectual property with the company.
Thanks to our trademark registration services, we can help you protect your ideas, patents, inventions, and other intellectual property by registering it with the appropriate Chinese entities. We also assist with licensing and enforcement activities.
Intellectual property
Immigration and visa service
Horizons provides global visa services to new hires, business travelers and employees who are relocating to new markets. Our immigration experts obtain all of the necessary documents and assist with the immigration process.
We can help you and your employees obtain the necessary work and resident permits through our immigration and visa consulting service. We can help you transition into new markets through targeted legal advice and local support. We also provide legal advisory services regarding the visa consular process and ongoing support as you work with the immigration system.
Recruitment and onboarding services
Dispute resolution
If you encounter a dispute with another business, a vendor, employee, or another person that may have legal implications for your business, we assist with alternative forms of dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and negotiations.
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Why choose Horizons for your China legal needs?
At Horizons, our legal specialists have experience in all aspects of China business law, including complex litigation, finance, intellectual property, employment law, and tax compliance. This provides our team with the robust knowledge that’s necessary to lead your successful expansion into the Chinese market.
Contact us today to discuss any of your China legal requirements.
