Haiwen & Partners
# Haiwen & Partners

Haiwen & Partners (simplified Chinese: 海问律师事务所; traditional Chinese: 海問律師事務所) is a Chinese law firm focused on cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, general corporate and commercial dispute resolution practice. Haiwen is a fully integrated partnership with a modified lockstep compensation system.

Haiwen currently has around 200 lawyers in total working at its Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong offices.

Compared with most major PRC law firms, Haiwen & Partners maintains a relatively small number of attorneys and focuses on capital market and M&A practices. Haiwen & Partners is one of the "Red Circle" law firms in PRC China.

## History

Haiwen & Partners was founded in May 1992. The founding partners of Haiwen include Duke Law School graduate Gao Xiqing, who was the first Chinese citizen to pass the New York Bar exam and later became the President and Chief Investment Officer of the China Investment Corporation.

## Firm Culture

Haiwen is known for its relatively mild corporate culture. As Jiping Zhang, Haiwen's management partner, mentioned in a recent interview:

   "As for corporate culture, Haiwen values the virtues of being modest, unassuming and working hard. Just as what Mr. Gao Xiqing, the founder of Haiwen, once said: “Haiwen has carried on its culture of ‘being modest and unassuming’ to today. Perhaps it’s not energetic or aggressive enough, but on the other hand, that’s exactly why it can be deeply rooted in Haiwen for so long and helps maintain a close relationship among Haiwen’s staff members.” That’s quite true. No matter how our system has been changed, our culture just keeps our partners and employees on good terms with each other and sticking to good teamwork spirit. That really makes us proud."

## Recent Transactions

* In 2017, Haiwen & Partners worked on Jianpu Technology's offering of 22,500,000 ADSs at NYSE.
* In 2015, Haiwen & Partners advised China International Capital Corporation Limited's 1 billion Hong Kong IPO.
* In recent years, Haiwen & Partners began to expand its practice into Media, Intellectual Property, and Entertainment Law. Recent notable projects advised by Haiwen & Partners include deal on opening the first Universal Studios theme park in China, and IMAX China's Hong Kong IPO in 2015.

## Practice Areas

* M&A and Corporate
* Dispute Resolution
* Antitrust/Competition
* Intellectual Property
* Media
* Tax
* Capital Markets/Securities
