General Corporate Business is one of the foundational practices at Haoxin. We are dedicated to strengthening internal controls and risk management for our clients in their daily corporate management, operations, investments, and decision-making, safeguarding their legal operations and development.

Our General Corporate Business legal services include:

• Providing legal services such as scheme design for company establishment, alteration, merger, division, bankruptcy administration and liquidation, transfer, and acquisition.
• Shareholding system reform and equity restructuring for various companies and enterprises.
• Design of corporate organizational structure, position setting, and personnel management schemes.
• Design and implementation of property rights incentive mechanisms, including but not limited to Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), employee benefit plans, Management Buyouts (MBOs), and stock option schemes.
• Shareholder profit distribution schemes and internal conflict of interest resolution solutions.
• Providing legal advice on employee recruitment procedures, labor contract execution, and assisting in resolving various labor disputes.
• Conducting prudent and credit investigation services on business partners or competitors for companies.
• Participating in company's external cooperation matters, including negotiation, witnessing, and drafting relevant legal documents.
• Representing companies in various litigation, arbitration, and administrative reconsideration cases.

Labor and personnel matters are unavoidable legal affairs for any company. Designing sound employment systems and standards is key to reducing operational risks and maintaining stable operations.
Haoxin has an experienced team of litigation and non-litigation lawyers in the field of labor and human resources. We have established long-term cooperative relationships with relevant government functional departments, closely monitor the latest developments in this field, and timely optimize your employment systems.
When labor disputes arise, we will also provide you with the most professional legal advice and attorney services to remove related obstacles in your business operations.

Our labor and human resources legal services include:

• Drafting labor contracts
• Drafting service term and confidentiality agreements
• Employment filing and social security contribution compliance
• Employment advice for senior management
• Employee equity incentive schemes
• Employment compliance for foreign employees
• Labor arbitration and litigation

Corporate mergers and acquisitions is one of the core practices at Haoxin. We have provided legal services for a series of landmark domestic and foreign-related M&A projects, and often act as the lead counsel in large, multi-party M&A transactions, responsible for coordinating the overall work arrangements of lawyers representing all parties to the transaction to ensure the project proceeds smoothly and efficiently. Haoxin's domestic M&A projects cover various industries such as finance, real estate, high-tech, education, infrastructure, electronics, pharmaceuticals, mining, and chemicals. Haoxin lawyers have thorough research on laws and regulations concerning industry management, state-owned asset management, foreign exchange, taxation, intellectual property, and securities supervision related to acquisitions and mergers. They are familiar with various transaction methods and relevant market practices in M&A, and have accumulated extremely rich practical experience.



Our Mergers, Acquisitions & Financing legal services include:



• Legal due diligence

• Industry policy analysis

• Transaction structure design

• Review, drafting, and negotiation of transaction documents

• Equity financing, Venture Capital (VC), Private Equity financing (PE)

• Assisting clients in matching funds with projects

• Debt financing, real estate mortgage, equity pledge, intellectual property pledge financing

• Entrusted loans, factoring financing, property rights trading financing

Haoxin Law Firm possesses formidable strength in litigation and arbitration. Not only do we have a large number of experienced senior litigation lawyers covering almost all areas (including contract disputes, tort disputes, matrimonial and inheritance disputes, labor disputes, equity disputes, real estate disputes, intellectual property disputes, property right disputes, financial disputes, maritime and shipping disputes, criminal cases, administrative cases, commercial arbitration, etc.), but we have also established an advanced system for pooling wisdom and joint discussion on major and complex cases. Every year, our firm handles a vast number of litigation and arbitration cases, and our professional service quality has earned the deep trust of our clients.



Our Litigation & Arbitration legal services include:



• Civil litigation

• Commercial litigation

• Criminal litigation

• Administrative litigation

• Commercial arbitration

• Overseas litigation

• International arbitration

Securities and capital markets is a core practice area at Haoxin. Haoxin is one of the earliest law firms in China engaged in securities business. In recent decades, Haoxin has provided legal services for domestic and overseas stock issuance and listing for A-shares, B-shares, and the New Third Board.

Through years of practice, Haoxin has established close and excellent cooperative relationships with securities regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, renowned domestic and foreign investment banks, audit and appraisal institutions, as well as listed companies, thereby ensuring the provision of optimal legal services to clients.



Our Securities & Capital Markets legal services include:



• Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and listing on the Main Board, Small and Medium Enterprise Board, and Growth Enterprise Market

• Shareholding system reform of state-owned enterprises, transformation of public institutions, and overall change of limited liability companies into joint stock limited companies for the purpose of listing

• Refinancing of listed companies (share placements, public offerings, private placements, warrants, convertible bonds, structured financing products)

• Acquisition, merger, separation, major asset restructuring, delisting, and resumption of listing of listed companies

• Share spin-offs and buybacks of listed companies

• Corporate governance structure of listed companies

• Design of management incentive plans and employee stock ownership plans

• Continuous information disclosure after listing

• Establishment of securities investment funds and asset management

• Corporate bonds, financial bonds, short-term financing bills

Banking and finance has been one of the traditional core and advantageous practices of Haoxin Law Firm since its establishment. Haoxin provides specialized or comprehensive legal services to numerous domestic and international banks and non-bank financial institutions, possessing rich experience and a broad client base in the financial sector. Haoxin has a profound understanding and grasp of domestic and internationally applicable laws, regulations, transaction rules, and practices in the financial field. Leveraging extensive local experience and a vision well-versed in international rules, we have assisted clients including commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, trust companies, finance companies, funds, other financial institutions, and government departments in completing a large number of complex financial transactions. We have developed a series of standardized documents in areas such as banking regulations, insurance products, trust products, and various loans, placing us at the forefront and leading position in legal services for financial business.



Our Banking & Finance legal services include:



• Legal and business compliance review, risk identification and prevention system construction for financial institutions

• Drafting, modification, and review of standard format documents for financial institution business

• Commercial loans, policy loans, syndicated loans, import and export credit, project financing, real estate financing, and other trade financing

• Establishment and commencement of commercial banks, letters of credit, and various bill businesses

• Financial futures, options, and other derivative product transactions

• Non-performing asset disposal, debt restructuring and asset restructuring, investment and M&A business for financial institutions

• Legal affairs related to financial innovation businesses and handling of related legal disputes

Haoxin maintains an absolute advantage in the relatively emerging legal practice areas of private equity investment and investment funds. Haoxin has a well-trained and experienced professional lawyer team in this field. Haoxin lawyers have provided comprehensive legal services to many renowned domestic and international institutional investors, while also assisting numerous fundraising enterprises from startup, growth, and expansion to listing. In practice, we can design reasonable fund establishment frameworks and investment transaction structures for clients to adapt to China's unique legal and regulatory environment. We have successfully provided innovative legal structures for numerous clients participating in the establishment of domestic private equity funds and investment transactions, and have obtained government approvals.



Our Private Equity Funds legal services include:



• Designing and demonstrating fund establishment structures, governance structures, and partnership systems, assisting in tax planning

• Drafting, reviewing, and modifying the full set of transaction documents between general partners and limited partners

• Issuing legal opinion letters for private fund filing

• Legal due diligence, conducting legal research on specific issues and proposing solutions

• Designing and demonstrating transaction structures, transaction plans and safeguard mechanisms, assisting in tax planning

• Drafting, reviewing, and modifying the full set of transaction documents, participating in transaction negotiations, and facilitating completion of settlement

• Assisting investment funds with post-investment management; assisting investment funds in exiting projects through M&A, listing, etc.

• Highlighting other legal issues that may arise from time to time during fund establishment and investment processes, and providing solutions

• Assisting in resolving investment disputes, etc.

Environment, energy, and resources are our distinctive service areas. We have a strong professional lawyer team dedicated to the fields of environment, energy, and resources. Our environmental services extensively cover various environmental projects including water, sewage, watershed management, river course management, dredging, and water diversion projects. We are not only capable of providing comprehensive non-litigation environmental legal services such as environmental administrative licensing, HSE compliance review, due diligence, environmental project investment and financing, construction, M&A, listing, refinancing, establishment and operation of environmental public welfare funds, and asset securitization, but also possess extensive experience in handling various environmental disputes such as environmental public interest litigation, administrative reconsideration and administrative litigation, civil litigation, and arbitration.

In the energy and resources service sector, the professional legal support we provide to clients includes full-range legal services for target project due diligence, development and construction, project M&A, project listing and financing, covering areas such as hydropower, thermal power, nuclear power, wind power, solar energy, forestry, petroleum, natural gas (LNG), coalbed methane, coal, gold mines, and other various mineral resources.



Our Environment, Resources & Energy legal services include:



• Full-process legal services for environmental resources and energy PPP projects

• Environmental protection, safety, and health verification and compliance consulting (HSE)

• Environmental pollution, ecological damage liability disputes, and tort damage compensation

• Legal due diligence in the fields of environment, energy, and resources

• Investment and financing, mergers and acquisitions involving environmental protection, energy, and resources

• Environmental legal risk assessment, management, and prevention

• Legal risk management for environment, energy, and resource enterprises

• Establishment of Sino-foreign cooperative or joint venture environmental protection, energy, and resource enterprises

• Licensing and transfer of environmental protection, energy, and resource-related technologies

• Retained legal counsel for environmental institutions, and environment, energy, and resource enterprises

• Retained legal counsel for energy enterprises and relevant administrative authorities

• Dispute resolution involving environment, resources, and energy

• Other legal services related to environment, energy, and resources

Real estate and construction engineering is one of the core practices at Haoxin. Haoxin has gathered a group of outstanding real estate specialist lawyers who professionally research legal and policy frontiers, providing clients with innovative and comprehensive legal services promptly and accurately.

Through close cooperation with the finance, corporate, and capital markets teams, Haoxin's real estate team has participated in a large number of projects such as real estate project M&A and the establishment and investment of real estate investment funds. Through close cooperation with the dispute resolution team, Haoxin also has rich experience in resolving real estate disputes. With a thorough understanding of all aspects of real estate, coupled with the litigation and arbitration lawyers' precise grasp of litigation and arbitration procedures, Haoxin effectively safeguards clients' rights and interests.



Our Real Estate & Construction legal services include:



• Primary land development

• Bidding, auction, and listing of land use rights

• Project approval and project company establishment

• Project company M&A

• Project acquisition and transfer

• Project engineering bidding and tendering

• Project engineering design, construction, and supervision

• Project engineering settlement

• Property sales, transfer, leasing, and property management

• Commercial real estate operation

• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

• Real estate project financing

• Full-process legal risk management for real estate project development

We possess a dedicated and highly skilled team of maritime and shipping specialist lawyers whose duty is to safeguard the utmost interests of our clients. We have accumulated extensive theoretical knowledge and practical experience in this field, maintain good communication with government authorities, judicial institutions, and legislative departments, and provide prompt and effective services to our clients. We have long provided high-quality legal services to internationally renowned multinational corporations, international organizations, protection and indemnity clubs, shipping companies, trading companies, insurance companies, shipbuilders, ship agents, freight forwarders, port operating companies, salvage companies, financial leasing companies, banks, etc., and have received client recognition and praise. At the same time, relying on our experience in cooperating with other international law firms, we can provide clients with legal services involving different jurisdictions.



Our Maritime & Shipping legal services include:



• Transportation contracts, including bills of lading and voyage charter parties

• Vessel charter contracts, including time charters and bareboat charters

• Ship repair and construction

• Ship sale and purchase, financing, mortgage, and lease-purchase

• Ship collision, contact, and grounding

• Marine insurance, including hull insurance, cargo insurance, and protection and indemnity insurance

• Maritime salvage, wreck removal, and sea towage

• Personal injury at sea

Criminal practice is one of the traditional and advantageous areas of Haoxin. The criminal defense team is composed of several senior lawyers with solid legal foundations, superb case-handling skills, and excellent professional qualities. Some members have extensive practical experience in criminal judicial work in state organs such as public security, procuratorates, and courts. In addition to being proficient in traditional criminal defense, they also combine company law and criminal law, specializing in handling various major, difficult, and complex corporate criminal cases.



Our Criminal Compliance legal services include:



• Providing criminal risk prevention and control, anti-corruption system construction, and daily legal consultation on criminal law for citizens, enterprises, public institutions, state organs, etc.

• Representing parties in reporting and accusing criminal cases; providing legal assistance to criminal suspects during the investigation stage

• Acting as defense counsel for criminal suspects at the review and prosecution stage, defendants and appellants at the trial stage

• Representing victims in participating in criminal litigation activities and conducting criminal incidental civil litigation activities

• Representing parties in private prosecution, petition, and other criminal-related legal activities in criminal cases

Bankruptcy restructuring and liquidation is one of the key service areas at Haoxin. The bankruptcy and restructuring team brings together several practicing lawyers with rich theoretical and practical experience in bankruptcy reorganization, M&A restructuring, bankruptcy liquidation, deadlock resolution, commercial dispute resolution, financial investment, and other fields. It is a professional team focusing on corporate bankruptcy, liquidation, and reorganization as its core business. In recent years, the team has repeatedly intervened in crisis resolution for debt-crisis enterprises, identifying the core value of distressed enterprises, designing optimal restructuring plans for them, and facilitating their recovery of operations. Our Bankruptcy Restructuring & Liquidation legal services include: Filing bankruptcy applications or compulsory liquidation on behalf of relevant creditors, debtors, and other related parties Drafting, implementation, and enforcement of bankruptcy and liquidation plans Declaring rights on behalf of relevant right holders during the bankruptcy and liquidation process Serving as a member of the liquidation team to participate in liquidation Serving as the administrator of bankrupt enterprises or legal counsel to the liquidation group Assisting investors in consultation and negotiation with debtors (shareholders), management, etc., on matters such as bankruptcy reorganization Other business related to bankruptcy restructuring and liquidation

We possess a diverse and highly skilled team of legal professionals specializing in international legal services. Our attorneys have studied and worked in countries such as the United States, France, and Australia, and are proficient in conducting business in Chinese, English, and French. Our international legal practice encompasses foreign investment matters including inbound foreign direct investment, cross-border acquisitions of domestic enterprises, and overseas investments. We also have extensive experience in international trade, providing legal support in areas such as import and export compliance, technical barriers, customs law, and international trade practices. Furthermore, our international business team offers advisory services to government entities on investment legislation, provides legal opinions to enterprises on investment decisions, and represents clients in resolving disputes related to trade and investment measures. Additionally, we offer consulting services regarding China's industry-specific investment policies and measures.

Our International Business legal services include:

• Advisory services on foreign investment market access policies
• Business negotiations and entity establishment for foreign-invested enterprises
• Capital adjustments, domestic financing, and cross-border financing for foreign-invested enterprises
• Establishment of foreign-invested holding companies
• Reinvestment by foreign-invested enterprises
• Cross-border acquisition of domestic enterprises
• Legal services related to post-merger integration
• Transaction structure design and optimization for cross-border acquisitions
• Establishment of regional headquarters, wholly-owned subsidiaries, or representative offices by multinational corporations
• Division, merger, restructuring, and liquidation of foreign-invested enterprises
• Legal due diligence and commercial negotiations
• Legal services for international family matters including marriage and inheritance
• International civil and commercial litigation
• International commercial arbitration
• Other international business legal services