Legal notice: China

Beijing and Shanghai, China

We practise law in Beijing and Shanghai through Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP (trading as Allen & Overy LLP in the People’s Republic of China pending registration of the new name with the Ministry of Justice) (A&O Shearman). Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC306763 and registered office at One Bishops Square, London, E1 6AD, United Kingdom.

A&O Shearman is not permitted to advise on the laws of the People’s Republic of China. Services in relation to the laws of the People’s Republic of China are provided by Allen & Overy LLP’s joint operation firm, Shanghai Lang Yue Law Firm.

Contact details for our offices in Beijing and Shanghai can be found here.

Hong Kong SAR, China

We practise law in Hong Kong through the partnership of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling (A&O Shearman (Hong Kong)). A&O Shearman (Hong Kong) is regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong. A list of the partners of A&O Shearman (Hong Kong) and their professional qualifications is available upon request.

Contact details for our office in Hong Kong can be found here.

Professional regulation of our lawyers based in Hong Kong

Lawyers based in Hong Kong who are admitted as solicitors in Hong Kong are regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong. Certain lawyers based in Hong Kong are not admitted as solicitors in Hong Kong but are registered with and regulated by the Law Society of Hong Kong as Registered Foreign Lawyers. They may also be regulated by the relevant regulatory body in their place of admission. Further information about our lawyers and their qualifications can be found here.

The names of places/regions in China referred to by A&O Shearman on this website, in A&O Shearman publications or otherwise are all legal jurisdictions

China Specific Privacy Notice

The China-specific privacy information, which can be found here, shall apply in addition to the global external Privacy Policy (“Global Privacy Policy”) when A&O Shearman (the “firm”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) process personal information within the scope of the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”).