Our Shanghai office and our China association firm Wei Tu bring together 30+ years of integrated PRC and international legal expertise for your business needs.
+86 21 2250 6900 (Stephenson Harwood)
+86 21 6335 5135 (Wei Tu)
info.hk@stephensonharwood.com
Please note that we have two offices in Shanghai:
Stephenson Harwood Shanghai Representative Office
Units 1502-1504
CPIC Xintiandi Tower 1
No. 111 Ji An Road
Huangpu District
Shanghai 200021
Wei Tu Law Firm Associate Office
Units 1501
CPIC Xintiandi Tower 1
No. 111 Ji An Road
Huangpu District
Shanghai 20002
Step free access is available through the main entrance. A member of the security team and reception staff will assist and direct you to reception.
Stephenson Harwood - Wei Tu (China) Association* allows us to offer a 'one stop service' for Hong Kong, English and PRC law advice.
Along with our colleagues in Hong Kong and our alliance partners in Guangzhou, the Shanghai team provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients operating within Greater China including dispute resolution, corporate and commercial, outsourcing and technology, employment, finance, maritime, trade and offshore, projects and infrastructure, private wealth, real estate, regulatory compliance, and restructuring and insolvency.
Our dedicated lawyers represent Chinese corporates and state-owned enterprises, international banks, shipping, shipbuilding and trading companies across many industry sectors.
We are among the very few international law firms with a mainland China base and a truly global shipping practice, offering the full spectrum of shipping services.
*Stephenson Harwood - Wei Tu (China) Association is established under CEPA (Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement). The association allows us to offer a ‘one stop service’ for Hong Kong, English and PRC law advice. With a fully integrated and experienced team, Stephenson Harwood - Wei Tu (China) Association provides full range of PRC law legal services to its clients from home and abroad.
Support clients in investments, acquisitions, JV, financing, and restructuring across the region.
Our corporate team advises clients through all stages of investment, M&A, joint ventures, operations, financing, equity/debt restructurings, and divestitures in China, often with cross-border elements. Beyond core deal structuring and execution, we provide transaction support on commercial contracts, antitrust/merger control, IT, IP, banking, tax, employment, incentives, immigration, real estate, and regulatory compliance.
We act for listed companies, private enterprises, banks, private equity and hedge funds, other financial institutions, management teams, HNWIs, and family offices.
Our investment funds team advises managers on structuring, establishment, operation and regulation of open- and closed-ended funds. We also assist institutional and high-net-worth investors with fund due diligence and negotiation of LPAs and side letters.
Excels in cross-border finance, complex loans and restructurings.
Regarded as a leading asset finance firm in the region, our team is recognised for its commercial approach and innovative financing structures. We act for nearly all major international banks active in shipping finance and leading finance leasing companies from China and Europe, as well as commercial lenders, export credit agencies, lessors, owners and operators. Clients value our deep industry insight and ability to deliver solutions.
We are trusted on restructurings and enforcements of shipping finance transactions, drawing on years of regional experience in structuring, documentation, negotiation and remedies, and have been involved in many notable, high-profile mandates.
We document complex asset-backed and syndicated loans, multi-loan structures, pre- and post-delivery financings, and sale and leaseback transactions. Many matters span multiple jurisdictions and international teams. We also advise on private equity vessel financings and hedge fund investments in shipping debt.
Advise entrepreneurs and HNW clients on navigating complex trust and tax matters.
Our private wealth offerings extend beyond traditional family law, helping entrepreneurs and high-net-wealth individuals with both corporate and private wealth matters. We offer a global solution to private clients and their families to manage, safeguard, grow, and plan for future intergenerational transfer of their wealth. Our clients are often entrepreneurs with international backgrounds, having to deal with complex legal and tax structures. We provide practical legal advice and efficient services related to inheritance and estate planning for high-net-worth individuals and their families.
Expertise
Award-winning team recognised by leading publications as best in maritime, offshore and trade.
Our world leading marine law practice offers a breadth of services to clients in the shipping, offshore and commodity sectors. Our clients include many of the world’s largest shipowners, shipyards, major ship finance banks/lessors, marine insurers and IG P&I clubs, energy services companies, oil and gas business and commodities traders.
Our high-quality services and expertise also made us a leading law firm in shipping space in multiple legal directories and rankings for many years.
Related services
Market-leading team resolves disputes effectively through negotiation, mediation, litigation and arbitration.
Our team prioritises efficient dispute resolution, often thinking beyond traditional methods. We deploy injunctions, insolvency tools, negotiation, and mediation to deliver creative outcomes. On the commercial side, clients value our industry led, practical contract drafting—solutions driven, not precedent bound. As a true full service firm, clients benefit from seamless support across practices and geographies.
Run across Hong Kong and Shanghai, and supported by Wei Tu Law Firm, we handle international and foreign related arbitration, litigation and mediation; maritime incidents and ship arrests; limitation of liability; enforcement of judgments and awards; shipping and offshore insolvency and restructurings; and proactive risk mitigation.
Beyond maritime, we act on shareholder disputes, professional negligence, employment and fraud claims, complex cross border commercial and international trade finance disputes, and regulatory investigations. We represent liquidators, receivers, creditors and debtors on schemes, workouts, enforcement and fleet restructurings.
