Chen Xin
King & Wood Mallesons
King & Wood Mallesons
Client SatisfactionKing & Wood Mallesons advises on the full life cycle of real estate developments, utilising its global network to provide clients with advice. Its expertise extends to urban infrastructure, residential and office buildings, transport and logistics, hotels and tourism property. Harry Du in Beijing heads the team, regularly assisting clients looking to invest in Chinese real estate, with strong knowledge of project finance and foreign investment. Also in Beijing, Kathy Fan is a go-to practitioner for real estate matters involving renewable energy. In Shanghai, William Jiang leads the firm’s East China real estate practice and has expertise in IPOs and the listing of REITs, and is well placed to assist clients with real estate financing, both inbound and outbound.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is known for its excellent business acumen and deep legal knowledge, especially in the fields of real estate and corporate mergers and acquisitions. The team has excellent legal analysis capabilities and innovative thinking to solve problems, which enables it to handle complex cases with ease. The team stands out for its efficient project management and client-first philosophy. The law firm has improved the efficiency and accuracy of legal services by introducing smart tools and data analysis technologies, and has cultivated legal talents with international vision and multicultural backgrounds through diversity and inclusion programs.'
- ‘They always insist on providing the most powerful support for the needs and goals of their clients. When faced with various complex legal compliance issues, the team can quickly find solutions to relieve the worries of clients; and they can accurately identify and evaluate various potential legal risks and provide clients with timely and practical risk prevention strategies, which shows their excellent professional ability and team spirit.’
- ‘Good teamwork. Good service.'
- ‘King & Wood Mallesons’ lawyers are very professional lawyers. Throughout the transaction process, especially on key issues, they provided us with sufficient and firm advice. ’
- ‘Real estate and construction engineering is one of the important legal business areas of King & Wood Mallesons. King & Wood Mallesons is the earliest, most active, most in-depth and most comprehensive Chinese law firm to provide legal services in this field. Its service capabilities and professional performance in this business field are both in the leading position in the industry. The real estate team has gathered a group of partners and lawyers who have been focusing on this field for more than ten years, and have the professional ability and rich experience to provide all-round and full-process legal services for real estate projects.'
Key clients
- GE Healthcare (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
- Bain Capital Credit, LP
- Marriott International
- Henderson (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
- SCPG Group
- Xiamen C&D Inc.
- CapitaLand Development
- Macquarie Asset Management
- Beijing Vanke Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Represented GE Healthcare in a customised precision medical industrialisation base project in Chengdu.
- Advised Xiamen C&D Inc. on its acquisition of control of Red Star Macalline and major asset reorganisation.
- Assisted SCPG Group with issuing consumer REITs in infrastructure.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
William Jiang
King & Wood MallesonsNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Meidong Xing
King & Wood MallesonsPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Harry Du