Boss & Young lawyers have received professional legal education and training in prestigious law schools in and outside China, of which more than 30 lawyers have previously received overseas legal education and training, several lawyers hold various U.S. attorney’s licenses and one lawyer has an Australian practicing certificate. A number of the firm’s lawyers have previously worked in renowned domestic and foreign law firms and multinational companies, and understand Chinese and foreign cultures and legal standards. To provide better services to clients from various regions worldwide, Boss & Young has developed extensive networking with law firms from the U.S., Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries and regions. Boss & Young is also an important China member in the PLG, State Capital Global Law Firm Group and Legalink, international lawyers’ organizations having a presence in over 60 countries and regions and 100 cities worldwide.

Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign direct investment in China is one of the most important practices of Boss & Young. We are experienced in advising international clients on establishing joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, investment holding companies, venture capital startups, sales and distribution companies, trading companies, bonded warehouses, and representative offices in the PRC. We help our clients exit smoothly from their investment projects, either through equity or asset transfers or through liquidations. We also assist international clients in their acquisitions and mergers in China, including due diligence, document drafting, negotiations, legal opinions, and closing. The Chinese legal and regulatory regimes are complex. Experienced Chinese attorneys’ guidance is crucial to the successful penetration of, and the long-term growth in, the Chinese market by foreign investors.

Securities Listing and Corporate Finance

We have served as legal counsels for many PRC and foreign publicly-listed companies. Our attorneys have participated in many initial public offerings, secondary offerings, stock repurchases and transfers, shell listings, mergers and acquisition and issuances of bonds, convertible instruments, warrants, and redeemable preferred shares. We have advised on the listing of many companies in Chinese and overseas stock exchanges as well. We emphasize private placements for small and medium sized companies, which usually have particular financing needs on their roads to grow bigger. Finally, we are active in providing legal advices and support to investment bank, funds, insurance companies, financial leasing companies, and other financial institutions.

M&A, Restructuring, and Reorganization

In face of the challenges and opportunities brought by China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, Chinese enterprises are engaging in large scale restructuring, reorganization, mergers, and acquisitions. The restructuring and reorganization of the state-owned enterprises and collectively-owned enterprises implicate a variety of complicated legal issues. We can provide innovative legal solutions such as management buy-out, employee stock participations, stock option plans, stock or asset transfers and swaps, spin-offs of non-performing assets, auction, liquidation, packaging and listing of quality assets, joint ventures and strategic alliances. The continuous mergers and acquisitions between or among domestic enterprises and between or among domestic enterprises and foreign companies will supply infinite vitality and development space for Chinese enterprises as well as foreign investors. We are able to offer a full range of mergers and acquisitions legal services such as financing arrangement, due diligence, contract drafting, negotiation participation, closing, and post-closing compliance monitoring. We also provide our clients with daily corporate matter services such as the conduct of board meetings and preparation of board resolutions, appointment and dismissal of directors and senior executives and corporate compliance supervisions

Private Equity and Venture Capital

Boss & Young represents leading Chinese and international private equity and venture capital firms here in China.  We advise our clients on their onshore fund formation, structuring and private equity and venture capital transactions in China.

Venture capital investment is increasingly important for China.  We provide a full spectrum of services to venture capital investors including venture capital financing, company formation, acquisition, stock options, investors and rights agreements, warrants, proxy agreements, employment contracts and staff manual, confidentiality agreements, and other documents and matters.

Retail and Franchising

Boss & Young attorneys have accumulated valuable experience in the franchise area. Our lawyers have advised many international and domestic franchisors on their operations in China. We also use different means to protect the trademarks and brand names of franchise owners against infringements. Our services cover development of franchise operation strategies, formation of proper franchise operation organizations, drafting related franchise documents, performance of due diligence investigations on franchisee candidates, assistance with regulatory compliance, and dispute resolutions.

International Trade and Customs Law

Boss & Young is skillful in providing services pertaining to international trade and customs law, and offer practical and effective solutions for our clients. Our trade and customs related services include import and export business, international trade settlement and financing, factoring, maritime shipping and insurance, processing trade and compensation trade, bonded trade, agency and sales, consignment sales, establishment of trading company, export tax refund, trade preferences, certificate of origin, letter of credit, bill of lading, anti-dumping, safeguarding measures, customs compliance and supervision, import/export license, and international trade dispute resolution.

Litigation and Arbitration

Boss & Young has a team of veteran lawyers who are experienced in conducting litigation and arbitration in courts and arbitration tribunals both at home and abroad, especially in the areas of international trade, intellectual property rights, bank loans, real estate development, maritime shipping and debt collection. Boss & Young lawyers have handled a number of influential cases in the PRC courts. Our expertise in litigation and arbitration has complemented our corporate and commercial practices to the high satisfaction of our clients. We also actively and effectively assist clients with their enforcement of valid judgments and arbitration awards. In addition, we represent clients in their overseas arbitration and litigation matters and have successfully collected various types of outstanding debts for our clients.

Banking and Insurance

Boss & Young provides various insurance-related legal services to foreign and domestic entities. Our insurance practice group is experienced in handling cases involving foreign insurance laws. We work closely with professional associations and regulatory authorities, including the China Insurance Regulatory Commission ("CIRC") in particular, making great efforts to provide sophisticated legal services in the field of insurance law. Boss & Young emphasizes insurance law researches and publishes a bulletin called China Insurance Law, which specifically monitors legal and regulatory developments in the China insurance market. In addition, Boss & Young is exclusively authorized by the CIRC to translate into English the CIRC Regulatory Update as the official English version and to publish and circulate the English publication.

We have handled numerous transactions for domestic and foreign banks.Boss & Young is particularly recognized for its expertise in providing legal services in loans, guarantees, mortgages, settlement, collections, reorganization and liquidation, and related document drafting. We have also advised foreign banks on their China businesses and corporate borrowers on their banking and related transactions. Moreover, we have accumulated rich experiences in handling international and domestic syndicated loans and large-scale project financing.

Investment Funds

Venture capital investment is increasingly important for China.  We provide a full spectrum of services to venture capital investors including venture capital financing, company formation, acquisition, stock options, investors and rights agreements, warrants, proxy agreements, employment contracts and staff manual, confidentiality agreements, and other documents and matters.

Labor law

Boss & Young has accumulated rich experience in the practice of labor, employment and human resources law, including drafting labor contracts, non-compete agreement, confidentiality agreement, company manuals, provision of relevant legal consultations, and the handling of labor arbitration and litigation. We emphasize practicality in drafting legal documents. In addition, in providing legal consultations, we focus on finding the optimal solution in light of the complexity and the regional differences amongst local labor laws and policies. Our attorneys have handled many influential labor and employment litigations.

Antidumping and WTO Matters

Boss & Young attorneys counsel clients with regard to antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings both within China and in foreign countries. We can represent foreign companies in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in China, including investigations of dumping margins and investigations of economic injury to the Chinese domestic industry. Through cooperation with foreign local counsels, we are able to advise Chinese companies in anti-dumping proceedings in foreign jurisdictions such as EU, the U.S., Canada, Central and South American countries, and Asian countries. We also advise clients on their rights and obligations under the WTO Agreements, especially with respect to market entries and industry deregulations.

Tax

Boss & Young has a strong domestic tax advising capability. We provide clients with pragmatic consultations and tax planning. We assist our clients to structure complex transactions in a tax efficient manner. We also advise on tax dispute resolutions.

Education

A number of lawyers at Boss & Young possess in-depth experience in the field of education law. For the past 5 years, the firm has represented several internationally renowned educational institutions and universities. Boss & Young lawyers are familiar with laws and regulations in the education sector including issues relating to the establishment of cooperative educational organizations and universities, the hiring of teachers and staff members, procurement and student affairs. The firm acted as counsel in the establishment of the first Sino-foreign cooperative university, Ningbo Nottingham University, which is jointly invested by The University of Nottingham, UK and Zhejiang Wanli Institute. In this novel arena of introducing foreign funds into the education industry, our firm has practical experiences and is becoming a leading legal service provider in the commercialization of education and the attraction of foreign investments.

Real Estate and Construction

Real estate and construction is also an important area of practice of Boss & Young. Boss & Young offers a full set of legal services to both foreign and domestic clients pertaining to commercial and residential real estate development, financing, construction, conveyances, transfers, leases, charges, and property management, including drafting and preparation of project proposals, feasibility study reports, state-owned land use right assignment contracts, bid and tender documents, construction contractor agreement, mortgage contracts, sale and purchase contracts, property management conventions; obtaining zoning permit, construction permit, title deed; handling mortgage loans secured with land use right or construction -in-progress; participation in negotiations of development and construction; providing attestation to the signing of contracts; representation in construction project litigation or arbitration.

Information Technology and E-Commerce Law

Boss & Young closely follows the legal development in the new and emerging industries. Our attorneys actively participate in related legal practices. We maintain a leading role in legal services relating to the information technology and e-commerce. Boss & Young was entrusted by the relevant authorities of the Shanghai Municipal Government to participate in the drafting of regulations relating to information technology and e-commerce. Our attorney was the founding member of National Bar Association of China’s Committee for Information, Network and New Technologies and is active in monitoring governmental, regulatory and legislative developments in the industry.

Arts, Media & Entertainment,Sports

Boss & Young is adept in services in the areas of arts, media and entertainment,sports. We are well aware of the special needs and interest of media publishing houses, production companies, artists, theatres, entertainment consultants, advertisers, and pre-media production. Our services include but are not limited to the import of foreign videos, motion pictures and art shows, the production of TV programs and motion pictures, the establishment of Sino-foreign joint venture cinemas, the introduction of foreign oil painting exhibitions, the acquisition of domestic motion pictures and video media companies, the distribution of audio and video products, the making, publication, and distribution of internet and wireless games, theatrical lighting, anti –piracy, artist agency and management.

Industry Regulations and Government Affairs

China’s regulatory environment is changing each day in the preparation of making its regulatory regimes comply with the international rules and standards largely sponsored by the major international economic organizations and major world trading countries. China will make significant, even radical, changes in the laws and policies in certain industries currently restricted or prohibited to foreign investors, such as the telecommunications, internet information services, financial services, medical services, foreign trade, media, advertising, retailing, etc. We can monitor the legal and policy developments in these fields for our clients and help them promptly enter the Chinese market once the restrictions are removed or loosened.

International Sports Law

Our clients are sportsmen, agents, clubs, professional leagues and other companies linked to Sports in any way.

We provide legal advice to a wide range of clients as well as services in litigation and arbitration, in domestic and international fields, where the sports law department of Boss & Young Attorneys at Law possesses a highly qualified experience. Our main services are:

- Advising, negotiating and drafting all kind of contracts within the sporting field (labour law, image rights, sponsoring, marketing, audio-visual rights, etc.)

- Advising and representing sportsmen, clubs, federations, associations or leagues in all kind of procedures (labour law, disciplinary, commercial, civil responsibility and doping among others), before both the ordinary Courts, Arbitration Courts (TAS-CAS at Lausanne) and FIFA.

- The trade mark department also advises in intellectual and industrial property, when in connection with sports.