“Shanghai CILS Law Firm was born in this flourishing spring! Looking back, we had experienced sweat, hard work and so much joy. Looking forward, we are expecting both challenges and opportunities. All CILS team members, united and with great confidence, are ready to set out for our mission and vision - to become the most trustful and reliable legal service provider for enterprises and enhance value for our customers through legal solutions.”
To become the most trustworthy and reliable legal service provider
To add value to our customer through legal solutions
Provide appropriate and precise legal solutions through deep understanding of clients’ business environment from both commercial and legal perspectives
On-site high-value and tailor-made legal services at clients’
Practice Area:
Rich experience on FDI and M&As; and deep understanding of legal practice of agricultural and food products processing, commodity trading, trade structured financing.
Work Experience:
2010-present Lawyer, Senior Partner
1992-2010 China Legal Counsel of a MNC, Asia Chief Legal Officer of a Fortune 500 MNC
Education:
Bachelor of Law of China University of Political Science and Law
LLM of University of Minnesota Law School
Practice Area:
Rich experience on lawsuit and arbitration,Company Law and Economic Law
Work Experience:
2007-2009 Assistant Lawyer, Lawyer
2009-present Lawyer
Education:
Bachelor of East China University of Political Science and Law in Economic Law
Practice Area:
Ms. Dong specializes in foreign investment, corporate compliance, corporate dispute resolution and international loan, she focuses on agriculture, bulk commodities, apparel retail, medical devices and manufacturing, among others.
Ms. Dong's clients are mainly from the United States, Israel, Japan, Mexico and other countries, she has represented multinational companies in their establishment of foreign-invested companies, international loan projects, greenhouse projects, irrigation projects and etc.
Ms. Dong has both business and legal experience. Currently, Ms. Dong is acting as the external counsel of nearly a dozen multinational corporations, taking full responsibility for the legal affairs of their Chinese subsidiaries and branches. Ms. Dong has a thorough understanding of the client's business model, a timely understanding of the client's business environment, and provide clients with proper, rigorous legal solutions in terms of investment, trade, daily operation, risk prevention and dispute resolution, etc.
Work Experience:
Before 2015, Schrier Shayne Koenig Samberg & Ryne PC Paralegal
2015-2020 Shanghai CILS Law Firm Associate
2020-2022 Shanghai CILS Law Firm Senior Partner
Education:
Ms. Dong received Master of Laws from Tongji University
Minor Degree of International Relations and Sustainability from UNEP-Tongji University
LL.M Degree from Pace University in NY
Practice Area:
Mr. Xu specializes in commercial dispute resolution, intellectual property rights and non-litigation corporate commercial issues, with particular expertise in the fields of film and television, drama, games, advertising and other extensive entertainment and cultural businesses.
In the field of non-litigation commercial issues, Mr. Xu serves as a perennial legal advisor to numerous domestic and foreign corporations. His expertise extends to specialized legal services such as equity investment and financing, major commercial projects, internal corporate governance, and intellectual property protection. With a profound understanding of the industry, commercial regulations and the client's legal requirements, Mr. Xu excels in integrating business mindset with legal expertise throughout the process of providing legal services, using his industry experience and legal skills to provide clients with comprehensive legal solutions to help clients achieve their business goals.
In the field of commercial dispute resolution, Mr. Xu excels in handling both litigation and arbitration cases. The types of disputes represented by Mr. Xu include but are not limited to commercial contract disputes, equity investment and shareholder disputes, intellectual property contract and infringement disputes, unfair competition disputes, etc. With extensive judicial practice experience and a strong ability for dispute resolution, Mr. Xu is dedicated to maximizing the interests related to cases for his clients.
Work Experience:
2014-2019 Shanghai Watson & Band Law Firm, Lawyer
2019-2023 Shanghai Watson & Band Law Firm, Partner
2023-present Shanghai CILS Law Firm, Senior Partner
Education:
Sichuan University, Bachelor of Law
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Master of Law
Practice Area:
Foreign Investment, Compliance of Foreign Company
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity & Investment Fund
Commodities Trading
Real Estate
Work Experience:
China Business News (SMG)
People's Court of Yangpu District in Shanghai
Shanghai CILS Law Firm Legal Assistant,Attorney
Education:
Bachelor of Management, Tongji University
Master of Laws, Tongji University
Work Experience:
2002-2010 Legal Counsel of domestic real estate development company, domestic well-known network company, online production including Medical, Education and Cultural industry, Multinational film, television and entertainment company.
2010-Present Attorney, Senior Partner
Professional Qualification:
Independent Director in Public Companies, Corporate counsel,
Teacher Certification of the Science of Law
Practice Area:
Corporate Compliance and Disputes Resolution, Capital Market and Securities Business
Education:
Master of Law
Practice Area:
Rich experience on lawsuit and arbitration, Company Law
Work Experience:
2012-2014 Assistant Lawyer, Lawyer
2015-Present Lawyer
Education:
Bachelor of Law, Dalian University of Technology University
Practice Area:
Foreign investment, corporate compliance, corporate governance, commodities trading
Work Experience:
Shanghai CILS Law Firm
Education:
East China University of Political Science and Law
Practice Area:
Foreign investment, corporate compliance, commerial arbitration
Work Experience:
Shanghai CILS Law Firm
Education:
German Studies, Tongji University
Juris Master, Fudan University
LL.M, Boston University