King & Wood – The Innovator in Excellence
One of the first partnership law firms in China, King & Wood was established in 1993 by a group of lawyers committed to developing excellence in the practice of law and modern legal principles in China. Today, King & Wood, headquartered in Beijing with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Silicon Valley, is the largest law firm in China, with over 600 lawyers, patent attorneys, and legal professionals providing comprehensive legal services to meet the diverse needs of our clients worldwide.
King & Wood believes that the professional qualifications of its lawyers are the key to its success. Over the years, the firm has recruited almost entirely lawyers who have graduated from prestigious law schools in China and abroad, many of whom have practiced in leading international law firms. The breadth of their expertise is reflected in the scope of our practice: whether in our traditional strengths of banking, FDI, general corporate, securities and M&A, international trade, and dispute resolution, or in our leading position in the burgeoning areas of intellectual property protection, labor law, bankruptcy, real estate, distressed assets, derivatives and hybrid instruments, securitization, and LBOs.
King & Wood has committed to the culture and the technology required to create a "one firm" firm, in which documents and precedents, human resources, and revenues and expenses are considered primarily on a firmwide basis across departments and across offices. As a result, King & Wood has earned an outstanding professional reputation both within and outside of China. We at King & Wood are all confident that the firm is well positioned to become one of the leading full service law firms in the Asia Pacific region.
In November of 2007, King & Wood developed a strategic alliance with Australian specialist corporate law firm Gilbert + Tobin.
King & Wood has also become a member in two strategic alliances, i.e. the Pacific Rim Advisory Council and the World Law Group since 2003. Our vast network of friends and allies provides us with local expertise and advice throughout the world.