Beijing Zhiheng Law Office (“Zhiheng”) was established in 1998 by the publisher of Legal Daily, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Justice. Due to policy changes, Zhiheng was converted from a state-owned enterprise into a privately-owned partnership in 2001.

　　The majority of Zhiheng’s partners and associates graduated from prestigious domestic and overseas law schools with LL.B., LL.M or J.D. degrees. The practitioners at Zhiheng have received excellent legal training and accumulated valuable experiences from their previous professions, which has contributed to the success of Zhiheng.

　　Zhiheng has retained a fairly large number of legal experts as its counsels to seek their advice and insight with respect to difficult cases. Zhiheng’s lawyers gather together at regular intervals to exchange views over different cases and present issues arising from the handling of each case for internal discussion. As client satisfaction is of the utmost importance to the continuing success of a law firm, Zhiheng recognizes this as a core principle and makes optimal arrangement for each client’s project to best serve its client’s needs.

　　Zhiheng’s lawyers have extensive experience in advising major domestic companies on various PRC law matters in connection with their business operations, as well as international companies on the post-investment legal, administrative and regulatory aspects of operating a business in China. In terms of practice areas, Zhiheng’s lawyers have represented clients in a variety of sectors ranging from financing, manufacturing, retail sales and distribution of consumer goods, to telecommunications, media, publication, information technology, high-tech, infrastructure and construction. In addition, Zhiheng lawyers have developed expertise in trial advocacy over the years and have successfully assisted a number of clients to have suits against them dismissed by the court.