Practical starting points for overseas buyers and businesses working with China. Choose the issue closest to yours, then compare the legal stage, public price anchor and scope before you enquire.
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Need linked work, negotiation support or a scope for an ongoing matter? Explore tailored legal support.
Pricing note: figures shown below are typical starting points for the standard scope. Fees vary with scope, complexity and urgency. A narrower or materially different matter may be quoted separately. Exact scope and fee are confirmed before paid work begins.
If you are unsure which scope fits your budget or transaction, send a short summary first. Adrian can suggest the smallest sensible scope.
Drafting from $1,500 · Existing NNN review from $750
Protect designs, technical information and defined commercial relationships before disclosure to a Chinese supplier.
Standard scope: one supplier relationship, one bilingual NNN and one consolidated client revision round.
See scope & free scope checkDrafting from $3,950 · Existing agreement review from $1,250
Put specifications, acceptance, payment, delivery, defects, tooling and exit arrangements into the same China-focused agreement.
Standard scope: one Chinese supplier, one product family, one bilingual agreement and one client revision round.
See scope & free scope checkFrom $850
Review a defined agreement before signing or committing further funds. Full redrafting is separate.
Standard scope: one agreement up to 15 pages, written priority-risk review and recommended changes.
See scope & free scope checkFrom $1,200
Check the proposed Chinese counterparty, key public legal records and the relationship between the supplier and payment recipient.
Standard scope: one Chinese legal entity and an agreed set of corporate, legal and transaction checks.
See scope & free scope checkWritten assessment from $1,950 · 60-minute triage $350
Assess the transaction, counterparty, payment trail, evidence and proportionate next step before deciding whether to escalate.
Standard scope: one transaction, one principal counterparty and an agreed core evidence set.
See scope & free scope checkFrom $2,500
Build a documented demand around the correct Chinese recipient, the evidence and the requested action.
Standard scope: one dispute, one principal recipient, bilingual letter, one client revision and formal dispatch. Negotiation is separate.
See scope & free scope checkFrom $1,950
Assess ownership, payment, possession and evidence before choosing a demand, negotiation or formal recovery route.
Standard scope: one factory or principal counterparty and one related tooling/equipment set.
See scope & free scope checkFiling $600 per class + official fees · Search $300 per mark per class
Clearance search, Chinese classification strategy and CNIPA filing for an overseas brand, with refusal, opposition and court work handled by the same lawyer.
Standard scope: one applicant, one mark and one class. Additional classes, refusals and contentious work are separate.
See scope & free scope checkThis is a topic area, not a single fixed-price package. We first identify the documents and rights involved, then agree which work is needed.
No. This is a starting point for related work. A new development project, an agreement about tooling and a dispute over existing property may need different services. We identify the decisions and documents before proposing a scope.
Describe what was provided, who paid, who currently holds it and what agreements or messages exist. Contract drafting alone may not address an existing dispute. We first identify whether assessment, negotiation or recovery work is needed.
Yes. We can coordinate the agreed mainland China legal work with your existing team. Technical specifications and testing remain with the appropriate specialists, while legal responsibilities, instructions and information-sharing arrangements are defined at the start.
Yes. Preparation, attendance at remote or in-person meetings and follow-up drafting can be scoped together. We agree the objectives, authority, expected meetings and deliverables; negotiating support does not itself authorise us to commit you to a deal.
Market entry, labels, supplier documents, packaging and traceability.
Explore food-related servicesCross-border marriage, family property and estates in China, led by June Zhang.
Explore family-related servicesThe free step is a scope check only: we confirm fit, what information is needed and which paid service or assessment is appropriate. Substantive legal analysis and document review are paid work.
If a deadline is approaching, identify it immediately. Typical turnaround starts only after the scope, complete materials and engagement conditions are confirmed.
Start with a short summary and the parties’ names for a conflict check. Please wait for us to confirm how to share documents before sending sensitive files. Sending an enquiry does not mean we have accepted the instruction.
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