Experience and stability
Each of the UGGC partners practising in China has acquired significant in-country experience of between 10 and 15 years. The five partners oversee and coordinate the activities of 18 Asian and European associates and legal consultants. The firm is able to operate directly throughout China from the country’s three largest metropoleis (Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen). An “Asia Desk” in Paris completes this geographic coverage. The UGGC team is amongst the three largest teams of French lawyers working in China.
A bicultural team, a long-term professional practice based on a thorough knowledge and command of Chinese issues and the experience of its partners all combine to enable UGGC law firm to offer services of the quality expected by a European clientele.
The main working languages are French, English and Chinese (Mandarin, Shanghaiese, Cantonese).
Location and availability
The organization of UGGC focuses on strategic locations and a personalised relationship with its clientele; the offices of Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are able to assist foreign companies during each phase of their establishment and development in the Chinese market.
Equally, UGGC law firm plays an important role within the business community in China by being involved with French and European institutions such as the European Chamber of Commerce in China and the French Chamber of Commerce, as well as holding positions as French Overseas Trade Advisers
Strategy and innovation
Since its establishment in Asia, UGGC law firm has continually striven to innovate and to adapt to a market which is in constant evolution, whilst preserving a high level of client service.
On a structural level, UGGC has established an increasingly integrated, privileged partnership with a Chinese business law firm. This arrangement provides specialised resources for the Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices. This “partner” firm has been selected for its excellent reputation in the fields in which it operates, for its competence in certain specific areas and because its teams complement those of UGGC & Associés. The grouped teams of the two law firms make up more than 100 associates and legal consultants, able to practise in every field of business law.
UGGC partners have contributed to the evolution and interpretation of China’s legal framework by participating in university and judiciary exchanges, forums on the country’s legal development and through the publication of specialised works.
Finally, in a legal context which is in constant evolution, relations developed at the highest levels with local authorities allow UGGC law firm to handle efficiently, on behalf of clients, the management of some of the most complex situations.
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