Gaojin Law Firm helps European and US companies make their first move into China and run their business here — from setting up an entity to compliance, M&A, and disputes. China-qualified, bilingual, and commercially minded.
Representative office, WFOE, or joint venture? Which sits on the negative list, and what licences sit underneath? We map the path for your sector and handle the filings — so your team can move without guesswork.
Market entry is where most foreign companies start with us — but we support the whole journey, from setup to exit.
RO / WFOE / JV, negative-list approvals, licences and day-one compliance.
→ 02Governance for foreign-invested enterprises, contracts, and PIPL cross-border data.
→ 03Buy- and sell-side deals, due diligence, merger control, security review and FX.
→ 04Litigation and arbitration in China, with a cross-border dimension.
→China's regulatory landscape moves fast and rarely reads the way a foreign board expects. Our job is to turn it into a short list of decisions and filings your team can actually act on.
Practical, current perspectives for foreign companies weighing a China move.
How to move personal data out of China, legally, in 2026.
What to verify before you commit capital to a newly opened sector.
Why the buy-side playbook is displacing greenfield entry.
Tell us where you are — first entity, an acquisition, a compliance question, or a dispute. We'll map the path and the filings behind it.