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.
Most clients need more than one of these eventually — but rarely on the same day.
Choosing between a WFOE, a joint venture and a representative office, reading the negative list for your sector, and the licences and filings underneath.
China market entry →Governance for a foreign-invested enterprise, commercial contracts, hiring and terminating staff, and moving personal data out of China under PIPL.
Corporate, compliance & data →Unpaid invoices, contract disputes, arbitration and enforcement — including freezing a counterparty's assets before they move, which is usually what decides whether you are paid.
China debt recovery & disputes →
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.
→ 02Recovering unpaid debts, litigation and arbitration, asset preservation and enforcement.
→ 03Governance for foreign-invested enterprises, contracts, and PIPL cross-border data.
→ 04Buy- and sell-side deals, due diligence, merger control, security review and FX.
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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.
Eight steps from SAMR name reservation to SAFE registration — plus the 2024 five-year capital rule.
Identify the real debtor, interrupt the three-year clock, and freeze the assets before they move.
Five years to pay up — and companies formed before July 2024 must fix their schedule first.
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.