About King & Wood
- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Hong Kong
- Founded
- 1993
- Company type
- Self-Owned
At King & Wood, we work with industry-makers, nation-builders and market-disrupters to drive growth and power innovation. Whether creating market firsts, designing new legal frameworks or building new approaches to old problems, we apply our collective intelligence to solve complex challenges and help our clients move their businesses forward. But what truly defines us is where we stand. We are both a Chinese firm and an international firm-deeply rooted in China while fully engaged with the global market. Our lawyers operate comfortably across legal systems, business cultures and regulatory environments, helping clients navigate the realities of cross-border investment, disputes and expansion.
Founded in 1993, King & Wood was among the first private partnership law firms to establish in China’s modern legal market. As China’s economy opened and globalised, we grew alongside our clients - supporting multinational companies investing in China while helping Chinese enterprises expand beyond its borders. Over three decades, we have played a role in many of the transactions, investments and disputes that have shaped China’s commercial landscape and its engagement with the global economy. Today, our presence spans China's major commercial centres, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong SAR and other major cities. They are supported by offices in key international centres including New York, Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Tokyo and Vancouver, covering Asia-Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Our team of more than 520 partners and over 1,700 professionals combines local insight with international experience. A strong team of partners and professionals combines local insight and international experience. Our lawyers are qualified across multiple jurisdictions and work in several languages, enabling us to support clients operating across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
Specialties
- China inbound/outbound investment
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute resolution
- International arbitration
- Projects
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Tax
- Banking & Finance
- Compliance & Regulatory
- Digital Economy
- labour&Employment
- Restructuring&Insolvency
- Private Equity&Funds
- Securities&Capital Markets
- Family Wealthy Management and Inheritance
- Strategic M&A and Restructuring
- and Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
Company locations
13/F Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong, HK
1 Dongsanhuan Zhonglu, 18th Floor, East Tower, WFC, Beijing, 100020, CN
999 Middle Huai Hai Road, Xuhui District, 17th Floor, One ICC, Shanghai ICC, Shanghai, 200031, CN
Lane 9, North Yunjuan Road, Shengang Street Pudong New District, 10F, Building B4, Xinchen Lingang Center, Shanghai, 201306, CN
Winland Center, No.350 Xiangjisi Road Gongshu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, CN
No.347 Jiangdong Middle Road, Jianye District, 32F, One ifc, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210019, CN
9 Suzhou Avenue West, Suzhou Industrial Park, 02A, 43rd Floor, West Tower,China Overseas Fortune Center, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, CN
A7, No.2009, Lihu Avenue, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, CN
No.6 Zhujiang East Road, Zhujiang New Town, 25th Floor, Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510623, CN
2666 Keyuan South Road, Nanshan District, 28th Floor, China Resources Tower, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518052, CN
No.158, Huitong 6th Road, Huajin Street, Hengqin New Area, 32nd Floor, Hengqin International Finance Centre, Zhuhai, Guangdong, CN
6 Huanhai Road, Jiangdong New Area, 5th Floor, Hainan Hongbao Investment Headquarter Building, Haikou, Hainan 570311, CN
261 Xinfeng Street, Jiyang District, 18th Floor, Office Building, Lanhai Huating, Sanya, Hainan 572000, CN
No.1 Section 3 Hong Xing Lu, Suite 1603-6, Tower 1, Chengdu IFS, Chengdu, Sichuan 610021, CN
NO. 8 Caifu East Road, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, 401121, CN
No.48 Xianggang West Road, Shinan District, 29th Floor, Tower 2,Haitian Center, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, CN
11001 Jingshi Road, Lixia District, 33 Floor, North Tower (China Life Building), Jinan, Shandong 250014, CN
Kuancheng District, 26th Floor, Jixing Tower, Changchun, Jilin 130102, CN
3-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, 21F, Marunouchi Nijubashi Building, Tokyo, 100-0005, JP
500 Fifth Avenue, 50th Floor, New York, New York 10110, US
2500 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, Suite 111, Silicon Valley, California 94025, US
800 E Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, Suite 220, Pasadena Towers, Los Angeles, California 91101, US
602 West Hastings Street, Suite 608, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1P2, CA
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