‘The team’s knowledge and expertise of Chinese employment law is exceptional. The advice is always timely, commercial and pragmatic.’

‘Jonathan Isaacs and his team, including Sufi Shang, are exceptional lawyers, whose advice is always concise, clear and unequivocal and therefore easy to explain and implement. The team’s response times are always excellent with all advice requests being acknowledged and dealt with in a timely fashion.’

‘This team always provides practical advice in a timely manner. Their advice is always commercial and they provide additional and valuable insights into how their other clients are approaching matters, to ensure we feel comfortable with making a decision on how we approach the often tricky and nuanced issues we face in China.’

‘No other US-based firm has the breadth of experience and coverage in China as Morgan Lewis does, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. The team collaborates seamlessly across offices, and understands how to guide multinational companies in navigating the local legal and business culture.’

‘If you do business in China, you want Lesli Ligorner in your corner. Her responsiveness, attention, and devotion to your matters make you feel like you are her only client, which is astounding as she is a highly sought out counsel by many of the largest multinational companies. I can always count on Lesli to build a team to deliver strategic, practical advice.’

‘Partner Jeanette Yu has been deeply involved in the field of labour law for many years, providing practical, professional and meticulous consulting opinions and text drafting reviews for enterprises. In recent years, with the implementation of PIPL, the business scope has expanded to PIPL, providing enterprises with a wider range of consulting services. Jeanette has provided legal advice to German companies for many years and is familiar with the compliance requirements of these companies operating in China. She can also provide practical consulting opinions based on the actual operations of local companies.’

‘The CMS team is great. They have an international perspective, do not mechanically apply legal documents, and guide our company flexibly and diversely on human resources issues.’

‘Roxie Meng is very professional. She always gives professional guidance to my questions in a timely manner. She is very efficient in responding to my questions. She is very familiar with labour law. She has excellent communication skills. She is very good at email guidance and telephone communication. She has excellent English skills. The labour contract and employee handbook are flawless.’

‘DLA continues to be my go-to firm, for its expertise in employment law. The team provides succinct and good legal advice, and is able to balance between compliance with law and the organisation’s business operations/needs.’

‘Johnny Choi and Ning Zhou are amazing! Great partners, and have continued to guide us on the employment laws in China which can be tricky to navigate.’

‘DLA Piper’s employment law team is not only experienced and capable of supporting clients in multiple jurisdictions, but also provides legal services quickly and effectively, and is willing to understand clients’ needs and requirements, so as to provide practical legal advice. The fees are reasonable, and they are willing to listen to clients and continuously improve their services.’

‘We have used Bird & Bird to advise on a number of employment-related matters including two company restructures in China. We also use B&B for worldwide IP advice. They are always very knowledgeable on the subject matter required and show great experience in their field. All of the work carried out by B&B has been of a high standard and completed quickly and efficiently with optimal results. I would have no hesitation in using them again and recommending to others.’

‘The main partner that advises us in China and Hong Kong is Diana Purdy. Diana has been excellent in every respect with the advice and work she has carried out for us. She shows an in-depth knowledge of her field, gave experienced advice and managed her team efficiently to complete the work needed on time and with the results we needed.’