Finance and Taxation
From its very inception, Finance & Taxation has been one of Landing’s core and strongest practice areas. It provides legal guidance and services for numerous international financial institutions and multinational corporations in the dynamic and complex PRC legal system. We are committed to provide clients with outstanding professional legal services. In combination with the full understanding of clients’ commercial concerns, as well as the strong belief to render pragmatic and constructive legal solutions, Finance and Taxation Department strives to help clients achieve their business goals.
Landing provides comprehensive legal services to many banking and non-banking financial institutions, both in China and overseas, and has extensive experience and a solid clientele base in the area of finance. Landing has deep understanding and knowledge of applicable Chinese laws and regulations in the field of finance, as well as transactional rules and standard practice. With its rich local experience and deep understanding of international rules, Landing has assisted a wide range of commercial banks, investment banks, insurance companies, trust companies, financial companies, funds management companies, and other financial institutions, as well as government agencies, in completing many complex financial transactions. Landing has developed a series of standardized documentations in respect of banking regulations, insurance products, trusts, mutual funds and all types of loans, placing itself at the cutting edge of the legal services industry in the financial sector.
Some of our clients include Chinese-invested joint venture banks, subsidiaries and international banks within China, insurance companies, trust companies, funds management companies, finance companies, future companies, auto financing companies and lease finance companies, and more. Landing’s key services in this area include: financing bank, private bank, public bank, investment bank, commercial loans, investment, trusts, bonds, financing, financial futures, mortgage, bill, insurance, factoring, financial derivatives, asset securitization and financial leasing, and much more.
As a trusted law firm in tax and private client services, Landing’s tax practice is one of the most highly regarded tax groups in China. Renowned for its solid international expertise, Landing’s tax group is particularly adept at dealing with complex cross-border tax issues, including providing high-quality tax advice in transnational transactions and investments, tax planning and dispute resolution services. All of Landing’s tax lawyers graduated from top law schools in China and overseas, and have practiced in international law firms. Their in-depth knowledge, expertise and practical experience cover PRC tax law and international tax law. In addition to tax law, they also have an extensive understanding of other legal areas, such as company law, financial law, foreign investment law, securities law, real estate and funds related laws.
Our clients come from many industries, including manufacturing, technology, finance, pharmaceuticals, investment funds, real estate, telecommunications, energy resources, logistics, infrastructure, trade, construction as well as modern services, and most of which are global multinational companies, funds and the most influential enterprises in China.
Practicing area
Finance
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Trust
- Interbank bond
- Financial dispute resolution
- Financial institutions services
- Trading services
- General banking and compliance legal services
Taxation
- Tax strategies for investment entry and exit
- Investment structuring
- Restructuring and M&A, including pre-IPO restructuring
- Financing structuring
- Tax planning for high net worth individuals and company executives
- Tax efficient supply chain management planning
- Tax advisory services on day to day company operations
- Tax planning for import and export
- Transfer pricing
- Tax dispute resolution
Work Performed
- Taiping Life Insurance Co.,Ltd.，annual retainership
- TAIPING E-COMMERCE CO.,LTD.，annual retainership
- Taiping Life Insurance Co.,Ltd. ，restructuring case
- Huatai Asset Management Corporation，legal adviser to the Insurance funds domestic and international investment plan
- Shanghai Automotive Group Co., Ltd. ，equity acquisition case
- Shanghai Automotive Group Co., Ltd. ，set up a joint venture insurance sales company
- Tian’an Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.，legal opinion
- Huangpu River ship collision major maritime accidents and insurance claims, Litigation