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I am an employee of Fangda Partners and am making this request as part of my employment. I have disclosed my paid relationship on my user page. I respectfully request that an uninvolved editor review the following proposed update to the article.
The current article contains outdated information concerning the firm’s offices, lawyer headcount and practices, as well as unsupported evaluative statements. The proposed draft updates the factual information, adds supporting sources and removes the unsupported descriptions.
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| Headquarters | Shanghai, China"Fangda Partners, Global 2026". Chambers and Partners. Retrieved 4 August 2026. |
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| No. of offices | 7"上海市方达律师事务所" [Shanghai Fangda Law Firm]. 上海市企业走出去综合服务平台 (in Chinese). Shanghai Municipal Government. Retrieved 4 August 2026. |
| No. of lawyers | Approximately 800 |
| Major practice areas | Full-service commercial law"Fangda Partners". Fangda Partners. Retrieved 4 August 2026. |
| Date founded | 1993 |
| Website | www |
‘’‘Fangda Partners’’’ is a full-service law firm founded in 1993. The firm advises on PRC law and Hong Kong law, with approximately 800 lawyers across seven offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore. The firm operates as a single, integrated partnership, not as an alliance of lawyers in different locations.
Legal-industry rankings and publications have described Fangda Partners as one of China’s “Red Circle” law firms, an informal term used in the legal market to refer to a group of prominent Chinese commercial law firms."Revealed: Top 30 Chinese firm profits reached £1.4bn in 2016". The Lawyer. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2026."Is the magic of Magic Circle firms on the wane in Asia?". Asian Legal Business. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2026."Fangda adds corporate partner in Beijing". IFLR. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
The firm advises Chinese and international companies, financial institutions, investment funds and other organisations on domestic and cross-border transactions, disputes, investigations, regulatory matters and other commercial legal issues.Nanda, Ashish; Rohrer, Lisa (30 June 2019). "Fangda Partners: A Step Ahead". Harvard Business School. Case 719-406. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
History
[edit]Fangda Partners was established in Shanghai in 1993. It subsequently expanded its presence to other major commercial and financial centres in mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore.
In 2024, Fangda opened an office in Singapore, its first office outside China. The Singapore office was established to support clients conducting cross-border business and investment involving China, Southeast Asia and other international markets."Fangda relocates pair of partners to new Singapore office". Law.asia. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026."Keynote Speech by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law Mr Edwin Tong SC, at the Opening of Fangda Singapore Office". Ministry of Law, Singapore. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
Practices
[edit]Fangda provides legal services across transactional, contentious, regulatory and sector-focused matters. Its current practices and sector groups are:"Fangda Partners". Fangda Partners. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- Antitrust/Competition
- Asset-Backed Securities
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Compliance & Government Regulatory, including Government Enforcement, Anti-Corruption, Data Protection, Customs and Trade Compliance
- Dispute Resolution
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Financial Industry
- General Industries
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Intellectual Property
- Investment Funds
- Investment Management
- Labor & Employment
- Life Sciences & Healthcare
- M&A
- Private Equity
- Private Wealth Management
- Real Estate & Construction
- Tax
- Technology, Media & Telecommunications
- Japan Practice
The firm’s lawyers work across offices and practice groups on matters involving multiple industries and jurisdictions.
Market recognition
[edit]Fangda Partners and its lawyers have been recognised or ranked by legal publications and directories including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, China Business Law Journal, Benchmark Litigation, Managing IP’s IP STARS, China Law & Practice, Global Investigations Review, Global Competition Review and IFLR1000."Fangda Partners – Global Rankings". The Legal 500. Retrieved 4 August 2026."ALB China Law Awards 2026". Asian Legal Business. Retrieved 4 August 2026."China Business Law Awards 2026". China Business Law Journal. Retrieved 4 August 2026."Fangda Partners – China – Firm Rankings". Benchmark Litigation. Retrieved 4 August 2026."China – Jurisdiction Rankings". IP STARS. Managing IP. Retrieved 4 August 2026."Applause for the Outstanding Law Firms from the China Law & Practice Awards 2025". China Law & Practice. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026."GIR 100 2025 – Fangda Partners". Global Investigations Review. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026."GCR Awards 2021: Voting Now Open". Global Competition Review. Retrieved 4 August 2026."Fangda Partners – China (National) – Firm Rankings". IFLR1000. Retrieved 4 August 2026. These publications and directories recognise the firm across a broad range of transactional, contentious and regulatory work.
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Fangda → Fangda Partners – “Fangda Partners” is the firm’s complete and official English name and is the name consistently used by independent legal-industry sources, including Chambers and Partners, The Lawyer, Asian Legal Business and IFLR. The current title “Fangda” is less precise and may be confused with unrelated organisations using the Fangda name. “Fangda Partners” more clearly and accurately identifies the subject of the article. 9506a (talk) 08:37, 4 August 2026 (UTC)
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