Greater China

McCarthy Tétrault LLP is Canada’s premier law firm, with offices in every major financial and business centre across Canada, as well as in London and New York. In addition, we have a resident South American representative and deep transactional experience in various regions of Africa.  The above coupled with over two decades of experience in leading Greater China related deals, the firm is uniquely positioned to support Chinese companies investing overseas and Canadian businesses expanding into Greater China with seamless, cross-border legal and strategic advice.

Core Capabilities

Our team has extensive experience in:

• Advising Chinese clients on establishing and acquiring businesses and making a broad range of investments in Canada
• Representing Chinese and Canadian clients in litigation and arbitration, including complex commercial, joint venture and shareholder disputes
• Supporting Canadian clients in their expansion into China, Hong Kong and other Asian markets

Integrated, Multilingual Team

Our cross-office team:

• Communicates fluently in Mandarin, Cantonese, various Asian languages, English, French and Spanish.
• Brings substantial on-the-ground experience in Asia, including Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
• Possesses a deep and nuanced understanding of regional culture, regulatory frameworks and business practices

China, Hong Kong and Taiwan Experience

We have extensive experience representing major state-owned enterprises, as well as leading publicly listed and private companies throughout Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, in cross-border investments and acquisitions.

Our deep understanding of business culture, commercial practices, market constraints and decision-making processes across these markets enables us to provide practical, commercially focused advice to:

• Greater China investors entering the Canadian and North American markets or completing overseas investments
• Canadian companies partnering with or expanding into Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries
• Greater China companies facing regulatory challenges or disputes in Canada

Cross-Border Expertise

Beyond M&A and capital markets, our integrated teams provide comprehensive support across the full investment lifecycle, including:

• Foreign investment and regulatory approvals, including Investment Canada Act review
• Competition and antitrust law
• Litigation and arbitration
• Trade and export controls
• International tax structuring
• Banking and structured finance
• Sector-specific expertise, including mining, fintech, technology, energy and renewable energy

We also bring strong government relations capabilities, which can be critical to the success of foreign investment transactions in Canada.

Relationships with Leading Chinese Companies

We regularly advise prominent institutions and corporations from Greater China across a broad range of industries, including financial services, mining, energy, infrastructure and technology.

Representative clients include (in alphabetical order):

• Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco)
• Bank of China (Canada)
• Baowu Steel
• BYD
• China General Nuclear Group
• China Gold International
• China Molybdenum
• Huawei Group
• Huami Group
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada)
• Macu Tea
• NetEase Group
• Qfin Group
• Shandong Gold, Sinomine
• Sinomine Group
• UpCredit Canada
• Tencent Group
• Zhejiang Huayou Group,
• Zijin Mining Group
• Zijin Gold International Company Limited.

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