Fangda has one of the top real estate groups in China. We excel at providing comprehensive, one-stop legal services to leading real estate businesses, handling complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Our unique mix of international capabilities and understanding of domestic practices ensures our clients’ interests are best served.
We are one of the few firms based in China that can provide integrated real estate and construction services. We deliver practical, commercially focused legal advice, drawing on our deep knowledge of the local market. Our lawyers have studied, trained and worked in mainland China and Hong Kong SAR, as well in other leading international legal markets such as Australia, England & Wales, and the U.S. With this experience, we can offer clients value-added services unmatched by other firms.
Working with the firm’s experts in other practice areas, we advise our real estate and construction clients on the full range of commercial issues they face, including planning and environmental issues, licensing, IP, employment, compliance and tax. We also work closely with the firm’s dispute resolution team to help clients resolve any legal disputes.
Areas of Focus
- Investment, acquisition and disposition of real estate and infrastructure projects
- Development and operational management of real estate and infrastructure projects
- Financing and asset-backed securities for real estate and infrastructure projects, REITs
- Overseas projects by Chinese real estate and infrastructure enterprises
- Commercial leasing and built-to-suit projects
- Construction
- Hotel management and operation
- Dispute resolution
我们的全方位业务领域：
Recognition
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- Real Estate (PRC Firms) - Band 1
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Chambers, Greater China Region Guide, 2023-2025
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- Real Estate and Construction, PRC Firms – Tier 1
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The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020-2025
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- Real Estate (PRC Firms) – Band 1
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Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2018
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- Construction & Real Estate - Outstanding
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Asialaw Profiles, 2019 and 2023
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- Real Estate Firm of the Year - China
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China Law & Practice Awards, 2020 and 2022
Notable Matters
We have advised on many of the most significant market transactions. These transactions include:
- Brookfield on its acquisition and disposal of office and retail properties in China, including Brookfield’s acquisition of a large mixed-use project located in Huangpu, Shanghai. This transaction is among the largest commercial property acquisitions in China by a foreign investor
- Warburg Pincus on its establishment, investment, financing, acquisition and disposal, operation, refinancing, and restructuring in relation to various domestic and overseas real estate platforms, including Vlinker, Creater, Mofang, Bohao, Nova, Hengwei, Orange, StoreCool, and Hande Donghui
- Gaw Capital on its various acquisitions of commercial, office and logistics facilities in China
- Boyu Capital on its establishment of overseas real estate investment platforms and its acquisition, investment, construction and operation of various industrial and logistics projects
- HongShan on its investment and establishment of domestic and overseas investment platforms for renewable energy projects, as well as its overseas investments in renewable energy projects
- Ping An Life Insurance and Ping An Real Estate on a series of domestic and overseas projects, including acquisitions and disposals, trust establishments, financing and refinancing, daily operations and management, dispute resolution
- Ping An Life Insurance on its acquisition of a majority stake in the Raffles City asset portfolio
- PAG on its reinvestment in the Wanda commercial management platform with other investors
- City Developments on its acquisitions of real estate assets in Shanghai and other Chinese cities
- Haitong Securities on its acquisition of three grade-A office buildings and ancillary parking spaces in Shanghai Dongjiadu Financial City
- CSI Group on its acquisition of Shanghai Richgate's retail podium and its sale of an office building in Shanghai Xintiandi
- BM International on its acquisition of a hotel and office complex in Pudong, including Four Seasons Hotel and Four Seasons Place
- Alibaba Real Estate on its investment, development, and operation of the Hangzhou Science and Technology City Complex
- Prologis on the acquisition, development, operation and disposal of various industrial and logistics projects in China
- Covanta Energy on its investment, construction and operation of energy-from-waste projects in China
- Berlinwasser on its bidding, investment, construction, financing and operation of wastewater treatment projects in China
- MBK Partners on its equity investment in Golden State Environment, a group with operations in wastewater treatment, municipal water supply and energy-from-waste
- Vopak on its establishment of joint venture companies to develop, construct, own and operate liquefied natural gas receiving terminals in China
- Veolia on legal and compliance issues related to its development, operation and management of municipal water supply, wastewater treatment, and energy projects in China
- I Squared Capital on its acquisition of internet data center facilities and CHP energy facilities in Jiangsu Province
- Brookfield on its acquisition of solar energy projects in China from TerraForm
- GE Renewable on its investment in and construction of an offshore wind assembly base in Guangdong Province
- Électricité de France (EDF) on its investment in a wind farm project in Guangxi Province and on its procurement matters
- Tishman Speyer on its development, acquisition, joint venture, and disposal of various properties in China
- Mori Building on its development, construction, financing and asset disposals of the Shanghai World Financial Center
- Kerry Properties on its investment, acquisition, development, operation and financing of real estate projects in Shanghai and other Chinese cities
- Hongkong Land on its acquisition, development and management of commercial properties in Beijing and Shanghai
- Shanghai Expo Development Group on an office-retail cooperation development project in the Urban Best Practices Area, Shanghai
- GuocoLand on its investment in and development of the “18 Steps” complex project in Chongqing
- Kheng Leong on a residential building construction project near Shanghai Changfeng Park
- Merlin Entertainments on the construction, renovation and fitting-out of Madame Tussauds wax museums and LegoLands in various cities in China
- Novartis on its joint venture with ESR to develop and operate a life sciences industrial park project in Shanghai
- GLP on its C-REIT initial public offering and follow-up fundraising
- Prologis on its C-REIT initial public offering
- A real estate fund on its acquisition financing of an office building in Shanghai from the Chinese subsidiary of a leading Singaporean bank
- A leading investment and asset manager on its acquisition financing of a shopping mall in Chongqing from a syndicated group of international lenders
- Standard Chartered Bank and other lenders on their onshore and offshore financing of Nanjing International Finance Center
- Aareal Bank Asia and Aareal Bank on the refinancing of the USD 107 million loan to CREO (Shanghai Central Plaza)
- Shanghai Yaoda Real Estate Development Co. on a RMB 2.8 billion syndicate loan granted for Shanghai Intercontinental Center
- Syndicated lenders led by Bank of China Shanghai Jing’An Sub-Branch on a RMB 8 billion syndicated loan facility for construction and development of hotel and office buildings in Jing’An District, Shanghai
- Syndicated lenders in a RMB 2.5 billion syndicated loan facility for the construction and development of Shanghai Pudong Kerry Center
- Syndicated lenders led by China Construction Bank on a loan facility advanced for construction of the Northern Entrance Highway to the Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Zoomlion on developing and constructing manufacturing bases in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Belarus
- Shanghai Electric on its power plant construction projects in Central America, South America and Europe
- THi Holding Group on its investment and operation of industrial park projects in UAE and Saudi Arabia
- Taiyuan Iron & Steel on its investment in the construction of wharfs, coal-fired power plants, and ferronickel processing lines in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Orient International (Holding) Co., Ltd. on the investment and development of a seafood processing plant and a free-trade zone project in Africa
- Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers and suppliers on legal matters related to their overseas projects
- Chinese construction enterprises on overseas construction projects and related disputes
- Starbucks on leasing and opening coffee shops across China for over a decade, included advising Starbucks on its ultra-premium Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai, which was the first roastery store opened outside the U.S.
- GIC on the overall leasing matters of Azia Center, an office building in Pudong Lujiazui
- Shanghai Center's management office on leasing and property management matters
- Walmart on leasing matters of its Sam's Club and Walmart supermarkets across China
- Nan Fung Group on its leasing of 20 floors of Shanghai Nan Fung BM Tower to the WPP Group
- JP Morgan on its relocation to Shanghai Tower and its leasing of internet data centers in Shanghai
- Corporate Realty Services of Citigroup on its leasing matters across China, including office-retail space leasing for branch offices and ATMs
- HSBC on leasing and property management matters for its investment properties in China
- Chanel on leasing matters for its stores throughout China
- Daimler on its leasing of manufacturing plants, warehousing and logistic facilities, training and exhibition halls and on its construction matters
- Philips on its leasing and built-to-lease projects for offices and manufacturing facilities in Shanghai and surrounding areas
- Baxter on its leasing of Suzhou Baxter R&D Center in Suzhou Industrial Park
- Shanghai Jita Semiconductor Co., Ltd. on its EPC project for a semiconductor production line in the Lingang area of Shanghai
- Alibaba Cloud on the construction of over a dozen data center projects across China
- AstraZeneca on its investment and construction of production projects in Qingdao, Wuxi and other cities in China
- Roche China on its investment and construction of a production project in Pudong, Shanghai
- Tesla on the construction of its Shanghai Gigafactory project
- Albemarle on its construction of lithium industry projects across China
- Ping An Real Estate on the construction of the Jinan Ping An Financial Center Project and Hangzhou Jianghehui North Senior Care Project
- Prologis, ESR and other logistics property developers and managers on their construction projects across China
- Renowned international architectural design companies, including Aedas, Pelli Clarke Pelli and SmithGroupJJR, on drafting standard design contracts and resolving project issues
- Leading international hotel groups (including Marriott, Hilton, Langham, Shangri-La, and Rosewood) on legal matters for their long-term business development and operations in China, including hotel management, leasing and franchising
- Chinese hotel owners in their hotel management projects with international hotel management groups, including luxury, upscale and mid-scale brands
- Hotel owners and renowned international hotel groups in drafting and negotiating transaction documents for branded residences and apartments
- Hotel operators in IP protection actions
- Hotel operators andowners in domestic court proceedings and in domestic and internationalarbitration over hotel management and franchising disputes
- A leading European real property fund in CIETAC arbitration involving a RMB 720 million real estate dispute with a Chinese real estate developer
- A leading state-owned real estate developer in HKIAC arbitration involving a RMB 2 billion real estate dispute with its business partner
- Various private equity sponsors in control disputes over real property contained in investment portfolios in China
- A Beijing real estate developer in a RMB 1 billion dispute with the purchaser in a real estate transfer
- A well-known real estate enterprise in a RMB 300 million dispute over a real estate-related equity acquisition
- A Taiwan company in BAC arbitration over a RMB 900 million lease contract dispute with a domestic real estate developer
- Various world-renowned foreign-invested retail companies in disputes with real estate developers over store lease contracts, including built-to-lease contracts
- Various real estate companies in their independent liquidation, compulsory liquidation and bankruptcy restructuring
- Creditors in various bankruptcies and restructurings of real estate developers
- A real estate fund in a lawsuit against the owners’ committee stemming from property management issues in a commercial property
- A world-renowned photovoltaic enterprise in arbitration and litigation against a Chinese EPC general contractor over disputes related to a photovoltaic power plant construction project
- A world-renowned renewable energy power generation enterprise in arbitration and litigation against a Chinese construction contractor over disputes related to a clean energy power plant construction project
- A well-known Chinese construction enterprise in arbitration over a dispute related to its large-scale construction project in Southeast Asia
- A well-known Singaporean construction enterprise in arbitration over a dispute related to its DBOOT project in China
- A Singaporean real estate developer in litigation over a dispute related to its real estate development project in China
- Various world-renowned industrial and logistics real estate developers in arbitration and litigation involving disputes over their construction projects across China
- Various world-renowned hotel management groups in arbitration and litigation arising from hotel management contracts with hotel owners
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