Jin Mao Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as "Jin Mao"), established in 1988, is a professional partnership law firm. It has ranked top 10 among law firms in Shanghai for seven consecutive years. It was ranked No. 1 among all Shanghai-based firms for the year of 2003 in respect of the comprehensive rankings.

　　Thanks to its distinguished achievements in professional fields and sound reputation amongst business circle and practitioner community at home and abroad, Jin Mao has been acknowledged for several times as one of the leading PRC law firms by world-prestigious legal journals "Asia Pacific Legal 500, Guide to Asia's Commercial Law Firms", "Guide to Asia's Leading Law Firms", "Global Lawyer Community, World-renowned Lawyers" and etc. In 2003, Jin Mao was praised by the renowned professional magazine "Asia Law & Practice" as one of the strongest comprehensive law firms in Shanghai.

　　To date, there are 65 practising lawyers at Jin Mao. More than one third of them have either overseas educational background or overseas working experience. Two of Jin Mao lawyers have been identified by the "Asia Law & Practice" as one of Asian leading business lawyers for the year of 2003 to 2006.

　　Among the areas of practice as listed below, Jin Mao is particularly strong and has

accumulated rich experience in:

• Foreign Investment
  
• Corporate Law (including but not limited to: M&A)
  
• Contemplation of business structure
  
• Labor Law
  
• Litigation & Arbitration
  
• Financing (project finance and corporate finance)
  
• BOT project