Founded in 1954 and resuming operation in Aug.1980, the Shandong Qindao Law Firm is a strong law firm in Shandong with the longest history. At present it is the largest law firm in China with a staff of 138 people including 100 practicing lawyers, 27 associate lawyers and 11 administrative personnel.

Glorious History
Since resuming operation 20 years ago, the Firm has been awarded over 30 collective honorary titles respectively by the Central Party Spirtual Civilization Directive Committee, the Central Propaganda Department, the All-China Trade Union, the PRC Ministry of Justice, the Shandong Party Committee, the Shandong Government, the Shandong Department of Justice, the Shandong Department of Personnel Affairs, the Qingdao Party Committee and the Qingdao Government. In 1990, Ministry of justice awarded it the title of Advanced Collective of Clean Business Operation. In 1996, Central Propaganda Department and PRC Ministry of Justice awarded it the title of State Model Law Firm for Excellent Legal Service. In 1998 Ministry of Justice awarded it the title of Ministerial Level Excellent Law Firm. In 1997, the Ministry of Justice awarded it the title of Collective First Class Commendation. In April 1999 All-China Trade Union awarded it the title of May 1st Labor Medal. In September 1999, the Central Party Spiritual Civilization Directive Committee awarded it the title of “Nationwide Advanced Collective in Creating Civilized Profession”. Qindao Law Firm alone among over 9100 law firms in China won the last three honorary titles.

Excellent Performance And Highly Qualified Practicing Lawyers
Since resuming operation 20 years ago, the Firm has been constant legal advisor to over 600 government departments, institutions, enterprises, banks, insurance companies and foreign companies. The Firm has represented Chinese and foreign clients in over 18,000 cases and retrieved over 6 billion RMB financial losses for the clients. The Firmis major clients also include Qingdao Eastern Part Development Command Post, Qingdao Hightech Park Administra tive Committee, Qingdao Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Commission, the Haier Group and Lucent Technologies from the USA. The Firm has given legal opinion on key projects including Qingdao Cross-Sea Bridge, Huangdao oil refinery Project, Qingdao Eastern Part Development. Qindao Lawyers also rendred legal service to nearly 30 large and medium sized companies in Qingdao, Yantai and Zibo on their re-structure, listing, and stock allocation.
Director of the Firm Mr. Yang Weicheng is vice president of China Bar Association and vice President of Shandong Bar Association, Shandong People is Congress Delegate and chief legal advisor to Qingdao People is Government. Among the Firm is practicing lawyers, over 50 are compound talents with such professional titles as professor, engineer, public account, medical doctor and patent agent. Over 70% of the lawyers hold academic degrees such as Bachelor, Double Bachelor, Master and Doctor. They can render legal service to clients home and abroad in the English, German, Japanese and Korean languages. All lawyers of the Firm are ready to render highly efficient and all-round legal service to the clients with profound knowledge of law and warm-hearted attitude, proceeding from the principle of “Fairness, Cleanness, Erudition and Aggressiveness.” The Shandong Qindao Law Firm is one of the first batch of law firms qualified for service in the stock business. It is also qualified for legal service in state-owned assets transaction, collective scientific enterprise ownership definition, stock re-structure, state basic construction large and medium sized project invitation and bid, and foreign trade company employee share ownership. The firm also boasts of a team of experienced lawyers in criminal, civil, international investment, commerce, finance, real estate, maritime and admiralty, intellectual property, company listing, as well as stock re-structure.

Modernized Office Facilities
The Firm owns a premise of 1000 square meter office building and a modern office network made up of 50 computers. Its library contains nearly 10,000 law books and its archive management has reached the provincial level. Each lawyer is equipped with modernized telecommunication facilities, maintaining expeditious communication with clients.

Internationalized Legal Service Standard
The Firm has established legal service quality system according to the international quality standard of ISO9002. The effective implementation of the system has guaranteed the legal service quality of the Firm. The quality system of the Firm has passed the State Quality Verification Authority`s examination for ISO9002 Standard. Qindao has become the only law firm to date among the 9100 Chinese law firms to obtain ISO verification. Such qualification prepares the Firm for the new environment pending China`s entry into WTO and raises the Firm`s service quality to the best standard, laying a solid foundation on which to cooperate with major law firms in the world.

MAIN BUSINESS SCOPE

Financial Legal Business
Participating in negotiation between borrower and bank lender, drafting and amending loan agreement, giving legal opinion, conducting legal witnessing; conducting lawyer`s witness; participating in project financing negotiation, giving legal opinion and drafting agreement;
Drafting and amending various guarantee and charge agreements;
Handling legal business relating to insurance;
Participating in mediation, arbitration or litigation of finance and insurance disputes, especially in banking, loan, fund-raising and L/C disputes;

Real Estate Legal Business
Agency in establishing real estate project company, counseling real estate development and construction, sales, mortgage, leasing, charging, and property management, including participating in negotiation, drafting contracts, giving legal opinion and legal witness and other relevant business.
The Firm has an inquiry office at the Qingdao Real Estate Trade Center, rendering such systematic non-litigation services as real estate credibility investigation, negotiation and signing of agreement, transfer of property, and applying for property certificate, guaranteeing the property purchaser`s interest in all phases of the deal.

Foreign Economy & Trade Legal Business
International investment, international trade, international financial affairs, establishment of foreign-invested enterprises, share transfer and charge, liquidation, economic contract dispute, labor dispute, credibility investigation, debt collection, international sale of goods, transportation, L/C dispute, international loan and fund-raising, all-round legal service for international investors in China.

International Commercial Legal Business
Legal service to Chinese citizens wishing to emigrate or study or invest abroad, to foreign investors on signing of contracts, application for approval, obtaining business license, representation in arbitration, litigation of international investment dispute, liquidation of foreign-invested enterprises.

Company Legal Business
Legal service in listing of A, B and H shares and convertible company bonds; increase, allocation and transfer of stock by listed company and asset re-structure; company merger, division and purchase; enterprise shareholding re-structure; state-owned assets definition; collective science and technology enterprise asset definition; company (enterprise) bankruptcy and liquidation; as well as arbitration and litigation in connection with the above business.

Maritime Legal Affairs
Drafting, examining, amending maritime contracts, documents and other legal documents; giving legal opinion on business operation, credibility investigation, investigating into ownership of vessel and recent activities, debt claim, project financing, calculation of general average, dispute on maritime cargo transportation, vessel leasing dispute, vessel agency dispute, forwarding dispute, port handing dispute, maritime insurance dispute, vessel purchase dispute, sailor labor dispute, personal injury dispute, pollution damage compensation dispute, vessel collision and vessel salvage.

Intellectual Property Legal Business
Agency in inquiry, registration, application of trade mark and patent, confirmation and protection of trade mark, patent, copyright(including computer software), consultation, negotiation and contract drafting concerning intellectual property trade, transfer, permit, protection of commercial secret, investigation and handing of unfair competition,

Criminal & Civil Legal Affairs
Representing criminal suspects and give consultation service, appeal, accuse, apply for bail out, represent criminal suspects and defendants in court, represent claimant in case of private prosecution, victim of their relatives in public prosecution case, handle litigation and non-litigation case involving civil, economic, heritage, gift disputes or conduct mediation between disputing parties.

High-tech Legal Business
Invitation, feasibility study, investment consultation, business registration of high-tech projects, high-tech transfer, project negotiation, establishment of high-tech enterprise, materialization of high-tech, legal assistance in the development and construction of high-tech industry and high-tech park.

Legal Advisor
Retained as legal advisor by government agencies, enterprises and institutions; retained as legal advisor by citizens, legal persons or other organizations; retained as legal advisor for special business.