 Attorneys at Martin Hu & Partners (the MHP Law Firm) have provided high quality legal services to multi-national and domestic companies since 1999. Martin Hu, who founded Boss & Young in 1999 with other partners, now is the Founder of Martin Hu & Partners (the MHP Law Firm). Martin Hu's team has been retained by many well-known multinational companies to advise on their major projects from the planning to the closing stage, which have involved billions of US dollars in terms of deal amount. Our attorneys are dedicated to providing comprehensive premium legal services to our international and domestic clients from a variety of industries. The breadth of our expertise is reflected in the scope of practice, ranging from corporate and commercial matters, mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, employment and labor issues, intellectual property and technology protection, education collaboration, real estate, IPO and securities, tax, as well as litigation and arbitration. With strong international experiences and fully licensed to practice law in China, MHP Law Firm is able to integrate the strengths of both an international law firm and a local practitioner- it maintains both the international level of professional disciplines and the on-the-ground understanding of Chinese markets and extensive knowledge of industry-specific issues needed to handle complex cross-border transactions involving China. The partners and associates at Martin Hu & Partners (the MHP Law Firm) possess university level legal education in China and abroad, and some have also obtained doctorate and master's degrees in law from prestigious foreign universities, and gained rich and diverse international legal practice experience whilst working in renowned domestic and foreign law firms. Some of them were admitted to practice law in the American and other foreign jurisdictions such as New York, Wisconsin, and Ohio etc. Martin Hu & Partners (the MHP Law Firm) is a member of several international legal associations, which connect lawyers throughout major jurisdictions across the world. With a collaborative approach and a vast network of colleagues across the globe, Martin Hu & Partners (the MHP Law Firm) is well positioned in China to provide high-quality and efficient legal services. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, publicly-listed companies, dynamic small-and-medium sized enterprises, and well known foreign and domestic universities. Many of our clients are active players in various fields and industries such as manufacturing and processing, education, retail and trade, real estate, securities and IPO, and government. As a distinguishing feature of our practice, we have long represented numerous international companies investing in China, bridging the east and the west. The establishment of Martin Hu & Partners (the MHP Law Firm) is the milestone of such a strong and growing client-attorney relationship which stands on solid footing of our ten-year outstanding services for clients. Major Projects Handled by Martin Hu and His Team - Counseled on the establishment of Ningbo Nottingham University, the first Sino-Foreign University in China approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education
- Advised Danone, the French food and dairy giant on its China portion sale of approximately €5.3 billion of its biscuit business to Kraft Foods Inc.
- Advised Danone, the French food and dairy giant on the acquisition of Miaoshi Dairy, a famous Chinese private dairy group amid the recent Year 2008 dairy policy and market turmoil in China
- Advised Jazz Semiconductor on the share purchase, in connection with the U.S. aspects related to the export of cutting-edge technology into China, from Shanghai Huahong NEC Electronics Company Limited. The deal involved multiple parties, mainly the US Jazz Semiconductor, the Japanese NEC, and the PRC electronics conglomerate Huahong Group, across three jurisdictions
- Advised Henkel on the acquisition of the adhesive business line and the famous brand "Panda" from Shanghai Haiwen Group, in connection to the acquisition of state owned assets
- Acted as lead counsel for 3M in its acquisition of the state-owned abrasive business as well as the negotiation and establishment of the joint venture with Shanghai Grinding Wheel Works Factory
- Advised Philips Lighting Electronics on the acquisition of a privately held electronics enterprise in Xiamen, highlighted by a tailored non-competition arrangement with the previous owner of the target company and its key employees
- Acted as lead counsel for Alcatel in the negotiation and establishment of the joint venture with Shenzhen SDG Information Co., Ltd with an amount of $28 million
- Represented Henkel in the factory close-down/liquidation and related massive labor force reduction in Tianjin
- Representing a renowned international investor in a major hotel development dispute which has a significant impact on the hotel business of Shanghai
- Acted as lead counsel to advise Umbra, a Canada-based household product manufacturer on establishing the manufacturing base in Shenzhen, sourcing and exporting from China to Northern American, European and Japanese markets as well as advising on the strategy of its IP protection related to its household products
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