Kangda Law Firm

China

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Financial and corporate

Kangda Law Firm is a large full-service law firm headquartered in Beijing which has a pan-China presence with more than 1,100 professionals spread across 18 branches. It was founded in 1988 and is among the first private partnership law firms approved by the Ministry of Justice of China. 

Highlights  

The firm is best recognised for its restructuring and insolvency work and is also active in capital markets. Sectors of experience include real estate, industrials and manufacturing, technology, agriculture, construction and engineering, and logistics. 

During the research period, the firm represented Liaoning Xinglong Group Enterprise, a debtor, in Liaoning Xinglong Department Store Group’s reorganisation. The debtor companies are distributed among department stores, hotels, restaurants and entertainment. This case involved nearly RMB 20 billion (US$2.8 billion) in debt and tens of thousands of creditors. 

The firm advised 21 IPO-related deals. Highlighted clients include Aerospace Nanhu Electronic Information Technology, Suzhou Kuaike Photovoltaic Electronics, Beijing China Sciences Runyu Environmental Technology, Tianjian Electroacoustic and Hebei Huami New Material Technology. 

In 2022, the firm hired Zhiwu Dong from AllBright Law Offices’ Xiamen office to its banking and finance team and Feng Xie from Fujian Yingkun Law Firm joined the firm’s restructuring and insolvency team.  

Key clients 

Guandian Defense Technology, Beijing China Sciences Runyu Environmental Technology, Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology, Liaoning Xinglong Group, and Shaanxi Jinyuan Real Estate Development.