Une expertise complète en Chine

Gide conseille entreprises, investisseurs et autorités publiques sur l’ensemble des problématiques juridiques et des risques qu’ils peuvent rencontrer en Chine, dans le domaine des investissements étrangers, des fusions-acquisitions, des joint ventures, des opérations d’acquisition ou de restructuration de grande ampleur, de la banque et de la finance, du financement de projets, des partenariats public-privé, des infrastructures et de l’énergie, de la fiscalité, de la construction et de l’immobilier, du droit du travail, de la concurrence ou du commerce international. Tous nos avocats ont reçu une formation juridique occidentale et chinoise, ce qui nous permet d'offrir à nos clients des connaissances internationales et locales, une compréhension commerciale et une expertise technique.

Des solutions adaptées à chaque problème

Gide propose des services de très grande qualité alliant de solides connaissances juridiques à un sens pratique des affaires et prenant en compte à la fois les besoins spécifiques de chaque client et les particularités du marché local, et ce sur un large éventail de secteurs et d’activités. Capable de travailler en chinois, en anglais et en français, notre équipe met tout en œuvre pour faire bénéficier nos clients de conseils efficaces, pratiques et pertinents leur permettant de résoudre l’ensemble des difficultés auxquelles ils peuvent être confrontés en Chine. En outre, notre connaissance pointue des processus législatif et juridictionnel chinois constitue un précieux atout pour assister nos clients dans l’ensemble de leurs démarches réglementaires et administratives.

À la pointe de l’information juridique

Notre équipe publie de nombreux articles et intervient régulièrement dans le cadre de conférences concernant le droit et la vie des affaires en Chine. Nous éditons par ailleurs des guides sur les investissements étrangers et des lettres d’informations sur l’actualité législative et réglementaire dans ce pays afin que nos clients soient en permanence informés des principales évolutions et de leurs éventuels impacts sur leurs activités en Chine.

Une expertise dépassant les frontières

L’expertise de notre équipe en Chine est renforcée par l’expérience significative des avocats de notre Desk Chine à Paris, qui intervient régulièrement sur des dossiers liés à la Chine, tant pour la réalisation d’investissements étrangers dans ce pays qu’aux côtés d’opérateurs chinois pour leurs investissements dans le reste du monde. Gide Chine a effectivement une expérience significative de l'accompagnement de nombreuses sociétés chinoises dans leurs stratégies d'internationalisation et leurs transactions transfrontalières. Nos avocats sont hautement qualifiés pour intervenir dans les transactions les plus complexes sur un large éventail d'industries. Notre équipe est rompue aux environnements commerciaux chinois et étrangers et est ainsi en mesure de fournir un service complet et professionnel qui répond aux exigences de nos clients chinois à travers le monde.

A ‘great team with a very practical mindset’, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. supports both large Chinese industrial organisations and French and other European manufacturers and retailers – notably automobile manufacturer Renault and pharmaceuticals giant Ipsen – with tax structuring and planning for major transactions. The tax team works closely with related practice areas such as corporate and projects to provide a comprehensive and tailored service for its clients. Guo Min specialises in PRC taxation and accounting, and works on M&A, cross-border restructurings and joint venture projects. Significantly, Min is PRC Bar-qualified, meaning she is able to litigate in China. Tax restructuring is a key strength of the practice, making up a large amount of its workload alongside the tax implications of large acquisitions.

Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - China - Tax : Foreign Firms

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. features a team noted for its value chain coverage, acting primarily for French companies and Chinese stakeholders on inbound China-based investments and investments relating to Francophone African countries, respectively. Leadership of the team is divided between David Boitout and Fan Jiannian, both based in Shanghai, and Guo Min, who works out of the Beijing office and has her roots in tax law, a practice focus which presently manifests into her advising clients on tax issues arising from transactions in the sector. Beijing-based counsel Xi Chen is another key figure at the firm, noted for inbound and outbound work focused on acquisitions and greenfield projects.

Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - China - Projects & Energy : Foreign Firms

As a leading French corporate firm, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is well-placed to advise French companies on entering the Chinese market through strategic M&A and joint ventures, and is also engaged to handle transactions by companies exiting China. In addition to its French client base, the team is increasingly instructed by Chinese clients to advise on outbound investments into France. David Boitout leads the team alongside Fan Jiannian and Guo Min.

Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - China - Corporate & M&A : Foreign Firms

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.‘s competition group covers notifications to the Chinese competition authority and handles an array of PRC anti-monopoly law-related compliance issues. It also assists with reviewing corporate and commercial policies and contracts for non-compliance risks, and provides competition and antitrust law training for clients’ employees. In Beijing, merger notification and compliance specialist Xi Chen heads the firm’s China competition practice while partner-level support is provided by Shanghai-based Asia practice leader David Boitout and cross-border M&A expert Jiannian Fan, along with China tax team head Min Guo in Beijing.

Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - China - Antitrust & Competition : Foreign Firms

Gide Loyrette Nouel is an esteemed full-service firm, handling complex cross-border transactions and reorganisations for a mix of international and Chinese corporations. It has notable experience in advising PRC corporates on onshore and offshore investment structures as well as tax efficiency issues. Along with handling transfer pricing and general compliance issues, the team is also highly skilled in advising on contentious tax matters. The law firm is able to conduct income tax reviews on behalf of individuals, and has notable expertise in the energy and natural resource and infrastructure sphere. It regularly advises on matters with European or francophone-nation aspects.

Chambers Greater China Region 2023 - China - Tax : Mainland China - Based (International Firms)

Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. It also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. The client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, fashion, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors. Stellantis and Talend are among the firm's key clients.

Chambers Greater China Region 2023 - China - Corporate / M&A : Highly regarded (International Firms)

Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. It also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. The client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, fashion, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors. Stellantis and Talend are among the firm's key clients.

Chambers Global 2023 - International - Corporate / M&A

Regularly acting for domestic and foreign clients on projects in China, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., which 'fully understands clients' needs', has also recently assisted with projects in France, Turkey, Cameroon, Guinea, Congo and Mauritania. The names to note in Beijing are office head Min Guo and 'clear thinking and energetic' counsel Xi Chen, who advises on energy and infrastructure projects. David Boitout and Jiannian Fan are the key Shanghai contacts.

Legal 500 Asia 2022 - Projects & Energy: Foreign Firms

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has an established record in advising foreign clients on complex, cross-border transactions involving China, including corporate and M&A matters. The firm's growing China outbound practice encompasses significant investments by Chinese investors (both state-owned and private companies) in France, but also elsewhere in Europe, Africa and South East Asia. David Boitout is particularly focused on transactions involving growth markets, and Shanghai office head Jiannian Fan is a cross-border M&A expert. Min Guo leads the Beijing office.

Legal 500 Asia 2022 - Corporate & M&A: Foreign Firms

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.'s competition team advises on both transactional and compliance matters, including notifications to SAMR and PRC anti-monopoly law-related compliance issues. Counsel and China competition practice head Xi Chen is a merger notification and compliance specialist. Partner-level support is provided by David Boitout and Jiannian Fan in Shanghai, along with Beijing-based Min Guo.

Legal 500 Asia 2022 - Antitrust & Competition: Foreign Firms

At France-headquartered firm Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., the China tax practice has a significant strong track record in transaction-related tax advice. Its scope of practice covers the tax aspects of group reorganisations, M&A tax planning and structuring, joint ventures and major projects, and financing. Other key areas include business establishment and operations, tax compliance, transfer pricing, tax audits and disputes, and individual income taxation. Although traditionally known for advising predominantly French clients, the practice's client base has evolved to cover both Fortune 500 companies and large European multinational groups, which are active in a range of sectors, including automotive, construction, engineering, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, energy and utilities, and media and advertising. Beijing office head and PRC taxation and accounting specialist, Min Guo, leads the firm's China tax practice. Guo is also an expert in structuring the tax aspects of company reorganisations, international tax, customs law and foreign exchange controls.

Legal 500 Asia 2022 - Tax: Foreign Firms

Acting for a multinational client base of Fortune 500 and brand-name European companies, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has a strong track record in providing tax-related advice on a wide range of transactions. The China tax practice of the France-headquartered firm regularly advises on group reorganisations, M&A tax planning and structuring, joint ventures, project financing, and business establishment and operation matters. Other areas of notable strength range from tax-efficient financing, tax compliance and transfer pricing to tax audits and disputes, subsidies and preferential treatments, tax treaties and tax reform issues. Clients additionally benefit from the group’s specialists in individual income taxation, customs, and foreign exchange controls. The China tax practice is headed by Beijing office head Min Guo, who specialises in PRC taxation and accounting. Guo is also heavily involved in tax working groups in China, and is the tax working group co-ordinator at the French Chamber of Commerce in Beijing.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Tax

Primarily centred from Beijing but also able to draw upon M&A expertise from Shanghai, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.’s multi-disciplinary offering in the projects and energy space has transactional expertise across a range of oil and gas, mining, power, nuclear and renewables mandates throughout the value chain. The team is particularly effective at advising French companies on their inbound China-based investments, as well as for Chinese stakeholders on their investments into Francophone African countries. Key practitioners include Guo Min, whose tax prowess ensures transactions are structured in the most tax-efficient manner, and counsel Xi Chen whose inbound and outbound work includes acquisitions and greenfield projects.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Projects & Energy

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is headquartered in Paris and is the firm of choice for inward-facing French and European multinationals though is also rapidly developing its outbound China practice. The team is adept in cross-border transactions, business operation matters, M&A and joint ventures in addition to corporate reorganisation, structuring, governance and financing matters and counts several strictly regulated industries among its core strengths, namely health and pharmaceuticals, aeronautics and defence, steels and automotive. In Beijing, Guo Min jointly leads the offering alongside Shanghai-based duo David Boitout and Fan Jiannian.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Corporate & M&A

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.‘s active mainland China competition team assists with issues that are crucial to clients’ business and market positions in China, including notifications to the Chinese competition authority; compliance issues concerning the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law; reviewing corporate and commercial policies and contracts for non-compliance risks; and competition and antitrust law training for clients’ employees. Beijing-based counsel and merger notification and compliance expert Xi Chen leads the practice, which is able to leverage partner-level support from Shanghai’s David Boitout and Jiannian Fan, and Min Guo in Beijing.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Anti-trust & Competition

Acting for a multinational client base of Fortune 500 and brand-name European companies, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has a strong track record in providing tax-related advice on a wide range of transactions. The China tax practice of the France-headquartered firm regularly advises on group reorganisations, M&A tax planning and structuring, joint ventures, project financing, and business establishment and operation matters. Other areas of notable strength range from tax-efficient financing, tax compliance and transfer pricing to tax audits and disputes, subsidies and preferential treatments, tax treaties and tax reform issues. Clients additionally benefit from the group’s specialists in individual income taxation, customs, and foreign exchange controls. The China tax practice is headed by Beijing office head Min Guo, who specialises in PRC taxation and accounting. Guo is also heavily involved in tax working groups in China, and is the tax working group co-ordinator at the French Chamber of Commerce in Beijing.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Tax

Primarily centred from Beijing but also able to draw upon M&A expertise from Shanghai, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.’s multi-disciplinary offering in the projects and energy space has transactional expertise across a range of oil and gas, mining, power, nuclear and renewables mandates throughout the value chain. The team is particularly effective at advising French companies on their inbound China-based investments, as well as for Chinese stakeholders on their investments into Francophone African countries. Key practitioners include Guo Min, whose tax prowess ensures transactions are structured in the most tax-efficient manner, and counsel Xi Chen whose inbound and outbound work includes acquisitions and greenfield projects.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Projects & Energy

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. is headquartered in Paris and is the firm of choice for inward-facing French and European multinationals though is also rapidly developing its outbound China practice. The team is adept in cross-border transactions, business operation matters, M&A and joint ventures in addition to corporate reorganisation, structuring, governance and financing matters and counts several strictly regulated industries among its core strengths, namely health and pharmaceuticals, aeronautics and defence, steels and automotive. In Beijing, Guo Min jointly leads the offering alongside Shanghai-based duo David Boitout and Fan Jiannian.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Corporate & M&A

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.‘s active mainland China competition team assists with issues that are crucial to clients’ business and market positions in China, including notifications to the Chinese competition authority; compliance issues concerning the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law; reviewing corporate and commercial policies and contracts for non-compliance risks; and competition and antitrust law training for clients’ employees. Beijing-based counsel and merger notification and compliance expert Xi Chen leads the practice, which is able to leverage partner-level support from Shanghai’s David Boitout and Jiannian Fan, and Min Guo in Beijing.

Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Anti-trust & Competition

Gide Loyrette Nouel is an esteemed full-service firm, handling complex cross-border transactions and reorganisations for a mix of international and Chinese corporations. Has notable experience in advising PRC corporates on onshore and offshore investment structures as well as tax efficiency issues. Along with handling transfer pricing and general compliance issues, also highly skilled in advising on contentious tax matters. Able to conduct income tax reviews on behalf of individuals, and has notable expertise in the energy and natural resource and infrastructure sphere. Regularly advises on matters with European or francophone-nation aspects.

Chambers Asia Pacific 2022 - Tax

Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. Also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. Client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, apparel, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors.

Chambers Asia Pacific 2022 - Corporate / M&A

Gide Loyrette Nouel's corporate practice primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. Also represents Chinese clients in outbound transactions. Client roster includes both multinational and domestic clients in the automotive, apparel, biotechnology, and oil and gas sectors.

Chambers Global 2022 - Corporate /M&A

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has an established record in advising foreign clients on complex, cross-border transactions involving China, including corporate and M&A matters. The firm's growing China outbound practice encompasses significant investments by Chinese investors (both state-owned and private companies) in France, but also elsewhere in Europe, Africa and South East Asia. David Boitout is particularly focused on transactions involving growth markets, and Shanghai office head Jiannian Fan is a cross-border M&A expert. Min Guo leads the Beijing office.

Legal 500 Asia 2021

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has an established record in advising foreign clients on complex, cross-border transactions involving China, including corporate and M&A matters. The firm's growing China outbound practice encompasses significant investments by Chinese investors (both state-owned and private companies) in France, but also elsewhere in Europe, Africa and South East Asia. David Boitout is particularly focused on transactions involving growth markets, and Shanghai office head Jiannian Fan is a cross-border M&A expert. Min Guo leads the Beijing office.

Legal 500 EMEA & Asia 2021

Regularly acting for domestic and foreign clients on projects in China, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., which 'fully understands clients' needs', has also recently assisted with projects in France, Turkey, Cameroon, Guinea, Congo and Mauritania. The names to note in Beijing are office head Min Guo and 'clear thinking and energetic' counsel Xi Chen, who advises on energy and infrastructure projects. David Boitout and Jiannian Fan are the key Shanghai contacts.

Legal 500 EMEA & Asia 2021

At France-headquartered firm Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., the China tax practice has a significant strong track record in transaction-related tax advice. Its scope of practice covers the tax aspects of group reorganisations, M&A tax planning and structuring, joint ventures and major projects, and financing. Other key areas include business establishment and operations, tax compliance, transfer pricing, tax audits and disputes, and individual income taxation. Although traditionally known for advising predominantly French clients, the practice's client base has evolved to cover both Fortune 500 companies and large European multinational groups, which are active in a range of sectors, including automotive, construction, engineering, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, energy and utilities, and media and advertising. Beijing office head and PRC taxation and accounting specialist, Min Guo, leads the firm's China tax practice. Guo is also an expert in structuring the tax aspects of company reorganisations, international tax, customs law and foreign exchange controls.

Legal 500 EMEA & Asia 2021

Primarily acts for French corporates on inbound transactions, including acquisitions, joint venture formation and equity investments. Also represents Chinese clients on outbound transactions. Client roster includes both French and domestic clients in the automotive, apparel, biotechnology and oil and gas sectors.

Chambers Global & Asia Pacific 2021

Esteemed full-service firm, handling complex cross-border transactions and reorganisations for a mix of international and Chinese corporations. Has notable experience in advising PRC corporates on onshore and offshore investment structures as well as tax efficiency issues. Along with handling transfer pricing and general compliance issues, also highly skilled in advising on contentious tax matters. Able to conduct income tax reviews on behalf of individuals, and has notable expertise in the energy and natural resource sphere. Regularly advises on matters with European or francophone-nation aspects.

Chambers Asia Pacific 2021