环球律师事务所

GLO can provide comprehensive legal services in various aspects from real estate design, financing, bidding and tendering, to engineering construction and completion phases, and to commercial property operation. Our team can provide legal services regarding project financing and trust, development and operation, sales and rental, M&A and dispute resolution in real estate field. Our service projects generally involve residential buildings, commercial buildings, large building complex and hotel management.

With extensive legal experience in engineering construction, we can provide high-quality legal services for the whole process of engineering construction project. We provide professional legal opinions about project planning, financing, construction and management for clients, and offer legal support for clients regarding business, politics, technology, environment, society, laws and regulation, etc. During the entire business cycle of engineering project construction, we can establish solutions suitable for different stages. Engineering construction business comes as an essential business field component. By virtue of long-term engagement in this field, we are very familiar with the overall operation model of engineering business, relevant laws and regulations and regulatory policies. Through long-term legal services, we have established a close network with a large number of large construction companies and government authorities. Our lawyers have provided constant legal consulting and special legal services for large construction projects at home and abroad of a range of domestic and foreign renowned companies.

Service clients of the GLO in hospitality industry cover hotel owners and developers, hotel investors as well as companies providing other services and support for the hospitality industry (e.g. financial institutions including banks, dealers, trust companies). We can help clients offer comprehensive legal services plans regarding issues in this field, especially in providing legal services related to hotel development and operation for Chinese owners, including hotel management agreement negotiation with international hotel operator. We are deeply trusted and supported by Chinese owners. We have participated in a range of hotel projects, our clients including a lot of renowned international hotel brands operating in China over recent years, domestic expanding hotel brands as well as the international hotels’ newly settled or proposed brands.

On the basis of extensive industry experience and research outcomes as well as insights into real estate, hospitality and construction industry, our legal team provides creative and customized legal service plans for clients, with an aim to maximize the benefits of clients while rapidly facilitate the successfully implementation. At the same time, we help clients effectively adjust construction projects in order to seize the opportunities while facing the challenges due to regulatory changes. We are widely recognized by clients by providing quality and efficient legal services for clients.

Real Estate Development

We have undertaken many projects related to this field and accumulated rich experience. Our major services include the following operations of land, real estate companies/projects:

M&A
Project financing
Property rental
Operation & management

Representative deals

Beijing Daxing International Airport engineering construction project (2019)
Xiong'an Business Service Center investment project, resettlement housing project, and high-quality construction experimental area (living) project in Xiong'an New District
Mofang Apartment TBR asset-backed special plan program (2017)
Banyan Tree and Vanke established a joint venture in Singapore to consolidate sub-brand hotels and asset ownership (2019)

Engineering Construction

We have undertaken many projects related to this field and accumulated rich experience. Our services mainly include:

engineering construction project financing
providing consulting opinions about acquisition of land use rights, demolition, planning, bidding & tendering, industry regulation, project building & construction
participating in negotiation and drafting, reviewing and modifying equipment procurement contracts, FIDIC contracts and other legal documents
helping clients go through various formalities, including various government approvals, licenses and registrations
relevant matters of claim
engineering settlement and dispute resolution, etc

Hotel Management

We have undertaken many projects related to this field and accumulated rich experience. Our services mainly include:

hotel investment and development
hotel management and franchise
hotel development and operation
hotel management agreement negotiation
hotel merge and acquisition
hotel financing and refinancing
hotel asset backed securitization
hotel dispute resolution, etc

Media's Evaluation

“They are good at communicating with clients, understanding client needs, and proposing pragmatic and business-oriented solutions.” observes one client.

Another interviewee adds: “The team are able to solve many complex and difficult transaction structures for companies, and complete the production and negotiation of legal texts.”

——Chambers-Greater China Region 2024

The client highly praised and appreciated the Real Estate & Construction team: "The quality of their services is very high and precise", "They are very professional in handling real estate transactions" and expressed their wish "to keep working together after this project ."

——Chambers-Greater China Region 2023

Awards & Rankings

Awards

2014-2015, 2017-2021, Nominated in Real Estate Law Firm of the Year-China for several times, Asian Legal Business
2021, Nominated in Real Estate & Construction Law Firm of the Year: The Coastal Areas - Non-local, Asian Legal Business
2004-2013, Nominated in Recommended firm in China Law Awards: Real Estate for several times, Asian Legal Business
2017, Deals of the Year: MoFang Apartment Trust Beneficial rights asset-backed special grogramme, China Business Law Journal
2024, Nominated in Asia Legal Awards 2024: Finance Deal of the Year - Project Financing for Indonesia's Batang Toru Hydroelectric Power Plant, American Lawyer Media (ALM)
2022, Projects & Energy Firm of the Year: China, China Law & Practice
2021, Nominated in Real Estate & Construction Law Firm of the Year: The Coastal Areas - Non-local, Asian Legal Business
2020, Nominated in Infrastructure Firm of the Year, asialaw

Rankings

2023-2024, Recommended firm in Real Estate, Chambers and Partners Greater China Region
2018-2024, Top-tier firm in Real Estate and Construction, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
2018-2023, Recommended firm in Real Estate and Construction, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
2019-2020, Recommended firm in Real Estate, asialaw
2016-2018, Recommended firm in Construction & Real Estate, asialaw
2023-2024, Top-tier firm in Tourism & Hospitality, LEGALBAND
2017-2021, Recommended firm in Tourism & Hospitality, LEGALBAND
2021-2024 Recommended firm in Real Estate & Construction, LEGALBAND
2020, Recommended firm in Real Estate, LEGALBAND
2022-2023, Recommended firm: Beijing, Sichuan/Chengdu - Construction (China Region Dispute Resolution List), Benchmark Litigation
2020-2023, Recommended firm: Construction (Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution List), Benchmark Litigation
2021, Beijing - China Leading Firm: Construction and real estate (Benchmark Litigation China List), Benchmark Litigation
2022-2024, Recommended firm in Projects & Infrastructure, Chambers and Partners Greater China Region
2015-2021, Recommended firm in Projects & Infrastructure, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific
2019-2024, Recommended firm in Projects & Infrastructure, Chambers and Partners Global
2013-2014, Band 1 firm in Projects and Infrastructure, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific
2008-2011, Highly Recommended firm in Projects and Infrastructure, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific
2018-2023, Recommended firm in Real Estate and Construction, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
2019-2024, Recommended firm in Construction, asialaw
2019-2024, Recommended firm in Infrastructure, asialaw
2016-2018, Recommended firm in Construction & Real Estate, asialaw
2015-2020, Recommended firm in Energy and Infrastructure, IFLR1000
2015-2020, Recommended firm in Energy and Infrastructure, IFLR1000
2023-2024, Recommended firm in Project Development, IFLR1000
2020-2024, Recommended firm: Construction (Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution List), Benchmark Litigation
2022-2023, Recommended firm: Beijing, Sichuan/Chengdu - Construction (China Region Dispute Resolution List), Benchmark Litigation
2021, Recommended Firm: Beijing - Construction (Benchmark Litigation China List), Benchmark Litigation

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