Chinese-American Business Services
Due to the expansion of trade between China and the United States in recent years, SmithAmundsen is prepared and poised to offer quality legal services and business advice to Chinese companies and individuals. Our team of dedicated lawyers, including those of Chinese-American descent, provides clients with significant advantages: outstanding knowledge and experience in the Midwest region and beyond; understanding of unique business dynamics of Chinese and American businesses; experience in resolving highly complex cross-border commercial and tort disputes; and an aggressive, proactive, and highly responsive attitude toward obtaining the best possible outcome for Chinese clients, whether they are new entrants into the American market or seasoned players.
Our clients include multinational corporations and large enterprises, some of which are well known American fortune 500 companies. We also provide legal services to mid-size and small companies on a regional and national basis, as well as governmental entities. Attorneys in our financial services and corporate business services groups have provided services related to financing, lending, and other types of financial transactions as well as helped our business clients with drafting, negotiation, and review of numerous commercial transactions. Moreover, we provide legal services in other areas, such as investment based immigration, labor and employment, bankruptcy, environmental, product liability, insurance services, construction, transportation (including truck, aviation, inland marine), commercial litigation, and real estate lending. Our goal is always to focus on each client’s specific interests and needs.
Practice leader Gary Zhao is familiar with Chinese culture, customs, values, and business practices. Born and raised in Beijing, he is fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese and has helped Chinese clients with business formation and planning matters and represented global companies in litigation. For more information in Chinese, please click here or contact Gary.