Corporate and Commercial Service
Watson & Band is highly regarded for providing professional and innovative legal and commercial advice and making good use of long-term cooperative relationships with government authorities and professional institutes in order to meet the individualized needs of each of our clients.
Our Corporate and Commercial Department assists many leading multinational enterprises in the computer software, automobile, steel, chemical, pharmaceutical, machinery, electronics, real estate, retail, maritime commerce, hotel and restaurant, food and beverage, and banking and finance industries. Our services include IPR licensing, planning and enforcement, company restructuring, investment, financing, tax planning, and bankruptcy planning. We also provide detailed and general legal opinions for every step of business operations.
Investment & Commerce
Our Investment and Commerce group is committed to giving our clients detailed and comprehensive strategies for structuring their investments. Dealing with both foreign and domestic companies, whether they are investing or receiving investment, Watson & Band's lawyers have vast experience guiding these investments to be legal and profitable.
Banking·Finance·Taxation
Watson & Band's Banking & Finance Practice is notable in size and scope. The firm represents financial institutions—including commercial, merchant, and investment banks; insurance companies; placement agents; and trust companies—as well as borrowers, lessees, and other capital users, in a broad range of commercial finance transactions. Our experience in representing both financial institutions and corporate capital users, along with our sensitivity to the issues and goals important to each, allows us to represent clients in our Banking & Finance group in a more responsive, efficient, and cost-effective manner for all transaction types.
Contract & License
Our Contract & License lawyers have a thorough knowledge of relevant law and understand what can and cannot be reasonably enforced. Whether you are a business owner, employer, or employee, we can identify weaknesses in a contract, explain how to address them, and ensure that you are positioned to negotiate with the law on your side. At Watson & Band we meticulously draft and review business contracts, provide deviations and additional language to proposed contracts, and enter into mediation on behalf of clients engaged in negotiations. We consider the multiple legal and financial implications of a contract or agreement and determine the best strategy for protecting our clients' interests.
Securities & Capital Markets
As China's capital markets have developed and grown to a formidable size, so has Watson & Band's Securities and Insurance Group risen to understand and manage the financial transactions that increasingly take place. Our gifted lawyers have provided high quality advice and representation for both issuers and underwriters concerning securities-related transactions such as company restructuring, refinancing, initial public offerings, and insurance, to name a few.
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Our Corporate Affairs lawyers provide a full range of legal services to leading global companies and financial institutions with respect to some of their most important transactions. Our expansive capabilities throughout China and the rest of the world allow us to handle complex cross-border deals and, at the same time, use our local market knowledge and deep understanding of industry-specific issues to ensure we provide the best solution for our clients anywhere in the world.
Bankruptcy
Watson & Band's Bankruptcy group reliably provides valuable service to debtors, creditors, financial institutions, or any other party that is involved in bankruptcy or restructuring negotiations. We fully understand the bankruptcy laws in China and can navigate the complex processes of restructuring the finances of distressed businesses or aiding companies when dealing with troubled debtors.