Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP (which operates in China as Hogan Lovells International LLP, pending registration of its name change) ("Hogan Lovells Cadwalader") and Fujian Fidelity Law Firm ("Fidelity") have created a non-legal person association in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone. The association operates under the "Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Fidelity" brand, a trading name of the Fujian Fidelity Law Firm Hogan Lovells International LLP (Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone) Associated Office.
Located in the Lujiazui district of Shanghai, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Fidelity provides integrated contentious and non-contentious international and domestic Chinese legal advice to its clients. It combines strengths from both Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Fidelity initially focusing on intellectual property litigation, general corporate, financial securities, litigation and arbitration and regulatory compliance. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Fidelity allows Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Fidelity to significantly broaden their client offering in China and to continually combine technical excellence with commercial acumen to better support its clients with their business needs in the region and globally.
As required by the relevant Chinese rules, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Fidelity remain as two separate legal entities.
About Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
With over 2,500 lawyers in 50 offices in 26 countries across six continents, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader offers extensive experience and insights gained from working in some of the world's most complex legal environments and markets for corporations, financial institutions, and governments. Whether you’re expanding into new markets, considering capital from new sources, or dealing with increasingly complex regulation or disputes, we can help.
In the Asia Pacific region, we have spent nearly 35 years growing our practice to encompass over 250 lawyers, including over 60 partners, based in 10 offices in Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam. Our reach doesn't stop here – we have an association with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners in Indonesia which further extends our South East Asia offering. We also have an associated office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. We understand the cultural nuances at play in different countries and apply this insight to provide locally viable solutions.
Being one of the first and largest foreign law firms on the ground in China, we understand the country's complex and evolving cultural and regulatory environment. With offices in Beijing and Shanghai, we help clients navigate through the maze and avoid common pitfalls to achieve their business goals.
About Fujian Fidelity Law Firm
Fidelity Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as Fidelity), established in 1989, with more than 400 licensed lawyers, is a leading law firm combining competitive expertise and comprehensive legal services in Fujian Province. Fidelity, headquartered in Xiamen, has 15 offices distributed in Shanghai, Haikou, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Longyan, Zhangzhou, Sanming, Putian, Ningde, Nanping, Xiamen FTZ District, Jimei District, and Xiamen University (branch), Shanghai FTZ with Hogan Lovell Cadwalader and Xiamen FTZ with Guanghe Taiwan.
Fidelity has 17 professional departments and is capable of providing legal services in all areas. With more than thirty years of, professional practice, Fidelity has developed into a leading legal service provider on M&A, reorganization & liquidation, financial securities, real estate and construction, intellectual property, foreign investment, investment in Taiwan, litigation, and arbitration.
Fidelity has been awarded the top awards of the legal industry-“Outstanding Law Firm by the Ministry of Justice” and “National Excellent Law Firm”. From 2019 to 2025, Chambers and Partners, an international leading firm producing rankings for the legal industry, ranked Fidelity as the Band One law firm in Fujian (Corporate/Commercial) for seven consecutive years. For six consecutive years (2021-2026), Fidelity has been ranked as one of the top 15 local law firms in South China by Asian Legal Business, an authoritative international legal media. For two consecutive years (2023-2024), Fidelity won the ALB China Reginal Law Awards: Fujian Law Firm of 2023, was listed on WUPO 2023 China Bankruptcy and Special Assets "100 Excellent Legal Service Firms" and was included in the "2023 China Law Firm Ranking Index Top 100".
"Deep bench of lawyers in China… broad capabilities both on the transactional side and on the corollary of regulatory and contentious work."
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