SHANGHAI · EST. 1996
A Shanghai Legal Brand Since 1996 Specialist · International
01 — PRACTICE AREAS
Practice Areas
Each area runs public case, statute and research columns; every conclusion cites the provision and the source.
Criminal defense and representation, response to compulsory measures, criminal compliance for companies and individuals.
02Labor & EmploymentLabor disputes, employment compliance, non-compete restrictions and HR policies.
03Family & SuccessionDivorce and division of assets, child arrangements, wills and succession, including cross-border estates.
04Real EstateSale and purchase of homes, leasing and property-management disputes, and disputes over real-estate interests.
05Contract & SecurityBreach-of-contract claims, adjustment of liquidated damages, deposits and guarantor liability.
Shareholder disputes and control, nominee shareholdings, company deadlock and dissolution.
07Intellectual PropertyProtection and enforcement of trademarks, patents, copyright and trade secrets.
08Corporate Anti-FraudInvestigation and pursuit of employee fraud; governance of trade secrets and conflicts of interest.
09Commercial Debt RecoveryOverdue trade and construction payments; pre-trial asset preservation, litigation and enforcement.
10ESG & SustainabilitySustainability-report disclosure, greenwashing liability and supply-chain due diligence.
11Bankruptcy, Restructuring & LiquidationCreditor-side bankruptcy petitions, filing of claims, avoidance actions and clawback.
Arbitration clauses and institutions, enforcement and setting aside of awards, foreign awards in China.
13Cross-Border Dispute ResolutionCross-border litigation and arbitration, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, service and evidence abroad.
14Outbound InvestmentODI filings, offshore structures and landing support across major jurisdictions.
15HK, Macau, Taiwan & Overseas ChineseProperty, family, succession and investment in the mainland, by status and by scenario.
16Invest in China (FDI)Entity setup, the negative list, compliance and profit repatriation — an English-first guide.
17Expats in ChinaWork permits, property, family, cross-border funds, wills and departure — one desk in English.
18Hong Kong ListingsOverseas listing filing, red-chip and VIE structures, A+H — rules research.
19Construction & EngineeringUnpaid construction payments and the contractor's priority right, final accounts and variation claims, subcontracting and defects.
02 — ABOUT DELTA LAW
Thirty Years of Turning Trust Into Habit
DELTA LAW (Shanghai) was established in 1996 — thirty years rooted in Shanghai, and today a specialist, international law firm and a Shanghai brand, with a collaborative network across four continents: Asia, Europe, North America and Africa.
We provide legal services across multiple practice areas to corporate clients, financial institutions and investors, including more than ten of China's top 500 enterprises.
Cross-border litigation and arbitration, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and awards, service of process and evidence-taking abroad.
Cross-border family · Marriage China–Japan DivorceInstructed directly, working with overseas partners — divorce and division of assets across China and Japan.
Cross-border family · Succession China–Hong Kong SuccessionGrants of probate and cross-boundary document recognition — the full route to inheriting Hong Kong assets.
OUTBOUND · COMPLIANCE Chinese Enterprises Going Global · Outbound Compliance ResearchOutbound-compliance research and end-to-end legal support for cross-border expansion.
A Shanghai Legal Brand Since 1996 · Specialist · International
A SHANGHAI BRAND SINCE 1996 · SPECIALIST · INTERNATIONAL
03 — CLIENTS & ALLIANCES
Representative Clients Who Place Long-Standing Trust in Our Work
OUTBOUND · CROSS-BORDER · INTERNATIONAL
An International Service Matrix
Overseas liaison nodes and strategic partner firms across Asia, Europe, North America and Africa give our clients global reach for cross-border disputes and overseas asset recovery.