Troutman Sanders LLP

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Troutman Sanders LLP, founded in 1897, is an international law firm with over 700 attorneys serving clients from offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Hong Kong, Irvine, London, New York, Newark, Norfolk, Raleigh, Richmond, San Diego, Shanghai, Tysons Corner, Virginia Beach and Washington, D.C. The full-service firm provides advice and counsel in over 50 legal practice areas and is committed to delivering professional service throughout all its locations.

The Shanghai office focuses on mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment and joint ventures, real estate, intellectual property, dispute resolution and private and venture capital. Our clients in China operate in a wide array of industries, including manufacturing, specialty chemicals, automotive components, construction materials, e-commerce, trading and distribution, hospitality, IT, media and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, real estate, steel, transportation and telecommunications.

To Pre-Lease or Not to Pre-Lease? China's Supreme Court Issues an Interpretation on the Application of Law in Disputes Arising from Lease Contracts
Edward Epstein, October 28, 2009
It has become common practice in China for commercial and industrial premises to be leased before the building has been certified for occupation. This usually happens because the legal procedures for certifying the completion of a building cannot keep up with the high demand for new space in a...

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