Telecom and Internet

Over the past three decades, JunHe has proudly provided services to various telecom, information, communication, technology and Internet companies and has been involved in numerous investment and financing, M&A and IPO transactions in this area.

 

Having provided pertinent, pragmatic and constructive legal advice to our clients,  telecom, information, communication, technology and Internet practice area is  one of the core parts of our M&A, foreign direct investment and capital market practices.  Our professionals have gained a wealth of experience due to our representation in a significant number of projects and transactions in this area.  We have represented a great number of companies engaging in the telecom, information, communication, technology and Internet businesses as well as private equity funds and investment institutions in various M&As, private investments/placements and initial public offerings.  We provide services such as due diligence, regulatory compliance, investment structuring, restructuring, negotiations, documentation and closings of the transactions in this area.


Core Areas of Practice


  • PRC law compliance analysis,structure proposals and specific advice for telecom, information, communication, technology and Internet clients regarding market access and business operations;

  • Legal services for telecom, information, communication, technology and Internet clients in their transactions for financing, restructuring and M&A, and capital market deals;

  • Intellectual property protection, disputes and risk control in connection with telecom, information, communication, technology and Internet. 


Features of Our Lawyers

 

JunHe is able to provide clients with support from teams of partners and associates in 12 offices in mainland China, Hong Kong and the US, and from experts in various fields to address the client needs regarding all types of issues in telecom, information, communication, technology and Internet areas.  Our professionals covering various practice areas work closely within JunHe so that we can assist our clients to achieve competitive powers while effectively control risks.


Recent Representative Cases

  • AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless – JunHe provided advice to AT&T/BT/Cable & Wireless and various offshore telecommunications carriers on telecom-related legal and regulatory affairs and direct investment in China.


  • China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, China Satellite Communications – JunHe represented China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, China Satellite Communications and various domestic telecom carriers and advised on the telecom-related legal and regulatory matters in China and off-shore transactions globally.


  • BMW – JunHe, as long-term retained legal counsel to the BMW Group, represented and advised the BMW Group on various telecom-related legal and regulatory matters including automobile telematics services, call center service, value-added telecom information service, Internet mapping and positioning service, online sales platform and BBS services.

  • M&A deals and potential overseas IPO cases involving value-added telecom services in China – POs including those of dangdang.com, fang.com, 61.com, amap.com, Easson Telecom, 51job and leju.com, the new issuance of JD.com, and the restructuring of various assets of sina.com.