Real Estate & Construction

Fangda has one of the top real estate groups of lawyers in China. We excel at providing one-stop and full-scale services to leading real estate market businesses in complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Our unique mix of international execution capabilities and understanding of domestic processes helps to ensure that our clients’ interests are best served.

We are one of the few firms based in China that can provide integrated real estate and construction services. We deliver practical, commercially focused advice, drawing on our deep knowledge of the local market. Our lawyers have been educated, trained and worked in Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR, as well in other leading international legal markets such as Australia,  England & Wales and the U.S., to offer for clients value-added services that other firms cannot match.

In collaboration with the firm’s experts in other practice areas, we advise our real estate and construction clients on the full range of commercial issues they face, including planning and environmental issues, licensing, IP matters, employment, and compliance. In addition, with the firm’s dispute resolution lawyers, we assist our clients in resolving disputes.

Areas of Focus

  • Property investment, acquisitions and disposals
  • Property development, construction and asset management
  • Commercial leasing and built-to-suit projects
  • Project finance
  • Hospitality
  • Infrastructure/Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects
  • Dispute resolution

Recognition

  • Real Estate (PRC Firms) - Band 1
    Chambers, Greater China Region Guide, 2023
  • Real Estate and Construction, PRC Firms – Tier 1
    The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020-2023
  • Real Estate (PRC Firms) – Band 1
    Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2018
  • Construction & Real Estate - Outstanding
    Asialaw Profiles, 2019 and 2023
  • Real Estate Firm of the Year - China
    China Law & Practice Awards, 2020 and 2022

Notable Matters

We have advised on many of the market’s most significant transactions. These include representing:

Real Estate & Construction

Property Investment, Acquisitions and Disposals
Property Development, Construction and Asset Management
Commercial Leasing and Build-to-Suit Projects
Project Finance
Hospitality
Infrastructure/Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects
Dispute Resolution