Asia-headquartered King & Wood is an international law firm advising Chinese and foreign clients on the full spectrum of local and cross-border transactions.
The firm has more than 3,000 lawyers worldwide and an international network of 31 offices, including locations in Japan, Singapore, the US, the UK, Australia, Italy, Spain, Germany – as well as other major European cities – and the Middle East.
Drawing on a large team of lawyers with extensive local knowledge and legal experience, the firm provides legal services in multiple languages.
King & Wood, with its strong foundation and ever-progressive practice capacity, has been a leader in the industry.
Whether working on designing new legal frameworks or establishing new precedents, the firm applies deep technical legal expertise to deliver straightforward solutions to complex challenges.
The firm assists clients in managing risk and supporting growth. Its full-service offering combines top-tier local capability with an international platform. The firm works with clients to navigate regulatory, cultural, and technical barriers and to facilitate transactions in new markets.
The firm has received more than 300 international and regional awards from internationally authoritative legal rating agencies, businesses and legal media, including Acritas, Euromoney, The Financial Times, Who’s Who Legal, ALB, Legal Business, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific Awards, LEGALBAND and The Lawyer.
King & Wood’s expertise covers: banking and finance; competition and antitrust; capital markets; digital economy; restructuring and insolvency; labour and employment; corporate and mergers and acquisitions; energy, ren and litigation; intellectual property; real estate; environmental, social and governance; private equity; and tax
The firm’s industry expertise spans: automotive, industrials and manufacturing; health care and pharmaceuticals; private equity; financial services; energy, infrastructure and reand telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology (TMET)
Telecommunications, Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice:
Representing well-known clients globally, King & Wood has one of the leading international TMET practices, with a long track record of advising clients in this dynamic sector.
The firm advises across all areas of the TMET sector and has substantial cross-border capabilities. It draws on experience within its global team to support clients across different parts of the sector, offering industry knowledge, technical advice, strategic thinking and commercial awareness.
As one of the largest international full-service telecommunications law practices, the firm advises on regulatory reform and compliance,national broadband rollouts, spectrum matters, wholesale access arrangements between carriers, network access agreements and disputes, telecommunications M&A, and other related matters. The firm regularly provides counsel to supranational authorities and governments on the development of telecommunications regulatory frameworks globally.
The firm is also involved in data-related regulatory developments, including the Consumer Data Right (CDR), privacy regimes such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU and China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), and data breach notification frameworks.
King & Wood’s digital economy team provides support across an array of technology law-related matters. On the supply side, clients include international and domestic technology consulting firms and IT outsourcing providers, including SaaS providers and international software developers. On the demand side, clients include government bodies, major international companies, and banks. The firm specialises in assisting clients with the procurement and implementation of complex IT systems, particularly where significant risk allocation and risk management considerations arise.
The entertainment and media sector continues to evolve rapidly as globalised content and digital technology reshape the market, creating opportunities across print, broadcasting, gaming, social media and the internet. The firm advises clients on legal matters arising from these developments, supporting opportunities in both domestic and international markets. The firm’s international media and entertainment team is integrated and has a long track record of working with major industry participants.
The firm specialises in advertising and marketing, digital commerce, entertainment and gaming, technology, media, telecommunications and space.
