Eight core service lines covering the full lifecycle of cross-border business and personal legal needs in China.
NPA due diligence, restructuring, insolvency and enforcement.
Learn MoreDivorce, custody, succession and cross-border family matters, handled discreetly.
Learn MoreWFOE, Representative Office and Joint Venture setup, end to end.
Learn MoreCross-border, corporate, commercial and individual disputes — in court and arbitration.
Learn MoreWLS Attorneys is a Guangzhou-based legal team advising international buyers, foreign-invested enterprises and individuals on their legal needs in China. Our team combines deep knowledge of Chinese law with a genuine understanding of how international clients do business.
We deliver clear, strategic and commercially sound counsel — translating complex regulation into practical decisions.
Advice you can act on, in plain language.
We solve problems first; documents follow.
Results that protect what's important to you.
Sensitive matters handled with total confidentiality.
Bilingual legal professionals with deep China experience and a genuine understanding of international business.
Debt recovery and NPA disposal specialist. Tracks assets across jurisdictions and executes recovery strategies — from demand letter to court enforcement.
View Profile →FDI and corporate incorporation specialist. Has guided over __ foreign companies through their China market entry — from entity selection to post-establishment compliance.
View Profile →IP litigation specialist with in-house tech experience. Protects patents, trademarks, and trade secrets for international brands operating in China.
View Profile →__ years of practice in cross-border dispute resolution, arbitration and corporate law. Trusted by international enterprises for matters that require both legal depth and commercial pragmatism.
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"We recovered a six-figure overdue debt that two other firms had written off. Their asset-tracing and enforcement work is exceptional — and the contingency fee meant we only paid on results."
"They set up our WFOE in Guangzhou in weeks, not months — registration, banking, tax and payroll all handled. We finally had a legal partner who spoke our language, literally and commercially."
"WLS guided us through a complex shareholder dispute and a parallel arbitration. Their team understood both the Chinese legal landscape and our commercial priorities. The matter resolved favourably well before we expected."
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