About Us

Hiways Law Firm (‘Hiways’), headquartered in Shanghai, is one of the first law firms in China to be approved as a “Special general partnership” law firm. After nearly 30 years of development, Hiways has rapidly grown into a comprehensive national legal service institution renowned in Shanghai and developed globally, with significant influence at home and abroad.

Hiways not only has a large and highly capable team of practicing lawyers in Shanghai, but also established branches in Beijing, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Kunming, Chengdu, Shenyang, Nanjing, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Jinan, Yinchuan, Harbin, Xi’an, Chongqing, Changzhou, Urumqi, Ningbo, Qingdao, Taizhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Suzhou, Hefei, Nanchang, Wuxi, Tianjin, Dalian, Los Angles, Seattle, London, Paris and Sydney.

Over the years, Hiways has dared to innovate, and its internationalization strategy has gradually moved to the in-depth stage from start-up and exploration stage. As an important member of TAGLaw, an internationally renowned professional legal alliance, Hiways works closely with over 300 professional service institutions such as law firms and accounting firms in more than 150 countries and regions, aiming to build a high quality and efficient global legal service network for clients at home and abroad. With the successive establishment of offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, London and Paris, Hiways has provided customers with more value-added services in a wider range and extent through its internationalization.

“Earn Respect with Professionalism and Fulfill Dreams by Working Together” is the core value of Hiways. We are committed to building a professional, branded, internationalized and scaled legal service team, and our team, consisting of excellent lawyers with good educational background, compound knowledge structure and abundant practical experience, has provided the best legal services to thousands of clients by adhering to the practice philosophy of “professional, meticulous and efficient”, not only winning the wide praise of customers, but also achieving the excellent professional reputation of Hiways.

There are 12 business committees in Hiways, including Financial Services, Securities, Real Estate and Construction Engineering, Corporate and Business, International Business, Criminal Operations, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, Energy Resources & Environment, Films & Televisions, Entertainment & New Cultural Innovation, Competition and Anti-monopoly, and Scientific and Technological Innovation. In the past 30 years, Hiways has made remarkable achievements in numerous legal service fields, leading nationwide, and many lawyers in the firm have also become leaders in the industry. In order to meet the needs of clients and legal services market, Hiways has set up a number of cross-team, cross-regional, practical and research-based legal practice centers based on the practical experience and brand advantages of lawyer teams and law firms, so as to provide professional, efficient and high-quality legal services for our clients.

Hiways has more than 1200 practicing lawyers, most of them graduated from well-known law schools at home and abroad. Particularly, dozens of lawyers have obtained doctoral degrees or have been awarded professor titles and doctoral supervisor qualifications, and the vast majority of the rest have obtained a master's degree, some lawyers even have overseas study and working experience. In addition to having a legal background, many practicing lawyers in Hiways also have professional and industry backgrounds in accounting, finance, securities, construction and other fields.