Leaven Attorneys-at-Law ("Leaven") is a full-service law firm based in Shanghai, China. As Shanghai develops into an international finance and transportation center, Leaven continues to provide innovative and sophisticated legal solutions and services to both its local and international clientele. To strengthen our reach in Greater China, we have cemented a strategic alliance with Lee and Li Attorneys-at-Law, one of the leading law firms in Taiwan.

We provide specialized services in finance, securities, M&A, foreign direct investment, joint venture, international trade, labor law, real property development, intellectual property rights and litigation. As foreign investment in China grows at a rapid pace, Leaven has already established a strong and reliable track record of guiding our foreign clients through the process of making direct investment in China. Our foreign direct investment clients include real property development companies, media businesses, chain store operations, Taiwanese enterprises, global investment banks and private equities and joint ventures. Not only do we provide counsel in the foreign direct investment process, we also advise local and foreign clients, including several consumer sporting goods companies and international airlines, on issues of corporate governance. Our team of professionals is also working hand in hand with Lee and Li to help nearly 10 Taiwanese companies with operations in China and their underwriters gain listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

In addition to our corporate expertise, our litigation team also has a proven track record. We have succeeded in several large-scale and complex civil lawsuits involving our Taiwanese and foreign corporate clients. For example, we successfully represented our client before the PRC Supreme People's Court in a jurisdictional challenge. The issues of that case were pending for more than five years prior to our assistance. In another case between our client, a company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, and a world-renowned OEM electronics manufacturer, our client was awarded our client over RMB10 million in damages. In yet another case, we obtained favorable judgments for an international advertisement agency in a tri-party claim against an international research house and a local insurance company.

Since our founding in 2009, we have remained committed to our core value of "We Care, We Serve, We Excel." Every member of the Leaven legal team has worked previously in Chinese or international law firms, received degrees from reputable law schools in both China and overseas, and is proficient in both Chinese and English. Leaven's legal team includes such notable attorneys as:

1. Ms. Sandy Shan, Partner, specializes in real property developments, M&As, finance, corporate and commercial transactions and litigation. Ms. Shan has practiced law for over 20 years.
2. Mr. Sun Jiu Ling, Partner and Ms. Xu Xia, Partner, specialize in litigation and dispute resolution.
3. Mr. Alex Liu, Senior Counselor, specializes in banking, securities, international corporate finance and M&As. Mr. Liu has practiced with Lee and Li for over 20 years.
4. Mr. Daniel Lee, Counselor, specializes in cross-border M&As, offshore listings, and complex investment cases. Mr. Lee has been admitted to practice in Taiwan, New York and China. He has practiced with Lee and Li as well as other U.S-based firms in Hong Kong and Shanghai.