Sloma & Co., a law firm providing various legal services, is headquartered in Shanghai and has branches in Suzhou (Kunshan), Shenzhen and Berlin. Sloma & Co. boasts of more than 70 professional lawyers practicing in various areas cover almost all legal-related areas, including litigation and arbitration, corporate and finance, foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, project loans, banking, intellectual property rights, real estate transactions, commerce, shipping, shipbuilding financing, insurance, criminal defense, marriage and family, inheritance, etc. On 1 September 2007, Seaway Law Firm and Sloma & Co formally merged into Sloma & Co.. Seaway Law Firm, founded in 1995, is a law firm practicing in the areas of corporate and finance, foreign direct investment, intellectual property rights, media, entertainment and maritime affairs. Sloma & Co, founded in 2001, is an international-based law firm practicing in the areas of maritime affairs and international trading. Merger of the two firms significantly enhances Sloma & Co.’s proficiency in maritime affairs, intellectual property rights, corporate and finance, foreign direct investment, and international trading. All partners firmly believe that, by merging the two firms into one firm, “the sum of one plus one is greater than two”. The objective of Sloma & Co. is to provide our clients with first-class legal services in this time full of opportunities and challenges.