Established in 1995, Watson & Band is one of the oldest and largest partnership law firms in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, our firm maintains multiple branch offices in China and overseas. Through decades of practice, Watson & Band has developed into a comprehensive law firm with specialties that are not limited to intellectual property services. Our specialties also include corporate law, commercial law, compliance, M&A, real estate, investment, securities, futures, finance, tax, bankruptcy, litigation and arbitration. We enjoy a good reputation both domestically and internationally for our high-quality and cost-effective services. Rooted in a philosophy of Integrity, Strategy, Professionalism and Dedication, Watson & Band adopts a client-centered approach that offers timely, cost-effective, responsive and high-quality legal services. Members of our professional team possess education and work experience in both law and commerce in many overseas jurisdictions, backgrounds that have equipped them with the excellent language skills and solid technical skills they need to serve our clients. Our team possesses rich experience handling legal affairs in various practice areas both in China and overseas. These superb services derive from a spirit of dedication that has brought Watson & Band the honor of being listed among “China’s Best Law Firms”. In past years our firm has received numerous awards from third-party ranking agencies such as “Top 10 IP Law Firm”, “Recommended Law Firm”, “China’s Most Dynamic Law Firm” and “Premier IP Law Firm”. Watson & Band has also been named a “Key Shanghai Enterprise in Special Services Trades (Legal Services)” by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce and the Shanghai Judicial Bureau.