Minter Ellison is an Australian origin international law firm with a strong Asia Pacific focus. The firm provides a comprehensive range of legal services to domestic and international organisations, government bodies and financial institutions. With more than 200 partners and 700 legal staff worldwide and over 100 staff in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing offices, the firm has been recognised as a market leader in the Asia Pacific and a key adviser to leading multinationals and Fortune 500 companies. Minter Ellison has been working with clients in China since the 1980s, when it was one of the first foreign firms to have a presence there. Our Shanghai office has been operating since 2001 and is staffed by lawyers qualified in China, Australia and other jurisdictions. With a strong combination of local knowledge and experience and international expertise, the team has built substantial track record of negotiating the successful completion of deals in China, across a range of sectors. The Greater China team offers clients support in outbound and inbound investment in the core areas of practice: Corporate and Commercial, including Foreign Direct Investment, Merger and Acquisition, Major Projects, Mining and Resources, Capital Markets, Construction, Real Property and Hospitality, Tax, Dispute Resolution and Planning and Environment. The team works closely with colleagues in other Minter Ellison offices in Australia, New Zealand, UK and Mongolia, giving clients access to the whole of Minter Ellison's resources and expertise. The Greater China team has been recognised in a number of respected legal guides and won a number of awards recently including Best Client Service Award (Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2014), Best Energy, Projects & Infrastructure Practice (China Business Law Awards 2013) and Top 5 legal advisor on China outbound M&A in 2012 (China Business Law Journal). The significant Gloucester Coal / Yancoal Australia merger also named Energy & Resources Deal of the Year 2013 by China Law & Practice and Top 10 China Deals of the Year 2012 by China Business Law Journal.