About the Platform
China Legal Hub
China Legal Hub is a fixed-fee legal services platform for foreign businesses operating in or trading with China. Built for foreign SMEs, trading companies, and importers who need predictable, bilingual China legal work without hourly billing.
Every matter is handled by a PRC-licensed attorney at Shanghai XinBen Law Firm under a fixed-price engagement letter signed before work begins. Contract review delivery follows the fixed-fee quote: 3-5, 5-7, or 7-10 business days depending on package.
Services
Contract review, NNN agreements for foreign buyers, employment compliance, and dispute resolution (CIETAC arbitration, PRC courts).
Model
Fixed price, no hourly billing. Bilingual English-Chinese deliverables. Online intake, e-signed engagement letter, PDF delivery.
Who We Serve
Foreign SMEs, importers, and trading companies in the EU, US, Middle East, and Southeast Asia with China-side contracts and supplier relationships.
Firm Backing
Powered by Shanghai Xinben Law Firm — a licensed PRC law firm. Every engagement is a formal attorney-client relationship under PRC law.
Meet Our Attorney
Matthew Chou
Licensed PRC Attorney
Shanghai Xinben Law Firm
Professional Credential
PRC Lawyer's Licence
- Licence No.
- 13101202010196224
- Licence Type
- Full-time PRC attorney
- Practising Institution
- Shanghai Xinben Law Firm
Matthew advises foreign SMEs on China-related commercial matters, with a focus on cross-border contract review, trade secret enforcement, and supply chain legal risk.
He qualified as a PRC attorney in 2020 and holds LL.M. degrees from both East China University of Political Science and Law — one of China's top law schools — and the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. His practice combines PRC court experience with an English-trained approach to cross-border commercial documents.
Selected Matters
- —Represented an ASX-listed Australian agribusiness in a commercial dispute involving PRC IP enforcement, successfully preserving defendant's registered trademarks.
- —Successfully preserved creditor's rights of approximately RMB 36M (~USD 5M) for a Chinese state-owned enterprise in commercial litigation.
- —Counsel in multiple cross-border contract and employment disputes involving foreign investors.
Selected Publications
- —Legal Issues in Chinese Private Enterprises Acquiring UK Technology Firms (in English)
- —On the Validity of Joint Wills, Shanghai Lawyer (Shanghai Bar Association)
- —Grassroots Involution: A Study on Social Counter-Action to the State, Journal of Gansu Administration Institute (2015) — CSSCI-indexed core journal, sole author
- —Modernization of State Governance and the Reconstruction of Political Culture, Journal of Jiangxi Normal University (2015) — CSSCI-indexed journal
Contact
Get in touch
Languages
English · 中文
Office
38F, Shangshi Building, No. 18 Caoxi North Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai