Sunshine Law Firm is a PRC law firm with extensive experience providing energy, environment and infrastructure-related legal services to our clients both in and outside of China with a view to maximizing our clients’ commercial values and minimizing their legal risks. Founded in 1995, we have more than 100 lawyers and 20 professional staff and serve our clients from five offices located in Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing. For 30 years, we have provided a full spectrum of legal services supporting the development, construction and operation of energy, environment and infrastructure projects, including advising clients on green field investment, M&A, and financing of projects in those sectors.
We proudly serve our clients across China and in more than 70 other jurisdictions in Europe, the Americas, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Our clients recognize us as “the most professional Chinese law firm in the energy and environmental laws”, whereas Chambers and Partners has constantly ranked us as a Band 1 law firm in the market for energy, natural resources, and environmental legal services sectors.
One significantly unique part of Sunshine is our Environmental, Resources and Energy Research Center (the “ERE Center”), which meets the growing demand for legal research in the transformation of energy and environmental issues and services. The ERE Center has launched research projects on frontline issues of importance to sustainable development, energy policy, energy and environmental strategy and climate change in China. The ERE Center has built close cooperative relations with domestic and international universities, research institutes and consulting firms to better serve our clients. The ERE Center also provides legislative consultation to government bodies, and assists energy companies in forming growth strategies.