In December 2023, Legal Vision released its 'The Guide to Elite Labor Service Brands (2023)' (hereinafter referred to as 'the Guide'). After rigorous screening, the Guide included 51 elite law firms and 143 lawyers in the Labor area. Additionally, Legal Vision introduced three ranking lists namely 'Top 15 Influential Law Firms in the Field of Labor Law in 2023', '2023 Top 30 Labor Lawyers' and 'Finalists of 2023 Top 30 Labor Lawyer's which acknowledge the service quality and professional performance of firms and practitioners through the feedback and testimonials from industry leaders, peers and clients.
With outstanding performance and good reputation in Labor Law, Mr. Gu is acknowledged and shortlisted in 2023 Legal Vision's 'Elite Labor Lawyers Guide' and 'Top 30 Labor Lawyers - Shortlist'.
Patrick Gu, Partner
Mr. Patrick Gu graduated from the law school of Fudan University with the LL.B degree. He has a rich mix of in-depth knowledge and experience gained from top-tier foreign and local Chinese law firms as well as Fortune 500 companies with more than 20 years. Before that, Mr. Patrick Gu worked at the Shanghai Municipal Labor Arbitration Commission as a labor disputes arbitrator and was also responsible for lawmaking at the Shanghai local labor authority. He has a keen business sense to provide constructive, practical and insightful advices and solutions for clients.
Mr. Patrick Gu specializes in representing the clients in the areas of direct investment in China, merger and acquisition, market entry application and approval etc. Meanwhile, Mr. Patrick Gu advises the client on the general corporate and daily operation compliance related legal issues.
Mr. Patrick Gu provides customized legal services in all fields of labor and employment law, which includes review and consultation of the labor contracts, employee handbook, non-competition restrictions and proprietary agreements, as well as advices on and implementation of data privacy policy and business ethics codes. In addition, Mr. Patrick Gu assists clients to initiate and conduct anti-corruption, anti-bribery and other business ethics related investigations, and advises on misconduct actions as well as disputes resolution.
Mr. Patrick Gu frequently advises on the execution of cross-border assignments and repatriations, mid- and senior-level employee dismissals, workforce redundancy, mass layoffs, employee transfer, employee integration arising from organizational restructurings, divestitures, spin-offs, mergers and acquisitions. He routinely represents clients in arbitrations and litigations.
Mr. Patrick Gu was recommended by The Legal 500 in Regulatory & Compliance and Labor ^ Employment in 2022 and 2023; recommended as the Top Labor Law Lawyer by LEGALBAND in 2019 to 2023. He was also honored as Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year at China Law & Practice Award in 2019 and 2020. Mr. Gu also serves as an expert consultant for cases of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China.
