Litigation before the Supreme People's Court

• Represented Fujian Rare Earth (Group) Co., Ltd. before the Supreme People's Court in the trial of second instance and review of retrial claims concerning its approximately CNY 1 billion contract dispute with Xiushui Jutong Investment Holding Co., Ltd., involving a third party Jiangxi Jutong Industry Co., Ltd., and ultimately secured a complete victory for the client. This is the first case where the Supreme People's Court has upheld, through a judgment, the validity of an equity transfer guarantee under which the ownership of the equity is acquired by the creditor upon liquidation of the equity in case the obligor fails to fulfil its obligations guaranteed. In addition, the second-instance judgment of the case has been included in the Interpretation and Application of the Minutes of National Court Work Conference for Trial of Civil and Commercial Cases composed by the Civil Adjudication Tribunal No.2 of the Supreme People's Court

• Represented Anhua Meibo Group in its approximately CNY 1 billion dispute with Yihe Yinfeng Industry Co., Ltd. and others over an equity transfer agreement before the Supreme People's Court and helped the client recover hundreds of millions worth of losses in CNY by settling the dispute through compromise

• Represented an American individual and a Taiwan resident in their approximately CNY 550 million dispute with a Chinese mainland company and other entities over an agreement on nominee holding of shares in a listed company before the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court of Hainan Province, causing the opposing parties to accept mediation and proactively perform the mediation agreement and thereby successfully recovering a substantial investment return for the clients

• Represented Guangdong State Grid Co., Ltd. before the Supreme People's Court in the retrial of the client's approximately CNY 300 million dispute with Jieyang Luyuan Stock Company Limited and other entities over a power supply contract, persuaded the court to conduct an on-site hearing, outside the traditional courtroom setting, secured a settlement, and thereby recovered nearly CNY 100 million worth of direct losses in this case and billions of CNY of indirect losses in other potential similar cases for the client

• Represented Jinchuan Yangjiawan Hydroelectric Power Co., Ltd. in its approximately CNY 100 million dispute with Sichuan Huiyuan Energy Co., Ltd. and Huiyuan Group Co., Ltd. over an entrustment agreement before the Supreme People's Court and the High People’s Court of Sichuan Province and won the first instance, second instance, and retrial of the case

• Represented a well-known battery R&D manufacturer in its dispute with an automobile company and a battery manufacturing company over infringement of invention patent rights before the Supreme People's Court and the Beijing Intellectual Property Court
  

• Represented Changsha Zhongzhu Zhaojia Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Zhongzhu Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. in the retrial of their approximately CNY 70 million dispute with Hunan Huaxia Investment Group Co., Ltd. over a housing demolition contract before the Supreme People’s Court and obtained around CNY 50 million of compensation for the client despite unfavorable judgments against the client in both the first and second instances

• Represented Sanya Phoenix Island Development Co., Ltd. in the retrial of its dispute with an individual over a housing sale agreement before the Supreme People's Court and safeguarded the client's interests by settling the dispute through compromise despite unfavorable judgments against the client in both the first and second instances

• Represented an individual before the Supreme People's Court in the retrial of his dispute with another individual, Inner Mongolia Jinze Coal Co., Ltd., and Dalian Jinze Mining Co., Ltd. over a partnership agreement, with the retrial confirming the client's share in the partnership

• Represented Chengdu Shuangliu Financial Investment Co., Ltd. in the retrial of its loan agreement dispute of over CNY 100 million with Sichuan Hongwei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. before the Supreme People's Court and helped the client realize its main goals for pursuing the case

• Represented Weihai City Huancui District Rural Credit Cooperative before the Supreme People's Court in the retrial of an approximately CNY 80 million dispute with Kunming Commercial Bank (now known as Fudian Bank) over the right of recourse to certain negotiable instruments and a guarantee agreement and shielded the client from all liabilities by settling the dispute through compromise

• Represented a Chinese mainland company and a Hong Kong-based investment company in their approximately CNY 430 million contract dispute with an urban administration bureau before the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court of Hebei Province, obtained judgments in favor of the clients, and set in motion the enforcement proceedings

• Represented a local state-owned platform company before the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in its property damage compensation dispute against the transferor over the transfer of certain equity interests

• Represented a Shanghai-based investment group in its dispute with a town government in Shanghai over an EPCM contract before the Supreme People's Court

• Represented a Wenzhou-based real estate development company before the Supreme People's Court in the retrial of its disputes with several homebuyers over their preliminary housing purchase agreements 

• Represented an individual before the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in his dispute with a real estate development company over a contract for their joint real estate development 

• Represented a commercial bank in its dispute with an asset management company and two other commercial banks over a bank deposit agreement before the Supreme People's Court

• Represented a real estate company in its dispute with a subsidiary of a central enterprise over establishment of a joint venture and joint development of real estate project before the Supreme People's Court

• Represented an individual in the retrial of a dispute with two other individuals over a contract on establishment of a joint venture and joint development of a real estate project before the Supreme People's Court

Litigation before other Courts

• Represented six major shareholders of a listed company in their approximately CNY 2.6 billion capital increase dispute with the company triggered by performance compensation before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality, persuading the court to dismiss the main claims of the company and helping the clients avoid substantial losses amounting to about CNY 2 billion. This case involves intricate procedures, such as major asset restructuring of the listed company, performance compensation, compensation for depreciation, and collection of evidence overseas

• Represented Karamay Zhongjia Yingda Equity Investment Partnership (LP) in its approximately CNY 500 million dispute with an individual and Qinghai Tongqian Potash Fertilizer Co., Ltd. over capital increase before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality and fully recovered the client's investment by settling the dispute through compromise

• Represented Guangdong Utrust Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. in its approximately CNY 40 million dispute with Beijing Lizeqiao Jinshancheng Chongqing Cuisine Co., Ltd. and Beijing Tianfeng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., among others, over a loan guarantee agreement before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality and the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality, obtaining a favorable judgment and recovering all debts for the client

• Represented Cinda Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in its over CNY 200 million dispute with Sichuan Deyang Special New Material Co., Ltd. and others over a financial leasing agreement before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality and the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality and obtained a favorable judgment for the client

• Represented a branch of China Guangfa Bank in its approximately CNY 300 million dispute with an asset management company over an entrustment agreement before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality and the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality

• Represented an investment group company in its contract dispute of around CNY 100 million with an institution under a development and reform commission before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality and the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality

• Represented Beijing Xihailonghu Real Estate Co., Ltd. in the retrial of its dispute with an individual over a property sale agreement before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality, successfully dismissing the retrial application of the opposing party

• Represented a real estate development group company in the second instance of its contract dispute with an individual before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality

• Represented Huida Asset Management Co., Ltd. in its approximately CNY 7 million financial loan dispute with Beijing Pinggu Gold Company and Beijing Gold Company before the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality and secured a favorable judgment for the client

• Represented Beijing Xihailonghu Real Estate Co., Ltd. in its dispute with an individual over a property sale agreement before the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality and won the case for the client

• Represented CITIC Automobile Co., Ltd. in its over CNY 300 million lending agreement dispute with CITIC Hao Yuan South Group Ltd. and Dongfang Hongrun Investment Co., Ltd., among others, before the Third Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality, recovering all debts for the client by settling the dispute through compromise

• Represented Zhong Chuan Finance Co., Ltd. in its over CNY 160 million dispute over performance compensation with the successor of the actual controller of Jilin Liyuan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and others before the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality and won the case for the client

• Represented a technology company in a case concerning return of licenses by its former actual controller before the High People's Court of Shanghai Municipality, the First Intermediate People’s Court of Shanghai Municipality, and the Primary People's Court of Minhang District of Shanghai Municipality, obtaining judgments in favor of the client in the first instance, second instance, and retrial of the dispute, with the final judgment having been fully enforced

• Represented a technology company in its dispute with an advertising company over the termination of an equity transfer agreement before the Second Intermediate People’s Court of Shanghai Municipality and the Primary People's Court of Huangpu District of Shanghai Municipality and obtained a judgment in favor of the client in the first instance, causing the opposing party to withdraw its appeal, thus helping the client realize its business goals

• Represented a listed company in its dispute with an investor of an overextended shareholding in the company over the investor's qualification as shareholder before the High People's Court of Guangdong Province, which was a landmark case in the capital market exemplifying a listed company's defense against a hostile takeover

• Represented Zhongheng Construction Group Co., Ltd. in its private lending dispute with an individual before the High People's Court of Hebei Province

• Represented Xianghe Guoan Construction Co., Ltd. in its around CNY 100 million dispute with Xianghe Zhongan Construction Co., Ltd. over a construction contract before the Intermediate People's Court of Langfang City, causing the opposing party to drop the case and accept the settlement proposal of the client

• Represented a Shenyang-based insurance company in its approximately CNY 27 million dispute with a Chengdu-based company over unjust enrichment before the High People's Court of Sichuan Province and the Intermediate People's Court of Chengdu City, winning the case for the client and helping it recover all losses

• Represented Shenzhen Fangda Building Technology Group Co., Ltd. in its approximately CNY 17 million dispute with the Chongqing branch of China Telecom Corp., Ltd. and an individual over a construction contract before the High People's Court of Chongqing Municipality and the First Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing Municipality, recovering part of the client's losses

• Represented two individuals in a dispute with a Chongqing-based industrial company over an equity transfer contract before the Chongqing Fifth Intermediate People's Court and recovered the clients'payment through settlement

• Represented Changsha Zhaosheng Real Estate Co., Ltd. in its approximately CNY 466 million dispute with Changsha Municipal Land Administration over a contract for grant of construction land use rights before the High People's Court of Hunan Province

• Represented a company in its approximately CNY 100 million dispute with an individual and others over an equity transfer agreement before the High People's Court of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

• Represented an individual in a sale agreement dispute with a Ningxia-based chemical supply and sales company and others before the High People's Court of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and caused the opposing parties to agree to settle the dispute through mediation despite the client's extremely disadvantageous position

• Represented Guangdong Zhanhua Co., Ltd. in its around CNY 50 million dispute with Shandong Agricultural Production Materials Co., Ltd. and others over a contract for work and services before the High People's Court of Shandong Province and the Intermediate People's Court of Yantai City

Arbitration

• Represented a leasing company in its approximately CNY 320 million dispute with a wholly-owned subsidiary of a listed company over a capital increase agreement before the Beijing Arbitration Commission and secured an arbitral award in favor of the client

• Represented Zhongshan Public Utilities Group Co., Ltd. in its dispute with Chongqing Financial Information Center over share buyback before the Beijing Arbitration Commission, securing an arbitral award in favor of the client and helping the parties reach a settlement agreement during enforcement

• Represented Beijing  Xihailonghu Real Estate Co., Ltd. in its contract dispute with a subsidiary of a listed group before the Beijing Arbitration Commission and helped the client achieve its business goals by settling the dispute through compromise

• Represented a venture capital center backed by state-owned assets in its over CNY 27 million equity buyback dispute with a technology company and its actual controller before the Beijing Arbitration Commission, causing the opposing parties to settle the dispute by compromise and voluntarily perform the settlement agreement and thereby achieving a favorable result to the client's satisfaction

• Represented a university in its dispute with a cultural development center over a cooperation agreement before the Beijing Arbitration Commission

• Represented a power technology company in its dispute with a Chongqing-based company over a recall agreement before the Beijing Arbitration Commission

• Represented a construction company in its approximately CNY 22 million dispute with an overseas company over a foreign-related engineering cooperation agreement before the Beijing Arbitration Commission

• Represented a central enterprise's subsidiary and a well-known enterprise group in an approximately CNY 1.8 billion BT contract dispute with a local management committee and its local investment platform before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

• Represented Chengshang Group Co., Ltd. in its approximately CNY 200 million dispute with Pacific China Holdings Ltd. over a Chinese-foreign contractual joint venture agreement before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, securing an arbitral award in favor of the client and taking back the property of previous Renmin Mall located in the core commercial area and occupancy fees for the client

• Represented a state-owned enterprise and its subsidiary in their approximately CNY 17 million dispute with a Beijing-based technology company and others over performance compensation and share buyback before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and secured an arbitral award in favor of the clients

• Represented a BVI company in its dispute with a real estate company over a cooperation agreement before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and secured an arbitral award in favor of the client

• Represented a well-known investment fund in its more than CNY 130 million dispute with a Beijing-based technology company and its actual controller over an arrangement involving repurchase of shares and partnership property shares and performance compensation before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

• Represented a well-known investment fund in its over CNY 60 million dispute with two individuals over an arrangement involving share repurchase and performance compensation before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Investment and financing disputes involving valuation adjustment mechanism, performance compensation agreement, repurchase agreement, shortfall supplement agreement, etc.

• Represented six major shareholders of a listed company in their approximately CNY 2.6 billion capital increase dispute with the company triggered by performance compensation before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality, persuading the court to dismiss the main claims of the company and helping the clients avoid substantial losses amounting to about CNY 2 billion. This case involves intricate procedures, such as major asset restructuring of the listed company, performance compensation, compensation for depreciation and collection of evidence overseas

• Represented Karamay Zhongjia Yingda Equity Investment Partnership (LP) in its approximately CNY 500 million dispute arising from share buyback with an individual and Qinghai Tongqian Potash Fertilizer Co., Ltd. over capital increase before the High People's Court of Beijing Municipality and fully recovered the client's investment by settling the dispute through compromise

• Represented Zhong Chuan Finance Co., Ltd. in its over CNY 160 million dispute over performance compensation with the successor of the actual controller of Jilin Liyuan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and others before the First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality and won the case for the client

• Represented a venture capital center backed by state-owned assets in its over CNY 27 million equity buyback dispute with a technology company and its actual controller before the Beijing Arbitration Commission, causing the opposing parties to settle the dispute through compromise and voluntarily perform the settlement agreement and thereby achieving a favorable result to the client's satisfaction

• Represented a state-owned enterprise and its subsidiaries in their approximately CNY 25 million dispute with a Beijing-based technology company over an arrangement involving share buyback and performance compensation before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and secured a complete victory for the clients

• Represented a well-known investment fund in its more than CNY 130 million dispute with a Beijing-based technology company and its actual controller over an arrangement involving repurchase of shares and partnership property shares and performance compensation before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

• Represented a well-known investment fund in its over CNY 60 million dispute with two individuals over an arrangement involving share repurchase and performance compensation before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

• Represented an asset management company in its dispute with a financing entity arising from a debt investment plan

Cases involving joint venture and cooperative real estate development 

• Represented Changsha Zhongzhu Zhaojia Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Zhongzhu Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. in the retrial of their approximately CNY 70 million dispute with Hunan Huaxia Investment Group Co., Ltd. over a housing demolition contract arising from their cooperation and joint venture in real estate development before the Supreme People's Court and obtained around CNY 50 million of compensation for the client despite unfavorable judgments against the client in both the first and second instances

• Represented a real estate company in its dispute with a subsidiary of a central enterprise over a contract for establishment of a joint venture and joint development of real estate project before the Supreme People's Court

• Represented an individual before the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in his dispute with a real estate development company over a contract for their joint development of real estate

• Represented an individual in a retrial of a dispute with two other individuals over a contract for establishment of a joint venture and joint development of real estate project before the Supreme People's Court

• Represented Guiyang Power Plant of National Energy Group Guizhou Electric Power Co., Ltd. in its over CNY 500 million contract dispute with Guiyang Poly Li City Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. over a contract involving joint venture and cooperative real estate before the Guiyang Intermediate People's Court Cases involving roads, highways, toll stations, hydropower stations, and other infrastructure represented

• Represented Jinchuan Yangjiawan Hydroelectric Power Co., Ltd. in its approximately CNY 100 million dispute with Sichuan Huiyuan Energy Co., Ltd. and Huiyuan Group Co., Ltd. over an entrustment agreement before the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court of Sichuan Province and won the first instance, second instance, and retrial of the case

• Represented a Chinese mainland company and a Hong Kong-based investment company in their approximately CNY 430 million contract dispute with an urban administration bureau before the Supreme People's Court and the High People's Court of Hebei Province

• Represented a central enterprise's subsidiary and a well-known enterprise group in an approximately CNY 1.8 billion BT contract dispute concerning a road with a local management committee and its local investment platform before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

• Provided legal services for an investment company in a dispute over the transfer of toll rights arising from its investment in a highway in Yunnan

Legal services for listed companies in control contests, securities compliance, and servicing financial institutions

• Provided legal services to scores of listed companies or actual controllers in their disputes over rights of control amid hostile takeovers

• Provided legal services to many listed companies in the hearings of their statements about alleged illegal disclosure of information for which the China Securities Regulatory Commission imposed administrative penalties

• Provided legal services to a listed company and its actual controller in a hearing of their statements about alleged trading of securities using a third party’s account for which the China Securities Regulatory Commission imposed an administrative penalty

• Providing retainer-based legal services to Taikang Asset Management Co., Ltd.

• Providing project-specific consulting legal services involving bond and dispute resolution to the Bond Financing Department of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.

• Providing retainer-based legal services to the Beijing Branch of China Guangfa Bank