Foreign-Related Dispute Resolution

Litigation

• Represented a state-owned engineering company in successfully resolving disputes related to multiple overseas projects in Algeria and Morocco before courts in Beijing, achieving favorable judgments or securing favorable mediated outcomes

• Represented a Chinese entity of a U.S. computer hardware and software services provider in a jurisdictional challenge over a computer software development contract dispute with a Beijing digital technology company, securing a reversal on appeal before the Supreme People's Court, successfully breaking away from the "either-arbitration-or-litigation" principle in the application of dispute resolution clauses, resulting in an important guiding precedent

• Represented Chinese entities of multiple globally renowned companies (involving software systems, cloud computing services, communications media solutions, and IT hybrid environment operations) in disputes over software distribution, technical service, and computer software development contracts before courts across China, all of which culminated in favorable judgments

• Represented a Chinese entity of a NYSE-listed network infrastructure and security services company in disputes with a Beijing cultural media company over infringement upon the right to disseminate works via information networks, and with a Shanghai network technology company over trademark infringement, achieving favorable results with the opposing parties' withdrawal of claims before multiple Beijing courts

• Represented a Chinese entity of a well-known multinational commercial company in a dispute over liability for damages arising from related-party transactions with a medical group

• Represented a power system company and its U.S. affiliate in a sales contract dispute with a multimedia network company

• Represented a Chinese entity of a Dutch energy group in a sales contract dispute with a trading company

• Represented a German machine tool trading company in an action to set aside an arbitral award involving a dispute with a Beijing aerospace company

• Represented a Tanzanian public limited company in an unjust enrichment dispute against a Tianjin trading company

• Represented a Beijing-based systems equipment company and its U.S. affiliate in a sales contract dispute with a multimedia network company

• Represented a famous U.S. toy manufacturer and its entertainment operation affiliate in Europe and the UK on a series of commercial franchise and brand licensing contract disputes in China

• Represented the entity serving as the core investment platform in China of a Thailand -listed energy company in a construction contract dispute with a Jiangsu construction group

• Represented a BVI company, a Hong Kong company, and a domestic real estate development company in special proceeding for realization of security interest over real property

Arbitration

• Represented a South American container company in a CIETAC arbitration concerning an equipment procurement contract dispute with a Shanghai technology company

• Represented an Indian company and its Italian affiliate in a CIETAC arbitration concerning a solar panel sales contract dispute with a new energy company

• Represented the Chinese entity of a U.S. data analytics company in a CIETAC arbitration concerning a technical service contract dispute with a Shanghai company

• Represented a UK media company in a CIETAC arbitration concerning a contract dispute with a Chinese information network company 

• Represented a Japanese engineering equipment company in an SCIA arbitration concerning a dispute with the Shenzhen entity of a French automotive group

• Represented a U.S. company in a GZAC arbitration concerning disputes with a Guangzhou electrical appliance company and a Shenzhen technology company

Enforcement

• Represented a UK company in an enforcement settlement case involving multiple construction companies and individuals, closing a long-pending case in a Beijing court and facilitating its liquidation and strategic divestiture from China

• Assisted a Chinese entity of a global payment company in reaching an enforcement settlement with an information technology company in a Beijing court, laying a foundation for its compliant operations and investment in China

• Advised a Russian natural gas group on cross-border legal application under PRC and Singaporean law and enforcement of assets in China and globally in a dispute with a shipbuilding company

• Advised a Weifang chemical company on the recognition and enforcement in India of a CIETAC arbitral award concerning a sales contract dispute with an Indian chemical company

Domestic Dispute Resolution

Litigation

• Represented a branch of CNPC in a natural gas sales contract dispute with a Xinjiang-based local gas group, with a dispute value exceeding CNY 3 billion, achieving a satisfactory settlement before Xinjiang High People's Court

• Represented a state-owned energy group and its affiliates and subsidiaries in multiple disputes involving mining rights, exploration rights, and construction projects before Xinjiang High People's Court, Inner Mongolia High People's Court, and the Supreme People's Court, with an aggregate dispute value exceeding CNY 2 billion, achieving victories or favorable settlement

• Represented a Shandong energy trading company in a retrial of a creditor's avoidance dispute with a rural commercial bank and a petrochemical technology company, obtaining a retrial victory before Shandong High People's Court, which had implications for multiple arbitration and legal proceedings with total enforcement values exceeding CNY 1 billion

• Represented a Ningxia investment management partnership and fund management company in a share transfer dispute, obtaining a victory before Hunan High People's Court

• Represented multiple well-known automotive industry trading, finance, and management companies in over 30 product liability, sales contract, and insurance disputes, obtaining victories before courts across China, including Shaanxi High People's Court and Ningxia High People's Court

• Represented a new building materials technology company in a patent licensing contract dispute with an individual, obtaining a victory before Heilongjiang High People's Court, with the case having cross-provincial implications for production, operations, and industry standard-setting

Arbitration

• Represented a Hong Kong bank in a Tianjin Arbitration Commission arbitration (involving over CNY 2 billion) concerning a finance lease contract dispute with a state-owned construction group

• Represented a fund company for a landmark real estate project in a CIETAC arbitration (involving over CNY 1.7 billion) concerning a partnership agreement dispute with a state-owned enterprise

• Represented a branch of a petroleum group in multiple arbitrations before the Xi'an Arbitration Commission (involving over CNY 300 million in aggregate) concerning natural gas sales contract disputes with local gas groups 

• Represented a well-known coffee company in a BAC arbitration concerning a contract dispute with a renowned fashion group

• Represented a well-known social media website in a BAC arbitration concerning a contract dispute with an advertising media company

• Represented a Beijing hospital in a BAC arbitration concerning a cooperation agreement dispute with an investment company

• Represented a CNOOC branch in a Tianjin Arbitration Commission arbitration concerning a dispute with a Tianjin drilling engineering company

Enforcement

• Represented a semiconductor technology company in an enforcement case against a bank branch and others, assisting in successfully unfreezing assets valued at over CNY 2.9 billion before a Heilongjiang municipal intermediate court

• Represented a Beijing advertising company in multiple enforcement cases against an entertainment technology company, assisting in recovering over CNY 30 million within a short timeframe before Beijing district courts

• Represented a state-owned engineering company in an enforcement case against a Jiangsu engineering company before a Beijing intermediate court, playing a key role in closing domestic and overseas projects and protecting the rights of overseas workers

Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

Litigation

• Advised an Indian listed company and a Cayman Islands SPV, in their capacity as investors and offshore shareholders, on shareholder derivative action strategies in a cross-border context involving senior management liability and corporate governance deadlock in their Chinese WFOE

• Advised on the application of PRC law to and litigation strategy for cross-border shareholder derivative actions and tort claims before the High Court of Hong Kong, involving fraud and fiduciary duties of officers of a joint venture

• Advised a Tianjin company and its affiliates in responding to cross-border litigation before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, providing strategies on jurisdiction challenges, dismissal motions, and settlement under PRC corporate law

• Advised a financial services company under a renowned group on matters involving public interest and evidence preservation in complex cross-border contract disputes with a venture capital company before the High Court of Hong Kong, Beijing High People's Court, and the Supreme People's Court

• Advised a well-known semiconductor multinational company on parallel litigations before the New York Supreme Court and multiple Shanghai courts concerning trade secret infringement disputes with a Delaware-registered company, its Chinese entity, and Chinese companies and individuals

• Advised a Chinese state-owned bank on account freeze and confidentiality disclosure issues in litigation before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, as well as corresponding legal strategies in China

• Advised a Chinese high-tech company on responding to claims brought by a U.S. agent before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose Division) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• Acted as a Chinese witness lawyer in a debt dispute between a Hong Kong company and an Australian company, providing legal services including submitting affidavits and supporting evidence to the Supreme Court of New South Wales

• Advised on matters involving cross-border deposit refunds before the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong and regulatory advisory matters concerning the Chinese mainland enterprise registration system before the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), involving two BVI companies and individuals from the Chinese mainland

Arbitration

• Advised a Chinese sports advertising company on a dispute over a competition sponsorship advertising contract in an LCIA arbitration, coordinating with overseas counsel to develop strategies for mediation, parallel domestic litigation, and overseas arbitration

• Advised a state-owned natural gas company on cross-border legal application analysis and compliance review of evidence submission in an SIAC arbitration concerning an LNG dispute with an Indonesian company

• Advised a U.S. automotive company's Texas and Cayman entities on the recognition and enforcement in Chinese courts of an SIAC arbitral award

• Advised a Spanish company on the recognition and enforcement in Chinese courts of an SIAC arbitral award in a dispute with an Inner Mongolia photovoltaic power company

• Advised an overseas subsidiary of a multinational group on post-enforcement merger and foreign exchange matters following recognition and enforcement in Chinese courts of an FOSFA arbitral award

• Advised a state-owned construction company on matters relating to an AFSA ad hoc arbitration in an international engineering contract dispute with a commodity trading company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including issues of arbitral agreement scope, arbitrability, jurisdiction over ad hoc arbitration, competence-competence, and judicial deference before the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

• Assisted overseas counsel in advising a joint venture on PRC law application, evidence organization, and procedural responses in an HKIAC arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules with a Finnish company

• Assisted a local bar association in advising an engineering group on enforcement and relief measures concerning a partial final award rendered under HKIAC rules

• Assisted overseas counsel in advising a U.S. company on the recognition and enforcement in China of an ICC arbitral award in a dispute with an Inner Mongolia energy company

• Assisted local counsel in advising on matters relating to the recognition, enforcement, and setting aside of an ICC arbitral award under the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance

• Assisted overseas counsel and a Texas company in advising on the recognition and enforcement in Chinese courts of an AAA-ICDR arbitral award in a cross-border securities investment dispute against a Henan company

• Assisted local counsel in advising a Zhejiang enterprise on responding to an AAA-ICDR arbitration with an Indiana company and subsequent recognition and enforcement, setting aside, and application for refusal of enforcement issues

• Domestic and Cross-Border Insolvency-Related Litigation

• Represented a Shanghai investment company in a Supreme People's Court case relating to bankruptcy liquidation

• Represented a Beijing construction group in a Sichuan High People's Court case relating to the bankruptcy reorganization of a local steel group and 40 other companies

• Represented a Beijing-listed environmental technology company as a creditor in the bankruptcy liquidation proceedings of a Jiangsu chemical company

• Advised a Belgian group on comprehensive strategies involving matured bonds and property disposal in connection with the impact of judicial reorganization and insolvency proceedings in the Walloon Brabant Enterprise Court on its Tianjin entity and a domestic energy company

• Advised a well-known coffee group on its Chinese mainland litigation related issues in provisional liquidation before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands

Cross-Border Compliance and Investigations

• Advised a state-owned construction engineering group and its overseas subsidiaries on a global compliance system buildout and training

• Advised a state-owned aviation manufacturing group on matters relating to the use and transfer of French intellectual property

• Advised a state-owned aviation manufacturing group on commodity jurisdiction review and U.S. arms control compliance in connection with a project with a Canadian company

• Advised a state-owned aviation manufacturing group on potential disputes arising from a supply project contract with a U.K. entity

• Advised a state-owned aviation manufacturing group on U.S. law issues relating to an aircraft parts manufacturing company for a U.K. airline

• Advised a state-owned wind power development company on legal compliance in work safety, risk management, and resource development

• Advised multiple state-owned construction companies and engineering groups on responding to World Bank compliance investigations in connection with their overseas projects

• Advised multiple Hong Kong-listed energy groups on compliance system optimization and drafting of policy documents

• Advised multiple state-owned energy groups and their local sales and logistics companies on systematic compliance training

• Advised a European multinational technology company on the application of PRC tendering and bidding laws and anti-unfair competition laws in a semiconductor equipment procurement project with a state-owned enterprise

• Advised a German cloud services company on compliance review of a series of cooperation matters involving its Chinese entities

• Advised a multinational medical supplies and technology company on the implementation of its global compliance standards and policies under PRC law

• Advised a multinational computer virtualization software company on compliance matters in China, including the provision of explanations of complex business models and contractual frameworks, as well as the delivery of structured and traceable evidentiary checklists

• Advised a well-known multinational technology company on a comprehensive compliance investigation and risk assessment concerning allegations of potential commercial bribery involving senior executives at its offices in Chinese mainland and Hong Kong

• Advised the Beijing entity of a well-known multinational communications technology company on an investigation and potential administrative penalties by market regulatory authorities

• Advised a well-known wireless communications technology company on a work safety compliance project in Shenzhen

• Advised a Swiss company on cross-border performance guarantees, foreign exchange control, and tax compliance involving its Chinese entity

• Advised a multinational optical and digital precision technology manufacturing group on a compliance investigation concerning improper payments or hidden debts in Shenzhen

• Advised an overseas natural gas group on the application of PRC laws and Shanghai local regulations

• Advised a Danish multinational wind power equipment and systems design company and its domestic entity on foreign exchange control compliance in China

• Advised a Swedish packaging company on antitrust investigations and potential derivative litigation in China

• Advised a multinational chemicals company on compliance review of commercial bribery and duty-related crime risks involving its senior executives

• Advised several well-known multinational pharmaceutical companies on FCPA compliance investigations involving their Chinese entities and personnel

• Advised a Belgian multinational pharmaceutical company on compliance legal services relating to cross-border contractual liability analysis in China

• Advised the Chinese entities of a well-known health products group on compliance analysis and opinions in response to market supervision investigations in multiple provinces

• Advised the Chinese entities of a European multinational banking group on compliance matters relating to tax, market, and financial regulatory investigations