DeHeng Law Offices

Beijing

Review

Dispute resolution

DeHeng Law Offices is a full-service law firm with a national presence in a variety of practice areas in China. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm has nearly 30 years of history with dynamic dispute resolution practice, particularly excelling in commercial disputes. It regularly acts on securities disputes, shareholders’ disputes, contract disputes and commercial fraud. The firm is also rapidly growing its expertise in the construction and real estate, and intellectual property fields.

Key figures in the Beijing office include Ganghong Sun and Xiongwei Li, who specialise in construction and real estate, and Changbin Chen, who is an expert in commercial disputes.

One case highlight during the research period was the restructuring and insolvency of the Banshan Bandao project, which is a well-known real estate project in Hannan province. The restructuring involves more than 10 enterprises with large assets. As of today, the restructuring and insolvency of Banshan Bandao is the biggest of its kind within the tourism real estate industry in mainland China.

In addition, the firm acted for Shanghai Construction Engineering Group in contract disputes against Golden Eagle Real Estate; and also acted for Haoyisheng Pharmacy against Ping An Health Internet in a dispute over trademark infringement.

In labour and employment, the firm completed dozens of cases. Among them, the firm acted for Xinhua Asset Management in its dispute against an employee over a year-end bonus, with a deal value of Rmb3 million ($0.4 million).

Key clients include China Three Gorges Group, China South-to-North Water Diversion Project and Tianjin Binhai Development Zone Infrastructure Center.

Client feedback

“They handled the recruitment of investors for a bankruptcy reorganisation, and negotiation with creditors and investors, during which they showed strong legal professionalism and communication and coordination skills.” – Bankruptcy

Xiao Guo

“Throughout the whole process of cooperation, Xiao Guo demonstrated his profound professionalism and excellent communication skills. Not only did he know the details of the case well, but he was also able to understand and meet the needs of our company accurately and quickly. His diligence ensured that the case progressed efficiently and achieved very satisfactory results for our company.

“In addition to his professionalism, Guo has excellent interpersonal skills, which made the whole process of cooperation smooth and pleasant. We are very satisfied with the performance of this lawyer and highly appreciate his professional attitude and ability. We look forward to working with him in the future and are confident that he will achieve the results he deserves in the Lawyer Rankings.

“All in all, the lawyer is a trustworthy and recommendable professional whose professionalism and service attitude are top-notch."