Dorsey & Whitney is often sought for its multi-jurisdictional contentious work, particularly in the commercial, transactions, and intellectual property areas. The firm handles litigation and arbitration involving corporate acquisitions, shareholder disputes, contentious insolvencies, and various commercial matters related to investments and transactions in the PRC. Its intellectual property litigation practice focuses on anti-counterfeiting, IP enforcement actions, company and domain name disputes, and civil disputes. Key figures include Sirui (Ray) Liu, head of the firm’s Beijing office, who focuses on international and commercial litigation and arbitration, particularly in cross-border and extraterritorial disputes. The firm is representing TikTok and ByteDance in their first-ever jury trial case, a significant trademark dispute at the US District Court Southern District of California.
