Global Law Office’s dispute resolution team comprises 50 partners and nearly 100 associates with solid skills and rich experience in a broad range of practices, including antitrust, finance, compliance, insolvency, construction and intellectual property. It is also well respected in the field of international arbitration, able to instruct in large-scale matters before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the International Commerce Centre (ICC).
Xing Xiusong and Gao Yifeng are well regarded for their international arbitration capability. Gao is also active in construction and product liability disputes. Other lawyers to note include Jingye Jiang, Zhao Li and Jiuguang Zhao.
In the commercial and transactions area, the firm is representing Zhongzhi Enterprise Group and its subsidiary, a leading Chinese asset management group, against listed company Zhejiang Tianma Bearing Group and its affiliates in 10 cases arising respectively out of equity beneficiary right transfer and repurchase, balance supplementary clauses and short-term bridge loan disputes in first-instance proceedings, second-instance proceedings, enforcement proceedings and bankruptcy proceedings before the Supreme Court, the Beijing High Court, the Zhejiang High Court and other courts. These cases have drawn a lot of attention from a large number of practitioners and investors in the asset management sector.
In international arbitration, the firm acted for a PRC corporate entity engaging in digital appliances in investment disputes against an Indian company at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).
In 2022, the firm welcomed eight new partners, including Liya Peng and Dahai Wei, who joined from Jincheng Tongda & Neal and Lifang & Partners, respectively. The rest of the new partners are Xiaoni Qi, Liyun Kou, Ke Zhao, Shuhui Dai, Ke (Kevin) Wang, and Zhiqing (Byrd) Zou.
Key clients include China General Technology (Group) Holding, CITIC Securities, HSBC Bank (China), MMD Group and Sichuan Tianfu Bank (Sichuan branch).
“The firm is very meticulous in case analysis and can also plan compliance tasks in line with the actual situation of the enterprise, in terms of corporate compliance consulting.” – Commercial and transactions
“Both teams of lawyers are highly professional, have solid legal knowledge, and are highly proactive in their work. Lawyers Lei Ting and Wang Xi are friendly, willing to communicate and able to consider the interests of their clients. Their work is meticulous, professional, standardised and comprehensive. Their quotations are reasonable, and their dealings are legal and compliant.” – Commercial and transactions
“The firm is representing us in defending an arbitration tribunal. We find the process very professional, and the fee is reasonable.” – Commercial and transactions
“The law firm’s intellectual property legal services are of high quality and can provide our company with practical and effective legal advice. They are always able to give us feedback in a very timely manner without any delaying and procrastinating. When Global Law Firm provides us with legal services, it always puts our business needs in a very important position and accurately implements the business plan formulated for us. We have a high degree of trust and reliance on them and will continue to seek their legal services for business support in the years to come.” – Intellectual property
“Gui Jia is an intellectual property lawyer who has long provided us with legal services. He is a particularly outstanding lawyer with a background superior to any competitor on the market. He has many years of experience, with an impressive resume when it comes to intellectual property law in China. Holding a licence in both China and the US makes him an even more powerful lawyer. His understanding of the differences between intellectual property protection provided by Chinese law and common law can certainly make a difference in cross-border intellectual property cases. All of these are advantages he has over competitors. He has solid basic legal skills and exceptional English that allows him to communicate with foreign lawyers and decision makers in English. He has been rated a top Chinese intellectual property lawyer by numerous lawyer rating agencies and has a well-deserved reputation.”
“Very business-like, proactive in communication, and polite when communicating with counterparties.”
“Lawyer Lei is very proactive and often takes the initiative. He provides comprehensive legal solutions and professional legal analysis. He is also friendly and has good communication skills.”
“Highly experienced, particularly in enterprise management. Wang offers recommendations and solutions that serve as strong guidance for enterprises.”
“When handling criminal cases, he has a knack for discovering key evidence from the fine details. He is able to find a complete chain of evidence from complex legal relationships.”
“A very professional, dedicated, and hands-on lawyer.”