Guantao Law Firm’s litigation and arbitration department has in-depth experience in investment, equity and IP as well as commercial and financial fraud disputes. It also has deep knowledge in administrative litigation and review. The firm is particularly active in real estate and construction-related disputes.
Leiming Sheng and Shaosong Sun jointly lead its disputes team with expertise in commercial and construction disputes as well as antitrust and arbitration. Wei Jiang is also singled out for his work in the construction space.
In commercial and transactions, the firm is currently representing China Huarong Asset Management Beijing Branch in 11 litigation and enforcement cases involving disputes over recourse of non-performing financial claims. These cases encompass disputes related to non-performing financial claims, loan contracts, and enforcement. Each case involves disputed amounts exceeding Rmb200 million ($27.6 million), with the highest disputed amount nearing Rmb600 million. The firm has actively engaged in reconciliation and communication with the defendants on behalf of the client. In four cases, the firm successfully obtained consent judgments through court mediation procedures and subsequently initiated enforcement procedures based on these judgments. In two cases, the firm assisted Huarong Beijing Branch in obtaining notarisations and applied for enforcement based on notarisations issued by notary offices. In the remaining cases, the firm represented Huarong Beijing Branch in attending the hearings, actively communicated with the judges, and is currently awaiting the court's issuance of judgments.
Key clients include China Huarong Asset Management, CITIC Securities, Fujian Outlet Discount City, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals and Western Trust.
In March 2023, the firm welcomed a total of eight new partners: Lei He, Zhaolong Yin, Qixing Cao, Jiangping Hui, Jun Liu, Ning Xu, Chuan Wu and Lian Liu.
