Founded in 1997, Hylands Law Firm is particularly known for IP disputes across the media and communications, entertainment, sports and machinery sectors. The firm is also active in the areas of commercial and insolvency disputes. Key partners include Yu Xu and Yiru Sun for commercial disputes and Michael Liu for intellectual property.
On the commercial and transactions front, the firm is advising a PRC-listed company in the photovoltaic equipment industry in a breach of contract case arising from a transfer of control agreement with a total value of nearly $13.6 million. This case represents a typical example of the ongoing battles for control within listed companies, a matter that has garnered significant attention in the Chinese capital market.
During the research period, the firm represented Tahone Investment Management (Kunshan) on an Rmb1 billion ($138 million) corporate bond transaction dispute against Shaoxing Zhongfu Holdings and Jinggong Group. The firm also acted for Shanghai Pangzeng Investment Management Center in a contract dispute case against Guangzhou Ruifeng Group.
The firm maintains strict confidentiality regarding the remaining clients it has provided advice to within the past 12 months.
In October 2023, the firm welcomed Li Huang, formerly of Zhong Lun Law Firm, as a partner.
Client feedback
“Bankruptcy liquidation and reorganisation is one of the best business areas of Beijing Hylands Law Firm. The firm has undertaken more than 170 bankruptcy liquidation and reorganisation cases and forced liquidation cases since its inclusion in the bankruptcy representative roster, and has been awarded as an excellent manager for five consecutive years. The institute has a professional bankruptcy team as support, with all-round and multi-level professional knowledge and skills to better promoting the optimisation of the business environment in Wenzhou.” – Bankruptcy
Xiao Han
“Lawyer Han actively cooperates with our court and handles cases conscientiously. Our court highly recognises her work ability and work level. Under her leadership, the bankruptcy team of Hylands Law Firm has also obtained outstanding work performance and extremely high external reviews.”
