Jingtian & Gongcheng’s Beijing headquarters has won praise from the market as one of the leading commercial disputes firms. Its litigation team specialises in resolving legal matters relating to trade, investment, corporate business, finance and insurance. The firm is also growing its presence in the real estate and construction space.
Partner Chungang Dong is a key name within the dispute resolution group, and he is known for his capability in commercial disputes and international arbitration.
Among the general commercial disputes, the firm represented China High-Speed Railway Technology Co. in filing an arbitration against Henan Province Luozhou Border Highway Co. at the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, at which the case was decided fully in the client’s favour. In another case sample, the team advised Shandong Gold Mining on the antitrust filing in respect of its acquisition of Yintai Gold. This case shows the latest position of the State Administration for Market Regulation on the gold mining industry and is expected to have a profound impact on the definition of relevant markets in the future antitrust filings of Shandong Gold and other similar gold mining enterprises.
In intellectual property, the firm represented CATL in an infringement of patent rights case with China Innovation Aviation Technology Co. and won the first instance judgment with a total award of Rmb14.16 million ($2 million).
On the international arbitration front, the team successfully secured dismissal for Zhong De Security in its securities fraud litigation arising from notable disclosure violations committed by Leshi Internet Information and Technology Corp., Beijing, and represented it in administrative investigation procedures. The financial fraud of Leshi, which lasted for 10 consecutive years, has made the case more profound and complex than others of its kind.
During the research period, the firm welcomed several new partners: Yanping Nie, Ganlin Lin, Yi Xu, Yingyuan Xue and Bei Wang.
The firm’s litigation clients include Aha Entertainment (Shanghai), Beijing Huaye Capital Holdings, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, Guangdong Chigo Air Conditioning and Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media.
Client feedback
“[Good at] patent search and good performance in court.” – Intellectual property
“The work was good, especially the expertise shown in the analysis of arbitration strategies and the search and selection of expert witnesses.” – International arbitration
Chunhui Fang
“Fang has a professional and technical background.”
Ke Hu
“Hu has a very good understanding of the international arbitration process and is very good at analysing the strategy of an arbitration case, etc. Although he would be appearing in court against the KC barristers in the UK, Hu actively expressed his own understanding of the case. He worked together with the KC barristers to make a proposal that will be most beneficial to the client in the face of the lawsuit.”
