AllBright Law Offices
Allbright Law Offices’ Guangdong office is equipped with a team of qualified litigators who are active in some of the most important disputes.
The commercial team mainly
focuses on complex corporate and investment funds disputes, while the construction group is experienced in handling construction project disputes and contract disputes for major real estate and construction companies.
Likun Li is an expert in commercial and transaction practice.
During the research period, the team
represented Inovance Technology's founder shareholder and other shareholders in disputes over equity holding. This is a landmark case of a dispute over the entrusted equity holding by the actual controller of a listed company in China. It was complex and has been tried six times by four courts in five years. The team successfully recovered all the losses for the client.
Client feedback
“They give timely reports and feedback on the progress of the case. They are very professional.” – Commercial disputes
AllBright Law Offices
Allbright Law Offices’ Guangdong office is equipped with a team of qualified litigators who are active in some of the most important disputes.
The commercial team mainly
focuses on complex corporate and investment funds disputes, while the construction group is experienced in handling construction project disputes and contract disputes for major real estate and construction companies.
Likun Li is an expert in commercial and transaction practice.
During the research period, the team
represented Inovance Technology's founder shareholder and other shareholders in disputes over equity holding. This is a landmark case of a dispute over the entrusted equity holding by the actual controller of a listed company in China. It was complex and has been tried six times by four courts in five years. The team successfully recovered all the losses for the client.
Client feedback
“They give timely reports and feedback on the progress of the case. They are very professional.” – Commercial disputes
AllBright Law Offices
With 100 partners and over 300 lawyers, AllBright Law Offices’ litigation and arbitration practice is well regarded for its handling of commercial disputes. The firm frequently advises on matters involving the real estate, mining and metals, and financial services sectors, and is regularly instructed by both multinational companies and major domestic enterprises. Building on a strong track record in litigation, the firm is also expanding its presence in the international arbitration arena.
Rui Guo is a key partner, serving as lead counsel in most matters relating to banking and financial services, construction, and real estate. Other notable practitioners in the commercial disputes and international arbitration space include Frank Cao, Wilber Wang, and Leo Wang.
The firm has been active in a series of disputes arising from the failure of an asset management plan—issued by Zhongzhou Xingsheng Asset Management and distributed by Debon Securities and Zhongzhou Futures—to redeem on schedule. The matter involves 176 investors across the country, with total claims amounting to RMB 780 million filed in multiple courts. AllBright is representing Debon Securities and Zhongzhou Futures in litigation focusing on whether financial institutions fulfilled their suitability obligations when marketing and providing high-risk financial products and related services.
AllBright also represents clients in the “Shanshui Cement” equity dispute series. The firm acted for the client in one of the two most high-profile corporate control disputes in China’s capital market—the Shanshui Cement case—securing a decisive victory after six years of litigation.
Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm also has branches in cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Xi’an and Chongqing, all of which have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation China.
Notable clients of the firm include Brother Industries, CITIC Securities, Huawei Technologies, and Jiangsu Guojing Holding Group.
Beijing Kangda Law Firm
One of the earliest law firms in China, Beijing Kangda Law Firm sees dispute resolution as one of its core strengths. It focuses on disputes in the fields of securities, equity, investment funds, real estate, and labour and employment. The firm is also particularly known for its expertise in government and regulatory, and criminal disputes.
Key names include Yan Lian, Junxi Lu and Jun Liu.
The firm represented China Resources Land in a post-acquisition dispute arising from a breach of valuation shortfall compensation obligations. After the client acquired several medical and elderly care service entities—sectors with which it had limited prior experience—the counterparty refused to perform contractual compensation and equity pledge obligations. The legal team reviewed extensive materials to ascertain the true intent of the transaction, gathered supporting evidence, and filed a lawsuit with the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court. The firm’s precise handling of the case, which involved complex M&A structuring and state-owned enterprise considerations, received strong recognition from the client.
Beijing Kangda Law Firm, led by partner Lu Junxi, acted as defense counsel in a high-stakes equity transfer dispute involving Shanghai Jinxin Investment Consulting Partnership and Everbright Jinhui Investment Management (collectively “Everbright”) against Beijing Baofeng Technology and its legal representative Feng. The claimants sought approximately RMB 750 million in damages and interest for alleged breach of repurchase obligations, with further claims of RMB 4.62 billion threatened. The case arose from the high-profile Italian MPS project acquisition failure, and its outcome bore directly on Baofeng’s solvency. Retained in August 2019 under a base-plus-contingency fee arrangement, the firm secured a complete first-instance victory before the Beijing High People’s Court in 2020, with all claims dismissed.
Dacheng Law Offices
Founded in 2001, the Guangdong office of Dentons is one of the largest law firms in South China. With more than 330 lawyers in its Guangzhou office, the disputes team is experienced on the full spectrum of matters ranging from corporate and government to arbitration proceedings and cross-border matters.
Senior partner Yuefeng Lu and partner Yunguang Lu are key contacts for commercial and construction disputes.
During the 12 months, the firm represented Sinopec Engineering Company against Fude Energy and Chemical Company in a contract dispute; acted for a branch of Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank against Guangdong Fubon Financial Leasing in a financial loan contract dispute; and also represented a Chinese company against the US Sangraf Internation in an international trade contract dispute.
Key clients include Procter & Gamble, Philips, Renfu, China Overseas Land, Sino-Ocean Land, Guangdong Insurance Regulatory Bureau and Zhongshan Municipal People's Government.
Dacheng Law Offices
Founded in 2001, the Guangdong office of Dentons is one of the largest law firms in South China. With more than 330 lawyers in its Guangzhou office, the disputes team is experienced on the full spectrum of matters ranging from corporate and government to arbitration proceedings and cross-border matters.
Senior partner Yuefeng Lu and partner Yunguang Lu are key contacts for commercial and construction disputes.
During the 12 months, the firm represented Sinopec Engineering Company against Fude Energy and Chemical Company in a contract dispute; acted for a branch of Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank against Guangdong Fubon Financial Leasing in a financial loan contract dispute; and also represented a Chinese company against the US Sangraf Internation in an international trade contract dispute.
Key clients include Procter & Gamble, Philips, Renfu, China Overseas Land, Sino-Ocean Land, Guangdong Insurance Regulatory Bureau and Zhongshan Municipal People's Government.
DeHeng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices is a full service law firm with a national presence in a variety of practice areas in China. The Shenzhen office of DeHeng was founded in 2002, with a specialised litigation division in five practice areas, including general litigation and arbitration, corporate securities, real estate and infrastructure, intellectual property, and labour relations. The IP group has an especially excellent reputation in the local market.
Senior partners Jun Cui and Menglong Li are key names within the Shenzhen office. Both of them are experts in IP.
During the research period, the Shenzhen team achieved several outstanding results in the IP sphere. For example, the team represented Shenzhen Purcotton Technology against Yichang Xinlong Sanitary Ware Materials and Xinlong Holdings in a patent infringement case. The case was selected as one of the top 10 landmark cases of IP rights by the Hubei Provincial Higher People's Court.
In another key case, the team represented Apple against GPNE, Foxconn and China Unicom in a dispute related to invention patent infringement, and the case set a record for the highest budget for intellectual property rights in Mainland China.
Other key clients include Hewlett-Packard (China), Ping An Bank, China Merchants Bank, Vanke, Shenzhen Airport, Nike Sports (China), Universal Medicine, Louis Vuitton Malletti and Tencent.
DeHeng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices is a full service law firm with a national presence in a variety of practice areas in China. The Shenzhen office of DeHeng was founded in 2002, with a specialised litigation division in five practice areas, including general litigation and arbitration, corporate securities, real estate and infrastructure, intellectual property, and labour relations. The IP group has an especially excellent reputation in the local market.
Senior partners Jun Cui and Menglong Li are key names within the Shenzhen office. Both of them are experts in IP.
During the research period, the Shenzhen team achieved several outstanding results in the IP sphere. For example, the team represented Shenzhen Purcotton Technology against Yichang Xinlong Sanitary Ware Materials and Xinlong Holdings in a patent infringement case. The case was selected as one of the top 10 landmark cases of IP rights by the Hubei Provincial Higher People's Court.
In another key case, the team represented Apple against GPNE, Foxconn and China Unicom in a dispute related to invention patent infringement, and the case set a record for the highest budget for intellectual property rights in Mainland China.
Other key clients include Hewlett-Packard (China), Ping An Bank, China Merchants Bank, Vanke, Shenzhen Airport, Nike Sports (China), Universal Medicine, Louis Vuitton Malletti and Tencent.
DOCVIT
Beijing Docvit Law Firm's dispute resolution practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular emphasis on financial services, corporate control, and real estate disputes.
Jie Chen, senior partner and member of the Management Committee, leads significant matters in banking and finance disputes. He has represented major state-owned enterprises including China Development Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, and CINDA Asset Management in Supreme Court retrials and has extensive experience in non-performing asset disposal and NEEQ-related transactions.
In commercial disputes, the firm represented Beijing Jingyuntong Technology Co in securing a retrial in an environmental engineering contract dispute. After unsuccessful first and second instance trials based on disputed judicial appraisals, the legal team obtained notarized government environmental assessment records proving the client's equipment met emission standards. The Hubei High People's Court granted a retrial order in April 2024, marking a rare success in China's retrial system. The case is particularly significant as it establishes a strategic precedent for challenging technical judicial appraisals through government compliance records, rather than directly disputing the appraisals themselves. This innovative approach provides a valuable roadmap for similar environmental engineering disputes where judicial appraisal conclusions are in question, especially in cases involving technical standards and environmental compliance.
Fangda Partners
Fangda Partners has steadily risen from its Shanghai roots to become a national powerhouse in China and it has also been earning a first-class reputation in the Guangdong market. Starting in 2018, Fangda started to operate in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and has now grown to a scale of 300 people, with notable strengths in commercial litigation as well as regulatory and compliance work.
Key figures include Kate Yin and Alvin Xiao who specialise in regulatory and compliance.
In commercial disputes, the firm acted for China State Construction and its Sino-Indonesian affiliate on Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration in Singapore, insolvency proceedings in Indonesia, as well as potential court litigation in mainland China, with respect to disputes arising from a $10 billion EPC contract of a major construction project in Jakarta, Indonesia. This may be the most significant dispute for those China-oriented ‘One Belt One Road’ projects in southeast Asia, in terms of the political implications, social impacts, amount and complexity, as well as the variety of legal proceedings.
In regulatory and compliance, the team assisted Alibaba and its subsidiaries in conducting anti-corruption due diligence for their multi-billion-dollar investments in a wide range of industries, represented a leading US public company with an Asia Pacific subsidiary listed in Hong Kong in a series of complex internal investigations, and assisted a Chinese subsidiary of a Japanese multinational company in handling a customs inspection regarding the price of goods imported by the subsidiary from its Japanese parent company.
In 2021, the firm hired Fangzheng Li as counsel in its regulatory compliance team. Fangzheng previously worked at the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau.
Fangda Partners
Fangda Partners has steadily risen from its Shanghai roots to become a national powerhouse in China and it has also been earning a first-class reputation in the Guangdong market. Starting in 2018, Fangda started to operate in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and has now grown to a scale of 300 people, with notable strengths in commercial litigation as well as regulatory and compliance work.
Key figures include Kate Yin and Alvin Xiao who specialise in regulatory and compliance.
In commercial disputes, the firm acted for China State Construction and its Sino-Indonesian affiliate on Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration in Singapore, insolvency proceedings in Indonesia, as well as potential court litigation in mainland China, with respect to disputes arising from a $10 billion EPC contract of a major construction project in Jakarta, Indonesia. This may be the most significant dispute for those China-oriented ‘One Belt One Road’ projects in southeast Asia, in terms of the political implications, social impacts, amount and complexity, as well as the variety of legal proceedings.
In regulatory and compliance, the team assisted Alibaba and its subsidiaries in conducting anti-corruption due diligence for their multi-billion-dollar investments in a wide range of industries, represented a leading US public company with an Asia Pacific subsidiary listed in Hong Kong in a series of complex internal investigations, and assisted a Chinese subsidiary of a Japanese multinational company in handling a customs inspection regarding the price of goods imported by the subsidiary from its Japanese parent company.
In 2021, the firm hired Fangzheng Li as counsel in its regulatory compliance team. Fangzheng previously worked at the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau.
JunHe
JunHe’s Guangdong office hosts three partners and approximately 10 lawyers. The dispute team provides clients with comprehensive dispute resolution services including the compliance investigations of multilateral development banks and companies, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, and bankruptcy and insolvency.
Key partners include Yongzhao Liu and Yanli Zheng. Both of them are good at handling commercial, regulatory and compliance matters.
Although the firm’s case highlights remain confidential, the submission showed various activities in the high courts of China. Many of the cases were up against the country’s premier counsels and law firms.
JunHe
JunHe’s Guangdong office hosts three partners and approximately 10 lawyers. The dispute team provides clients with comprehensive dispute resolution services including the compliance investigations of multilateral development banks and companies, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, and bankruptcy and insolvency.
Key partners include Yongzhao Liu and Yanli Zheng. Both of them are good at handling commercial, regulatory and compliance matters.
Although the firm’s case highlights remain confidential, the submission showed various activities in the high courts of China. Many of the cases were up against the country’s premier counsels and law firms.
JunZeJun Law Offices
JunZeJun Law Firm’s Guangdong office is a full-service law firm that prides itself on its capabilities in commercial litigation and arbitration. The team has experience in handling commercial contract disputes, company disputes, equity disputes, company control disputes, investment and financing disputes, company dissolution disputes, and real estate and construction project disputes. In the Guangdong area, JunZeJun has offices in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Partners Yu Zhao and Ying Zhang are experts in commercial disputes practice.
During the research period, the team acted for a Shenzhen real estate company against another Chinese land developer in an equity transfer dispute. The case involved complex disputes regarding the ownership of compensation rights, which has important and typical significance in China. Also, the results of the retrial of the case were discussed and decided by the judicial committee of the Supreme People's Court of China, which is rather rare in China.
In another highlight matter, the team represented Shanghai Yiwan Network Technology against Tianjin Changwan Network Technology and Anhui Shabake Network Technology in trademark infringement and unfair competition disputes. The case involved a new type of internet-bundled software advertising dispute, which is typical and can provide a reference for similar cases.
JunZeJun Law Offices
JunZeJun Law Firm’s Guangdong office is a full-service law firm that prides itself on its capabilities in commercial litigation and arbitration. The team has experience in handling commercial contract disputes, company disputes, equity disputes, company control disputes, investment and financing disputes, company dissolution disputes, and real estate and construction project disputes. In the Guangdong area, JunZeJun has offices in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Partners Yu Zhao and Ying Zhang are experts in commercial disputes practice.
During the research period, the team acted for a Shenzhen real estate company against another Chinese land developer in an equity transfer dispute. The case involved complex disputes regarding the ownership of compensation rights, which has important and typical significance in China. Also, the results of the retrial of the case were discussed and decided by the judicial committee of the Supreme People's Court of China, which is rather rare in China.
In another highlight matter, the team represented Shanghai Yiwan Network Technology against Tianjin Changwan Network Technology and Anhui Shabake Network Technology in trademark infringement and unfair competition disputes. The case involved a new type of internet-bundled software advertising dispute, which is typical and can provide a reference for similar cases.
Llinks Law Offices
Shanghai-headquartered Llinks Law Offices is a well-known, full-service law firm with notable strengths in disputes advisory, commercial disputes and international arbitration. The Shanghai disputes team is active and recognised in a wide range of commercial matters, such as banking, finance and investment.
Peiming Yang, Vincent Mu and Mark Zhang are key names in the firm, acting as lead partner on most cases in commercial disputes and international arbitrations.
Among its publishable matters, the firm advised Gyges Labs, an AI wearable technology company, on a patent infringement comparison analysis in a cross‑border IP dispute involving a U.S. Section 337 investigation. INGENIOSPEC, a U.S. electronic eyewear company, alleged that a domestic smart‑glasses manufacturer had infringed its patents, creating potential risks of U.S. market exclusion and damages.
By examining claim scope and technical feature alignment, the firm identified key differences in circuit design and functional modules, forming the basis of a Non‑Infringement Analysis Report. Working with U.S. counsel, the firm then developed negotiation strategies supported by this analysis, which contributed to a settlement between the parties.
Patrick Zheng left Llinks in February 2025 to join Kingland Partners.
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Tian Yuan Law Firm’s Shenzhen office is a full-service branch with clients spanning a wide spectrum of industries. The office hosts more than 100 lawyers, with approximately 30 of them serving the dispute resolution team, which is mainly committed to contentious matters relating to arbitration, commercial, competition and construction.
Notable figures within the team include
international arbitration specialist Wenjie Gao, commercial disputes partner Daren Wen and
IPexpert Shizhan Guo.
During the research period, the team provided legal services for WeBank on a contract dispute against Sino-Singapore Technology Factoring; and also provided legal services for a Guangdong company against some foreign auto companies in a joint venture contract dispute.
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Tian Yuan Law Firm’s Shenzhen office is a full-service branch with clients spanning a wide spectrum of industries. The office hosts more than 100 lawyers, with approximately 30 of them serving the dispute resolution team, which is mainly committed to contentious matters relating to arbitration, commercial, competition and construction.
Notable figures within the team include
international arbitration specialist Wenjie Gao, commercial disputes partner Daren Wen and
IPexpert Shizhan Guo.
During the research period, the team provided legal services for WeBank on a contract dispute against Sino-Singapore Technology Factoring; and also provided legal services for a Guangdong company against some foreign auto companies in a joint venture contract dispute.
TianTong Law Firm
The Shenzhen office of TianTong Law Firm was established in 2017 and is mainly dedicated to providing legal services for local clients in the field of major and complex commercial litigation.
Key names in the Shenzhen office include Yaoquan Chen, Yan Li, Youjun Tang, Jian Kang and Qian Li.
One of the highlighted cases is when the firm acted for Vanke against Huanglong Bailu on a joint development real estate contract dispute.
Other cases are confidential.
TianTong Law Firm
The Shenzhen office of TianTong Law Firm was established in 2017 and is mainly dedicated to providing legal services for local clients in the field of major and complex commercial litigation.
Key names in the Shenzhen office include Yaoquan Chen, Yan Li, Youjun Tang, Jian Kang and Qian Li.
One of the highlighted cases is when the firm acted for Vanke against Huanglong Bailu on a joint development real estate contract dispute.
Other cases are confidential.
Wang Jing & GH Law Firm
Wang Jing & Co was established in the 1990s and is headquartered in Guangzhou. The law firm focuses on shipping and marine insurance law and related extended legal business, with very prominent cases in the fields of maritime and admiralty, marine insurance, marine engineering, environment and energy, banking and finance, cross-border litigation and overseas arbitration.
Notable figures within the team include Xiangyong Chen, Jun Wang, and Zongcui Zou. They are specialists in the shipping industry, with extensive experience of dispute resolution and international arbitration.
In 2021, the firm acted for Skyline International Corp and NGM Energy SA against Ship Eastern on a dispute over the sale and purchase of a large oil tanker, "Nerissa". The successful handling of this case has avoided huge losses for the parties along the “Belt and Road” and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries. The case was selected as one of the 10 typical cases of Qingdao Maritime Court. It provides guidelines for foreign-related economic entities to handle similar disputes.
Also, the firm acted for Taiei Naviera SA and North of England Marine Consultants (Shanghai) against Dairong Shipping Company and other defendants on a dispute over soybean damage during maritime transportation. The case was selected as one of the 10 typical cases of Qingdao Maritime Court. It provides guidelines for foreign-related economic entities to handle similar disputes.
Wang Jing & GH Law Firm
Wang Jing & Co was established in the 1990s and is headquartered in Guangzhou. The law firm focuses on shipping and marine insurance law and related extended legal business, with very prominent cases in the fields of maritime and admiralty, marine insurance, marine engineering, environment and energy, banking and finance, cross-border litigation and overseas arbitration.
Notable figures within the team include Xiangyong Chen, Jun Wang, and Zongcui Zou. They are specialists in the shipping industry, with extensive experience of dispute resolution and international arbitration.
In 2021, the firm acted for Skyline International Corp and NGM Energy SA against Ship Eastern on a dispute over the sale and purchase of a large oil tanker, "Nerissa". The successful handling of this case has avoided huge losses for the parties along the “Belt and Road” and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries. The case was selected as one of the 10 typical cases of Qingdao Maritime Court. It provides guidelines for foreign-related economic entities to handle similar disputes.
Also, the firm acted for Taiei Naviera SA and North of England Marine Consultants (Shanghai) against Dairong Shipping Company and other defendants on a dispute over soybean damage during maritime transportation. The case was selected as one of the 10 typical cases of Qingdao Maritime Court. It provides guidelines for foreign-related economic entities to handle similar disputes.
Zhong Lun Law Firm
One of the dominant market players, Zhong Lun Law Firm enjoys a prominent reputation in the Chinese legal market and has solid experience across all dispute resolution practice areas. Along with its stellar Beijing and Shanghai offices, the Guangdong office also maintains a strong presence in the local disputes market. With a strong track record and extensive expertise in both domestic and international litigation, the team regularly represents clients across banking and financial services, corporate and transactions, real estate and construction, intellectual property and government compliance.
The leaders of the team are partner Furong Deng and
Baisha Zhang. They focus on construction and real estate and commercial disputes, respectively.
In commercial disputes, the firm acted for Bank of Jiujiang Guangzhou branch and Meizhou Guangmei Investment Enterprise against
a jewellery company, Junjue Hotel, and two guarantors of the jewellery company
in respect of a loan contract dispute. The case was one of the most significant for Jiujiang and Guangmei in the last three years. Also, the firm represented Guangzhou Yuexiu Financial Leasing against Henan TV on a financial leasing contract dispute.
In international arbitration, the firm represented Guangfa Securities Asset Management in an arbitration against an A-share listed company and its ultimate beneficial owners relating to a stock-pledged repurchase agreement dispute that amounts to Rmb2.6 billion before the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission. The case is a flagship for financial institutions to settle similar disputes using arbitration in Guangdong, and also concerns the recognition and enforcement of the award in Hong Kong.
Zhong Lun Law Firm
One of the dominant market players, Zhong Lun Law Firm enjoys a prominent reputation in the Chinese legal market and has solid experience across all dispute resolution practice areas. Along with its stellar Beijing and Shanghai offices, the Guangdong office also maintains a strong presence in the local disputes market. With a strong track record and extensive expertise in both domestic and international litigation, the team regularly represents clients across banking and financial services, corporate and transactions, real estate and construction, intellectual property and government compliance.
The leaders of the team are partner Furong Deng and
Baisha Zhang. They focus on construction and real estate and commercial disputes, respectively.
In commercial disputes, the firm acted for Bank of Jiujiang Guangzhou branch and Meizhou Guangmei Investment Enterprise against
a jewellery company, Junjue Hotel, and two guarantors of the jewellery company
in respect of a loan contract dispute. The case was one of the most significant for Jiujiang and Guangmei in the last three years. Also, the firm represented Guangzhou Yuexiu Financial Leasing against Henan TV on a financial leasing contract dispute.
In international arbitration, the firm represented Guangfa Securities Asset Management in an arbitration against an A-share listed company and its ultimate beneficial owners relating to a stock-pledged repurchase agreement dispute that amounts to Rmb2.6 billion before the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission. The case is a flagship for financial institutions to settle similar disputes using arbitration in Guangdong, and also concerns the recognition and enforcement of the award in Hong Kong.
