Benchmark Litigation

Guangdong

Review

Dispute resolution
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. 

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.

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.