King & Wood Mallesons‘ sizeable dispute resolution practice is a go-to for domestic and cross-border litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution in China. Acting for multinationals, financial institutions, and state-owned and private enterprises, the department provides an enviable range of disputes services, and its track record covers the representation of clients before both China’s courts and administrative agencies. The department is co-led by Tao Huang, who has longstanding experience in international civil and commercial litigation, and Rihong Yu, whose disputes expertise covers investments, M&A, corporate securities, mining and energy matters, along with finance, insurance, and real estate and construction projects. The practice additionally showcases commercial disputes specialist Shouzhi Zhang; Yue Dai, who ’really understands clients’ needs‘; Mei Zhang, whose track record includes hundreds of domestic and cross-border commercial litigation cases; and Dongxia Xia and Ting Yang, who are both securities compliance and litigation experts. Ding Wanli is an experienced associate.
Testimonials
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- 'A very well-known firm with a high level of both internationalisation and professionalism.'
- 'Able to control litigation cases very well, especially difficult and complex financial disputes.'
Key clients
- Kailuan (Group) Limited Liability Corporation
- Liuzhou Jianyu Real Estate Development Co., Ltd
Work highlights
- Represented Kailuan (Group) Limited Liability Corporation (and its affiliate companies) in a series of financial contract disputes with several banks and an energy company.
- Acted for the defendant Guosen Securities Co in a misrepresentation-related collective redress civil case.