Guantao Law Firm‘s infrastructure and projects practice covers major power, oil, gas and new energy-related infrastructure investment projects. The team’s expertise encompasses approval stages, filings, land use rights, PPP work, tax issues, and construction project contracts and related disputes. On the transactional side, the practice acts for owners, acquirers, sellers, developers, investors and financing parties on high-profile deals involving petroleum, natural gas, coal, copper, platinum and gold (among others). A former business development manager for a multinational power corporation, Wei Jiang has longstanding infrastructure sector experience; Zi Wang specialises in energy-related M&A, cross-border transactions, capital markets and private equity; Fan Wang is experienced in mineral resources-related projects; and Huiwen Li is a PPP specialist. The next line of key advisers features Hang Zhou, who advises on energy, infrastructure and construction law, and Zheng Wang, a specialist in infrastructure construction, PPPs and project finance.

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Key clients

  • Qingdao Military and Civil Integration Development Group Co.
  • EAST China Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. of China Power Engineering Consulting Group
  • PetroChina Company Limited
  • Development and Construction Administration Committee of Changning New Area
  • Xi'an Chanba Silk Road International Culture and Art Center Co., Ltd.
  • Shanxi Nonferrous Yulin New Materials Group Co., Ltd.
  • Rizhao Transportation Energy Development Group Co. LTD
  • Youpin Automobile Service Group Co. LTD

Work highlights

  • Advised Qingdao Military and Civil Integration Development Group Co on the acquisition of Taihai Manoir Nuclear Equipment Co.
  • Advised East China Electric Power Design Institute Co on the EPC contract for the Longquanshan domestic waste incineration power generation PPP project in Hefei.
  • Advised Suzhou Wujiang Three Gorges Water Environment Comprehensive Management Co on the Suzhou rural domestic sewage treatment PPP project.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Wei Jiang

Other key lawyers

Zi Wang, Fan Wang, Huiwen Li, Hang Zhou, Zheng Wang