Merits & Tree Law Offices
Merits & Tree Law Offices has been rapidly growing its real estate practice, strengthening the team with the recruitment of practice head Hong Lu, in addition to Chun Gu and Lingyue Sun, all of whom joined from East & Concord Partners in March 2022. Real estate specialists Ping Zhang and Yi Wu both joined from Zhong Lun Law Firm in March 2022. The team covers a considerable breadth of real estate and construction work, including land acquisition, real estate project development and sales, investments, and financing, in addition to M&A. The firm handles a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters for its primarily domestic client base, dealing with infrastructure disputes, disputes over transfer of land use rights, and construction contract disputes. Lu is an expert in dispute resolution for construction projects and risk control, while Beijing-based Sun handles commercial real estate and hospitality matters. Zheyuan Jin is experienced in development, financing, and investment of real estate and infrastructure entities.
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Key clients
- Zhejiang Geology and Mineral Construction Co.
- Shanghai Construction Group Machinery Engineering Co.
- Shanghai Windfun Network Technology Co.
- China Chengtong High-Tech Holding (Shanghai) Co.
- Gansu First Construction Group Co.
- Jiangmen Binjiang Construction Investment Management Co.
- HuaXia Bank Co.
- Aranya Holding Group
- Key International Hotels Management Co.
- Wuhan Overseas Chinses Town Industrial Development Co. (OCT Group’s Wuhan Project Company)
Work highlights
- Representing Zhejiang Geology and Mineral Construction Co. in a dispute over construction quality regarding Shanghai Century Plaza.
- Representing Shanghai Construction Group Machinery Engineering Co. (SCGME) in its Yanhui Pingmenli construction project litigation.
- Advised Windfun on the acquisition of YunXiang Mansion from Greenland Hong Kong.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hong Lu