The practice at Guantao Law Firm has core strength in traditional real estate matters. The team regularly handles transactions and land development projects, as well as M&A and restructuring real estate projects. Construction work is also undertaken by the team, including project management, design and performance of contracts, and settlement of payments. Hongyi He and Yonghong Zhan co-lead the practice, with Zhan serving as counsel to many domestic real estate entities and state-owned enterprises, assisting on a range of matters including real estate projects, and commercial litigation and arbitration. Rong Zhang handles real estate development, house expropriation and relocation, Lei Meng aids on construction and real estate projects, and Xuexia Wang covers transactions.
Key clients
- Guangdong Yuehai Urban Investment Co.
- Haitong Securities
- DBS Bank
- LtdOCBC Bank
- Haitong Bank
- BeijingBaipenyaoTianxing Investment Management Co.
- China Life Investment Management Company
- HKC (Shanghai Guangtian) Holdings
- Hong Kong Construction (China) Engineering Co.
- Shenzhen Special Zone Construction Development Group Co.
- Yango Group Co.
- Beijing Huarong Infrastructure Investment Co.
- Beijing Huarong Comprehensive Investment Co.
- Financial Street Holdings Co.
- Guangdong Yuehai Land Holdings
- Huai'an Guangzhi Real Estate Development Co.
- Lin’an Senfa Real Estate Co.
- Guangdong Land Holdings
- BUCG Nandi Property Management Co.
- Shenzhen Ecobeauty Co.
- China Tenth Metallurgy Group Limited Corporation
Work highlights
- Assisted Guangdong Yuehai Urban Investment CO. with the transfer to Foshan Baoli Real Estate Co.
- Acted as legal counsel to the underwriters Haitong Securities, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, and Haitong Bank when Shanghai Lingang Group issued the world's first green dual-currency FTZ offshore bond.
- Acting as legal advisor for Beijing Baipenyao Tianxing Investment Management Co. in the takeover of Beijing Zhaohe Property Development Co.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hongyi He, Yonghong Zhan