East & Concord Partners

China

Analysis

Overview

Headquartered in Beijing with branches in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Hangzhou, East & Concord Partners has expertise in banking and finance, and commercial arbitration. Managing partner Qi Zhou focuses on dispute resolution and is experienced in handling commercial litigation and arbitration cases.

Dispute resolution

Work highlights

Advised Zhejiang Bayong Highway Engineering Group involving a dispute over a construction project contract, with multiple issues at stake, including project pricing, engineering quality, idling losses, claims and counterclaims, with an amount in controversy nearing $13.8 million (Rmb100 million).

Advised China Power Construction Group Guizhou Engineering Company on disputes over a construction project contract. This project involved many disputes, including the cost and the quality.

Key clients

General Electric, Nanning Chuanwang Real Estate, Zhonglv (Guangzhou) Industrial Development.

Banking and finance

Work highlights

Advised China CITIC Bank Corporation's allocation of shares not exceeding $5.5 billion (Rmb40 billion) to original shareholders.

Key clients

China Banking Association, Huaxia Bank.