Founded in 1994, Guantao Law Firm provides legal services across all practice areas. The firm is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in energy and infrastructure. Its team advises non-bank financial institutions on dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganisation. Managing partner Liguo Cui has expertise in transactional law with a focus on aviation, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Work highlights
Represented Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in a series of related trademark disputes valued at Rmb2 billion ($278 million) and won the case.
Represented iFlytek in achieving a complete victory in the first-instance trial of the case of trademark infringement and unfair competition in the AI model area.
Key clients
Beijing Boruiqin Information Technology, Beijing Jiaxunda Technology And Trade, CATL
Work highlights
Represented Harbin Bofa Power Station Equipment Group in a sales contract dispute with China National Electric Engineering.
Represented Jinyi Industrial in response to the securities false statement liability dispute case with plaintiff Wang Yongqiang's investor.
Key clients
China Sinosteel Corporation, CTV Yuntou Culture Tourism Industry Investment
Work highlights
Acted as the administrator for the insolvency reorganisation of Dongling Group to sort out Dongling Group’s assets and liabilities, take over Dongling Group’s property, represent Dongling Group in litigation, and communicate with creditors, investors and other related parties.
Acted as the legal counsel for Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group, which intends to participate as the reorganisation investor in the insolvency reorganisation of Shaanxi Huayuan Mining.
Key clients
Fu’an Zhongnan Electric Machinery & Electric, Shaanxi International Trust
Work highlights
Advised Yaobai Cement, Jidong Cement, and the Shaanxi Cement Association on an antitrust administrative litigation with the Administration for Market Regulation of Shaanxi Province.
Assisted in a merger filing involving the acquisition of equity in three subsidiaries of PetroChina by three subsidiaries of PipeChina.
Key clients
Mitsui & Co
Work highlights
Advised the head office of China Development Bank on providing a US dollar loan to Absa Bank Limited through its Hong Kong branch using a book-entry method.
Advised China Jingu International Trust on establishing a fund trust plan to make portfolio investments of multiple non-standard claims through the trust funds raised through the trust plan. This project is a typical case of flexibly meeting the market financing needs and has general guiding significance for the establishment of similar products in the future.
Key clients
China Life Investment Management Company, Henan Modern Service Industry Fund Management
Work highlights
Advised Shenzhen Kaifa Technology, a listed company providing global full-industry-chain services, on expanding its business territory by engaging in real-estate businesses such as infrastructure projects, commercial real-estate operations, and property management.
Represented Shenzhen Chiwan Real Estate Development in a group litigation case. One of the claims involved in this series of cases is related to prefabricated decoration, which is new and changes traditional decoration methods. There are few materials available for reference in judicial practice, and it is highly innovative.
Key clients
China Harbour Engineering Company, Financial Street Holdings, Shanghai Lingang Economic Development
Work highlights
Acted as a fund manager for China Insurance Investment (Beijing) on raising Rmb14.8 billion ($2.1 billion) from 18 insurance institutions and, as one of the strategic investors, subscribed for the newly issued shares of CITIC Financial Assets with CITIC Group and other strategic investors.
Advised Beijing Dingxing Venture Capital on legal compliance issues during the exit period. Diversified exit methods and a sound legal framework help to enhance the overall efficiency and transparency of the private fund market and promote the healthy development of the private fund market.
Key clients
Caofeidian Port Group, Changsheng Anying Investment Center, Hebei Port Group
