Sunland Law Firm occupies a competition-focused space in the China legal market. Its international trade and competition team is highly experienced in handling conditional merger clearances. The chief proponent behind the merger filings, Yao Feng’s practice focuses on antitrust laws, international trade and foreign direct investment areas in her practice. She has handled filings to the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China regarding concentration of undertakings and has provided legal service in various international trade disputes for companies and government agencies. Partners Chenyang Zhang and Yunfeng Xing are other key names to note.
Client feedback
“Sunland Law Firm is a trusted adviser on merger control review processing at SAMR and also provides valuable insights on general competition issues in China.” – Competition/antitrust
Yao Feng
“Feng is a reliable adviser on antitrust issues and especially merger control notification strategies in China with both solid knowledge and great communication skills.”
Work highlights
Acted as the Chinese antitrust counsel in the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) review of KKR & Co and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund’s acquisition of shares in Cloudera. This case set up a new market definition among SAMR’s precedent in the field of data analysis.
Advised Tencent on its SAMR review in connection with its acquisition of shares in Redbook.
Advised EIG Pearl Holdings on its SAMR review in connection with its acquisition of shares in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company. This transaction was one of the world’s largest acquisition transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector in 2021.
Key clients
DSV Panalpina, Illinois Tool Works, Veolia Environment
