植德律师事务所

Finance, Asset Management, Investment, and Special Asset Disposal

Represented a listed joint-stock commercial bank and a leading trust company in the pre-dispute risk mitigation and subsequent litigation concerning multiple structured securities investment trust products.
Represented the wealth management subsidiary of a listed joint-stock commercial bank in the pre-dispute risk mitigation and related litigation for multiple structured asset management products.
Represented a large joint-stock commercial bank in the pre-dispute risk mitigation, as well as the ensuing arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings, for multiple structured securities investment trust products.
Represented a large state-owned commercial bank and an asset management company in the litigation, enforcement, and bankruptcy cases arising from a structured stock-pledge repurchase financing dispute.
Represented a leading trust company in litigation and enforcement cases concerning a property rights trust contract dispute.
Advised an industrial fund investment platform of a central SOE, along with its portfolio companies and managed funds, on pre-dispute risk management for multiple private equity investment disputes, and represented them in the resultant litigation, arbitration, and enforcement proceedings.
Advised the investment platform of a listed company on potential exit-related disputes and subsequent arbitrations concerning its private equity fund investments.
Advised a well-known Hong Kong investment institution on potential disputes stemming from a cross-border equity investment transaction.
Represented an investment institution in an arbitration concerning an investment mandate agreement.
Represented a private fund in litigation concerning negotiable instruments and subsequent bankruptcy proceedings against a leading Shenzhen-listed supply chain company. The matter involved multi-layered complex legal issues, including bill factoring financing, indirect agency, accounts receivable pledge and transfer, and bankruptcy reorganization.
Represented a payment company in a financial loan contract dispute against a bank, achieving a complete discharge of the client's joint and several liability.
Acted for multiple financial leasing companies in disputes over financial leasing contracts and related derivative claims concerning right confirmation, guarantees, and accounts receivable pledges, providing comprehensive services including litigation, enforcement, and debt restructuring.
Represented an investment company in the disposal of a non-performing loan (NPL) portfolio with a face value of approximately RMB 3 billion in Zhaoqing and Yunfu. In this pioneering engagement, a law firm acted as a comprehensive disposal "service provider" for the first time, executing a multi-pronged strategy that included litigation, enforcement, portfolio sales, and debt/asset restructuring over two years, ultimately achieving favorable recovery rates.

Real Estate & Infrastructure

Represented a large state-owned real estate company in providing integrated legal services, including litigation representation and debt restructuring, for potential disputes with partners and financial institutions concerning real estate financing projects, as well as shareholder disputes.
Advised a large state-owned real estate company on pre-action dispute resolution strategies for potential conflicts related to the development, construction, and bulk sales of one of its property projects.
Represented a highway subsidiary of a large state-owned enterprise in a third-party objection to enforcement lawsuit related to its acquisition of highway toll rights.
Represented a real estate company in a joint development agreement dispute with its partner concerning a real estate project.
Represented a real estate company in an equity transfer dispute concerning an Inner Mongolia-based project company.
Represented a Kunming-based real estate company in a dispute over an equity transfer agreement for a real estate project.
Represented two American-Chinese clients in their application for a retrial concerning a cooperative agreement dispute arising from a joint golf course development project.
Advised the domestic entity of an internationally renowned real estate company on potential disputes stemming from the acquisition and cooperation of a logistics park.
Represented the domestic entity of an internationally renowned manufacturing enterprise in a construction project contract dispute.

Corporate, Equity, and M&A

Represented the Chinese subsidiary of an international chemical materials giant in an asset acquisition dispute.
Represented a listed real estate enterprise and its subsidiaries in project company equity transfer disputes involving multiple offshore holding companies and well-known domestic real estate companies. The matter involved a series of domestic and cross-border arbitrations, litigations, retrials, and enforcement actions.
Represented a real estate company in multiple disputes with foreign and domestic developers concerning real estate project transfers, cooperation agreements, and project company equity transfers, involving several parallel litigations, arbitrations, and enforcement proceedings.
Represented an airline in creditor and equity disputes with a real estate company and its subsidiaries over a real estate project, involving proceedings across multiple major cities in China, including civil litigation, enforcement actions, and related criminal cases.
Advised a state-owned asset management company on its special situation investments.
Advised a listed landscape engineering company and its subsidiaries on pre-transactional matters for multiple equity acquisition and outbound investment projects, successfully facilitating the client's strategic commercial objectives.
Advised an airline on its asset verification project and the consolidation of its subsidiaries (involving dozens of sub-projects).
Represented an airline in the landmark sale of its general aviation flight school, one of the first transactions of its kind in the sector.

Power Sector

Represented a power grid company and its multiple subsidiary power supply bureaus in over ten civil litigation cases (second instance, retrial, and re-trial) and administrative lawsuits related to power facility construction, asset management, electricity purchase/sale, supply/consumption, and other core operations.
Compiled the "Annual Review of Representative Cases" for a power grid company for the years 2014 and 2015.

Significant and Complex Civil and Commercial Retrial Cases

Successfully represented and secured favorable outcomes for prominent enterprises, including a policy-oriented insurer, a state-owned non-ferrous metal smelter, and a power grid company with its subsidiary bureaus, in retrial proceedings before higher courts.

Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

Represented a Guangzhou state-owned enterprise in an international sale of goods arbitration case against a listed Malaysian steel company, securing a successful award for the client.
Represented a prominent multinational corporation in PRC court proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of a U.S. arbitral award.
Represented a well-known enterprise in a retrial procedure before a PRC court concerning the recognition and enforcement of a U.S. judgment.
Represented an individual client in a cross-border divorce dispute against a senior executive of a listed company, navigating complex multi-jurisdictional legal issues and coordinating parallel proceedings across multiple forums.
Represented an individual client in a cross-border succession dispute that was successfully resolved via settlement. The matter involved complex, multi-jurisdictional issues concerning the deceased's foreign death and an international surrogacy arrangement, as well as a diverse portfolio of assets.

Corporate Emergency Response, Safety Incident & Crisis Management

Represented an airline in an aviation tort case, providing emergency crisis management and litigation services that led to a full victory at trial—reportedly the only case where an airline has prevailed completely through litigation rather than settlement.
Advised an electrical appliance company on emergency crisis management, successfully resolving a product liability dispute.
Advised a home appliance retailer on emergency crisis management, successfully resolving a major shopping mall lease dispute.
Provided emergency crisis management legal services to an internationally renowned foreign enterprise in connection with a collective redundancy exercise.