Beijing Head OfficeAdd: 18/F, Tower B, Xinsheng Plaza, 5 Finance Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100032, PRCTel: (86-10) 6657 8066Fax: (86-10) 6657 8016Email: guantao@guantao.com Chengdu Office...
  • Guantao Becomes Permanent Legal Counsel for Administration Bureau for Organs Directly under the Auth
    Guantao Becomes Permanent Legal Counsel for Administration Bureau for Organs Directly under the Auth
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14
    On 31 October 2014, Guantao signed service contract of permanent legal counsel with Administration Bureau for Organs Directly under the Authority of the CPC Central Committee (ABO for short). 14 lawyers of different practice areas will form a power team to provide customized counsel services.A subordinated unit of General Office of the Communist Party of China, ABO is responsible for management of expenditure, finance, government car, state asset and real estate of central government, as well as life services for high-ranking government officials.
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  • Guantao Advises Zhi Sheng Group Holdings
    Guantao Advises Zhi Sheng Group Holdings' Hong Kong Listing
    Release time： 2017 - 03 - 08
    On 20 January 2017, Zhi Sheng Group Holdings Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Zhi Sheng Group Holdings”, stock code: 8370.hk) had its H shares successfully listed on theHong Kong Stock Exchange Growth Enterprise Market.Zhi Sheng Group Holdings, founded in 1996, is a high-end office furniture manufacturer. Its production facilities, located in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, comprise seven buildings with total GFA of approximately 33,218.98 square meter. Its main clients include Chinese government agencies, financial institutions (state-owned and private) and other state-owned and private enterprises.Guantao Hong Kong Office acted as HK legal advisor for Zhi Sheng Group Holdings and provided HK legal services throughout the whole transaction. Leaders of this project are Mr. Lee, partner of ...
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    Xi'an Office Supports NEEQ Listing of Xi'an Hanshow Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14
    On 30 June 2015, with Wang Fan, Fan Huiqiong and Zhang Bo of Xi'an office as legal counsel, Xi'an Hanshow Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (stock code: 832829; stock short name: Hanshow Chemical) was listed on National Equities Exchange and Quotations.Hanshow Chemical provides services of engineering design, management, consultation and engineering project contract in fields of basic chemical, petrochemical, coal chemical, fine chemical and energy chemical. With design permit of special equipment and second grade design and EPC qualifications in chemical engineering, petrochemical and pharmaceutical, Hanshow Chemical has developed into a strong engineering company with many patented technology and high-quality employees.
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  • Banks Employee Charged with Contract Fraud Involving over RMB27M, Acquitted with Guantao as Attorney
    Banks Employee Charged with Contract Fraud Involving over RMB27M, Acquitted with Guantao as Attorney
    Release time： 2017 - 03 - 08
    An employee of a Guangzhou state-owned bank was charged with contract fraud involving over 27 million RMB. Tian Sihao, partner of Guangzhou Office, was the defense attorney and pleaded innocence on his client’s behalf. With rich experiences in criminal defense, Tian Sihao conducted a masterpiece of not guilty defense. The verdict of first trial pronounced the defendant’s innocence after fully adopting his defense opinion. After first trial, counterappeal from the procuratorate, withdrawal of counterappeal, the not guilty verdict took effect and the defendant was acquitted.
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  • Guangzhou Office Supports NEEQ Listing of Donguan Richtek Electronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Guangzhou Office Supports NEEQ Listing of Donguan Richtek Electronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14
    On 29 January 2015, with Wang Yu and Hu Yanqing of Guangzhou office as legal counsel, Donguan Richtek Electronics Technology Co., Ltd (stock code: 831914; stock short name: Richtek Technology) was listed on National Equities Exchange and Quotations (New Three Board).Located at Innovation Center of Songshan Lake hi-tech industrial development zone, Richtek Technology is a hi-tech enterprise specializing in R&D, production and sales of automobile tyre inflater and energy monitoring products.
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  • Guantao Performed Well in M&A Markets Legal Advisory Review by Thomson Reuters
    Guantao Performed Well in M&A Markets Legal Advisory Review by Thomson Reuters
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 13
    Thomson Reuters has just released M&A Markets Legal Advisory Review for first three quarters of 2015. Guantao's rankings are as follows:• Published Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AE31) - ranking 5 (ranking first in China)• Finished Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AE31) - ranking 4 (ranking first in China)• Published Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AE30) - ranking 8 (ranking second in China)• Finished Transaction involving Asia (excluding Japan) (AG31) - ranking 5 (ranking first in China)
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  • Guantao Listed on the Top 100 Asia-Pacific Law Firm by The Lawyer
    Guantao Listed on the Top 100 Asia-Pacific Law Firm by The Lawyer
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14
    In July 2015, Guantao ranked 46 on the top 100 biggest Asia-Pacific law firm released by The Lawyer, a renowned British legal review.
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  • Guantao Became the Top Domestic Law Firm on Thomson Reuters
    Guantao Became the Top Domestic Law Firm on Thomson Reuters' M&A Legal Advisory Review
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14
    Guantao's impressive ranking owns to being Chinese legal counsel for reorganisation, spin-off and listing project of Cheung Kong Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited. This project ranks first in top 10 published Asian Transactions (excluding Japan). In July 2015, Thomson Reuters released M&A Legal Advisory Review for the first half of 2015. Based on M&A transaction value of Asian-Pacific (excluding Japan), Guantao ranks fifth overall and first in domestic law firms.
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  • Guantao Was the Top Law Firm of White Paper of Hangzhou Listed Company M&A 2014
    Guantao Was the Top Law Firm of White Paper of Hangzhou Listed Company M&A 2014
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14
    On May 5th, 2015, Listed Company M&A and Reorganization Forum, co-sponsored by the Listed Company Association of Zhejiang and Hangzhou Daily in Hangzhou, releasedwhite paper of Hangzhou Listed Company M&A 2014, which ranks intermediaries involved in M&A as following:• China Enterprise Appraisals Consultation Co., Ltd. ranks first in asset evaluation agencies• Guantao ranks first in law firms• Pan-China Certified Public Accountants ranks first in accounting firms• Goldman Sachs ranks first in buyer’s financial counselThe white paper also analyzes classic M&A cases and praises Guantao's change of actual controller of Hundsun Technologies Inc. case as an excellent capital market case.
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  • Guantao Was Highly Ranked in Six Practice Areas by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015
    Guantao Was Highly Ranked in Six Practice Areas by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015
    Release time： 2016 - 10 - 14
    In March 2015, Guantao has been highly ranked by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015 in the following practice areas:• Banking & Finance (Beijing, ranked in tier 2) • Banking & Finance (Shanghai, ranked in tier 2)• Capital Markets (Beijing, ranked in tier 2)• Corporate / M&A (Beijing)• Corporate / M&A (Shanghai)• Dispute Resolution (Beijing)• Projects and Energy (Beijing, ranked in tier 2)• WTO / International Trade (Beijing)
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  • Guantao International Law Forum of Xiamen University kicks off
    Guantao International Law Forum of Xiamen University kicks off
    Release time： 2017 - 03 - 06
    On February 22 and 24, XMU-Guantao International Law Forum kicks off. It was organized by Xiamen Office and Institute of International Economic Law of Xiamen University.On the noon of February 22, first luncheon meeting was held in Youran Cafeteria.Zhang Binxin, assistant professor of XMU, introduced her research in Judge Parr’s objection in Tokyo Trial. Over ten professors and lecturers specializing in international law took part in the luncheon meeting and had a heated yet friendly discussion.On the afternoon of February 24, the first seminar of XMU-Guantao International Law Forum. Professor Xu Chongli, deputy chairman of Chinese Society of International Economic Law lectured on constructivism analysis of international law.In this seminar, a young lecturer first introduced his or her the...
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  • Xiamen Office signed strategic cooperation agreement with Xiamen University
    Xiamen Office signed strategic cooperation agreement with Xiamen University
    Release time： 2017 - 03 - 06
    On 14 February 2017, Xiamen Office signed strategic cooperation agreement with Institute of International Economic Law of Xiamen University. Eminent professors, including Song Fangqing, dean of law school of XMU, and Guantao lawyers, including Li Yansheng, executive partner of Xiamen Office, attended the signing ceremony.Both parties recognized the opportunities and challenges for economic law scholars and lawyers posed by China’s rise. They fully appreciated the benefit of long-term close cooperation for each other’s development, especially in the background of The Belt and Road Initiative and Go Global strategy. For this purpose, they decided to start strategic cooperation and set up XMU-Guantao International Law Forum.XMU-Guantao International Law Forum focuses on, among other things, i...
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  • New Office, New Page, New Leap, Elite Show: 2017 Guantao Beijing Annual Celebration
    New Office, New Page, New Leap, Elite Show: 2017 Guantao Beijing Annual Celebration
    Release time： 2017 - 03 - 06
    On 13 January 2017, over 200 lawyers and honored guests from all over the country gathered in Westin Hotel to join the 2017 annual celebration, with “New Office, New Page, New Leap, Elite Show” as the theme.The celebration party was orchestrated by executive committee and administrative staff of Beijing Office. After walking the red carpet in gorgeous dress, the attendees listened chorus, watched stage play, cheongsam show and modern dance, which all shows the vivacity, creativeness and charm of Guantao employees, and enjoyed three rounds of game.After that, Cui Liguo, Sheng Leiming, Han Dejing and Wang Yang gave their new year addresses and greetings. Senior staff was also awarded for their long years of dedicated service. The lottery drawing was certainly the most thrilling part. Everyon...
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  • Lecture Series "Listen to Guantao" Successfully Held
    Lecture Series "Listen to Guantao" Successfully Held
    Release time： 2016 - 11 - 29
    Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&AOn the morning of 8 August 2016, Guantao invited Professor Zhu Ciyun, director of the Civil Law Research Center at Tsinghua University, to give a lecture "Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&A". Professor Zhu classified and analyzed with 27 typical cases of hostile takeover and anti-takeover by listed companies applying Chinese laws, then discussed these issues with the example of Kingkey Group vs. Kanter, at last made a self-criticism from the perspective of Corporation Law, Securities Law and others in the context of the Chinese laws.Brief Introduction of India's Investment EnvironmentOn the afternoon of 12 August 2016, Guantao invited Mr. Dipen Rughani, chief chairman of India Commerce Com...
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  • New Fleet, New Journey - Merger of Guantao Law Firm and Shenda Partners
    New Fleet, New Journey - Merger of Guantao Law Firm and Shenda Partners
    Release time： 2016 - 11 - 29
    On 2 August 2016, the merger ceremony of Guantao Law Firm and Shenda Partners was held at Hongkou District People’s Government of Shanghai. Government officials from Hongkou District People's Government, Shanghai Bureau of Justice and Shanghai Bar Association, along with other celebrities, attended this ceremony.With over 400 lawyers, more than 100 partners and 14 offices in main cities at home and abroad including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, HK and Sidney, Guantao Law Firm is a prestigious law firm renowned for its performance in capital markets, corporate and M&A, insolvency & restructuring, real estate, energy & resources, banking and finance as well as international trade. It has excellent performance in the rankings of ALB, China Business Law Journal, ...
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  • Guantao Lawyers Donated Book Corner to Guantao Ganlin Class
    Guantao Lawyers Donated Book Corner to Guantao Ganlin Class
    Release time： 2017 - 03 - 06
    Sponsored by Guantao Law Firm in 2016, Guantao lawyers actively participated in donating for charities to Guantao Ganlin Class. 50 students of Dali Weishan No.1 Middle School joined Guantao family. The students' thirst for knowledge, enthusiasm for learning and wish for changing destiny deeply impressed us.When the new year begins, Guantao proposed an initiative again. In order to prepare a significant gift for Guantao Ganlin students, Guantao lawyers decided to donate a book corner, so that the children could know a wider world.Liu, teacher of Weishan No.1 Middle School, expressed appreciation for Guantao when receiving the books. Liu said: “Students like the books. They need spiritual wealth. These books are the best new year gifts for them. Reading will benefit the children in the whole...
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    Guantao Xi'an Office Showed Love to Shaanxi Aiding Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents
    Release time： 2016 - 11 - 29
    To celebrate the Party's birthday, Party Branch of the Guantao Xi'an Office set up a series of bono activities. On 25 June, lawyer Li Wenhui, secretary of the Party Branch of Guantao Xi'an Office, senior partner Sun Dongfeng, young lawyers and staffs of administrative departments arrived at Shaanxi Aiding Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents and presented the children with food such as rice, flour, edible oil, milk, oatmeal, beans etc. and cash.This center, founded in 1996, works as a non-profit charity organization for the minor children of incarcerated parents. It has helped more than 600 minor children of prisoners get through their most difficult days, find jobs and earn their own livings. Guantao Xi'an Office will carry out "Legal Classroom" at the center's request. I...
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  • Capital Markets
    Capital Markets
    Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11
    One of its core practice areas, it has advised issuers and underwriters for the listings of companies in almost all industries, such as power and steel industries, finance and financial services, construction and building materials, commercial real estate, chemical and mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bio-engineering, non-ferrous metals, transportation, energy, environmental protection, food, tourism, and high-tech industries. Guantao also has extensive experience regarding overseas securities regulations, issuance and trading.• issuance and listing of Class A, B and H shares• direct or indirect overseas listing of domestic enterprises• corporate restructuring in preparation for public offerings• rights offering and offering of additional shares• share repurchase / buyback, spin-of...
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  • Corporate / M&A
    Corporate / M&A
    Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11
    Corporate / M&A is another of Guantao's core practice areas. Guantao's services in this area include but are not limited to:• formation of various types of companies• corporate governance• setting up optimal legal and capital structures• stock ownership restructuring and share transfer• public and private mergers and acquisitions• franchise and chain store operations• general legal counsel for all enterprises• legal counsel for publicly traded companies, securities companies, fund management companies, futures companies, insurance companies, asset management companies, and investment companies• liquidation, insolvency and reorganization "We feel great gratitude for Guantao's professionalism and efficiency demonstrated in our acquisition project. "Have great vision and av...
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  • Banking & Finance
    Banking & Finance
    Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11
    Guantao provides high-quality legal services to banking and non-bank financial institutions, including central bank and commercial banks, policy banks, cooperative banks, joint stock banks, foreign-invested banks, trust investment companies, asset management companies, securities companies, insurance companies, fund management companies, futures companies, guaranty companies, leasing companies and other financial institutions. Guantao’s services in this area include but are not limited to: • equity participation in Chinese banks by foreign banks• formation of banking and non-bank financial institutions• Sino-foreign finance cooperation projects• foreign financial institutions access to the PRC market• risk management, liquidation and exit strategies for financial institutions• export credi...
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  • Real Estate & Construction
    Real Estate & Construction
    Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11
    Guantao is one of the earliest law firms that established real estate department, could provide full and whole industry legal services to all kinds of clients, including government agencies, development enterprises, construction groups, financial institutions, real estate REITs, etc. Legal services of Guantao team not only contain traditional real estate development projects, such as land development (land first-level development, land use right transfer and land comprehensive development), M&A and restructuring of real estate projects, construction projects management (contracting and subcontracting, design and performance of construction contracts, final acceptance of construction projects, settlement of construction payment, etc.), sale and leasing of commercial properties, property...
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  • Litigation & Arbitration
    Litigation & Arbitration
    Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11
    Guantao attorneys have extensive experience in litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Guantao has successfully represented many leading corporations of different industries and government departments in both domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings, and have gained a nationwide reputation. Guantao represents clients both domestically and internationally in litigation and arbitration matters, in areas including but not limited to: • investment disputes• equity disputes• criminal prosecution• commercial and financial fraud• all types of IP and software infringement• general torts• international trade• real estate transactions• economic crime• anti-commercial bribery "Based in Beijing, the partners at Guantao are greatly resp...
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  • Insolvency & Restructuring
    Insolvency & Restructuring
    Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11
    Guantao is a pioneer law firm in the PRC engaged in corporate liquidation or insolvency liquidation, advising over 30 companies including non-bank financial institutions in dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganization. With experienced lawyers, Guantao's team has undertaken a wide variety of legal tasks such as group leader of the liquidation group, leader of insolvency administrators, and counsel for taking-over group, trustee group, and insolvency administrators. Therefore, Guantao has accumulated a wealth of valuable knowledge and practical experience in this area.Guantao's experience in this area includes the followings without limitation:• acting as member of liquidation group of corporations• acting as insolvency liquidation administrator• establishin...
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  • Project & Infrastructure
    Project & Infrastructure
    Release time： 2017 - 08 - 03
    Guantao's legal services in the field of infrastructure and projects including but not limited to:  • representing and advising clients in the approval stage of infrastructure investment projects such as power, oil, gas, new energy, and environment protection in respect of the project examination and approval, verification and approval, filing or other mandatory or referenced prepositional procedures• advising on the land use rights, sea areas use rights, construction planning, building property rights and other relevant legal matters involved in infrastructure and construction projects• providing legal services for various PPP projects (including BOT, BOOT, BOO, etc.)• providing legal services for various contracts of construction project (including EPC, EPCM, PMC, etc.)• advising on...
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  • Intellectual Property
    Intellectual Property
    Release time： 2017 - 02 - 05
    Intellectual property has been a long-time core practice and research area for Guantao, and it has successfully represented clients on a number of cases in matters including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, proprietary technology, integrated circuit, computer software, database protection, new plant type, the design and implementation of protection programs for the copy right / trade mark / franchise right, etc.Also, Guantao has extensive experience in the field of telecommunication and media, and provides legal services for companies' M&A, general telecommunication services, value-added telecommunication services, internet services, etc.Guantao's services include but are not limited to:• information search• application and registration of IP rights (including computer softw...
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  • Competition & Antitrust
    Competition & Antitrust
    Release time： 2016 - 11 - 26
    Guantao is one of the very few Chinese law firms with substantial experiences in representing both domestic and foreign clients in merger clearance, antitrust litigation, government investigations, compliance program and counseling projects.Our antitrust lawyers have extensive and in-depth cooperation with international law firms and economic experts in order to provide our clients with high quality legal support to meet their needs in various antitrust matters.Meanwhile, the consistent communications between Guantao lawyers and the Chinese antitrust authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”), have also enabled Guantao lawyers to serve the clients with th...
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  • International Trade / WTO
    International Trade / WTO
    Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11
    Guantao has rich knowledge and experience in international commerce, with outstanding legal team. Guantao has provided legal services on remedy in international commerce for many large-scale enterprises, corporations and government agencies. Guantao has rich experience in anti-dumping investigation, anti-subsidy, safeguard measure, trade remedy, WTO rules on goods, service, investment and IP, as well as WTO dispute settlement procedure, custom’s classification, valuation and appellations of origin. Based on these, with a thorough understanding of Chinese substantive and procedural law, we are able to provide comprehensive high-quality legal service on for anti-dumping investigation, anti-subsidy investigation and safeguard measure of our clients. Meanwhile, Guantao has served as legal coun...
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  • Beijing Head Office
    Beijing Head Office
    Updated： 2015 - 01 - 22

    Beijing Head Office

     

    Add: 18/F, Tower B, Xinsheng Plaza, 5 Finance Street, Xicheng

    District, Beijing 100032, PRC

    Tel: (86-10) 6657 8066

    Fax: (86-10) 6657 8016

    Email: guantao@guantao.com

     


    Beijing Head Office

    Located in the heart of Beijing's financial district, our head office was established in 1994 and has become a leading law firm in China. With more than 40 partners and 120 lawyers, Beijing Office serves as the gateway to our extensive PRC network of unparalleled expertise and long-standing client relationship. The head office has the experience spanning a broad range of sectors, including banking, securities, insurance, large-scale infrastructure projects, real estate, manufacturing, transportation, energy and natural resources, environmental protection, research and development, chemical, pharmaceutical and service industry. We provide a full range of legal services including:

    • International trade and foreign direct investments;

    • Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions;

    • Venture capital and private equity transactions;

    • Capital markets and corporate finance (public and private);

    • Joint ventures and cooperation agreements;

    • Debt restructurings and insolvencies;

    • Corporate reorganizations and commercial contracts;

    • Administrative compliance and corporate governance;

    • Intellectual property and new- and high-tech;

    • Bidding and tendering;

    • Commercial litigation and arbitration.

    With legal expertise in virtually every area of law, Guantao has the scope and flexibility to meet the demands of today's most sophisticated clients. Our domestic and international clients rely on Guantao to provide strategic, innovative advice on the most complex corporate transactions, significant banking and securities developments, intricate financing issues and high profile litigation matters. Equipped with solid legal theory and skills, our superior team of lawyers and legal experts are diligent and trustworthy, with proven track record of excellent performance. This ensures our clients receive the most reliable and comprehensive legal advice in the rapid changing economy in China and around the world.

     
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  • Chengdu Office
    Chengdu Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

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    Add: Room 702, 7/F, Western Tower, 19, 4th Section, Renminnan

    Avenue, Chengdu 610041, PRC

    Tel: (86-28) 6829 9886

    Fax: (86-28) 6829 9899

    Email: guantaocd@guantao.com

     

     

    Chengdu Office

    Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, is at the forefront and key region in China's western region development strategy. As the hub for finance, commerce, transportation as well as science and technology, Chengdu has become the hotspot for international investment. Located in the central business district of Chengdu, Chengdu Office was established in 2001 with 3 partners and over 30 associates and paralegals.

    International investment is a core practice area for our Sichuan office, attributing to rapid economic growth in the western region of China. The Sichuan office's other core practice areas include acquisition of domestic equity / assets by overseas enterprises, setting up joint ventures or wholly-owned foreign enterprises or branch operation in China on behalf of foreign entities; Additionally, Sichuan Office has accumulated extensive experience in fields including real estate, securities, corporate asset restructuring, and administrative laws.
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  • Dalian Office
    Dalian Office
    Updated： 2016 - 11 - 24

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    Add: Room 1109, 11/F, Renshou Tower, Renmin Road,

    Zhongshan District, Dalian 116001, PRC

    Tel: (86-411) 8282 9601

    Fax: (86-411) 8282 9901

    Email: guantaodl@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Dalian Office

    Guantao Dalian Office was established in April 2002 with 3 partners and 15 associates and paralegals.

    It is pleased to make Guantao's broad legal expertise available to northeast China from Dalian, a dynamic and vibrant port and high-tech city serving as a gateway to Korea and Japan. Dalian Office offers the extensive resources of a large firm with legal services ranging from securities, banking, reorganization and listing, real estate, to commercial litigation and arbitration.

    Increasingly, Dalian Office is working with clients in new sectors of Dalian's rich and diverse economy. As with all Guantao offices we work as a cohesive PRC legal team to deliver integrated service of the highest caliber in areas of compliance, M&A and restructuring, equity incentives, issuance of stocks and bonds, litigation and arbitration to our domestic and overseas clients.
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  • Guangzhou Office
    Guangzhou Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Guangzhou Office

     

    Add: Suites 1703-04, R&F Yingxin Tower, 28 Huaxia Road,

    Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510623, PRC

    Tel: (86-20) 38398787

    Fax: (86-20) 38398331

    Email: guantaogz@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Guangzhou Office

    Guantao Guangzhou Office was established in December 2012. It is staffed by an excellent team of 3 partners and over 50 associates and paralegals, who are recognized leaders in their fields of expertise.

    Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and north-northeast of Macau, Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city and southern China's largest city. Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. One of the five National Central Cities, it holds sub-provincial administrative status.

    We can offer efficient and high-quality legal services especially in areas of banking & finance, capital markets, corporate / M&A, private equity and funds, state-owned enterprise reform and property right transfer, non-performing asset, foreign direct investment, intellectual property, real estate & construction and litigation & arbitration. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, our Guangzhou team has achieved high level of success and built a good reputation.
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  • Hangzhou Office
    Hangzhou Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

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    Add: Room 1803, South Tower, Anno Domini Mansion, 8 Qiushi

    Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310013, PRC

    Tel: (86-571) 89939691

    Fax: (86-571) 89939620

    Email: guantaohz@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Hangzhou Office

    Guantao Hangzhou Office was established in January 2014. It's staffed by 8 partners and over 20 associates and paralegals.

    Hangzhou, the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang Province in east China, is the sub-center city of Yangtze River Delta.

    Hangzhou Office provides all-around and high-quality legal services in areas of cross-border investment and trade, corporate securities, intellectual property, dispute resolution, family wealth management, infrastructure and real estate.
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  • Hong Kong Office
    Hong Kong Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Hong Kong Office

     

    Add: Suites 1604-6, 16th Floor, ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road,

    Central, Hong Kong

    Tel: (852) 2878 1130

    Fax: (852) 2878 1360

    Email: guantaohk@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Hong Kong Office

    Guantao Hong Kong Office, established in December 2008, is located in Central, Hong Kong. After the three-year association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow and approved by the Law Society of Hong Kong, our Hong Kong Office was localized as a Hong Kong solicitor firm with effect from 1 February 2016 under the name of Guantao & Chow, providing clients with the laws of Hong Kong and mainland China.

    After the localization, Guantao & Chow currently has four partners Ms. Grace Pengpeng Yan, Ms. Clara C.Y. Ngo, Mr. George K.H. Lee, Mr. Albert G.M. Lam and four consultants Mr. Anthony W.K. Chow, Ms. Anna S.H. Chow, Mr. Jackson K.B. Woo and Mr. Lam Sek Kong. Mr. Chow, founding partner of PCWCC, chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and former chairman of The Law Society of Hong Kong, serves as Guantao global chairman and Ms. Yan as the managing partner of Guantao & Chow.

    Our practice covers corporate & financing, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, FDI, intellectual property, litigation & arbitration, sale and purchase of house, company secretary service, China-appointed attesting officer and notary public with special focus on cross-border transactions.

    We have an alliance with Ashurst Hong Kong, which is affiliated with Ashurst LLP, a leading international law firm with 25 offices in 15 countries. By working closely with Ashurst, we serve our clients on a global basis.
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    Ji'nan Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Ji'nan Office

     

    Add: 9/F, Zhongyin Plaza, 26 Luoyuan Avenue, Lixia District, Jinan

    250011, PRC

    Tel: (86-531) 6788 5166

    Fax: (86-531) 6788 7166

    Email: guantaojn@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Ji'nan Office

    Guantao Jinan Office was established in March 2007 with one partner and a strong team of 20 associates and paralegals, who have the depth, experience and resources to provide timely strategic legal services for all types of business transactions and disputes in Shandong Province, an economic powerhouse on China's east coast.

    Jinan Office provides a full range of legal services, including acquisition and disposition of corporate assets, corporate restructuring and liquidation, venture capital investment, large-scale land development, municipal planning and construction, as well as corporate general legal counsel and other non-litigation legal services. We are also known for our highly specialized expertise in taking on high profile litigation cases.
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  • Shanghai Office
    Shanghai Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Shanghai Office

     

    Add: 9/22/25/F, Shartex Plaza, 88 Zunyi South Road, Changning District, 

    Shanghai 200336, PRC

    Tel: (86-21) 3135 9919

    Fax: (86-21) 3135 9929

    Email: guantaosh@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Shanghai Office

    Guantao Shanghai Office, honored as "China Law Firm of the Year", was established in March 2001. After merging with Shanghai Zhongmao Law Firm and Shenda Partners in 2016, now it is staffed by an excellent team of 57 partners and consultants along with over 150 associates and paralegals, who are recognized leaders respectively.

    Advantage practice areas of Shanghai Office include infrastructure & real estate, mergers & acquisitions, private equity & venture capital, foreign investment, banking & finance, bankruptcy & liquidation, delimitation of property rights, issuance of stocks and bonds, intellectual property, bidding & tendering. It also has outstanding performance on commercial litigation and arbitration, and criminal defense.

    Shanghai Office provides full legal services for numerous major projects, such as Expo 2010 Shanghai China, Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Disney Resort, Shanghai Middle Ring Road Project, Hongqiao Transportation Hub, National Exhibition and Convention Center and Xuhui Binjiang Area Development. Shanghai Office also acts as legal counsel for a number of government agencies, enterprises and institutions, such as China Eastern, Jinmao Group, Shimao Group, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, SPD Bank, Minsheng Bank, BEA, State Grid East China Grid Company, Shanghai Film Co., Ltd., Lujiazui Co., Ltd., Shanghai Municipal Investment, INESA, Shanghai Rainbow Group, Shanghai Shendi Group, ROCKBUND, Mitsubishi Electric etc.

    Shanghai is the largest and most economically developed city in China. Shanghai Office is committed to providing comprehensive and high-quality legal services to clients in all industries.
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  • Shenzhen Office
    Shenzhen Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Shenzhen Office

     

    Add: AF, 30/Floor, Noble Centre, 1006 3rd Fuzhong Road,

    Futian District, Shenzhen 518026, PRC

    Tel: (86-755) 2598 0899

    Fax: (86-755) 2598 0259

    Email: guantaosz@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Shenzhen Office

    Regarded as one of the fastest growing cities in the world, Shenzhen is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. Situated immediately north of Hong Kong. Shenzhen has become the most dynamic and vibrant city in China as a new center for finance, information, shipping, and international investment. Our Shenzhen Office was established in November 2003 based on Shenzhen's unique geo-economic position with Huang Yaping and Wang Xuexia as its partners.

    Located in Shenzhen's financial district, Shenzhen Office covers a broad client base in southern China with efficient and high-quality legal services. Practice areas and industry experience include corporate / commercial, securities, bankruptcy and insolvency, international trade and investment, and real estate development.
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  • Suzhou Office
    Suzhou Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Suzhou Office

     

    Add: Room 2704-2706, Yuanrong Xingzuo Tower A, 269

    Wangdun Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, PRC

    Tel: (86-512) 6591 1800

    Fax: (86-512) 6591 9057

    Email: guantaosuzhou@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Suzhou Office

    Guantao Suzhou Office, located in Harmony City in the CBD of Suzhou next to Jinji Lake, possesses 5 partners among almost 40 associates and supporting staff. Core team members have more than ten years of practice experience in Suzhou.

    Suzhou Office focuses on core business areas of real estate & construction, corporate perennial legal services and capital markets, acting as legal counsel to more than 500 enterprises, representing thousands of litigation and arbitration cases and earning a good reputation from the clients. To guarantee the efficient and high-quality services, Suzhou Office has set up different departments, including Labor Department, Corporate Department, Foreign Affairs Department (working languages: Chinese Mandarin, English and German), Litigation Department, Securities Department and Real Estate Department. To meet client requirements, Guantao teams composed of professional lawyers safeguard the clients against legal risks in a comprehensive manner. With regards to important and complicated legal affairs that involve multi-departments, relevant departments and other Guantao offices will work together in order to ensure the service efficiency and quality.

    Guantao Law Firm's Annual Legal Counsel Service Center is based in Suzhou Office as the back-end processing center for Guantao's annual legal counsel services across the country to centralize and take care of matters for perennial clients such as contract review and emails reply.
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  • Sydney Office
    Sydney Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Sydney Office

     

    Add: Level 5, 5 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000

    Tel: +(612) 9002 0999

    Fax: +(612) 9283 3567

    Email: sydney@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Sydney Office

    Guantao Sydney Office was officially established on 18 May 2015.

    Sydney Office will develop the Australian investment market based on offering service for Chinese clients, keep the alliance partnership with world's top law firm Ashurst and provide the most humanized and commercialized investment solutions for clients.

    The focus of Sydney Office legal services includes, in particular, the following issues:

    • To assist M&A of Chinese enterprises in Australia

    • To assist financing of Chinese enterprises on ASX

    • To support funds and investment projects of Chinese funds, PE, VC in Australia

    • To support Australian investment in China

    The expertise of Sydney Office extends to the following practice areas:

    • Agriculture

    • Real Estate & Construction

    • Mining, Energy & Natural Resources

    • Project & Infrastructure

    • High and New Technology

    • Funds, Bonds, Securities and Financing
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  • Tianjin Office
    Tianjin Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

    Tianjin Office

     

    Add: Room 609-611, 6/F, Vantone Center Tianjin, the 

    intersection of Dagu North Road and Xuzhou Road, Heping

    District, Tianjin 300042, PRC

    Tel: (86-22) 58299677 58299678

    Fax: (86-22) 58299679

    Email: guantaotj@guantao.com

     

     

    Tianjin Office

    Our Tianjin Office was established in April 2009.

    Lying in the center of circum-Bohai region, Tianjin has been recognized as one of the largest industrial centers in Northern China. Now with the construction and opening-up of its Binhai New Area, Tianjin is embracing a new significant historical opportunity of development.

    Our Tianjin office, located in Central Plaza, the landmark building of the city, is staffed by experience lawyers competent to provide efficient and quality legal services to clients in different industries, with emphasis on foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, real estate, and intellectual property.
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  • Xiamen Office
    Xiamen Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

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    Add: 23/F, Qixing Tower, 178 Qixing West Road, Siming District, Xiamen 

    361012, PRC

    Tel: (86-592) 5205 899

    Fax: (86-592) 5202 133

    Email: guantaoxm@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Xiamen Office

    Guantao Xiamen Office set up since March 2008. In September 2015, the elite teams of two local law firms, i.e. Fujian Jianchang Law Firm and Fujian Dadao Law Firm wholly joined Guantao Xiamen Office. Currently, Xiamen Office have 8 partners, i.e. Mr. Zheng Shuiyuan, Mr. Guo Xiaodong, Dr. Chen Zerong, Mr. Li Yansheng, Dr. An Shouzhi, Mr. Zhu Yue, Mr. Chen Yu, Mr. Zhang Shengli, and over 60 associates, trainee and supporting staffs.

    Xiamen locates across the strait from Taiwan, the dynamic markets of Xiamen and Fujian Province together with Xiamen's strategic geo-economic location, as the Special Economic Zone, national comprehensive matched reform experiment zone, Fujian Pilot Free Trade Zone, Xiamen currently become the Model Area of Cross strait cooperation in new industries and modern service industry, shipping center of South-eastern China, Finance Service Center of Cross Strait, Trade Center of Cross Strait. Guantao Xiamen Office focuses on to provide with the excellent, comprehensive and effective legal service and legal resolution for clients.

    Guantao Xiamen Office offers a variety of legal services in the fieldsof cooperate, banking, IPO, M&A, PE and Finance, real estate projects, bankruptcy, shipping and maritime, international trade, sports and projects, litigation and arbitration. We are also dedicated to providing legal services of high quality in the fields of criminal and IP rights.
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  • Xi
    Xi'an Office
    Updated： 2016 - 06 - 11

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    Add: Room 713, Shang Center, 51 Gaoxin Road, Xi'an ‍710075,

    PRC

    Tel: (86-29) 8842 2608

    Fax: (86-29) 8842 0929

    Email: guantaoxa@guantao.com

     

     

     

    Xi'an Office

    Our Xi'an Office was established in July 2001 with four partners namely Jia Jianwei, Tian Xiangqun, Kang Hongyun and Wang Fan. Situated in the historic but modern metropolis of Xi'an, our Xi'an Office is best known for its strength in advising corporate clients on securities and investment projects. The expertise of our Xi'an Office professionals extends to corporate reorganization, asset restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, stocks offering and listing, bankruptcy and insolvency, and real estate development. Additionally, Xi'an Office is well known for success in the traditional field of commercial litigations and arbitrations.

    To promote the public welfare, our Xi'an Office has set up a blog, through which our legal professionals provide pro bono services to the public.
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  • Wuhan Office
    Wuhan Office
    Updated： 2017 - 09 - 29

    Wuhan Office

     

    Add: Room 3617-3621, CRCC 1818 Center Tower, 23 Middle 

    North Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430061, PRC

    Tel: (86-27) 8789 8080

    Fax: (86-27) 8789 8180

    Email: guantaowh@guantao.com

     

     


    Wuhan Office

    Founded on the basis of Hubei Dongzifeng Law Firm on 18 June 2017, Wuhan office of Guantao has three partners (Nie Zhengwen, Liu Hanguo and Dong Li), 15 lawyers and administrative staff, all of whom has practiced law in Wuhan for many years.

    Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei province, the only sub-provincial-level city of central region and a major industrial, scientific and traffic hub. Wuhan Optics Valley boasts two trophy cups: free trade pilot zone and national innovation model zone. Blessed with superb location, Wuhan office is devoted to provide quality legal services for clients.

    Covering construction, real estate, M&A, banking, finance, litigation and arbitration, Wuhan office’s main clients includes car manufacturers, construction companies, real estate companies, commercial banks and AMC. In the foregoing industries, these battle-hardened lawyers all have extensive experiences, skill and connections.


     
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  • Nanjing Office
    Nanjing Office
    Updated： 2018 - 07 - 04

    Nanjing


        Add: 18-19/F, Tower 2, Binjiang Plaza, 305 Jiangdong North Road, 

        Gulou District, Nanjing 210036, PRC

        Tel: (86-25) 8622 9944

        Fax: (86-25) 8622 9833

     




    Nanjing Office

    Guantao Nanjing Office, based on the reorganization of JiangSu SuYuan Law Firm which was founded in June 1993, possesses 12 partners, 34 associates and 15 paralegals, covering an area of 2000 square meters in 3 stories.

    Guantao Nanjing Office was recognized as Excellent Law Firm by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Justice and Jiangsu Lawyers Association for many years, honored as Provincial Civilized Unit by Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government for 3 times and awarded twice as Second-Class Collective Merit.

    Successively, numerous lawyers of Guantao Nanjing Office act as chairman, deputy chairman and director of Jiangsu Lawyers Association, director, vice-director and member of specialized committee in Jiangsu Lawyers Association, WTO legal service counsel in Jiangsu, arbitrator of arbitration commission in Jiangsu and Anhui, etc.

    Guantao Nanjing Office insists on specialization and teamwork, consisting of specialized departments, including Corporate Department, Finance & Securities Department, Infrastructure Department, Construction & Real Estate Department, Intellectual Property Department, International Business Department, Shipping and Maritime Department, Marriage and Family Affairs Department, Criminal Defense Department, Litigation & Arbitration Department, Legal Research Office, Adminsitrative Management Department and Business Development Department.

    Guantao Nanjing Office will work together with Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and other offices, providing domestic and overseas clients with high-quality and efficient legal services in the fields of litigation and arbitration, corporate restructuring and insolvency, capital operation, real estate and construction, finance, insurance, intellectual property, shipping and maritime, etc.

     
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  • Toronto Office
    Toronto Office
    Updated： 2019 - 01 - 04

    Toronto Office


    Add:100 King Street West, Suite 5600, Toronto, ON M5X 1C9 Canada

     Email:toronto@guantao.com

     Tel: +1 (416) 847-1868

     Fax: +1 (866) 288 -1166




    Toronto Office

    Serving as the window office targeting in North America market, Guantao Toronto Office is based in Canada and also works closely with other 17 domestic and overseas offices in a shared manner in terms of investment opportunities, resources, clients and legal talents. We are bringing legal talents together and making joint efforts to the promote business communication and investment that flow between China and Canada.

    Since establishment, Toronto Office has maintained a close cooperative relationship with such numerous top international law firms as BLG (Borden Ladner Gervais), Gowling WLG, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Cox & Palmer and Minden Gross LLP. Our work has been acknowledged round the world and we keep offering clients with tailored legal advice and customized business solutions.

     

    Guantao Toronto Office provides a full range of legal services, including but are not limited to the following core practice areas:

    To assist domestic businesses:

    • To assist M&A of Chinese enterprises in Canada;

    • To assist financing of Chinese enterprises on CSE;

    • To support funds and investment projects of Chinese funds, PE, VC in Canada;

    • To provide review of overseas loan;

    • To assist HNWI on their investment, property and trust businesses in Canada.

     

    To develop Canadian businesses:

    • Investment and trading cooperation in Atlantic Provinces, covering industries of mining, energy and natural resources, infrastructure;

    • Funds, bonds, securities and financing;

    • High technology and blockchain;

    • Legal advisor to Chinese enterprises;

    • Immigration, real estate and marriage ;

    • Commercial litigation;

    • International trade;
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Listing Date： 2017-09-21

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Email: richard.daingerfield@guantao.com 

Expertise: US banking and financial services law, US bankruptcy law, general US corporate and commercial law

 

Richard Daingerfield is a Consultant of the Firm. He is a member of the New York bar and has practiced banking and finance law in the US for more than 35 years.

He began his US legal career at a prominent New Jersey law firm in 1980. He joined the in-house legal department of National Westminster Bank in New York City in 1986. At NatWest, his positions included Senior Vice President & General Counsel of NatWest NJ, Senior Vice President & Corporate Secretary of NatWest Bancorp and Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer of NatWest Holdings. After The Royal Bank of Scotland acquired NatWest in 2000, he served as Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer of the RBS NY Branch and, after an RBS-led consortium acquired ABN AMRO in 2007,he also served as Executive Vice President & General Counsel for the US operations of ABN AMRO. From 2010 until he retired in June 2014, he served as Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a $160 billion bank based in Boston.

Currently, Mr. Daingerfield serves on the board of directors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation, a $4 billion bank holding company in New Jersey. He chairs that board’s risk committee and is a member of its executive committee and audit committee. In addition, Mr. Daingerfield teaches the Commercial Lending Law course in the Boston University School of Law’s Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law, for which he received an award for Excellence in Teaching in May, 2015.

Together with Guantao Law Firm Partner Ying Yin, Mr. Daingerfield is the co-author of a book entitled: “Commercial Lending Law and Documentation in the United States” that was written in both English and Chinese and is published by Law Press China.

Mr. Daingerfield has held leadership positions in several professional associations, including:

• Member of the Banking Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association

• Chairman of the Commercial and Real Estate Lending Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee

• Founder and former chairman of the Council of the General Counsels of Foreign-Owned US Banks

• Member of the Institute of International Bankers’ Legislative and Regulatory Policy Committee. 

Mr. Daingerfield earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honors from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

 
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