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Guantao advises a city-level urban investment platform on its private placement of corporate bonds and listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange

Release time： 2024 - 10 - 16

Guantao advises a city-level urban investment platform on its private placement of corporate bonds and listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Guantao advised a city-level urban investment platform ("issuer") on its private placement of corporate bonds to professional investors, which were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as of September 30, 2024. The Shanghai Stock Exchange issued a no-objection letter for the application of the issuer for listing and transfer of the corporate bonds issued in a non-public manner. The registration scale was not more than RMB1.7325 billion, and a head securities company acted as the lead underwriter. The bonds were issued in installments, and the private placement of the corporate bonds (Phase I) by the issuer to professi...

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Guantao assists Chongqing Talent New Energy Co., Ltd. in introducing investments by several funds of

Release time： 2024 - 09 - 02

Guantao assists Chongqing Talent New Energy Co., Ltd. in introducing investments by several funds of Changan Auto and CSGCRecently, Chongqing Talent New Energy Co., Ltd. ("Talent New Energy") completed Series B strategic financing at hundreds of millions of RMB yuan. This round of financing was completed by Anhe Fund, a subsidiary of Changan Auto and several funds of China South Industries Group Co. ,, Ltd. (CSGC). Guantao partners Ma Yupeng and Xiao Yueyao led the team to provide legal services for the entire process of this deal, including analyzing and advising financing plan, negotiation and review of financing agreements, and preparation and implementation of financing- related legal documents. Talent New Energy had completed five rounds of financing before ...

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Guantao assists Aluminum Corporation of China in issuing US$650 million of senior bonds overseas

Release time： 2024 - 08 - 20

Guantao assists Aluminum Corporation of China in issuing US$650 million of senior bonds overseasIn August 2024, Aluminum Corporation of China ("Chinalco Group") successfully issued US$650 million of senior bonds overseas with 3.5-year coupon rate of 4.75%. Chinalco Group is an important state-owned backbone enterprise under the direct management by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. According to Fortune magazine, Chinalco Group has been among the Fortune 500 since 2008. Guantao acted as the PRC counsel to the issuer in this offering and provided legal services to the issuer throughout the entire process. The leading partner of Guantao in this offering is Mr. Chen Xiaochuang.

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Guantao assists client in issuing Sinolink Asset Management - Ji’nan Jinkong Factoring Phase 1 Asse

Release time： 2024 - 08 - 14

Guantao assists client in issuing Sinolink Asset Management - Ji’nan Jinkong Factoring Phase 1 Asset-backed Special ProgramRecently, Guantao assisted Ji’nan Jinkong Commercial Factoring Co., Ltd. in the successful issuance of the Sinolink Asset Management - Ji’nan Jinkong Factoring Phase 1 Asset-backed Special Program at Shanghai Stock Exchange. This Phase I is the initial issuance under the ABS program Ji’nan Jinkong Factoring Phases 1-5. The project will be issued in installments in the form of storage rack ABS. The total storage rack size is RMB1 billion, and the issuance scale in this Phase I will be RMB258 million. The proceeds raised will be used to serve the real economy through factoring business, with emphasis on providing support to key industries, ke...

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Guantao assists a municipal-level urban investment platform in a key southwestern province for debt

Release time： 2024 - 08 - 13

Guantao assists a municipal-level urban investment platform in a key southwestern province for debt resolution in issuing PPN Guantao Law Firm assisted a municipal-level urban investment platform in a key southwestern province for debt resolution in issuing the private placement note (PPN) on August 6, 2024, which was listed on August 9, 2024. This PPN was registered with the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors ("NAFMII"), and issued in a targeted manner to selected specific institutional investors, with coupon of 3.95%, the issuance size of nearly RMB1.8 billion, the maturity of the note being 5 + 3 + 2 years, and the latest corporate rating being AA +. The controlling shareholder of the issuer is the state-owned assets supervision and...

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Guantao named in "2024 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River Delta Firms & Client Choice"

Release time： 2024 - 10 - 25

Guantao named in "2024 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River Delta Firms & Client Choice"On October 25, 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB), a professional legal media owned by Thomson Reuters, officially published the "2024 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River Delta Firms & Client Choice". Guantao was again ranked in the category of "Non-local Law Firms in the Yangtze River Delta Region", and its partner Ni Dadao was named "Client Choice in the Yangtze River Delta Region". Non-local Law Firms in the Yangtze River Delta RegionAs one of the most dynamic regions of the Chinese economy, the legal profession in the Yangtze River Delta Region is constantly driving the innovation and change in the Chinese legal services market....

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Guantao won China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2024

Release time： 2024 - 10 - 15

Guantao won China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2024On October 15, 2024, China Business Law Journal, a leading international legal media, published the winning list of "China Business Law Awards (Regional Awards) 2024". Guantao was awarded the "Best Overall Law Firms (Beijing)" and the "Best Overall Law Firms (Xi’an)" by virtue of its strong regional strength and excellent market performance. Guantao, founded in February 1994 and headquartered in Beijing, is one of the pioneer law firms with a total of 30 offices in major cities both at home and abroad. Guantao Xi'an Office was established in July 2001 with outstanding achievements in state-owned enterprise restructuring, asset restructuring, merger and acquisition, equity/debt iss...

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Guantao recoginsed by "2024 ALB China M&A Rankings"

Release time： 2024 - 09 - 23

Guantao recoginsed by "2024 ALB China M&A Rankings"On 23 September 2024, Asian Legal Business (ALB) officially released the 2024 ALB China M&A Rankings, and Guantao was listed in the rankings for nine consecutive years for its outstanding market performance in the M&A area and strong reputation among clients. Corporate and M&A is one of Guantao’s core practice areas. Over the years, Guantao has been a market leader and widely recognized in this area. It has also been ranked and recommended by well-known legal rating agencies at home and abroad for many years. In recent years, Guantao M&A team has represented a number of international and domestic MNCs, funds and listed companies in many sophiscated and complex M&A transactions. ...

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Guantao recognised by asialaw 2024 Rankings

Release time： 2024 - 09 - 12

Guantao recognised by asialaw 2024 RankingsOn September 12, 2024, asialaw Profiles, an internationally recognised legal rating agency, released the asialaw 2024 rankings. On the basis of Guantao 's excellent market performance and reputation, Guantao 17 practice areas/industry sectors and 5 lawyers are recognized by the rankings. Practice Area/Industry Sector Rankings Listed:Practice AreaBanking and financeCompetition/antitrustCorporate and M&AIntellectual propertyRegulatoryCapital marketsConstructionDispute resolutionInvestment fundsRestructuring and insolvencyIndustry SectorBanking and financial servicesIndustrials and manufacturingInsuranceReal estateEnergyInfrastructureMiningPractitioners Rankings Listed: Cui LiguoCapital markets, Corporate and M&A...

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Guantao recognised by IFLR1000 China 2024 rankings

Release time： 2024 - 08 - 29

Guantao recognised by IFLR1000 China 2024 rankingsRecently, International Financial Law Review (IFLR1000), an international legal rating agency, released the rankings of IFLR1000 China 2024. Relying on its excellent performance in market and good reputation among clients, Guantao was ranked in five regions, i.e. Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shaanxi. Guantao ranked in the following regions and practice areas:BeijingM&A, Restructuring and insolvency, Capital markets, Investment funds, Private equity, Banking and financeShanghaiM&A, Restructuring and insolvency, Capital markets, Investment funds, Private equity, Banking and financeZhejiangFinancial and corporateGuangdongFinancial and corporateShaanxiFinancial and corporateGuantao lawyers ranked are: Lvu L...

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Guantao Fuzhou Office 5th anniversary celebration - five glorious years of Guantao's new journey

Release time： 2024 - 10 - 30

Guantao Fuzhou Office 5th anniversary celebration - five glorious years of Guantao's new journeyOn October 25, 2024, Guantao Fuzhou Office held its fifth anniversary celebration. Guantao Fuzhou colleagues gathered together to celebrate the fifth anniversary and open a new chapter of its development. Spring plowing, summer cultivation, autumn harvest, winter storage, more than 1,800 days and nights has passed by. We have walked hand in hand through five years of spring and autumn. This fifth anniversary celebration, which coincides with the rebranding of the law firm, is not only a review and summary of the past years, but also an expectation and prospect of a better future for the law firm. On this special day, w...

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Guantao forum on ideas and practices for dispute resolution of financial cases

Release time： 2024 - 10 - 30

Guantao forum on ideas and practices for dispute resolution of financial casesOn 26 October 2024, the forum "Ideas and Practices for Dispute Resolution of Financial Cases", hosted by Guantao’s Financial Insurance and Derivatives Business Committee and co-organized by Guantao Beijing Office, was held in Beijing IFC Center. This Forum focused on financial disputes, discussed the opportunities and challenges faced by legal services for financial dispute resolution, and explored efficient solutions for financial disputes. (Group photo of some attendees)On the Forum, Guantao partners and lawyers Mr. Liu Zitai, Mr. Xue Zhihong, Mr. Song Jia, Mr. Liu Dagang, Ms. Yang Hui and Ms. Yin Ying, each shared splendid thoughts on the topics respectively of: “Litigati...

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Guantao Xiamen’s work selected as reference case by Fujian High Court

Release time： 2024 - 10 - 22

Guantao Xiamen’s work selected as reference case by Fujian High CourtOn September 29, 2024, Fujian High People's Court released the eighth batch of reference cases. This batch includes seven cases. Guantao Xiamen’s representation in a bank Xiamen branch v. Xiamen A trading company for dispute over exemption right was selected as one of them. This representation was led by You Qilong and Zheng Yingying, who are both members of the insolvency & reorganization team of Guantao Xiamen, Mr. Li Yansheng, director of the Executive Committee of Guantao Xiamen, participated in the discussion with the team. Xiamen Branch of a bank requested the court to confirm that it enjoyed the priority of compensation for the output tax of RMB3,642,875.42 in the proceeds of d...

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Guantao shows up at the 2024 CIFTIS

Release time： 2024 - 09 - 18

Guantao shows up at the 2024 CIFTIS From September 12 to 16, 2024, the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services ("CIFTIS"), with the theme of "Global Services, Shared Prosperity", was held in Beijing. As one of the nine Beijing law firms attending the CIFTIS, Guantao showed up at the legal services exhibition area of the CIFTIS to jointly explore new models and new ecologies of legal services. As the only national-level and international comprehensive fair focusing on trade in services, the CIFTIS covers 12 areas of the service industry defined by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is currently the largest exhibition in the field of trade in services in the world. At the 2024 CIFTIS, there are more than 80 countries and international...

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Guantao Xiamen assists the 24th CIFIT

Release time： 2024 - 09 - 14

Guantao Xiamen assists the 24th CIFIT From September 8 to 11, 2024, the 24th China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) was held as scheduled in the beautiful coastal city of Xiamen. Themed "Investment Linking the World", the 24th CIFIT focused on economic and trade cooperation and exchanges against the background of globalization and attracted the attention of many domestic and foreign enterprises and investors. As the only designated long-term partner and law firm, Guantao Xiamen office once again provided professional legal services for the 24th CIFIT with its latest research results in the field of smart law. Today, science and technology are changing with each passing day, and digital transformation has become an important engine to pro...

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Guantao Hangzhou invited to participate in Zhejiang province's help-the -disabled "Five Entries" leg

Release time： 2024 - 06 - 04

Guantao Hangzhou invited to participate in Zhejiang province's help-the -disabled "Five Entries" legal activity and receive a flagRecently, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Justice and Zhejiang Disabled Persons' Federation co-sponsored the "Five Entries" helping-the-disabled legal activity at the provincial level and held a launch ceremony in Deqing, Zhejiang. Gui Yiwen, second-class inspector of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Justice and Xuan Qingsong, member of the Zhejiang Disabled Persons' Federation's Party group and vice chairman of the board, attended the ceremony and addressed keynote speech. Guantao Hangzhou partner Wang Yuqiu was invited to attend the launch ceremony and accept the "warm-hearted lawyers group&qu...

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Spring visit of “Guantao Ganlin Class” in Xihe No.1 Middle School

Release time： 2024 - 04 - 30

Spring visit of “Guantao Ganlin Class” in Xihe No.1 Middle School From April 25 to April 27, 2024, Guantao partners Hong Yuhao, Zhou Wanning, Xiao Fei and Liu Xing, as well as Jiang Yangyan and Wang Xiaofang, respectively director & secretary-general and officer of Hangzhou Ganlin Education Foundation,, carried out a spring return visit of “Guantao Ganlin Class” in Xihe No.1 Middle School and a theme class meeting of "Why Do We Study" (“Ganlin” means timely rainfall after a long draught). Campus Visit & Exchange MeetingOn the morning of April 26, Dong Wenjun, vice principal of Xihe No.1 Middle School, Li Tai, student funding manager, Lyu Dong, head teacher of Guantao Ganlin Class, and Shi Wenyuan, led the group of volunteers to visit the campus. Subse...

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Guantao Fuzhou organized "Welcome the New Year and Send Love" activity for the Welfare Institute

Release time： 2024 - 02 - 02

Guantao Fuzhou organized "Welcome the New Year and Send Love" activity for the Welfare InstituteOn January 31, 2024, Guantao Fuzhou Youth Work Committee, organized volunteers, mainly comprised of Guantao young lawyers and employees, to carry out a meaningful activity: entering the welfare institute, to "Welcome the New Year and Send Love". In our philosophy, the first prerequisite to be a good lawyer is to be a kind and warm person. The bigger the brand, the more it should take the initiative to shoulder its social responsibility and participate in the pro bono. Our target, Fuzhou Second Social Welfare Institute, is the only social welfare institution in Fujian Province that mainly adopts orphans, disabled, mentally retarded people, mainly adopts especi...

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Guantao partner Li Wenjie awarded as National Outstanding Pro Bono Mediator by China Securities Capi

Release time： 2023 - 12 - 06

Guantao partner Li Wenjie awarded as National Outstanding Pro Bono Mediator by China Securities Capital Market Legal Service CentreRecently, China Securities Capital Market Legal Service Centre ("China Securities Center") organized a national outstanding pro bono mediator competition, and Mr. Li Wenjie, partner of Guantao Shenzhen, was awarded "Outstanding Mediator" in recognition of Mr. Li Wenjie's outstanding performance in mediation of securities and futures disputes and his exemplary role among mediators. China Securities Center is the only cross-regional and cross-market nation-wide pro bono mediation institution in China for securities and futures disputes established under the approval of the CSRC. By adhering to the principles of "complying w...

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Guantao Nanchang invited to Nanpu Subdistrict to carry out legal pro bono consulting activity for Do

Release time： 2023 - 10 - 23

Guantao Nanchang invited to Nanpu Subdistrict to carry out legal pro bono consulting activity for Double Ninth FestivalOctober in autumn, when the fragrance of cinnamon osmanthus wafts in the air, the Double Ninth Festival is marked by care and respect for the elderly. Before the Double Ninth Festival was around the corner, the Nanchang Women's Union and the Nanchang Women and Children Activity Center, together with the Nanpu Subdistrict and other relevant entities, jointly carried out the 2023 Activity with the theme of "Grey Hair United as One Heart, Walk with the Party, and Join Hands to Paint a Red Sunset" on the afternoon of October 22, 2023. Guantao Nanchang Partners, led by Wang Yaping, carried out the "Pro Bono Legal Consulting Activity for Double Ninth Fes...

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Capital Markets

Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11

Guantao Law firm (“Guantao”) is one of the earliest law firms in China to obtain the qualification of practicing securities, and also one of the earliest batches of law firms engaging in securities business. In the field of domestic capital market, Guantao has set up an organizational structure with Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and Shenzhen as the core and radiates across the country. In the field of overseas capital market, Guantao has set up Guantao Hong Kong office to mainly undertake overseas capital market business. Meanwhile, Guantao focuses on strengthening the cooperation and connection with other overseas law firms, forming an institutional pattern which is ”omni-directional, inter-jurisdictional and systematic“.Over the past twenty years, Guantao has fully grasped the opportunity...

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Corporate / M&A

Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11

Corporate and M&A is one of Guantao’s core practice areas, in which it has been a market leader and is widely recognized for many years. It has received rankings and recommendations from globally renowned legal rating agencies such as Chambers Global, Chambers Greater China Region, ALB, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, China Business Law Journal, LEGALBAND and Asialaw Profiles for a number of consecutive years. Guantao's Corporate and M&A team covers multiple jurisdictions, languages and cultures. In recent years, Guantao has represented numerous domestic and foreign multinational corporations, funds and public companies on a number of well-known and complex M&A transactions. The services cover all stages of transactions: from industry access laws and policie...

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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

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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Dispute Resolution

Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11

Adhering to the client-centric philosophy and advocating the spirit of teamwork, Guantao has been deeply involved in the field of dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for decades, and is particularly skilled in handling major and high profile cases.Our lawyers across the world are well-versed in legal theory, diligent, service-oriented and dedicated to pursuing excellence. In recent years, we handle more than 30 cases per working day on average. We have a deep understanding of client needs as well as the insight into legal trends, clear case strategies, and proficient litigation skills. We are confident that our experience as courtroom advocates on both sides for plaintiffs and defendants can bring to bear our unique insight i...

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Insolvency & Restructuring

Release time： 2016 - 06 - 11

In the field of Restructuring/Insolvency, Guantao has outstanding performance and has been ranked among the top law firms in China in terms of overall strength and has gained a good reputation in the industry. Therefore, Guantao has been ranked and recommended by Chambers, The Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Asialaw Profiles, ALB and other globally renowned legal rating agencies for many years.One of the First Leading Law Firms to Enter the Chinese Insolvency Industry, with a Strong Track Record of Success across ChinaGuantao was one of the first law firms in China to engage in corporate liquidation or restructuring. Since 2002, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has been focusing on the rectification of illegal securities companies, and Guantao was entrusted by the CSRC to part...

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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.)• advisin...

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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 comput...

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Antitrust & Competition

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

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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Release time： 2016 - 11 - 25

Our WishGuantao Law Firm, headquartered in Beijing, is a one of the pioneer law firms with a reputation for high performance and extensive experience in China. To build a platform with global strategy and core competitiveness, which could create value for the clients and be recognized by the clients, is our wish.Our AttitudeWorking with Guantao colleagues and partners could be professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. We shall insist on entrepreneurial culture, provide diverse education mechanism and you will get access to robust training along with professional development opportunities. Join us and launch your career with Guantao!

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