Import and Export Trade Cross-border Investment
With their proficient legal professional skills, sound business thinking and precise grasp of domestic and foreign policies, lawyers from Jotai have long served cross-border trade companies and multinational companies investing in China, successfully represented a number of large-size and medium-sized domestic companies in implementing overseas investment projects, accumulated a lot of practical experience in such fields, won the trust of clients, and established a good reputation in the market. The COVID-1
Legal Consulting Services
- Legal advisor of Simoma International Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Legal advisor of Simoma Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
- Legal advisor of Sinoma Equipment & Engineering Corp., Ltd
- Legal advisor of the Beijing branch of a French insurance group
- Legal advisor of Aluminum Corporation of China and China COSCO Shipping Company
- Legal advisor of COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited)
- Legal advisor of a Chinese state-owned enterprise, providing legal services on the establishment of a subsidiary in Guinea and the local application for the qualification and permit related to the inspection of mineral products
- Legal advisor of a Chinese state-owned enterprise, providing legal services on the pre-litigation dispute with the owner concerning a hydropower station project contracted to it for construction in Niger, including analyzing the impact of the owner’s payment default, terrorist attack on the campsite, and the COVID-19 on the performance of the construction contract
- Legal advisor for a Chinese state-owned enterprise, providing legal services on local disputes arising from a project contracted in Algeria, and assisting it in handling the litigation with the Algerian court and arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- Legal advisor for a Chinese state-owned enterprise, providing legal services for the development of the Point-Noire Special Economic Zone in the Republic of the Congo
- Legal advisor for a Chinese state-owned enterprise, providing legal services for the development of the new town project in in Brazzaville, capital city of the Republic of the Congo
- Legal advisor of China Road and Bridge Corporation, providing legal services on its investment and development of a comprehensive industrial park and fishing port project in Mauritania
- Legal advisor of a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation, providing legal services for its construction of a social security housing project in Abidjan, capital city of Ivory Coast
- Provided full-process legal services for Renault on its acquisition of Jiangxi JMEV Co., Ltd. (a Chinese pure electric vehicle manufacturer owned by Jiangling Motors) through recapitalization
Special Legal Services
- Assisted a French insurance group in the acquisition of part of the equity of a Chinese insurance brokerage company
- Assisted a French industrial equipment manufacturer in the acquisition of part of the equity of a foreign-funded enterprise in China
- Assisted a Dutch consulting service company in the acquisition of the entire equity of a foreign-funded company in Beijing
- Assisted a Spanish banking group in the real estate acquisition in Beijing
- Provided a full range of legal services for a simulation system design company in the French petrochemical field, including corporate restructuring in China, contract negotiation, etc.
- Assisted a large-scale French expo company in resolving insurance disputes concerning the Shanghai World Expo
- Assisted a French winery company in negotiating a distribution contract with a Chinese distribution company
- Provided legal support for a new health insurance project of the Chinese subsidiary of a French insurance group
- Assisted a Chinese vehicle equipment group in the acquisition of assets and the establishment of its subsidiary in France
- Assisted a Chinese rail transit power supply equipment manufacturer in the acquisition of equity in France
- Assisted a Chinese fund in the acquisition of aircraft design and manufacturing assets under the bankruptcy acquisition procedures of the French Commercial Court
- Assisted a Chinese company in the acquisition of a winery in Bordeaux, France
- Assisted a Chinese logistics company jointly with the Africa team of DS Avocats in resolving a contract dispute with a Kenyan local logistics service provider, and conducting legal analysis before litigation (the contract involved cross-border land transportation of large-scale equipment)
- Assisted a Chinese mining company jointly with the African team of DS Avocats in negotiating a mine project in Guinea
- Assisted a Chinese processing company jointly with the African team of DS Avocats in negotiating a forestry project in Madagascar
- Provided legal consulting services for a Chinese real estate company regarding a Russian real estate project
- Arranged legal consulting services for the bankruptcy liquidation plan of a French subsidiary of a Chinese industrial group
- Provided special consultation on the French contract law for a Chinese dairy group, and assisted it in resolving a contract dispute with its French supplier
- Assisted a number of Chinese aluminum profile manufacturers in participating in and responding to the anti-dumping investigation initiated by the European Commission against aluminum profiles made in China in February 2020
- Provided legal services for the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Legal services for Air Liquide regarding a pre-litigation dispute between its joint venture company in China and another shareholder
- Legal services for Total’s business restructuring in China
- Legal services for the Belgian Embassy in China on the review of its construction contract and bidding documents for the reconstruction of the new embassy
- Legal services for a large-scale overseas energy company regarding its proposed joint venture with a state-owned enterprise on the east coast of China to build and develop an offshore wind farm project
- Legal services for an overseas mining company in the acquisition of the equity of a Chinese metal smelting company
- Legal services on equity for an overseas yeast manufacturer and bakery product supplier in the acquisition of equity interests in a Chinese biotechnology company
- Legal services for a large-scale overseas expo company in its acquisition of a number of Chinese event/exhibition organization companies
- Legal services for Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) on its acquisition of shares held by CITIC Group in Chateau Lafite China located in Penglai, Shandong
- Legal consulting services for Renault regarding China’s anti-monopoly law
- Assisted Total in the filing of merger of operators in China for its acquisition of equity interests in five companies, including Ulsan Floating Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd.
- Assisted Avril in the filing of merger of operators in China regarding the industrial project fund’s acquisition of the control over Oladi Co., Ltd. by equity acquisition
- Assisted Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in the filing of merger of operators for its proposed joint venture in China
- Assisted Vallourec in the filing of merger of operators for its acquisition of Anhui Tianda Petroleum Pipeline, a listed company in Hong Kong
- Assisted a world-leading industrial gas manufacturer in the filing of merger of operators for its joint venture in China, including analyzing the necessity of transaction filing in China and potential competition concerns, defining the relevant market, and submitting the filing information for the merger of operators
- Legal consulting services for a number of large-scale companies (mostly Fortune 500 companies and listed companies) on related legal risks and compliance issues under China’s anti-monopoly law (monopoly agreement and abuse of market dominance)
- Provided all-round legal support to a French medical equipment group for its development in China, including establishing subsidiaries, building new factories and warehouses, drafting and reviewing various contracts, assisting it in resolving lawsuits and arbitrations with some distributors, etc.
- Assisted a French auto group in the acquisition of part of the equity of a Chinese auto parts sales company
