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DLA Piper‘s large team of ’excellent strategists’ in mainland China covers a range of litigation specialisms, including commercial, banking, finance, employment, IP, construction, cyber fraud and shipping litigation, as well as insurance, shareholder and director disputes. The team also assists with regulatory investigations, private client disputes and judicial reviews; and it is regularly involved in international cases involving the UK, US, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Seychelles, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Heading up the firm’s international arbitration offering for China from Shanghai, Xiaoshan Chen is experienced in construction, joint venture, energy, shipping and shipbuilding disputes. Over in Hong Kong, Harris Chan is ‘a trusted dispute resolution lawyer’, while Kevin Chan is a highly-regarded commercial and cross-border disputes specialist.
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  • ‘The DLA Piper team provides professional and efficient legal services for disputes.’

  • ‘They are well versed in the relevant laws and court procedures involved in litigation. In addition, the DLA Piper team is located in multiple countries and can effectively assist with handling cross-border legal disputes.’

  • ‘Great people.'

  • ‘Excellent strategists and excellent legal knowledge. They understand business issues and the bigger picture.’

  • ‘Harris Chan is a trusted dispute resolution lawyer. He has very rich professional experience and excellent business understanding.’

  • ‘Harris Chan has a thorough understanding of the complex product structures of financial institutions and the compliance requirements of related licensed institutions. He can flexibly transform this knowledge into practical applications and solve problems for clients.’

  • 'The team has good commercial knowledge and from time to time comes up with practical, innovative ideas to resolve problems. The team members collaborate in a highly efficient and organized manner, manage team resources wisely and always deliver timely results.' 

Key clients

  • BentallGreenOak
  • China Huarong International Holdings
  • Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
  • Haitong International Securities Group
  • Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong)
  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  • OCM APDO Gene Investments Pte
  • TFI Asset Management
  • Zhongliang Holdings Group Company

Work highlights

  • Assisted China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) with bond-related enforcement actions.
  • Acting for China Life in its recovery action for the enforcement of a HK$2bn bond that was issued by China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group Overseas Company (and which has defaulted).
  • Representing Profound Success Investment, an SPV incorporated by BentallGreenOak, in relation to a potential restructuring of debts owed to it by a subsidiary of Fullsun International Holdings Group Co.

Lawyers

Practice head

Kevin Chan; Xiaoshan Chen

Other key lawyers

Harris Chan