Capital Markets
China
10 July 2025
Merits & Tree Law Offices is active in construction work and has been increasingly engaged in real estate projects such as cooperative real estate development. The group’s clients mostly hail from mainland China, and the group is able to handle litigious matters such as housing sale contract disputes. Heading up the team, construction disputes expert Hong Lu also has a niche in mandates at the intersection of infrastructure and real estate, a key area of work for the firm. Elsewhere, Ping Zhang is particularly reputed for real estate transactions.
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Testimonials
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'The team members are stable and cooperate with each other to provide one-stop service.’
‘Jin Zheyuan and Li Jiaqi can understand the needs of clients, provide solutions in a timely manner, answer clients' questions, and avoid unnecessary losses for clients. For construction project cases, they can conduct on-site surveys, and solve on-site or hidden incidents.'
Key clients
- Aluminum Corporation of China Iron Ore Corporation (Chinalco Iron)
- Giti Tire Group Anhui Giti Tire Co., Ltd (Giti Anhui)
- Seazen Group
- Wal-Mart (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
- Capital Airports Holding Company
- Shanghai Hitime Real Estate Group Co., Ltd (Hitime)
- China Resources Group Zhanjiang Runzhi Real Estate Co., Ltd
- Shanghai Construction No. 7 (Group) Co., Ltd.
- Jiangsu Province Jiangjian Group Co., Ltd
- China Association for Science and Technology
Lawyers
Practice head
Hong Lu
Other key lawyers
Jin Zheyuan; Li Jiaqi; Lingyue Sun; Ping Zhang