AllBright Law Offices

China

Analysis

Overview

Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.  

Client feedback 

“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping 

“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping 

“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A 

“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A 

Fang Cao 

“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.” 

David Li 

“Excellent legal skill and project experience.” 

“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.” 

Yuheng Zhang 

“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” 

Intellectual property

Work highlights 

Advised Aojie Technology on multiple complex patent infringement lawsuits. 

Represented Hellobike to file a lawsuit against Quannengche for infringement of internet service trademark and unfair competition. 

Advised Sino-Europe Trucking (Jiangsu) Logistics Service and Suzhou Daoxin Supply Chain Management to sue Shenzhen Didadi Logistics Technology for trademark infringement and unfair competition disputes. 

Key clients 

Huawei Technologies, Japan Brother Industries, Yongkang Jiatai Tools, Samsung Electronics. 

Dispute resolution

Work highlights 

Represented investors who acquired the shares of employees of Shanshui Group in a series of equity disputes. The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ruled in support of all the arbitration requests made by the team. 

Advised Shenzhen Fenda Technology on performance commitment and profit compensation dispute in a merger and acquisition deal. 

Advised Excellence Group (Shenzhen) Real Estate on a land development dispute. 

Key clients 

Nanjing Nangang Iron & Steel United, Shaanxi Songri Real Estate, Shanghai Fosun Weishi Phase I Equity Investment Fund Partnership, Shenzhen Qianhai Weishi Investment, Topsperity Securities.

Restructuring and insolvency

Work highlights 

Acted for Nanjing Construction Industrial Group and other companies on a reorganisation project. This case is the largest reorganisation case of assets and liabilities in Jiangsu province.  

Advised Shenzhen Yantian Port Group and other companies on a reorganisation project. This project is the first special asset acquisition project of Shenzhen State-owned Assets through bankruptcy reorganisation. 

Key clients 

Jingchuang (Shenzhen) Equipment, Shenzhen Konka Electric Appliance, Tianjin Development Zone Heyou Real Estate Development. 

Corporate and M&A

Work highlights 

Advised XCMG Construction Machinery on its merger project with XCMG Engineering Machinery. This is the largest absorption and merger deal in Chinese domestic equipment manufacturing industry in recent years. 

Advised Shanxi Puyang Lubao Energy Technology on its acquisition of Shanxi Jinliu Group’s equity in a CNY10 billion ($1.4 billion) transaction. 

Key clients 

China Resources Sanjiu Pharmaceutical, China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage, Ping An Capital, Recovery Plus, Logan Group Company. 

Capital markets

Work highlights 

Advised Shanghai International Airport on issuing shares to purchase assets and raising matching funds and related transactions. The case is the largest restructuring project (excluding supporting financing) in the past seven years for enterprises affiliated to the Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. 

Advised Huaxia Eye Hospital Group on its A share IPO.  

Key clients 

Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Public Holding Group, Shanghai Baixinan Biotechnology, Shanghai Model Organism Technology, Xi'an West Test Technology. 

Banking and finance

Work highlights 

Advised Tianjin Trust on a series of financial loan contract disputes. 

Advised Tianjin Trust on the Tianjin Municipal Construction Group Xinsheng No. 1 Service Trust project. 

Key clients 

Binhai Construction Investment (Hong Kong) Development, China Great Wall Asset Management (Hunan Branch), Northern International Trust, Tianjin Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment 

Construction

Work highlights 

Advised Xuzhou Metro Group on the PPP project of Xuzhou urban rail transit. 

Advised Zhongfu Tiangong Construction Group on a construction dispute. 

Key clients 

CCCC First Highway Engineering Group, China Yifeng Construction Group, Shanxi Lubao Coking Group.