Tahota Law Firm

China

Analysis

Overview

Established in 2000, Tahota Law Firm boasts more than 300 partners providing legal services to its clients across various practice areas. The firm regularly advises clients on the issuance of bonds, including corporate bonds, financial bonds and SME aggregate bonds. Senior partner Jinnan Li specialises in cross-border financing, investments and acquisitions. The firm’s financial practice has developed steadily with the hiring of Yingwei Cai and Lei Hui recently.

Intellectual property

Work highlights

Represented Guizhou Zhenjiu in all administrative and litigation procedures for trademark authorisation against Guzhen Liquor.

Advised Palace Museum on filing a civil lawsuit against the Sichuan Palace Museum liquor industry.

Key clients

Jiangxi Shenghong New Material, Shandong Spert Biotechnology

Restructuring and insolvency

Work highlights

Advised Hainan Xinshitong Pharmaceutical on its pre-reorganisation and reorganisation. This is the first case of pre-reorganisation in Hainan, and it has attracted wide attention from the society.

Advised Sichuan Xinda Enterprise Group on its bankruptcy reorganisation project.

Key clients

Sichuan Hongtai Real Estate Development, Sichuan Xinfu Expressway Investment

Capital markets

Work highlights

Advised Shanxi Construction Investment Group on signing a contract for the development of Rawi New City in Pakistan, one of the largest government-led urban development projects in Pakistan to date.

Advised Tibet Jintai Industrial and Trade on the $570 million (CNY 4.08 billion) equity transaction project.

Key clients

Honeycomb Energy Technology, Wuhan Jiangxia Economic Development Investment Group, Yuefan Innovation

Banking and finance

Work highlights

Advised Guangdong Guangsheng Holding Group on issuing Rmb19 billion ($2.66 billion) of bonds to professional investors.

Advised the first batch of corporate bonds of the Beijing Stock Exchange on providing legal services for Guangzhou Zhidu to issue Rmb480 million ($67 million) of corporate bonds.

Key clients

China Development Bank, Huaxia Bank, Shaanxi Financial Asset Management