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 IP practice developed steadily with the hiring of Chao Feng, Zhengnan Gong, Qingqing Cui and Liulin Yang in 2022.
Work highlights
Represented MIGU Music in a dispute over unfair competition with Taobao (China) Software and Hangzhou Alibaba Music Technology. This case is the first case of unfair competition in the online music platform library and the first online unfair competition case decided by the People's Court after the implementation of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China.
Represented Deere & Company in a $10.5 million case against Zhejiang Zhongye Agricultural Machinery Equipment for infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark.
Key clients
Asahi Sake Brewery, Jinan Yuanqi Valley Sleep Technology, Maxex Electronics, Shandong Expressway Group.
Work highlights
Advised Houpu Clean Energy on its issuance of shares to specific targets.
Advised Chengdu Lihang Technology on its IPO on the main board of Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Key clients
Airport Xingcheng Investment Group, Chengdu Xinjin Electronics, Sci-tech New Materials, Yankuang Energy.
