East & Concord Partners is mainly recognised for its arbitration work, and many lawyers from its Beijing office are senior arbitrators for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and other arbitration institutions. The firm is also experienced in commercial disputes and IP disputes, leading several significant cases in industries such as finance, energy, education and insurance. The firm regularly provides litigation services for central enterprises, financial institutions, and domestic and foreign enterprises.
Qi Zhou and Chaoyi Ji are two key partners
in the dispute resolution department of the firm, with a focus on commercial litigation and arbitration.
Over the past year, the firm has advised Nationsync Electrical and Machinery Equip on an arbitration case against China National Machine Tool Sales and Technical Service Corporation; acted for Tishman Speyer China Fund on an international arbitration against ARA at the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission; and represented China Citic Bank Beijing branch in a series of arbitrations against investors.
Notable clients include China Banking Association, CITIC Bank, Pacific Insurance Group, Vanke Beijing and Zhejiang Longsheng Group.
In September 2022, the firm hired partner Yingzhi Yang from Beijing Dongwei Law Firm.
