The dispute resolution team of East & Concord Partners’ office in Zhejiang are strong in all kinds of commercial litigation and domestic and international commercial arbitration. The firm’s intellectual property practice witnessed an improvement too. Within the disputes team, many lawyers are senior arbitrators of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and other arbitration institutions.
Commercial disputes specialist Yanshan Li is a key name in the team.
Last year, the commercial disputes team acted for Bank of Hangzhou Shanghai branch against Shanghai Jinghe Industrial over financial loan contract disputes; acted for China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau Engineering against Brightoil Petroleum Storage and Transportation in a construction contract dispute; and acted for Tongxian Industrial against Hangzhou Langrong Investment on a dispute over the housing lease contract.
Also, the IP disputes team acted for Zhejiang Shenghe Network Technology and Shanghai Kaiying Network Technology against Suzhou Xianfeng Network Technology in a game copyright infringement dispute. This case is the first judicial decision where specific rules and plots in gaming are protected by the copyright law in China.
