Fangda Partners has risen steadily from its Shanghai roots to become a national powerhouse
in China, and it has also been earning a first-class reputation in the Beijing market. Its Beijing office has hundreds of lawyers with expertise in a number of practice areas, with prominent strengths in commercial litigation, intellectual property and international arbitration work.
Key figures in the dispute resolution team include
Peibing Qi, Alexandra Pu Yang and Helen Shi, who are prominent in commercial disputes, IP litigation and international arbitration, respectively.
Over the past year, the firm has represented Shanghai Jinxin Investment Advisory and Everbright Jinhui Investment Management (Shanghai) to bring a lawsuit against PRC-listed company Baofeng Group and its actual controller before the PRC Supreme Court. The firm also represented Cinda Investment in court litigation over a contract dispute between the real estate development operation and a listed general merchandise company and its subsidiary.
In intellectual property, the firm acted for Apple in a series of litigations against iRobot. The main case before the Shanghai High Court involves the highest damages request so far in all IP fields in China. In addition, the firm represented NavInfo, a market-leading Chinese navigation software and map company, on its successful copyright infringement claim against three Baidu companies found to be using “substantially similar software” without permission. The Beijing Intellectual Property Court awarded NavInfo Rmb64.5 million ($9.3 million) in damages. It is the highest damages award for copyright infringement cases in China to date.
Moonton, Alibaba Group, Giorgio Armani, Nanjing Skytech Technology and Watson Pharmaceuticals are the firm’s other key clients.
Client feedback
“Professional, reliable and very responsive.” – Commercial and transactions
Benjamin Miao
“Ben gives measured and practical advice tempered by the realities of China's political and legal system.”
Yu (Tony) Xiang
“Tony is very reliable. Although he was very busy all the time with extreme workload, he was able to manage his time and allocate sufficient attention to the matters I assigned to Fangda Partners. With Fangda's help, it lifted the burden from our shoulders, leaving us to focus on our business's core activities.”
Alvin Xiao
“Lawyer Xiao has outstanding professional skills, is able to grasp arbitration cases with great precision, and can often offer profound insights and reasonable solutions aligned with the actual needs of the company. He is a rare hands-on partner.”
Weiguo (William) Yang
“He is able to communicate thoroughly and efficiently between all parties concerned when representing us in cases and providing professional analyses.”
Heidi Hang
“Heidi provides timely responses and professional services.”
Bo Zhou
“Lawyer Zhou is very professional and dedicated, and we are reassured by his presence.”
