Li Guolin is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Group at Guantao Beijing office. He is a licensed Chinese lawyer and a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant (CPA). With extensive experience in dispute resolution, corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, and taxation, he offers clients comprehensive solutions to complex legal issues. His primary areas of expertise include civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, enforcement, and corporate / M&A. He has handled numerous intricate cases with significant financial stakes in various institutions, including the Supreme Court and multiple regional courts, as well as arbitration centers such as CIETAC and BAC. He has served clients such as central state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations, financial institutions, large private enterprises, and corporate executives.

Practice Areas
Civil and Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Enforcement, Corporate / M&A

Representative Cases

Litigation, Arbitration, and Enforcement:

Investment and Financing Disputes

• Represented a securities company in a stock rights confirmation dispute before the Shandong High Court.

• Represented a central state-owned enterprise engaged in international engineering contracting in an independent guarantee fraud dispute before the Shanxi High Court.

• Provided legal services for a series of arbitration and litigation disputes, including equity repurchase, non-compete, and infringement disputes between the founder of an educational institution and the equity acquirer.

• Represented a PE fund in a Shenzhen project investment dispute before CIETAC.

• Represented a PE fund in a Shanghai project investment dispute before CIETAC.

• Represented a securities company in several securities margin trading disputes before BAC.

• Represented the controlling shareholder of a listed company in a financing dispute before BAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a listed company in a share transfer dispute with the controlling shareholder of a competing company before BAC.

• Represented a PE fund in a share repurchase dispute with a shareholder of a film company before BAC.

• Represented an investor in a VIE structure listing dispute before SHIAC.

• Represented two PE funds in a share repurchase dispute involving an educational training institution before CIETAC.

• Represented a PE fund in a lawsuit concerning a share repurchase dispute with the founding shareholder of a company.

• Represented a company engaged in distressed asset disposal in a debt transfer dispute with a mining company before BAC.

• Represented a mattress company in a share transfer dispute related to a Hebei project before BAC.

• Represented a pet technology company in a share transfer dispute with the founder of a pet hospital before BAC.

• Represented a PE fund in a lawsuit concerning an investment dispute before the Shenzhen Intermediate Court.

• Represented a financial institution in a large loan dispute and related guarantee disputes before the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court.

• Represented a golf club in a loan dispute before BAC.

• Represented a foreign-invested company in loan dispute litigation, enforcement proceedings, and the process of debt settlement with 15 properties before Chaoyang District Court.

• Represented a film company in a loan dispute lawsuit before Miyun District Court and Beijing No. 3 Intermediate Court.

• Provided legal services for a SOE in a retrial case concerning a guarantee contract dispute at the Supreme Court.

• Provided legal services for a SOE in an independent guarantee dispute at the Xinjiang High Court and the Supreme Court.

Construction Disputes

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a construction contract dispute before the Shandong High Court.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in an African project construction contract dispute before BAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a state-controlled listed company in two photovoltaic EPC disputes before CIETAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a state-controlled listed company in an environmental project dispute before CIETAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a design contract dispute before SHAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a Swedish furniture company in an electrical construction dispute before CIETAC.

• Represented a SOE in a construction contract dispute before the Baotou Intermediate Court.

• Represented the actual contractor in a dispute related to a government project before the Hangzhou Binjiang District Court.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a tunnel construction dispute lawsuit.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a directional drilling construction dispute lawsuit.

• Provided legal services for a SOE in a construction contract dispute lawsuit at the Hebei High Court.

• Provided legal services for an electricity company in a construction contract dispute lawsuit at the Inner Mongolia High Court.

Real Estate Disputes

• Provided legal services for a company in a land development contract dispute exceeding 5 billion yuan against a municipal government at the Tianjin High Court and the Supreme Court.

• Represented a subsidiary of a listed real estate company in an arbitration case regarding a Wuhan real estate project before BAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a Singapore real estate development company in a commodity sales contract dispute before TJAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a leasing dispute lawsuit before the Guangzhou Baiyun District Court.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a leasing dispute regarding employee dormitories.

Corporate Governance Disputes

• Represented a multinational environmental services company in a litigation regarding harm to corporate interests before the Hebei High Court.

• Represented a PE fund in a lawsuit regarding the validity of a shareholders' meeting resolution of a mining company before the Jiangxi High Court .

• Represented a multinational environmental services company in a dissolution dispute lawsuit before the Hejian Intermediate Court.

Goods Sale Contract Disputes

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a sales contract dispute lawsuit before the Chongqing High Court.

• Represented a listed company in an equipment procurement contract dispute before BAC.

• Represented a subsidiary of a Swiss breast pump company in a sales contract dispute before CIETAC Shanghai Branch.

• Represented a multinational technology company in several software and hardware sales contract dispute lawsuits.

• Represented a foreign oil company in a goods sale contract dispute lawsuit with an oil technology company.

Other Disputes

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in an offshore platform contract dispute before CMAC.

• Represented a SOE in applying for recognition and enforcement of an HKIAC arbitration award.

• Represented an investor of a partnership enterprise in objection proceedings to enforcement before the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate Court and Beijing High Court.

• Represented a central SOE in an administrative litigation case concerning business registration in Tianjin Binhai New Area.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in a contract dispute lawsuit against a district education committee and a school.

• Represented a subsidiary of a central SOE in an LNG cooperation agreement dispute lawsuit against a construction enterprise.

• Represented a dairy company in a creditor's right of revocation litigation against a distributor. 

• Assisted a subsidiary of a central SOE in revoking the false registration of three subsidiaries.

• Represented an individual in filing a supervision application with the Fujian Provincial Prosecutor's Office regarding a private lending case.

• Assisted a Japanese steel company in bankruptcy proceedings against a domestic debtor.

• Represented an entrepreneur in resolving inheritance disputes, shareholder qualification confirmation disputes, and related cases.

Consulting, Mediation, Negotiation, and Dispute Prevention:

• Provided legal services for a subsidiary of a real estate listed company in mediation and settlement of cooperation disputes.

• Provided legal services for a joint venture dispute involving a real estate subsidiary of a central SOE.

• Offered legal consultation on potential disputes for several equity investment projects of a state-owned fund.

• Provided legal services for debt restructuring matters of a listed company and its controlling shareholder.

• Provided legal services for legal training on securities false representation for a listed company group.

• Assisted a central SOE group with contract template drafting projects.

• Provided legal services for a real estate development company in a dispute with a foreign partner regarding a Tongzhou project.

• Provided legal services for a multinational food and beverage company participating in the judicial auction of a company’s equity.

• Assisted a university professor in a joint venture dispute with a listed company.

• Provided legal services for a provincial LNG investment company in handling disputes related to the transfer of pipeline assets.

• Assisted a real estate company with its construction contract template revision project.

• Provided legal services for the categorization and analysis of disputes for a real estate company..

• Provided expert witness services on complex Chinese taxation and customs issues in a cross-border M&A arbitration case represented by an overseas law firm.

Transaction:

• Provided comprehensive legal services for a real estate development company in primary and secondary development projects in the Baishi Mountain Scenic Area of Hebei Province.

• Advised an overseas company in acquiring a domestic bottle cap company.

• Advised a dairy company on acquiring two dairy companies in Xinjiang.

• Advised a dairy company in transferring equity in a project company in Ningxia.

• Provided legal services for the relocation and liquidation of a employee shareholding platform.

• Assisted a PE fund in investing in multiple real estate projects in Beijing, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, etc.

• Provided legal services for a foreign biopharmaceutical company in establishing a joint venture with a Chinese company.

• Assisted an investor in the restructuring prior to the overseas listing of a domestic company with a VIE structure.

Qualifications

PRC Bar

Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing member)

Professional Experience

• Guantao Law Firm, Partner

• Zhong Lun Law Firm, Trainee, Associate and Senior Associate

• Kejie Law Firm, Paralegal

• Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Certified Public Accountants LLP Beijing Branch, Associate

Education
Bachelor of Laws, China University of Political Science and Law

Language Skills

• Chinese Mandarin

• English