Our Team

Contact information

Phone

025-84599533

Fax

025-84599533

Address

28F, Jide Avenue, Changjiang Avenue 188, Nanjing, Jiangsu

Areas of expertise

International trade
Commercial litigation
Construction project
Maritime affairs
Defense on smuggling
Crimes by taking advantage of duty

Xi Chao/ Equity Senior Partner

Nanjing

HENGDU LAW FIRM NANJING OFFICE

Practice Description

Dr. Xi is the head of our Nanjing office.  He is very well connected in Jiangsu Province and is currently the head of Nanjing Lawyers Association.  Dr. Xi's main practice areas include Criminal Litigation, Business and Commercial Litigation. He has been recognized as one of top 15 lawyers with regional influence in China.

During his close working relation with government agencies, he not only acted as legislation advisor for Jiangsu Province, but also performce advisory duties for public security department regarding administrative litigations. He has received numourous awards from all levels of government agencies in Jiangsu Province. 

In academic circle, he is acting as several universities' master supervisor, and has been nominated for many academic honors. 

Representative Cases

Criminal Litigation

  • Smuggling Case:Representing an actual controllor of a technology group company in connection with his alleged smuggling and export-tax rebate cheat involving RMB 600 million+.  The client was successfully defended during the second instance.

  • Bribes Case:Representing a client in connection with his alleged misconduct, negligence and bribes taking in Kunshan case. The client was successfully defended during the case and was found not guilty.

  • Dangerous Driving Case:Representing a client in an alleged dangerous driving case and the prosecutor finally chose not to indict the client.

Maritime Law

  • Representing China's largest logistic company in connection with its compensation dispute with a international logistic company.

  • Representing Jiangsu's largest shipping company in its ship leasing contract dispute.

  • Representing a shipping company in its ship building contract dispute.

  • Representing an international cargo agent firm in its maritime shipping contract dispute.

  • Representing an engineering bureau with an ocean engineering firm's ship leasing contract dispute.

  • Representing Nanjing Navigation Bureau in its port engineering dispute with a Tianjin engineering firm.

Business and Corporate

  • Representing local government agency in its non-litigation issues with Red Star Macalline project.

  • Representing a A-share listing company in its export & import issues.

  • Representing a airport company in connection with its share transfer.

  • Representing Nanjing Dahua Film and Culture Company in its capital increase and share endowment.

  • Representing many film companies in a series of popular TV plays in China.

Administrative Litigation

  • Representing client in a dispute with local government's land requisition.

  • Representing a group company in connection with its administrative levy dispute with Nanjing City Government.

  • Representing a company in its administrative penalty dispute with local authorities.

  • Representing a company in its adminitrative litigation with Taizhou City Government.

  • Representing a company in its adminitrative dispute with Nantong City Bureau of Land and Resources.

  • Representing a real estate company in its dispute with Taizhou City Planning Bureau.

Civil Litigation

  • Representing a client in the first compensation case of stock market manipulation.

  • Representing an electronics technology firm in its share dispute (Jiangsu Government being a shareholder).

  • Representing an international trade company in its debt dispute.

  • Representing a leading electronics goup company in its domain and trademark dispute.

  • Representing a SOE in its bankruptcy and liquidation case.

  • Representing a Russian clients in its personal injury (during his business trip in China) compensation dispute.

  • Representing several leading real estate companies in its sales contract and leasing contract disputes.

Awards and Recognition

Dr. Xi has been awarded by all levels of governments and lawyers associations in Jiangsu Province and is a recognized leading lawyer by Ministry of Justice of PRC.  In 2020, he has been rrecognized as a top 15 lawyer with regional influence in China.

Previously his team's TMT practice was recognized by Chambers and Parners as a leading team in China.