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Our practice mirrors the breadth and diversity of international business activities in China today. We are uniquely positioned to handle a full range of business transactions and problems, from antidumping proceedings, competition law & anti-monopoly to complex transactions in the investment, commercial, IT, environment, financial and capital markets. We also represent and advise clients in connection with commercial arbitration and litigation.  
   
INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
COMPETITION AND ANTI-MONOPOLY  
CORPORATE AND DIRECT INVESTMENT  
ENTERPRISE MERGER AND ACQUISITION  
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS  
ENVIRONMENT LAW  
ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION  
   
INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
T&D advises and represents its clients with respect to international trade proceedings, such as the following: antidumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures, unfair trade practices,import and export control requirements, customs law, rules of origin, market access, product classification issues, transfer pricing. In addition, we advise and represent our clients in the World Trade Organization, GATT and related procedures, dispute settlement mechanisms, lobbying before authorities and political representatives.  
   
COMPETITION AND ANTI-MONOPOLY  
T&D enjoys a good reputation in China’s competition law practices. We assisted our clients successfully participated in many competition related disputes. China’s Anti-trust Law is in the process of drafting and to be enacted early 2006, we keeps close eyes on this process and participate this drafting from the very beginning. T&D provides advised on anti-trust issues to many of multinational companies and state-owned corporation.  
   
CORPORATE AND DIRECT INVESTMENT  
T&D Associates regularly counsels overseas investors in their investment projects in China. We help enlist Chinese investment partners and map out methods of investment best suited to the projects at hand. Such efforts have resulted in ventures with Sino-foreign companies, Sino-foreign cooperative enterprises, foreign-funded firms, proprietary companies, permanent agencies in China of foreign enterprises and other organizational forms of production or operation in China. We also provide advice on investments and general business procedures within China as well as negotiate and draft contracts and other legal documents.  
 
ENTERPRISE MERGER AND ACQUISITION  
We believe that merger and acquisition legal services are of growing importance to our clients in modern China. Our lawyers represent our clients in acquisition, restructuring, consolidation and disposition of existing assets, including their onshore and offshore ownership interests and areas of service.  
   
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
With the importance of the intangible assets kept in mind, T&D assists its clients in creating, protecting, and enforcing intellectual property rights, including registration of patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, patents, and their constant renewal. Likewise, T&D assists its clients in preparing intellectual property rights, transfer agreements, franchise agreements, and license agreements for the use of patents and trademarks. Our lawyers have advised many leading high technology companies with respect to their investment and intellectual property issues in China.  
   
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS  
Our lawyers have extensive experience in the field of general commercial transactions involving both domestic and international clients. We have developed specialized expertise in advising on commercial contracts, licensing, quotas, and customs procedures in foreign trade. We endeavor to help clients select the best option for resolving commercial disputes arising within China.  
 
ENVIRONMENT LAW  
Due to the economy’s rapid development and expansion, China is facing more and more seriousenvironmental problems. Environment protection has become a concern with both the public as well as the government. T&D advises its clients on how to pay careful attention to these environmental problems and adjust their policies accordingly. We have an experienced team that specializes in environmental law and are confident in our knowledge of China’s environmental problems.  
   
ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION  
Arbitration and litigation has long been andremains T&D Associates' core strength. We have substantial arbitration experience, both in general international arbitration and China-related disputes. We have also represented and assisted clients by supervising litigation in Chinese courts as well as providing advice on how to carry out the arbitration orders, administrative resolutions, and court verdicts.