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Tuo Tuo
Position: Senior Partner
E-mail:tuo.tuo@dentons.cn
Office location:Beijing
Phone:010-58137756

Mr. Tuo Tuo is Partner and member of the Dispute Resolution team in Dentons’ Beijing office. Mr. Tuo has more than 15 years of extensive experiences in dispute resolution, merger & acquisition, foreign direct investment, outbound investment and corporate matters.

Mr. Tuo has represented many large and medium-sized Chinese enterprises in their domestic and out-bound mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring and other investment projects by providing legal services including but not limited to due diligence, project planning, documents drafting, project negotiations etc.

He has extensive expertise and experience in representing foreign companies and entrepreneurs in their investment projects in China, such as setting up joint ventures or wholly owned subsidiaries, and merger & acquisition of Chinese companies or assets; his service covers the whole life cycle of foreign investment projects in China, from initial investment planning and due diligence to the drafting of documentation, participation of project negotiations, assistance in the governmental approval process, and liquidation and dissolution of foreign invested enterprises.

Mr. Tuo has been acting as long-term external legal counsel for many domestic-funded companies to provide comprehensive legal advices to their businesses and operations in China, including but not limited to participation in project negotiations, preparation of legal documentation, review of various types of commercial contracts/agreements, coordination in local government-related matters, advice in labor and social benefit matters, and so on.

Mr. Tuo has also acted as counsel in many civil litigations and arbitrations, and has provided legal services to the principals, such as case analysis, legal documents drafting and participation in the trial.

Experience

M&A Cases:

  • Representing a major Chinese media group in its investment in a famous financial media company
  • Representing the largest state-owned company of Malaysia in its acquisition of shares of a leading public utilities service provider in Beijing
  • Representing a listed company in US in its acquisition of a domestic mining industry company
  • Representing a major Finnish listed company in its acquisition of a group of 5 private-owned pipe manufacturing companies in Hebei Province
  • Representing a major Chinese state-owned coal and energy group company in its acquisition of several coal mines in Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia

Outbound Investment Cases:

  • Representing a listed company in Shanghai Stock Exchange in its acquisition of a listed company in India
  • Representing a large Chinese state-owned enterprise in its investment in Philippines
  • Representing a large Chinese state-owned enterprise in its acquisition of a cobalt and nickel mining company in Cameroon, and providing legal services inside and outside as required by the client

FDI Cases:

  • Representing a global leading company in electronics and electrical engineering in its acquisition of assets of a leading Chinese private telecommunication company
  • Representing the largest feed company in Europe in its establishment of a joint venture company in China
  • Participating in several clean energy development projects of an investment management consulting company in UK
  • Advising two wholly foreign-owned enterprises established by two famous transnational enterprises in US in relation to their corporate compliance issues

Corporate Legal Services Cases:

  • Representing a large Internet company located in Beijing
  • Representing a large artists management company located in Beijing
  • Representing a Sino-foreign joint venture engaged in the fluorite mining industry located in Inner Mongolia
  • Representing a comprehensive human resource service company located in Beijing, which is wholly owned by a state-owned enterprise

Litigation & Arbitration Cases:

  • Participating in a litigation in relation to a service contract dispute of a state-owned enterprise
  • Participating in an arbitration in relation to a debt dispute of a state-owned enterprise
  • Participating in a litigation in relation to a project cooperation contract dispute of a state-owned enterprise
  • Participating in a litigation in relation to a technology development contract dispute of a state-owned enterprise
  • Participating in a litigation in relation to the transfer of shares of a large private enterprise
  • Participating in a litigation in relation to dispute on financial compensation for relocation provided by the municipal government
  • Participating in a litigation in relation to the nonfeasance of an administration of industry and commerce
  • Participating in a labor dispute arbitration in relation to employment relationship and remuneration

Activities and Affiliations

Prior and Present Employment

  • Partner/Associate, Dentons’ Beijing office, 2011 to date
  • Director, Godia Capital Partners, 2010 - 2011
  • Deputy General Manager of Legal Risk Control Center, China Asset Management Corporation, 2009 - 2010
  • International Associate, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Beijing office, 2004 – 2008
  • Counsel, China Asset Management Corporation, 2001 – 2007