Tony Xiang

Practice Areas

MR. XIANG SPECIALIZES IN REAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

Career

Before joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Xiang worked at another Chinese law firm from 2005 to 2007.

Experience

Real Estate acquisition and operation:

-Advised Mori Building on property management matters for Shanghai World Financial Center.

-Advised Singapore Government Investment Company on leasing matters for its Grade A office building in Shanghai.

-Represented Shanghai Expo Development Group in an office-retail cooperation development project located in the Urban Best Practices Area in Shanghai.

-Represented Marvell Semiconductor in its purchase of office buildings in Zhangjiang, Shanghai.

-Advised Citibank Group (as tenant) on its office, retail banking and data center leasing matters as well as its fitting-out projects in various cities of China.

-Advised Prologis, ESR, and Gazeley on their acquisition and development of industrial and warehousing facilities in China.

-Represented D.E.SHAW in the transfer of The Center, Shanghai.

-Represented Brookfield in the acquisition of China Xintiandi.

-Represented Hershey’s in the disposal of its industrial properties in different cities in China.

-Represented MW Group in its acquisition of a Grade A local design institution.

-Advised Nike (China) Co., Ltd. (as tenant) on its retail leasing matters in Shanghai, Beijing and other major cities in China

-Advised Bayer HealthCare Co., Ltd. (as tenant) on its office lease project in Beijing.

-Advised Starbucks on the leases of its coffee stores across China.

-Advised GAP on its leasing of retail stores in different cities of China.

-Advised Nord Anglia, Dulwich College in the build-to-suit projects for schools in various cities in China.

-Advised Diageo China Limited (as tenant) on its retail lease projects and fitting-out matters in Shanghai and Beijing.

-Advised Ralph Lauren on its retail lease and fitting-out of retail stores at Jinjiang Dickson Shopping Center, Westgate Mall Isetan Shopping Center and Sogo Shanghai Shopping Mall. Advised I.T. on its leasing of retail stores and its potential dispute with a landlord in Shanghai.

-Advised Zegna on its leasing of boutique stores in Shanghai, Beijing and other cities across China.

-Advised Daimler on its lease of workshops, warehousing facilities, training centers and other real estate and on its construction-related matters all over China.

-Advised Jebsen China Co., Ltd, a Porsche brand dealer, on its car 4-s store and workshop and its build-to-lease and lease projects around China.

-Advised FMC Corporation (as tenant) on its build-to-lease R&D center project in Shanghai.

-Advised Roche on real property purchase by its China R&D Center.

-Advised Nordson on its lease of manufacturing facilities in Shanghai.

-Advised on office and retail premises leases for a number of international clients, such as Hilton, Hershey’s, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Covanta, JPMorgan, and many other corporate clients.

Land acquisition and constrcution:

-Advised Bayer China on construction, EPC, and design contracts for its integrated plant in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park.

-Advised NIKE on construction matters for its China Logistics Center project in Suzhou Taicang, including drafting, reviewing and final account settling for construction, design, project management, survey and Jianli contracts.

-Advised Covanta on construction matters for its China plants.

-Advised Mary Kay on its renovation of its China headquarters.

-Advised Devro, a world-leading food manufacturer, on its land acquisition for and construction of its manufacturing facility in China.

-Advised Prologis and other leading industrial developers on land and warehousing facility acquisition and development projects in various regions of China.

-Advised Shaw, a world-leading carpet manufacturer, on its land acquisition for and construction of its manufacturing facility in China.

-Advised Hanesbrands Inc. on its land acquisition for its manufacturing facility in China.

-Advised Roche, AstraZeneca, Bioduro and other pharmaceutical companies on their plant construction and renovation projects.

-Advised MW Group, Aedas and other engineering and construction companies on various construction matters.

Dispute Resolution in real estate, construction and hospitality:

-Represented a leading real estate fund in dealing with SHIAC arbitration over transactional disputes with a leading Chinese real estate developer.

-Represented a world famous retailer in various arbitration cases in disputes over its build-to-lease projects in China.

-Represented a leading chemical company in SHIAC arbitration in a dispute over the office lease of its China headquarters in Shanghai.

-Represented a renowned international warehousing facilities developer in litigation in Guangzhou and arbitration before SCIA in disputes over final settlement and construction quality arising from the construction of high-end warehousing facilities developed by the company in Guangzhou, China.

-Represented a renowned engineering company in a series of arbitration cases before SHIAC and CIETAC due to a conflict between the two arbitral commissions and in the court enforcement proceeding.

-Represented a leading Fortune 500 company in dealing with disputes including final settlement arising from a general contract with a well-known Chinese contractor for the construction of the company’s headquarters in Shanghai, China.

-Represented a large foreign-invested enterprise in dealing with Shanghai Arbitration Commission arbitration against a well-known overseas project management company over disputes arising out of a project management agreement.

-Represented various project owners in litigation and arbitration over disputes arising out of equipment installation contracts, including boiler, elevator and GSHP.

-Represented world-leading hotel management companies in disputes arising out of management contracts in various locations in China.

Education