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20231229日,北京市高级人民法院就京东诉阿里巴巴滥用市场支配地位一案作出一审判决,支持京东诉讼请求,认定阿里巴巴集团及旗下天猫平台实施“二选一”垄断行为对京东造成严重损害,判决阿里巴巴向京东赔偿10亿元人民币。

京东在一份声明中指出:此次判决不仅是京东反抗“二选一”垄断行为的一次公正裁决,更是以法治维护市场公平竞争秩序的标志性时刻,也将是中国反垄断法治进程中浓墨重彩的一笔。

阿里则向多家媒体回复道:“我们已获悉此消息,我们尊重法院的判决结果。”

中伦、天元律师事务所在本案中代理京东集团。据悉,本案自2017年底启动后,历时近七年,涵括了互联网平台反垄断领域极其复杂和艰深的问题。

中伦团队由合伙人吴鹏全程参与并负责。合伙人孙芳龙负责本案实体审理阶段,合伙人张德才、张力负责本案的管辖权异议阶段,合伙人赵靖对本案有重要贡献,合伙人刘用印、方建伟为本案提供了大力支持。

天元团队中,案件的行政举报环节相关代理工作由合伙人黄伟律师和朱凡律师负责,诉讼环节由黄伟律师和杨毅律师作为代理人出庭。天元反垄断团队其它多位律师不同程度介入和协助本案。

JD.com, represented by Zhong Lun and Tian Yuan, wins antimonopoly lawsuit against Alibaba

Chinese online retailer JD.com has won a lawsuit against rival Alibaba, which was fined 1 billion yuan ($140.68 million) for monopolistic practices.

The High People's Court of Beijing ruled that Alibaba Group Holding Limited along with Zhejiang Tmall Network Co and Zhejiang Tmall Technology Co had abused their market dominance and adopted monopolistic practices known as "choosing one from two" causing JD.com severe damage.

"This ruling is not only a fair decision for JD's resistance against the 'choose one out of two' monopoly, but a landmark moment in upholding market fairness and competition order through the rule of law," JD’s statement said. "It will be a significant moment in China's anti-monopoly legal process."

An Alibaba spokesperson told Reuters they were aware of the ruling and "respect the court's decision".

Zhong Lun law firm and Tian Yuan Law Firm represented JD.com in this case, which has spanned nearly seven years since its initiation in late 2017. The case encompassed highly complex and profound issues in the field of internet platform antitrust.

For the Zhong Lun team, partner Wu Peng played a pivotal role throughout the project. Partner Sun Fanglong was responsible for the substantive trial phase, while partners Zhang Decai and Zhang Li handled jurisdictional objections. Partner Zhao Jing made significant contributions to the case, and partners Liu Yongyin and Fang Jianwei provided substantial support to the case.

In the Tian Yuan team, the administrative reporting aspect of the case is handled by partners Huang Wei and Zhu Fan, while the litigation stage is represented in court by Huang Wei and Yang Yi. Other lawyers from the Antitrust Team are involved and assist with the case to varying degrees.

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