Chengdu-headquartered Tahota Law Firm has hired 15 partners and one counsel, of whom 10 partners are joining the firm’s recently established office in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province.

The Taiyuan office, which was set up last month, is Tahota’s 13th office in China. The addition of the 10 new partners is expected to reinforce the firm’s expertise in energy & mining, environment & resources, PPP compliance, commercial dispute resolution, constructions, internet finance, M&A and restructuring. The Taiyuan office will work closely with the offices in Beijing and Shanghai.  

The other new hires have joined the firm’s offices in Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai, and Guiyang. 

The sole counsel among the new hires is trade lawyer Guogang Li, who joined the Beijing office from White & Case.  His areas of practice include inbound and outbound trade remedy cases, World Trade Organization negotiations and disputes, investigation and execution of U.S. trade laws, customs execution, regulatory issues involving trade and investment in China, and issues arising under China’s Anti-Monopoly law. 

Previously, Li served as a director in the Chinese Ministry of Commerce for 20 years, where he participated in more than 50 anti-dumping investigations, and designed many of China’s trade laws and regulations. 

With the new additions, Tahota now has 270 partners in China. 

泰和泰律师事务所迎来16位合伙人和顾问加盟

泰和泰律师事务所新近迎来16位合伙人和顾问的加盟，其中10位合伙人加入了泰和泰太原办公室。

太原办公室上个月正式设立，是泰和泰在中国区成立的第13个办公室。此次10位合伙人的加盟将进一步强化太原办公室在能源矿业、环境资源、PPP合规、商事争议、建设工程、互联网金融、并购重组等领域的业务实力。未来，太原办公室将协同北京、天津办公室成为泰和泰立足华北辐射全球的重要支点。

另外几位新加盟合伙人和顾问分别加入泰和泰北京、西安、上海、贵阳办公室。

李国刚律师是此次唯一作为顾问身份加入泰和泰的贸易专家。李国刚律师将在泰和泰（北京）律师事务所开展相关工作。加入泰和泰之前，李律师在美国伟凯律师事务所华盛顿办公室担任高级国际贸易顾问，主要从事进出口贸易救济案件、世界贸易组织谈判和纠纷、美国贸易法调查与执行、海关执行、中国投资贸易监管、中国反垄断法等相关事项。

早先，李律师还在中国商务部工作20余年，参与了50多起反倾销调查，设计了多项中国贸易法律法规。

至此，泰和泰中国区合伙人已近270名，在跨团队和跨区域合作等方面更加凸显优势。

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