Mr. Youjun Tang focuses on major, complex, and cutting-edge dispute resolution in the capital markets sector, dedicated to providing comprehensive legal services for various enterprises, investment institutions, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives. Core business areas include disputes related to investment and financing, M&A and restructuring, corporate governance, and control disputes.

Since beginning his practice, Mr. Tang has represented numerous significant cases involving substantial amounts in controversy, achieving key victories for clients in the Supreme People's Court, several High People's Courts, as well as institutions like the CIETAC and the SCIA. His clients include Luxshare Precision, Eve Energy, GAC Group, China Construction Bank, Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, Jinshang Bank, Guangxi Jintou, Guosen Securities, Oriental Asset, and Nan Tai Group. Additionally, Mr. Tang continues to delve into research on disputes involving listed companies, having written and published a series of research reports and commentary articles such as "Litigation Observations on Listed Companies."

• Represented a major Chinese state-owned financial enterprise in its appeal before the Supreme People's Court concerning a property-for-debt settlement agreement. Despite the client losing entirely at first instance and facing highly unfavorable factual findings in a related Supreme Court judgment, we secured a victory by obtaining a Supreme Court ruling remanding the case for retrial. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 700 million. The case involved complex legal issues including share transfer by way of guarantee and the determination of malicious collusion, and was intertwined with multiple related proceedings and parties, establishing a benchmark for the handling of similar cases.
• Represented a local Chinese government authority in its retrial application before the Supreme People's Court concerning an entrustment agreement for demolition and resettlement. Within an extremely tight timeframe, we identified the key facts reflected in the client's project archives spanning nearly two decades, and presented them clearly to the court through visual charts. We ultimately achieved a victory for the client, with the Supreme Court dismissing the opposing party's retrial application. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 350 million.
• Represented a Chinese asset management company in a fund investment exit dispute with the controlling shareholder of a listed company. Facing the dual disadvantages of an ambiguously worded fund contract and significant legal obstacles to the exit route, we assisted the client in rectifying contractual deficiencies and solidifying key facts prior to litigation. We ultimately achieved a comprehensive victory in the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court and the Guangdong High People's Court. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 500 million.
• Represented a Chinese supply chain service enterprise in defending against malicious litigation commenced during its IPO preparation. After the client was at a clear disadvantage in the first two hearings at first instance, we reviewed nearly 10,000 pages of evidentiary materials and clarified the details of nearly 1,000 transactions. This enabled us to fully restore for the court the true nature of the parties' relationship, which was held to be an export agency arrangement despite being structured as sales contracts. We achieved a comprehensive victory in the Jiaxing Intermediate People's Court and the Zhejiang High People's Court, with all of the opposing party's claims being dismissed. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 326 million.
• Represented the labor union of a Chinese state-owned bank in a series of disputes concerning the return of securities and liability for damages to shareholders' interests against the controlling shareholder of a listed company. The case involved a host of complex legal issues including the characterization of a nominee shareholding arrangement in the legal person shares of a listed company, the return and disposal of restricted shares, consideration payments for the split-share structure reform, and the lifting of share sale moratoriums. With almost no precedents for reference, we assisted the client in achieving the full transfer of the subject shares and related dividends, and successfully obtained a final judgment lifting the restrictions on the shares. This appropriately resolved a long-standing legacy issue concerning the rights of over 1,800 retired employees that had persisted for over a decade. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 200 million.
• Represented a Chinese financial enterprise in a series of contract disputes with a bank. The case involved a multi-layered transaction structure of trust and asset management schemes, further complicated by the interplay of civil and criminal liabilities. Initially, the client faced the dual obstacles of criminal proceedings hindering the civil trial and jurisdictional challenges raised by the opposing party. Our team actively responded to the jurisdictional review, conducted in-depth research on the intersection of civil and criminal liabilities, and produced a special research report. This strategy successfully persuaded the court to proceed with the civil trial. Concurrently, we deeply analyzed the substance of the transaction and regulatory policy trends, devising a comprehensive solution that addressed both commercial arrangements and legal application. Ultimately, through a parallel strategy of litigation and commercial negotiations, we compelled the opposing party to initiate a settlement, resulting in the full recovery of the client's losses. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 3.8 billion.
• Represented the majority shareholder of a large Chinese private enterprise in internal disputes with minority shareholders. Facing a series of 7 lawsuits filed by the minority shareholders over three years, our legal team devised an overarching strategy and achieved comprehensive victories at all stages of the proceedings, including first instance, second instance, retrial, and enforcement. This ultimately forced the minority shareholders to reach a settlement with the majority shareholder and withdraw all pending claims and appeals. Our legal work in this case prevented the minority shareholders from realizing their unreasonable demands, allowed the company to resume normal operations, and averted substantial losses.
• Represented a well-known entrepreneur in a matrimonial joint debt dispute. After the client suffered a complete loss at first instance, we intervened in the proceedings before the Guangdong High People's Court and achieved a highly favorable outcome at the hearing. Following the hearing, the opposing party proactively sought a settlement with our client. We successfully reduced the client's liability from RMB 120 million to RMB 35 million, significantly alleviating their debt burden.
• Represented a Chinese real estate development company in a private lending dispute. After the opposing party's use of false evidence led to a complete loss for the client at first instance, we represented the client in an appeal to the Hunan High People's Court. We obtained a ruling remanding the case for retrial, and ultimately achieved a comprehensive victory for the client throughout the first instance retrial in the Huaihua Intermediate People's Court, the second instance retrial in the Hunan High People's Court, and the subsequent retrial proceedings. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 40 million.
• Represented a state-owned bank branch in a lawsuit concerning liability for company liquidation. The case involved legacy issues arising from the bank's early self-operated industrial and commercial entities, with the dispute spanning over a decade. After the client suffered a complete loss at first instance, we represented it in an appeal to the Hubei High People's Court. After four court hearings, we ultimately obtained a victory with a ruling remanding the case for retrial. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 30 million.
• Represented a Chinese joint-stock bank in a financial loan contract dispute with a well-known real estate group, heard by the Taiyuan Intermediate People's Court and the Shanxi High People's Court. At the time of engagement, the debtor's creditworthiness was already demonstrably poor. To seize the initiative and realize the creditor's rights as quickly as possible, our legal team thoroughly argued the necessity of promptly initiating litigation and devised a strategy to add additional parties liable for the debt. By investigating the asset information of all defendants, we identified their most valuable assets and successfully assisted the client in securing the first priority seizure, ultimately obtaining a favorable judgment. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 930 million.
• Represented a Chinese state-owned asset management company in a loan contract dispute with a listed company, its de facto controller, and its affiliates. In response to the debtor's repeated delays in repayment, we formulated a detailed litigation and preservation plan. We strategically initiated the lawsuit at a critical juncture in the listed company's capital operations and secured the preservation of its affiliates' core assets and shares in the listed company. This forced the opposing party to agree to a settlement within one month of the lawsuit being filed, resulting in the swiftest possible issuance of an enforceable mediation document. When the debtor's cash assets proved insufficient, we assisted the client in applying for enforcement, successfully completing the procedures for the transfer of all properties in satisfaction of the debt. The dispute amount was approximately RMB 650 million.
• Represented a Chinese financial holding company in a entrusted loan contract dispute with a listed company, its de facto controller, and an infrastructure investment company. Our team, through channels such as listed company announcements, identified information about land intended to be transferred out of the respondent's name. By precisely securing the preservation of the respondent's critical assets and reasonably advancing settlement negotiations, we successfully completed the arbitration preservation just before the land transfer was finalized. This compelled the opposing party to introduce a third-party investor and settle with the client, resulting in the payment of all amounts including legal fees. Ultimately, we recovered the full claim amount of RMB 350 million for the client, including legal costs.
• Represented a Chinese asset management company in a cross-border M&A contract dispute with the de facto controller of a listed company, heard by the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. The case involved complex transaction structures and legal issues. Both parties were leading enterprises and well-known listed companies in their respective industries, and the dispute attracted significant market and industry attention. Concurrently, the client, as an asset management company, faced immense pressure from its investors. Our team devised a comprehensive litigation strategy for the client, successfully assisted in the replacement of preserved assets, and ultimately compelled the plaintiff to withdraw the lawsuit. As a result, the client was able to forfeit the acquirer's RMB 100 million deposit.
• Represented an investment company under a state-owned bank in a partnership dispute before the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA). This case was a typical project exit dispute involving a partnership as the investment vehicle. The core disputes centered on the characterization of the legal relationships between the parties and the validity of a "full recourse" undertaking issued by certain partners. Through extensive discussions, analysis, and comprehensive legal research, our team persuaded the arbitral tribunal to accept our arguments based on principles of legal application and commercial transaction logic. We ultimately achieved a comprehensive victory for the investment company, recovering losses exceeding RMB 170 million.