Leveraging professional expertise to safeguard complex transactions and resolving disputes with holistic wisdom

Tianni Law Firm is a leading practitioner in M&A dispute resolution in China, deeply involved in the entire process of handling disputes in large-scale, complex, and innovative M&A transactions both domestically and internationally. We represent diverse stakeholders in M&A transactions, including buyers, sellers, lenders, financial advisors, and target companies, providing precise legal services at every stage from transaction planning to dispute resolution. Our clients include key participants in the M&A ecosystem, such as domestic and international enterprises, investment banks, venture capital funds, private equity funds, commercial banks, insurance companies, and industrial groups.

Core Service Areas

• Transaction Document Performance Disputes (Breach of contract disputes involving equity transfer agreements, asset purchase agreements, valuation adjustment mechanisms, etc.)
• Transaction Structure Defects Disputes (Valuation adjustments, payment terms, closing conditions disputes)
• Control Struggles and Shareholder Rights Disputes (Board seat disputes, conflicts arising from the exercise of preemptive rights/veto rights)
• Special Disputes in Cross-Border M&A (VIE structure disputes, foreign investment access restrictions disputes, international arbitration enforcement)

Related Area Collaborative Support

Leveraging the integrated collaboration advantages of our law firm, our dispute resolution team seamlessly integrates with professional groups specializing in securities, banking and finance, antitrust, labor law, taxation, intellectual property, and real estate. For complex disputes in M&A transactions (such as “conflicts between equity repurchase trigger conditions and antitrust review” and “overlapping cross-border payment defaults and foreign exchange control compliance”), we provide a three-dimensional solution combining “law + business + industry,” ensuring that dispute resolution complies with both legal regulations and the original intent of the transaction.

Dispute Prevention and Risk Control

Beyond dispute resolution itself, we excel at helping clients anticipate potential risks (such as disputes over compensation for unmet performance commitments or disputes over the attribution of profits and losses during the transition period) in the early stages of a transaction through methods such as drafting and reviewing transaction documents, designing post-closing obligations, and optimizing dispute triggering mechanisms. This allows us to proactively build risk isolation barriers and reduce the probability of future disputes.

Our Team: Led by senior lawyers with extensive experience in M&A disputes, our team members possess a combined background of “transaction lawyer + dispute lawyer,” familiar with the structural logic and commercial demands of M&A transactions, and proficient in arbitration, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures.