Xiaoqiang Qian

Practice Areas

Mr. Xiaoqiang QIAN is the Partner of Haiwen & Partners. Mr. Qian's practice focuses on antitrust and competition law and Intellectual Property Related Dispute Resolution, Mr. Qian has expertise in dealing with high-profile and complicated antitrust filing / investigation / litigation，and cases in the intersection of Intellectual Property Law and Anti-monopoly law.

Career

Mr. Qian joined Haiwen in July 2021 as partner. Before joining Haiwen, He worked for another large domestic law firm. Previously, Mr. Qian worked in various departments including the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, and also worked in the Economic and Commercial Section of the Consulate General of the PRC in New York for three years.

Work Highlights

Represented TCL in antitrust lawsuit and anti-unfair competition lawsuit arising from the dispute with Ericsson over Standard Essential Patents

Represented a leading company in the ICT field in antitrust administrative investigation, antitrust lawsuit and FRAND royalty-rate-setting lawsuit arising from the dispute with a patent pool over Standard Essential Patents

Advised a leading company in the field of high-tech materials in antitrust administrative investigation

Advised a port company responding to antitrust administrative investigation

Provided antitrust compliance and training services for a port group company

Represented Danfoss A/S in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its acquisition of Businesses of Eaton Corporation plc and obtained conditional approval from China State Administration for Market Regulation

Represented Cargotec Oyj in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its acquisition of Businesses of TTS Group ASA and obtained conditional approval from China State Administration for Market Regulation (the transaction involves horizontal concentration between Top 1 & Top 2 players in the global marine and offshore market)

Represented Yunnan Energy New Materials Group in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its acquisition of Suzhou Jieli (the transaction involves horizontal concentration between Top 1 and Top 2 players in China market of lithium-ion battery separator by wet process)

Represented Sharp Corporation in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of acquisition of Sakai Display Products Corporation

Represented Danfoss A/S in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of acquisition of the equity in Semikron

Represented Golden Lincoln Holdings II Limited in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of acquisition of certain business of Maersk Logistics & Services International A/S

Represented Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C. and Mubadala Investment Company PJSC in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of their acquisition of equity in Pioneer UK Midco 1 Limited (UK)

Represented Sino French Water Development Company Limited in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its joint venture partnership with Shandong Public Water Group Co., Ltd.

Represented Air China in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of the acquisition of the equity in Shandong Airlines Group

Represented Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its acquisition of equity in Tibet Autonomous Region Mining Development Corporation

Represented Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its acquisition of equity in Chongqing Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.

Represented China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its joint venture partnership with Yixing City Traffic Industry Group and other companies

Represented North Huajin Chemical Industries Group Corporation in connection with notification of concentration of undertakings in respect of its joint venture partnership with Saudi Aramco Asia Company Limited