Atty. Jeremy Aids Dominican Client in Settling Dispute with Chinese Shareholder

In a case involving a dispute over shareholder rights in a foreign-invested enterprise, Attorney Jeremy Hu, representing the foreign shareholder, successfully reached a settlement with the Chinese shareholder on behalf of the legal team of Senior Partner Larry Zhou at Landing (Shenzhen) Law Office.

In this case, a shareholder from the Dominican Republic and a Chinese partner co-founded a company in Shanghai. However, disputes arose during the company's operations, and the Chinese shareholder refused to disclose actual operational, asset, and financial information. This prevented the foreign shareholder from exercising their rights, leading to a deadlock.

After being engaged by the Dominican shareholder (the "client"), our lawyers quickly took action. Despite being a foreign shareholder, the client legally enjoyed shareholder rights to information under the Chinese Company Law and the company's articles of association. The Chinese shareholder's long-term refusal to provide key company information left the foreign shareholder unable to grasp the true state of the business.

Since China and the Dominican Republic have not signed a judicial assistance agreement, cross-border enforcement posed potential obstacles. Our client faced a double challenge: 

first, how to assert shareholder rights within the framework of Chinese law; and 

second, how to design a feasible path for rights protection when communication was blocked.

After in-depth research and based on practical experience, our lawyers provided the client with a legal memorandum for this case. After clearly outlining the boundaries of rights and action plans, the client resumed negotiations with the Chinese shareholder and turned the tide, gaining a favorable position.

Attorney Jeremy Hu actively participated in the client's negotiations with the other party throughout the process. Through joint efforts, both sides eventually reached a settlement, safeguarding the client's rights and interests. 

The client highly praised the professional legal services of Partner Larry's team, especially recognizing our legal team's outstanding ability in cross-border legal risk assessment and the design of localized negotiation strategies.

This case once again proves that under the wave of foreign investment, the protection of investors' rights and interests relies on domestic legal tools and judicial wisdom. In recent years, our legal team has successfully represented several similar cross-border corporate disputes and continues to provide comprehensive "legal + business" solutions for investors from various countries.