Professional Education Background

- Hubei University - Bachelor's Degree  

- Renmin University of China - Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Work Experience 

- June 2006 - Present: Han Ding United Law Firm, Beijing  

- May 2002 - May 2006: Kangda Law Firm, Beijing  

- April 1999 - April 2002: Baoding Law Firm, Beijing  

Specialized Areas  

Contract Law, Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law. Expertise in domestic and foreign civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, as well as non-litigation matters such as corporate mergers, acquisitions, and listings.

Key Achievements

1. Acquisition project of state-owned shares of Foshan Lighting by OSRAM (Germany)  

2. Participation in joint venture projects between VAE GmbH (Austria), BWG (Germany), and China Railway Shanhaiguan Bridge Group Co., Ltd.  

3. Represented Tiankelong Group in a property dispute case against the European Commercial Development Investment Management Center  

4. Represented Hong Kong Weichang Trading Co., Ltd. in an international commercial arbitration case with Zhejiang Zhongwang and Weida Companies concerning international goods sales contracts  

5. Represented China Insurance Regulatory Commission in an administrative litigation case against the administrative review decision made regarding Huang Jinrong  

6. Represented Chint Group Co., Ltd. in a patent infringement dispute with Schneider Electric (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.  

7. Represented Chint Electric Co., Ltd. in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case against Shenyang Chint Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.  

8. Represented Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. in a maritime cargo transport insurance contract dispute with Minmetals (Nanjing) International Trade Co., Ltd.  

9. Represented Huaxin Securities Co., Ltd. in a contract dispute regarding entrusted wealth management services  

10. Represented Tianjin Automotive Group Co., Ltd. in a product quality dispute involving group litigation  

Previous Legal Advisory and Litigation Services

Huang Tao has provided legal advisory and litigation, arbitration services to several companies and government agencies, including Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd., China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation, China National Building Material Group Corporation, Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd., Huaxin Securities Co., Ltd., and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.