Leo Tian focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions. He has represented clients in industries such as agriculture, airlines, automotive, chemical, construction, financial services, health, Internet, manufacturing, mining, retailing and semiconductor.

Leo has advised clients on a full range of real estate investments with respect to lease, land auction, asset and equity acquisitions, green-field construction and related dispute resolution for both commercial and industrial properties.  Representative real estate transactions include:

• Representing a U.S. retailing giant in its restructuring in six cities of China
• Representing several large U.S. manufacturing companies in their green-field construction in China
• Representing various multinational companies in lease preparation and negotiations
• Representing a large U.S. real estate developer in its green-field real estate development project in Shanghai
• Representing a major U.S. real estate fund in its acquisition of several commercial properties in western China

Leo's recent experience on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and other inbound investment includes:

• Representing a U.S. manufacturing company in its asset acquisition of a Chinese domestic company
• Representing a large U.S. company in its acquisition of a Chinese domestic bio-technology company
• Advising a U.S. automotive company in the establishment of a joint venture with a Chinese domestic company
• Representing a U.S. retailing giant in its restructuring of Chinese subsidiaries
• Advising a U.S. audio solution provider in its establishment of a regional headquarters and a flagship store in China
• Representing several U.S. chemical companies in their green-field investments in China
• Advising a Fortune 100 U.S. health services provider in the acquisition of a Chinese company
• Advising a Fortune 500 Japanese company in its anti-trust filing in China