Mr. Xiaobo He, an esteemed alumnus of Tongji University with both LLB and LLM degrees, has been a pivotal member of Watson & Band since 2006, focusing on civil and commercial litigation and arbitration for both domestic and foreign clients.
Mr. He is distinguished by his profound legal knowledge, noted for his analytical depth, meticulous precision, and integrity. He excels in optimizing clients' positions through innovative legal strategies and effective negotiation, especially in complex litigation contexts. He is an expert in resolving disputes over corporate and commercial matters, economic contracts, real estates and intellectual property rights. He has accumulated rich experience through the years of practices and is well-recognized among the clients.
In the civil and commercial law field, Mr. He represented Baosteel Group and its subsidiaries to resolve a series of steel trading crisis due to fund rupture of steel dealers, employing both contentious and non-contentious methods to minimize client losses. He represented Wison Group and handled a series of lawsuits involving financial, construction projects and lease disputes. He also participated in the resolution of a dispute arising from assembled funds trust on behalf of Minmetals International Trust Co., Ltd. Mr. He acted on behalf of Oriental Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in handling the dispute over a financial claims assignment contract; he participated in a dispute with a securities company over the liability for securities margins on behalf of the creditor; and he served as a legal counsel for the Shanghai Branch Office of China Ping An Property Insurance Co., Ltd., assisting in claim settlement.
In the field of competition law, Mr. He has successfully represented clients in various high-profile cases. He resolved a dispute involving enterprise name and trademark for Beijing WHI. In unfair competition matters, he represented Bloomberg LLP and Blizzard Entertainment Inc., protecting Bloomberg's professional services and Blizzard's famous game products from infringement. Mr. He also defended Momentive in a series of trade secret infringement disputes and advocated for Wind in an unfair competition case involving Wind's financial information terminal. In all these instances, Mr. He effectively enforced his clients' business reputation and safeguarded their intangible assets. Notably, several of these cases were recognized as Top 10 IP Cases of their respective years.
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