Antitrust Law， WTO and International Trade， Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution，
Gao has extensive experience adivsing on antitrust,mergers and acquisitions, legal compliance, commercial litigation/arbitration, and international trade. He advises companies in securing merger control and foreign direct investment approvals from competition and other regulatory authorities in China. He regularly assists clients in the defense of cartel and other anti-competitive practice investigations (including abuse of dominance cases) brought by SAMR.
Gao previously worked for Hammonds LLP(Brussels office), Jingtian Gongcheng Law Firm, and Global Law Office.
Europa Institut, Saarland University, LLM
Law School, Renmin University of China, LLM
Gao is currently an LLM supervisor at Law School of Renmin University, a member of the Anti-monopoly Committee of the Beijing Bar Association, and a member of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht. He has published multiple papers on competition law in top international and Chinese academic journals, such as the Economic Law Review, Concurrence, and Price:THEORY&PRACTICE.
Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility
L’Oréal’s acquisition of Magic Holdings International Limited
Metinvest’s acquisition of PSC Ilyich-Steel, PJSC Ilyich and Steel Works
Establishment of Joint Venture between China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited and Qantas Airway Limited
Grand Astor Limited’s acquisition of Chevron Phillips Chemical (China) Co., Ltd
Representation of the Ministry of Commerce of China in the WTO v. US 301 Tariff Measures (WTO Dispute)
1.The Hainan High People's Court Fines a Company for Anticompetitive Distribution Agreement and Affirms the Principle of Prohibition in Principle on a Case-by-Case Basis(Hainan Yutai), Published in December 2017 Concurrence(an European antitrust platform)；
2.The Anti-monopoly Commission of China's State Council Release a Draft for Comments of Anti-monopoly Guidelines on Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights, Published in March 2017 Concurrence；
3.The Position of EU Competition Law on the Acquisition of“Non-controlling Minority Shareholdings”and Consideration on the Examination Authority of Concentration in China", published in Economic Law Review, Volume 15, Issue 1;
4.Loyalty Rebates in Antitrust Law – a Closer Look at Tetra Pak Case and Intel Case, published in Wolters Kluer in 2017；
5.Anti-monopoly Issues of Chinese State-owned Enterprises in EU Mergers and Acquisitions – a Look at the case of EDF/CGN/NNB Group of Companies, published in Wolters Kluer in 2016.
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2022 06/26
Interpretation of the Key Points of the Amendment to the Anti monopoly Law
On June 24, 2022, the 35th meeting of the 13th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on revising the "Anti monopoly Law of the People's Republic of China", and the newly revised "Anti monopoly Law" will officially enter into force on August 1, 2022. The newly revised "Anti monopoly Law" is the first large-scale revision of the "Anti monopoly Law" that came into effect in 2008. From the perspective of content, the newly revised "Anti monopoly Law" is a comprehensive revision based on the experience of the past 14 years of anti monopoly law enforcement. The revised content is very rich, including not only the four pillars of the anti monopoly law, namely, concentration of operators, monopoly agreements, abuse of market dominance, and administrative monopoly, but also aspects such as anti monopoly administrative investigation and legal liability. The following is an explanation of the key issues involved in the newly revised "Anti monopoly Law".
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2022 02/18
Lecture Record | Interpretation of Hot Issues on Anti monopoly Declaration of Concentration of Financial Institutions and Private Equity Fund Operators
On January 24, 2022, the "Gaopeng Law Salon: Hot Issues of Financial Institutions and Private Equity Fund Operators' Centralized Anti monopoly Declaration" held by Gaopeng Law Firm was held in the first conference room of the institute. Lawyer Jiang Liyong, Senior Partner of Gaopeng Law Firm, and Lawyer Gao Liang, Partner, were invited to serve as lecturers in this salon, explaining hot issues such as concentration activities of financial enterprises and private equity operators. The following content is organized according to the content of this lecture.
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2021 07/12
Why is the marriage of "tiger fish" banned?
On July 10, 2021, the Anti monopoly Bureau of the State Administration of Market Supervision announced the anti monopoly review decision on the merger between Tiger Tooth Company and Beta International Holdings Co., Ltd. According to the decision, the Anti monopoly Bureau decided to prohibit the merger transaction between Tiger Tooth Company and Beta International Holdings Co., Ltd. This case is the third publicly announced case of prohibition of business concentration transactions since the Anti monopoly Law came into effect, and it is also the first case of prohibition of business concentration related to the Internet field in China, as well as the first case of prohibition of business concentration related to domestic enterprises in China. Therefore, this case has a very important enlightenment for both Internet companies and domestic enterprises in China.
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2021 02/17
Transcript of the lecture "Anti monopoly Guide in the Field of Platform Economy"
On November 10, 2020, on the eve of the Double 11th Day, the State Administration of Market Supervision issued the "Anti monopoly Guidelines on the Platform Economy (Draft for Comments).". On February 7, 2021, the Anti monopoly Committee of the State Council officially released the "Anti monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy". On November 30, 2020, Gaopeng Law Firm jointly held an online lecture with relevant scholars and industry insiders. The following is a transcript of the lecture, which was updated by the author and editor according to the final draft of the Guide before release.
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2020 01/14
Interpretation of the main points of the revised draft of the Anti-Monopoly Law
On 2 January 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published the Draft for Comments on the Amendments to the Anti-Monopoly Law (the "Draft for Comments"), which is the first large-scale revision of the Anti-Monopoly Law that came into effect in 2008. From the content point of view, the consultation draft is a comprehensive revision based on the past 11 years of experience in anti-monopoly law enforcement, and the revision content is very rich, including not only the three pillars of the Anti-Monopoly Law, namely concentration of undertakings, monopoly agreements and abuse of dominant market position, but also anti-monopoly administrative investigation and legal liability. Although the Draft does not have legal effect now, it plays a very important role in enlightening the future direction of anti-monopoly law enforcement.
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2019 04/16
Review and Enlightenment of China's Anti monopoly Law Enforcement in 2018
2018 is an important year for China's anti monopoly law enforcement.Firstly,2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the implementation of the Anti monopoly Law.Secondly,2018 has undergone significant changes in the anti monopoly law enforcement agencies,from the previous pattern where the National Development and Reform Commission,the Ministry of Commerce,and the State Administration of Industry and Commerce were responsible for anti monopoly law enforcement,to the unified responsibility of the State Administration of Market Supervision for anti monopoly law enforcement.Therefore,relevant business concentration There is a unified regulatory body for the review of monopoly agreements and abuse of market dominance.As of November 2018,the reform of the antimonopoly law enforcement agencies at the level of the General Administration of Market Supervision has been completed.The establishment of the General Administration of Market Supervision is expected to further promote the integration and allocation of resources,which is conducive to further unification and strengthening of antimonopoly law enforcement.
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2019 03/06
An Analysis of the Applicability of the "Safe Harbor" Rule in Monopoly Agreements: An Analysis of Article 14 of the "Provisions on Prohibiting Monopoly Agreements (Draft for Comments)"
At the beginning of 2019,the State Administration of Market Supervision announced the"Provisions on Prohibiting Monopoly Agreements(Draft for Comments)",which provides more comprehensive provisions on prohibited monopoly agreements,and the introduction of the"safe harbor"system is one of its very distinctive features.The introduction of safe harbor rules makes monopoly agreements that do not constitute significant restrictions on competition presumed not to exclude or restrict competition,thereby benefiting from the exemption of"safe harbor".The following is an interpretation of the specific provisions on the safe harbor system in the"Provisions on the Prohibition of Monopoly Agreements(Draft for Comments)",and a comparative analysis with similar foreign legislation.
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2018 12/12
Reference of the EU Ernst&Young P/S v Konkurrencer ⏵ det case to the scope of "preemption" in China's antitrust declaration
On May 31, 2018, the Court of Justice of the EU made a preliminary ruling in the Ernst&Young P/S v Konkurrencer ä det case. 2 The European Court held that the control of concentration of operators in Article 7, paragraph 1, of the EU Regulation on Mergers and Acquisitions ("preemptive"), It should be interpreted as "a certain concentration should be implemented by only one exchange, and the transaction will lead to the transfer of control of the target enterprise in whole or in part, in fact, or in law. Regardless of whether the termination of the cooperation agreement has had market effects, the termination of the cooperation agreement in this case should not be considered as a situation that can lead to a certain concentration implementation.". Therefore, the European Court of Justice held that the termination of the cooperation agreement involved in this case should not be regarded as a "preemption".
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2023 06/20
Lawyer Gao Liang was employed as the Magister Juris Practice Tutor of the Law School of Renmin University of China Law School
Recently, Gao Liang, a lawyer from Gaopeng Law Firm, received a letter of appointment from the Law School of Renmin University of China Law School, and was appointed as a postgraduate practice tutor for three years. Since June 2019, Lawyer Gao has been serving as the practical supervisor of the Master of Law program at Renmin University of China Law School. He has contributed to the talent cultivation of the School of Law at Renmin University of China in terms of professional courses and practical courses, and provided support and guidance for the Master of Law program in the important transition from theoretical learning to business practice.
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2022 08/23
Lawyer Gao Liang was interviewed on "the significant impact of the new anti monopoly law on corporate compliance"
Recently,Gao Liang,a lawyer from Gaopeng Law Firm,accepted an English interview with"International Financial Law Review"(IFLR).In this interview,Gao mainly discussed the significant impact of the new antitrust law after its entry into force on corporate compliance issues.
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2022 07/01
Lawyer Gao Liang was invited to participate in the seminar on the revision and analysis of the Anti monopoly Law
On June 30,2022,the"Seminar on the Revision and Interpretation of the Anti monopoly Law"jointly organized by the Competition Policy and Law Committee of the China World Trade Organization Research Association and the Industrial Policy and Competition Policy Committee of the China Macroeconomic System Reform Research Association was successfully held,with a total of over 200 participants.Gao Liang,a partner of Gaopeng Law Firm,was invited to participate in the discussion as a guest speaker.
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2021 05/11
Interpretation of Alibaba's Anti monopoly Case and transcripts of online lectures on hot issues of civil litigation and compliance
On November 10,2020,on the eve of the Double 11th Day,the State Administration of Market Supervision issued the"Anti monopoly Guidelines on the Platform Economy(Draft for Comments).".On February 7,2021,the Anti monopoly Committee of the State Council officially released the"Anti monopoly Guidelines for the Platform Economy".
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2021 04/13
Interpretation of Alibaba's Anti monopoly Case and Hot Issues of Civil Litigation and Compliance
On April 10,2021,in response to the case of Alibaba suspected of"abusing its dominant market position",the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued the"Decision of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration on Administrative Penalties",which included suspending the"two choice"behavior and imposing a sky-high fine of 18.228 billion yuan.This is the highest amount of administrative penalty since the introduction of the Anti monopoly Law,and some media have also evaluated it as the beginning of a"new cycle of anti monopoly".
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2020 11/18
Invitation to the online lecture of "Antitrust Guide to Platform Economy"
Recently, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Anti-monopoly Guidelines on the Platform Economy (Draft for Comments) which has aroused widespread repercussions. It will certainly have a significant impact on the future anti-monopoly law enforcement and compliance construction in the Internet field, as well as mergers and acquisitions and business operator concentration filings.
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2019 05/07
Gao Liang, a partner of Gaopeng Law Firm, was invited to deliver a speech at the first meeting of the second session of the Zhejiang Overseas Investment Enterprise Association
On April 30,2019,the second first general meeting of the Zhejiang Overseas Investment Enterprise Association was held in Hangzhou.This meeting was hosted by Zhejiang Overseas Investment Enterprise Association,and Gao Liang,a lawyer from Gaopeng Law Firm,was invited to attend and give a keynote speech.
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2018 11/19
Lawyer Gao Liang Is Invited to Deliver a Speech at “The 9th Symposium on WTO Law”
Hosted by the Chinese Society of International Economic Law(CSIEL),undertaken by the School of International Law of China University of Political Science and Law(CUPL),and supported by the Department of Treaty and Law in Ministry of Commerce(MOFCOM),the 9th Symposium on WTO Law was held in Beijing on November 19,2018.Lawyer Gao Liang from Gaopeng&Partners was invited to deliver a featured speech at the Symposium.
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2018 10/22
Lawyer Gao Liang Is Invited to Address the 2nd Yangtze River Delta Forum on Competition Law & the International Seminar on the Modernization of Antimonopoly Law
The 2nd Yangtze River Delta Forum on Competition Law&the International Seminar on the Modernization of Antimonopoly Law was held in Hangzhou on October 18,2018.The event was co-hosted by the Competition Law Research Society of the Zhejiang Law Society,the Competition Law Research Society of the Shanghai Law Society,the Economic Law Research Society of the Anhui Law Society and the Economic Law Research Society of the Jiangsu Law Society,and undertaken by the Research Center on Competition Law and Politics of Zhejiang Sci-tech University.Lawyer Gao Liang from Gaopeng&Partners was invited to attend and deliver a featured speech at the event.
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2018 04/23
Lawyer Choi Yongwon, Chief Representative of Beijing Representative Office of Shin & Kim in South Korea, Visits Gaopeng & Partners
On April 23,2018,Lawyer Choi Yongwon,Chief Representative of Beijing Representative Office of South Korean law firm Shin&Kim,visited our law firm.Our Lawyer Gao Liang exchanged opinions with Lawyer Choi on issue of mutual concern of anti-dumping law enforcement in China.Both sides reached a consensus of cooperation on issues such as providing legal services to South Korean companies which operate in China and Chinese companies which invest in South Korea.
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2018 04/23
Lawyer Gao Liang Is Invited to Respectively Give Lectures to Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Law School of Renmin University and Economic Law School of East China University of Political Scienc
On April 16 and April 17,2018,Lawyer Gao Liang was invited to respectively give special lectures on the merger control system of China’s Competition Law to undergraduate and graduate students in Law School of Renmin University of China and Economic Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law.
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2018 03/20
Lawyer Gao Liang Is Invited to Attend International EU Competition Law Forum Held by Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
From March 12 to March 13 2018,International EU Competition Law Forum organized by Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht was held in Brussels of Belgium.Hosted by Frank Montag,Chairman of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht,the forum invited Margrethe Vestager,the European Union competition commissioner,Andreas Mundt,Chairman of Germany Federal Cartel Office,Kris Dekeyser,Director of the Policy and Strategy Directorate at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition and Richard Gilbert,Economic Professor of University of California,Berkeley,to attend and address the conference.Besides,over 50 experts from enterprises,law firms and economic advisory bodies attended the forum.As a member of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht,Lawyer Gao Liang,Partner of Gaopeng&Partners,was invited and had friendly exchanges with lawyers,companies and government officials attending the meeting.