Educational Background
Mr. Tao graduated from the Chinese Department of Shanghai Normal University in 1983; graduated from Law School of Fudan University, with master of international economic law and graduate degree; began legal profession from 1983, admitted to practice in the PRC in 1985.
Practice Areas
• Corporate
• Finance
• Real Estate and Construction
• Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
• Criminal Defense
Representative Experience
• "Feng Bo Restaurant" contract dispute case (1990)
• Hong Kong film star Carina Lau portrait dispute (1992)
• Pan Ping disfigured criminal cases (1992)
• Famous painter Wu Guanzhong sued the Shanghai Duo Yun Xuan infringement dispute (1995)
• Famous cartoonist Zhang Leping "Sanmao" Copyright Disputes (1996)
• Famous painter Zhang Daqian "imitation stone river landscape map" false painting auction dispute case (1997)
• "Watsons" search infringement case of female college students (1999)
• "Cloud baths" bath guest electrocution dispute compensation case (2000)
• Shanghai richest man Zhou Zhengyi manipulation of securities prices crime case (2003)
• Delong Group Tang Wanxin illegal deposits from the public crime case (2004)
• President of the South Securities manipulation of securities prices crime case (2005)
• Famous painter Chen Yifei inheritance dispute case (2005)
• Shanghai pension scheme, five departmental officials corruption case (2007)
• Australian Rio Tinto employees violate trade secrets case (2009)
• Danone Group and Zhejiang Wahaha cooperation disputes in international arbitration (2010)
• Cai Dabiao, chairman of Guangzhou Real Kung Fu embezzlement case (2012)
Shanghai insurance beauty executives Chen Yi and Jiang Jie fund-raising fraud criminal case (2013)
• 21st Century Business Herald website president Liu Dong forced trading, blackmail and imposed exactions on criminal cases (2014)
• Li Dongsheng, general manager of PetroChina Sichuan Company bribery case (2014)
State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company general manager Feng Jun bribery case (2015)
• Shanghai People's Procuratorate public prosecution officer Ji Gang bribery case (2016)
• Mr. Tao has served as legal adviser to the Shanghai Tax Bureau, the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Shanghai foreign capital Commission and Shanghai Municipal Information Office, Shanghai Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, Shanghai Customs, Shanghai Pudong New Area Government, Pudong New Area Tax Bureau and other government agencies. Mr. Tao made certain contribution for the government administration according to law.
Honors and Rankings
• Shanghai Oriental Lawyer
• National Excellent Lawyer
Professional Affiliation
• Vice president of Pudong New Area Law Society
• Visiting professor, Faculty of law, Shanghai Institute of foreign trade
• Distinguished professor of East China University of political science and Law
• Honorary president, Faculty of law, Shanghai Normal University
• Visiting professor of law, East China Normal University
• Arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Commission
