Jiangang (“James”) Ou 欧建刚 律师

James focuses his practice in the areas of complex cross-border litigation, international arbitration, bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, enforcement of foreign country judgment and arbitral award, and business counseling. His services span a wide range of industries, including alternative and renewable energy, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical devices, petroleum, agriculture, and aquaculture, among others. He represents Chinese corporations doing business with or in the U.S., and provides legal services to U.S. corporations doing business with or in China. As a native speaker of Mandarin, and with approximately a decade of experience practicing law in China, James is able to interpret and explain the special issues facing Chinese entities doing business with or in the U.S. 欧建刚律师专注于复杂的跨境诉讼、国际仲裁、破产、并购、知识产权、外国判决和仲裁裁决的执行以及商业咨询等领域。 他的服务涉及广泛的行业，包括替代和可再生能源、制造业、制药、医疗器械、石油、农业和水产养殖等。 他代表与美国或在美国开展业务的中国公司，并为与中国或在中国开展业务的美国公司提供法律服务。 作为以普通话为母语的人，并在中国拥有约十年的法律从业经验，欧律师能够解释和解释与美国开展业务或在美国开展业务的中国实体所面临的特殊问题。

James works with clients to resolve and manage business challenges and risks. He has served as outside general counsel for dozens of foreign corporations doing business in or with the U.S. James advises and partners with clients to enforce their rights, mitigate exposure and litigate their commercial disputes involving, among other areas, fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, product liability and IP infringement. James has successfully represented clients in complex U.S.-China cross-border litigation and arbitration, including application of the New York Convention and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards. 欧律师与客户一起解决和管理业务挑战和风险。 他曾担任数十家在美国或与美国开展业务的外国公司的外部总法律顾问。詹姆斯建议并与客户合作，以行使他们的权利，减轻风险，并就涉及欺诈、违反信托义务等领域的商业纠纷提起诉讼， 商业秘密盗用、违约、产品责任和知识产权侵权。 他曾成功代表客户处理复杂的中美跨境诉讼和仲裁，包括适用《纽约公约》以及执行外国判决和仲裁裁决。

James has significant experience handling mergers, acquisitions and due diligence investigations. He provides comprehensive representation regarding joint ventures, venture capital and private equity investments, inbound and outbound investments, technology transfers, and sales and distribution transactions. 欧律师 在处理合并、收购和尽职调查方面拥有丰富的经验。 他就合资企业、风险投资和私募股权投资、境内外投资、技术转让以及销售和分销交易提供全面的代理服务。

James represents Chinese debtors and unsecured creditors in and out of U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, including U.S.-China cross-border bankruptcy, forming unsecured creditors committee (UCC), acting as chair of UCC, and involuntary bankruptcy petition. James has substantial experience in EB-5- related dispute resolution. He has served as the lead counsel for hundreds of EB-5 investors in preparing and filing whistleblowing complaints to the SEC and FBI, and suing regional centers and their principals in the federal and state courts. 欧律师代表中国债务人和无担保债权人进出美国破产法院，包括美中跨境破产、组建无担保债权人委员会 (UCC)、担任债委会主席以、代表债权人发起非自愿破产申请。 欧律师在 EB-5 相关争议解决方面拥有丰富的经验。 他曾担任数百名 EB-5 投资者的首席律师，负责准备并向 SEC 和 FBI 提交举报投诉，并在联邦和州法院起诉区域中心及其负责人。

Prior to joining Archer, James was practicing with a Houston, TX-based law firm. In China, James served as General Counsel for a leading renewable energy company. He began his law career at T&C Law Firm in Hangzhou, China. 在加入 Archer 之前，欧律师在得克萨斯州休斯顿的一家律师事务所执业。在中国，他曾担任一家领先的可再生能源公司的总法律顾问。他的律师职业生涯始于中国杭州的天册律师事务所。

Representative Experience  代表性案例

• Representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of NBG Home, a wholesale supplier of home decor and decorative hardwire lighting to retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Amazon. NBG filed for bankruptcy protection on February 8 in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. 目前正在 NBG Home 的第 11 章破产案中担任无担保债权人官方委员会的顾问，NBG Home 是一家为沃尔玛、塔吉特和亚马逊等零售商提供家居装饰、工具、照明的批发供应商。 NBG 于 2023年2 月 8 日在德克萨斯州南区破产法院申请破产保护。
• Representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Nova Wildcat Shur-Line Holdings, Inc. (a/k/a H2 Brands Group Home & Hardware), filed on January 29 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. 目前正在 Nova Wildcat Shur-Line Holdings, Inc.（又名 H2 Brands Group Home & Hardware）的第 11 章破产案中担任无担保债权人官方委员会的法律顾问，该案于 2023年1 月 29 日在美国特拉华破产法院提交。
• Representing a major leading Chinese e-bike company defending an alleged patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. 正代表一家主要的中国领先电动自行车公司在美国就涉嫌专利侵权的诉讼进行辩护。 德克萨斯州西区地方法院。
• Representing a renewable energy investor in defending a shareholder dispute lawsuit in Texas state court. Motion to transfer venue granted for Client. 正代表可再生能源投资者在德克萨斯州法院就股东纠纷诉讼进行辩护。 就属地管辖权争议发起动议并获得法院支持。
• Currently representing Alleged Debtors in involuntary bankruptcy petition proceedings pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, brought by one Fortune Global 500 company and one of the largest export & insurance corporations, among others. 目前正在加州中去联邦破产法院的非自愿破产程序中代表债务人，对方包括一家财富全球 500 强公司和全球最大的出口信用保险公司之一。
• Counsel for Chinese court money judgment creditor in successfully confirming the Chinese judgment in a Texas court, which is believed to be the first of its kind case in Texas. 代表中国法院金钱判决债权人在德克萨斯州法院成功确认中国判决，这被认为是德克萨斯州此类案件的首例。
• Near-shoring. Representing multiple Chinese manufacturers in relocating part of their production lines out of China to Mexico and/or the U.S. 近岸外包。 正代表多家中国制造商将其部分生产线从中国迁至墨西哥和/或美国。
• Renewable energies—representing Chinese clients related to solar and battery storage in the US and Latin America markets. 可再生能源——代表与太阳能和电池储能相关的中国客户在美国和拉丁美洲市场的业务。
• Counsel for TB Food USA LLC in winning a multimillion-dollar federal jury verdict and judgment in a complex cross-border trade secrets misappropriation case in the Middle District of 代理TB Food USA LLC 在佛罗里达州中区的一起复杂的跨境商业秘密盗用案中赢得数百万美元（1,200万美元）的联邦陪审团裁决和判决。
• Counsel for Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe , Ltd. in winning a multimillion- dollar federal court judgment involving contracts governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sales of Goods (“CISG”) in the Southern District Court of Texas. 代表合肥紫金钢管有限公司在德克萨斯州南区法院赢得数百万美元的联邦法院判决，该判决涉及受联合国国际货物销售合同公约（“CISG”）管辖的合同。
• Counsel for a major Chinese manufacturer of air conditioner parts in defending product liability claims brought by Goodman (owned by Daikin Industries, Ltd.) in the Southern District of Case was settled to client’s satisfaction. 在德克萨斯州南区为Goodman（大金实业/大金空调株式会社所有）提起的产品责任索赔辩护中为一家大型中国空调部件制造商提供法律服务。 案件以客户满意的方式和解结案。
• Counsel for foreign EB-5 investors in preparing and filing the whistleblower complaint to the SEC and suing the regional center and its principals in a US federal court proceeding. Case involves cross- border securities fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duties and was settled promptly in client’s 为外国 EB-5 投资者准备并向 美国证监会（SEC） 提交证券欺诈吹哨人报告，并代理原告在美国联邦法院诉讼起诉区域中心及其负责人。 案件涉及跨境证券欺诈、过失失实陈述和违反信托义务，并迅速得到了有利于客户的解决。
• Counsel for foreign EB-5 investors in a US federal receivership proceeding. Case involves the SEC and Successful recovery for clients. 在美国联邦接管程序中为外国 EB-5 投资者提供法律顾问。 案件涉及美国证券交易委员会和联邦调查局。 为客户成功追回损失。
• Represented Chinese EB-5 investors in forming the Committee of Investors, calling meeting of shareholders, monitoring the then ongoing relevant bankruptcy 代表中国EB-5投资者组建投资者委员会，召集股东大会，监督当时正在进行的相关破产程序。
• Foreign Representative of mainland China debtors, Zhejiang Topoint Photovoltaic Company, Ltd, et al, in the first US-China cross-border Chapter 15 contested proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Case involves multimillion-dollar litigation proceedings and dispute on the title and ownership of 100+ million-dollar(based on the US CBP Form 7501) goods. 中国大陆债务人浙江尖山光伏有限公司等的外国代表,在新泽西州破产法院成功发起首例中美跨境破产案的诉讼程序提出异议。 案件涉及超千万美元的破产诉讼以及过亿美元(基于美国海关7501表格)货物的所有权纠纷。
• Represented a major Chinese-manufacturer unsecured creditor and acted as Chair of Unsecured Creditors Committee for a Chapter 11 proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Satisfactory recovery rate (50%+) for unsecured creditors. • 代表一家主要的中国制造商无担保债权人，并在科罗拉多州破产法院的第 11 章诉讼中担任无担保债权人委员会主席。无担保债权人的回收率令人满意 (50%+)。
• Co-Chair of Unsecured Creditors Committee for a Chapter 11 proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court of New Jersey。 新泽西州破产法院第 11 章程序的无担保债权人委员会联席主席。
• Counsel for Chinese petitioning creditors in multiple involuntary bankruptcy petition proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Cases involve tens of millions of dollars and complex US-China cross-border discovery. 在德克萨斯州北区破产法院的多项非自愿破产申请程序中，担任中国债权人的代理律师。 案件涉及数千万美元和复杂的美中跨境证据开示。
• Counsel for the owner of a major Chinese medical device researcher, developer and manufacturer in a US federal court proceeding. Case involves AAA international arbitration and litigation in Chinese court and 在美国联邦法院诉讼中为一家主要的中国医疗器械研发科学家和制造商的大股东担任律师。 案件涉及美国仲裁委员会（AAA）国际仲裁和中国法院诉讼。案件已和解结案。
• Counsel for principals and majority owners of a Texas LLC in shareholder disputes involving securities fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary 在涉及证券欺诈、过失失实陈述和违反信托义务的股东纠纷中为德克萨斯有限责任公司的负责人和大股东提供法律服务。
• Counsel for the founder of a fast-growing Delaware corporation in shareholder disputes pending in the Southern District of Case involves US-China cross-border discovery, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and promissory estoppel. Client is a Chinese computer scientist who developed the most advanced AI, Big-Data and Cloud- computation and Drone (ABCD) technologies for the company when serving as its former CTO. 在德克萨斯州南区未决的股东纠纷中为一家快速发展的特拉华州公司的创始人担任律师。 案件涉及美中跨境证据开示、欺诈、违反信托义务和承诺禁止反言。 客户是一位华裔计算机科学家，在担任公司前 CTO 期间，他为公司开发了最先进的人工智能、大数据和云计算和无人机 (ABCD) 技术。
• Counsel for a Chinese entity in winning a multimillion-dollar arbitration award in an international arbitration proceeding administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolutions of American Arbitration Association (ICDR-AAA). 在美国仲裁协会国际争议解决中心 (ICDR-AAA) 管理的国际仲裁程序中，代表一家中国企业赢得数百万美元的仲裁裁决。
• Counsel for a Chinese entity in confirming a multimillion-dollar arbitration award in the District of New Jersey under the Federal Arbitration 代表一家中国实体在新泽西州根据《联邦仲裁法》确认价值数百万美元的仲裁裁决。
• Counsel for Chinese petitioners in confirming CIETAC arbitration awards in the Southern District of New York under the New York 代表中国申请人根据《纽约公约》在纽约南区联邦法院承认与执行CIETAC 仲裁裁决。
• Counsel for a Pennsylvania entity in successfully dismissing a foreign petitioner’s application for the recognition and enforcement of an international arbitration award in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the New York 代表宾夕法尼亚州公司成功驳回外国请愿人根据《纽约公约》在宾夕法尼亚州东区承认和执行国际仲裁裁决的申请。
• Counsel for entities in defending intellectual property infringement allegations and negotiating settlement agreement with terms favorable and acceptable to Cases involve trademark and patent. 代表多家企业为知识产权侵权指控进行辩护，并就客户有利和可接受的条款谈判和解协议。 案件涉及商标和专利。
• Counsel for major Chinese manufacturers in expanding into the US market by acquiring existing distribution network and/or setting up sales offices in North 为大型中国制造商通过收购现有分销网络、在北美设立销售办事处进入美国市场提供法律服务。
• Counsel for a Fortune Global 500 Chinese manufacturer in relocating to the US part of its manufacturing facility, which is affected by Section 301 tariffs, antidumping and countervailing 为一家财富全球 500 强的中国制造商就其制造工厂的一部分搬迁至美国提供法律服务，该工厂受 301 条款关税、反倾销和反补贴税的影响。
• Counsel for a Fortune Global 500 Chinese petrochemical company in purchasing an ethane cracker plant in the 为一家财富世界500强的中国石化公司在美国购买乙烷裂解装置提供法律服。
• Advised US importers of record and Chinese exporters on international trade 就国际贸易合规性向美国备案进口商和中国出口商提供法律意见。
• Outside general counsel to US subsidiaries of publicly-traded Chinese 担任多家中国上市公司美国子公司的外部总法律顾问。