What we say about the firm's legal practice in China
Banking and finance
Within Beijing, Zhong Lun Law Firm is a first tier firm,
Zhong Lun Law Firm represented a PRC investor on the capital structure arrangements connected to a Sino-foreign joint venture, in relation to the development of a new theme park in Shanghai. Shirley Xu is recommended for banking and project finance matters; the ‘extremely reliable lawyer’ Hui Sun is noted for infrastructure and public utility matters, and has acted in water and garbage treatment concession projects; Rong Fan is a banking lawyer who has advised both sponsors and financiers on a wide range of financial products; Wilson Huo advised several foreign-funded banks in trade finance matters. Xuebing Zhang’s experience includes acting for Merrill Lynch in the financing of Beijing Yintai Centre, and advising Citibank in the loan financing of commercial properties.
Within Shanghai Leading individuals: local firms
Capital markets
Within Beijing, Zhong Lun Law Firm is a first tier firm,
Zhong Lun Law Firm advises issuers and underwriters on a broad range of domestic and international private and public offerings. Highlights included acting for Xiamen Sunrise Wheel Group in connection with its SME Board IPO and listing, and assisting as PRC counsel for UA Finance (BVI), as arranger and dealer, on a public note issuance in Hong Kong.
Corporate & M&A
Within Beijing, Zhong Lun Law Firm is a first tier firm,
Zhong Lun Law Firm welcomed former Lovells and Allbright Law Offices partner Robert Lewis as international managing partner. The ‘deeply esteemed and practical’ team represented Shendi Group as PRC counsel in relation to the planned development of the Shanghai Disneyland theme park. The team has represented large multinational and US Fortune 500 companies and large Chinese enterprises in cross-border M&A, joint ventures, real estate investment, corporate restructuring, and other international investments.
Within Shanghai Leading individuals: local firms
Dispute resolution
Within Beijing, Zhong Lun Law Firm is a second tier firm,
Zhong Lun Law Firm deals with high-stakes, complex cases for many big-ticket clients in a broad range of sectors including real estate, investment, finance, insurance, product liability, IP, competition and labour law. Wilson Huo recently recovered $2.5m for a holding company registered in Hong Kong in arbitration against a Fortune 500 company headquartered in the US. Decai Zhang and Yuming Liu led a team which recently won a retrial before the Supreme People’s Court recovering over RMB60m for GL Asia Mauritius in a case relating to the enforcement of a guarantee following the insolvency of the original debtor. More than 10 of the partners are CIETAC (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission) arbitrators, and the practice is further enhanced by the firm’s corporate and commercial departments. Lijun Cao is vastly experienced in arbitration matters, having previously worked at CIETAC in a number of senior roles.
Intellectual property
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Legal market overview
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Mainland China’s domestic firms lag behind their foreign counterparts for international practice standards, but local firms dominate the domestic market, and are increasingly seen in cross-border matters. Jun He Law Offices, King & Wood, Zhong Lun Law Firm and Haiwen & Partners are among China’s top domestic firms.
Projects and energy
Within Beijing, Zhong Lun Law Firm is a third tier firm,
Zhong Lun Law Firm’s ‘excellent and talented lawyer’ Shirley Xu is recommended for project finance matters; Hui Sun is noted for infrastructure and public utility matters. Dongyue Chen advised a leading French energy group on its gas supply projects in Xi’an and Jilin.
WTO/international trade
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