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David Boitout

David Boitout is a partner in Gide's Shanghai office. With over twenty years' experience in China, David advises European investors on their investment projects and operations in China. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and compliance in all sectors. David also advises Chinese investors on their investments outside of China. David has recently been involved in a number of strategic projects for the development of our clients' operations in China. In particular, he has been involved in the negotiation and implementation of the takeover of a joint venture by one of our clients, as well as the sale of a strategic business of one of our clients to a Chinese investor. He also took part in a major compliance investigation into one of our clients' activities in China. David is a graduate of the University of Paris XII Law School. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1998.

Xi Chen

Chen Xi is a counsel in Gide’s Shanghai office. Before joining Gide’s China office, he was part of Projects teams at Gide’s Paris office. Chen Xi acts in particular on mining projects (mining and refining/processing), power plant (IPP or EPC) and infrastructure projects (ports, airports, roads, water treatment plants). He advises public and private clients (mostly Fortune Global 500 and listed companies) on their projets in China and Africa. He has developed significant experience in mining projects (iron ore, bauxite, lithium, gold and refinery projects) in Africa. He recently advised IFC on a major PPP project in China's water sector, Chinalco on the Simandou iron ore project (one of the world's largest mining projects), Chalco and COSCO Shipping on mining projects in Africa. Chen Xi holds a master's degree in private international law and international trade from the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2020.

Jiannian Fan

Fan Jiannian is a partner in Gide's Shanghai office. He specialises in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He advises public and private companies and multinationals, both listed and unlisted, on their activities in China, in a wide range of sectors: automotive, equipment manufacturing, industrial gases, biomedicine and fashion brands. Jiannian advised SEB Group on its acquisition of Zhejiang Supor Co. Ltd. and Veolia Environnement in connection with the filing of the Panda Bonds issuance plan. In recent years, he has advised a number of Chinese companies on overseas investment projects, including Kweichow Moutai, ICICLE and Zhejiang Semir Garment Co, Ltd. He has been with Gide since 2005. He is a graduate of Université Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne and Fudan University in Shanghai. He was admitted to the Chinese Bar in 2002.

Guo Min

Guo Min is a partner in Gide's China tax practice. Having advised numerous foreign companies on their investments in China, she has a wealth of experience of M&A and joint venture transactions in China, including advising companies on restructuring and tax optimisation. Min is also an expert in project, tax, customs, exchange control and business law. She has acted on a wide range of major Projects, M&A transactions, joint ventures and cross-border restructurings for international clients. Min joined Gide's Beijing office in 2005, after working in the tax department of one of the Big Four accountants as a tax advisor. She was admitted to the Chinese Bar in 2002 and is a member of the Chinese Institute of Tax Consultants since 2006.

Jingjing Zhao

Jingjing is a member of the PRC Bar and senior associate at Gide's Shanghai office. She holds both a bachelor's degree in Law and master's degree in International Business Law from the University of Lyon III - Jean Moulin in France and a bachelor's degree in French from the Beijing Language and Culture University. Jing Jing's areas of expertise include foreign direct investment in China, foreign exchange control, labour and M&A in various sectors and in all phases of investment projects (new establishment, restructuring, transfer of shares or assets, dissolution and liquidation). She is familiar with PRC laws and regulations, has extensive practical experience in terms of drafting of transaction documents, contract review and restructuring planning, etc., and has participated in legal due diligence and reorganisations of many private, state-owned and foreign-invested enterprises in different sectors. She also assists Chinese subsidiaries or representative offices of foreign companies in their daily corporate management.