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Mr Jiuguang Zhao

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Work Department

Jiuguang Zhao is a partner based in Beijing office. His main practice areas encompass domestic litigation, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution of various commercial disputes, as well as business related to corporate liquidation and bankruptcy; he is highly experienced in handling disputes over corporate control, M&A and restructuring, finance, joint venture, asset management contract, and business regarding company’s voluntary liquidation, bankruptcy liquidation and reorganization etc.

Position

Jiuguang Zhao has handled nearly 1,000 litigation and arbitration cases, accumulating extensive practical experiences. He has represented large state-owned enterprises, well-known financial institutions, listed companies and investment institutions etc., handling various civil and commercial cases before courts of different regions, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Beijing Arbitration Commission and other arbitration institutions.

 

The typical dispute cases Jiuguang Zhao has dealt with include: representing China Light Industrial Products Import and Export Group Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China General Technology (Group) Holding Co., Ltd., in handling multiple contract disputes with the amount over billions RMB; representing CITIC Securities in handling disputes over a series of stock pledge repurchase contracts; representing HSBC in handling several financial loan disputes; representing a well-known private equity funds to handle disputes related to its investment projects; representing T.C. Pharmaceutical in handling a series of Red Bull Cases regarding corporate control; representing a multinational group of mining machinery in handling disputes over the corporate control of its Chinese subsidiary.

 

Meanwhile, Jiuguang Zhao and his team have participated in numbers of significant bankruptcy projects as the investors’ legal counsel, creditor agent and bankruptcy administrator, which include: representing a listed company as the investor to participate in consolidated bankrupt reorganization over 11 companies of Dongchen Group; representing a minerals trading company as the investor to participate in bankruptcy reorganization of a company located in Ningxia Province; representing a state-owned bank and a Korean bank as the creditors to participate in consolidated bankruptcy reorganization of Hainan Airlines Group; representing a state-owned bank as the creditor to participate in bankruptcy reorganization of Tewoo Group; representing a large-scale state-owned enterprise and a prestigious solely foreign invested bank as the creditors to participate in bankruptcy reorganization of Bohai Steel Group; representing a joint-stock bank as the major creditor to participate in bankruptcy reorganization of Yunnan Coal Chemical Industry Group (including a listed company Yunwei Stocks); handling bankruptcy liquidation for many enterprises in Beijing as administrator; handling bankruptcy reorganization as the member of administrator for Xinjiang Zhongji Company and Hanchuan CNC Machine Company.

Career

Global Law Office    May 2013 to date
King and Wood Mallesons    Apr. 2003 – May 2013
Jilin Provincial Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation    Aug.2002 – Apr. 2003

Languages

Chinese，English

Memberships

The Member of Specialized Committee of Bankruptcy and Liquidation in Beijing Bar Association

The Supervisor of Beijing Bankruptcy Administrators Association

Education

Jilin University, LL.B.
Peking University, Master of Laws

Lawyer Rankings

China > Restructuring and insolvency: PRC firms

The debt restructuring and corporate liquidation team at Global Law Office acts on a number of restructuring and bankruptcy issues, from numerous sectors including banking and finance, business services, and chemical engineering. The firm acts as legal counsel for debtors, restructuring parties, and investors, and runs legal risk investigations and derivative litigation related to company liquidation and bankruptcy. Jiuguang Zhao heads up the practice from Beijing, focusing on debt restructuring and company liquidation for large state-owned enterprises and listed companies. Shanghai-based Weiwei Gu handles commercial dispute resolution and corporate reorganisations, while Yunjian Hou and Eric Chen are adept at a range of restructuring and insolvency matters.

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms

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Jiuguang Zhao – Global Law Office

‘A firm that can be trusted by clients‘, Global Law Office’s litigators are active before all levels of China’s people’s courts, including the Supreme People’s Court and its circuit courts. Recent disputes experience for the team includes acting in several high-end litigation cases on behalf of Fortune Global 500 multinational corporations, as well as securities companies, major asset management groups, and commercial and investment banks. The group is led by Jiuguang Zhao, whose experience encompasses multiple complex commercial contract disputes. The team further includes international arbitration specialist Yifeng Gao; Jingye Jiang, who acts for shipping companies, P&I clubs, insurance companies, import/export businesses, project contractors and manufacturers in their disputes; and Weiwei Gu, an expert in government investigations, particularly in relation to anti-corruption and antitrust issues. At of counsel level, Lu Jiang‘s practice covers civil and commercial disputes. Former joint practice head Zhao Li departed in November 2023.

China > Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms

Global Law Office‘s track record includes successfully acting in several arbitrations on behalf of domestic and foreign clients before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, China Maritime Arbitration Commission and Beijing Arbitration Commission. The firm also houses several lawyers who are listed on a range of arbitrators’ panels. Dispute resolution experts Jiuguang Zhao leads the practice, which features Yifeng Gao, a ‘senior statesman in international arbitration work‘; Xiusong Xing, who currently serves as vice-chair of the Arbitration and ADR Committee of ICC China; and Jingye Jiang, who acts for shipping companies, P&I clubs, insurance companies, import and export companies, project contractors and manufacturers in disputes. Also maintaining active arbitration practice are Heng Wang and Carine Dong and at of counsel level, Kyle Xiao specialises in domestic and international arbitration, particularly corporate and financial disputes.

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