Key areas of focus of Hai Run Law Firm‘s team are loans, wealth management, letters of credit, guarantees, non-performing asset sales, and debt restructuring, as well as trust, financial leasing and asset securitisation-related matters. The Beijing-based practice is formed of experts in investment funds, fintech, venture capital, commercial papers, and insurance. Firm founder Jinlong Zhou has longstanding experience advising state-owned policy and commercial banks, as well as joint-stock lenders; Huanwei Zhang routinely advises on asset management regulation; and Jianfeng Yu is an expert in financial products, along with litigation and arbitration. Other key practitioners are Haidong Zhang, whose career includes working for both state-owned and joint-stock commercial banks.
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  • 'The team is experienced in working with insurance asset management companies, which have a large client base. They are professional and efficient, with stable partners and a strong sustainability profile. Their fees are reasonable, and they have extensive litigation experience and the ability to assist with asset disposal.'

Key clients

  • China Development Bank
  • The Export-Import Bank of China
  • Agricultural Development Bank of China
  • Agricultural Bank of China
  • Bank of China
  • Postal Savings Bank of China
  • Bank of Communications
  • Huaxia Bank
  • China CITIC Bank
  • China Minsheng Bank
  • Beijing Rural Commercial Bank
  • Bank of Tianjin

Work highlights

Assisted Taiping Capital AssetManagement Co with a real estate debt investment plan.
Assisted the client with a railway infrastructure debt investment plan.
Advised Changjiang Pension Insurance Co on a rail infrastructure green debt investment plan.

Practice head

Jinlong Zhou

Other key lawyers

Huanwei Zhang; Jianfeng Yu; Haidong Zhang; Chang Cheng; Ayuan Pang