The contentious labour and employment practice at Zhong Lun Law Firm focuses on labour dispute-related litigation and arbitration. On the advisory side, the team covers domestic labour law issues, along with Chinese businesses’ outbound labour law issues and the employment of foreign employees in China. In Beijing, longstanding employment, social security and trade union law expert Haiyan Duan covers both advisory work and labour disputes. Over in Shanghai, Carol Zhu's track record includes working as human resources and legal head for several international companies; April Yan's experience includes mass lay-offs and compliance investigations; and Anderson Zhang assists with terminating senior executives’ employment relationships. The practice also features Jie Zha and Siming He in Beijing, and Shanghai-based Sophie Li.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Zhong Lun team provides practical legal advice on labour law, taking into account clients' specific needs and cost considerations, and offering cost-effective and professional solutions.’
- ‘Carol Zhu 's legal team is well aware of the importance of time when resolving client issues. Therefore, they take immediate action on every client's request.’ Whether it is a telephone consultation, email, or online message, Zhu's legal team will respond as soon as possible after receiving the client's information, ensuring that the client's needs are promptly responded to and addressed.’
Key clients
- Mercedes-Benz (China) Investment Co Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Co Cummins China Cummins (China) Investment Co Total Energy (Beijing) Enterprise Management Co Total Petrochemicals (Shanghai) Total (China) Investment Co Danone (China) Food and Beverage Co Sinopec Group Crane Holdings Cisco Systems JAS Forwarding (China) Co Mativ Holdings Volvo Group TSMC Group Belden Zenas BioPharma Occumension Therapeutics Bain Capital PGIM Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Cathay Capital OrbiMed China Green Development Fund iDeals VDR Videndum Media Solutions Sirius Therapeutics DT Capital CD Capital Accumulus Technology (Tianjin) Co Bluebottle Coffee Teleperformance SE FuturMaster Alternative Bio Enervenue Sunningdale Tech SMW International Fortrea Shiseido Reckitt Exxon Mobil Luckin Coffee Analog Devices Incorporation Texas Instrument Honeywell MaryKay Qianxun Beike
Work highlights
Assisted a global semiconductor industry client with its lay-off of approximately 300 employees from affiliates in China.
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Practice head
Haiyan Duan
Other key lawyers
Carol Zhu; April Yan; Anderson Zhang; Jie Zha; Siming He; Sophie Li