
Zhong Lun Law Firm’s real estate practice advises across land transactions, financing, and regulatory issues, with clients ranging from government bodies to institutional investors. The team is active in projects linked to pharmaceutical, energy, and technology industries, frequently led by Maoyuan Zhu. Jiong Zhang contributes on mandates involving construction procurement, overseas engineering, and rail infrastructure. Wenjing Zhang‘s strengths include large-scale real estate work within the energy, technology and consumer goods sectors, while Lichun Gao assists on construction and mining projects.
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Testimonials
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- 'Lawyer Gao Lichun has a pragmatic and rigorous work style. He provides solid project consulting services and case representation, provides thorough legal analysis, fully understands client needs and pain points, and provides front-line service throughout the entire process.'
- 'Throughout our collaboration, Attorney Gao and his team have demonstrated professionalism and dedication, responding promptly and providing actionable solutions within a short period of time. Throughout the case process, they provided us with timely feedback on the latest progress and proposed future work plans.'
- 'With extensive experience and case studies in real estate and construction engineering, Zhong Lun can address clients' pressing issues and complex historical challenges. Zhong Lun also swiftly coordinates resources, achieving high efficiency and significant results.’
- 'As a senior dispute resolution expert, Gao Lichun has led his team to successfully represent numerous civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, criminal, and administrative cases. He has extraordinary experience and successful cases in handling complex cases.'
Key clients
- Beijing International Resort Co., Ltd
- China International Capital Corporation Limited
- Beijing ByteDance Technology Ltd
- New China Life Insurance Co Ltd
- Tomorrow Advancing Life
- Cummins (China) Investment Co Ltd of the Cummins Group
- North Huajin United Petrochemical Co Ltd
- Qingdao Qingxihuada Gene Co Ltd
- AAC Technologies Holdings Inc
- Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co Ltd of China Power Engineering Consulting Group
- Beijing Samsung Real Estate Co Ltd
- ZHONG HUI LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD
- CITIC Urban Development & Operation Co Ltd
- Inter IKEA Centre China
- Taikang Healthcare Industry Investment Holdings Co Ltd
- Hang Lung Properties Limited
- China Power International Holding Ltd
- Minmetals Land Limited
- Meituan Inc
- The China Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Centre of PBC
Work highlights
Assisted on the North Campus Construction Project of the Palace Museum.
Advised Jinjiang International Group on its investment in Harry Potter Studio Tour (Shanghai).
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Anthony Qiao; Fei Wang; Jianqing Ding; Yi Shi; Yidong Wei; Yao Chen; Xianshi Meng
Other key lawyers
Jiong Zhang; Lichun Gao; Maoyuan Zhu; Wenjing Zhang



