The Fangda Partners team leverages its practitioners in finance, capital markets, and litigation to deliver bespoke advice in cross-border bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, alongside complex insolvency matters. The firm is routinely appointed by the Chinese courts as a compulsory liquidation administrator and creditor representative, with practice head Nuo Ji being an expert in debt restructuring, particularly in the real estate and construction spaces. Kai Li and Guanbing Chen are recommended for enforcement liquidation and bankruptcy proceedings, Lingqi Wang is a seasoned litigation and arbitration lawyer, whilst Joyce Huang routinely acts for listed companies. Wang Zhang is also noted as a key port of call. All lawyers mentioned are Shanghai-based.
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Mr. Lingqi wang specializes in commercial dispute resolution and restructuring and insolvency.

Lingqi specializes in commercial dispute resolution and restructuring and insolvency, particularly matters with cross-border elements. As litigation and arbitration counsel for corporations, private equity firms, hedge funds, and financial institutions, Lingqi handles significant commercial cases, including disputes involving buyout/minority investment, joint ventures, corporate control, contract and other complex commercial matters. In areas of restructuring and insolvency, Lingqi regularly acts as court-appointed administrator or counsel for shareholders, debtors, creditors and restructuring sponsors in large, complex cases of out-of-court restructuring, liquidation, reorganization and involuntary dissolution.

Lingqi joined Fangda Partners in 2012 after working at another renowned Chinese firm.

Languages

English,Chinese

Memberships

Professional Affiliations Member of the Asian Advisory Council of INSOL Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Shanghai Bar Association Arbitrator of Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC)

Education

Fudan University School of Law, LL.B.

Columbia University Law School, LL.M, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

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Key clients

  • Shanghai CEFC International Group Ltd.
  • ZK Engineering
  • Jinlong Holding Group Co., Ltd.
  • Shanghai Yuehe Real Estate Co., Ltd.
  • Trendzone Holdings (listco, 603030.SH)
  • Jiangsu Baotong Nickel Co., Ltd.
  • Flower King Eco-Engineering Inc.
  • Tidfore Heavy Equipment Group Co., Ltd., Tidfore Heavy Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tidfore International Engineering Co., Ltd., Tidfore Property Co., Ltd. and Tidfore Offshore Engineering Equipment (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
  • The financial creditors’ committee of Sanpower Group
  • Shanghai International Holding Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

Acted as counsel for the applicant Shanghai International Holding Co., Ltd., in a groundbreaking case where the Shanghai Bankruptcy Court recognized a Japanese insolvency proceeding for the first time.
Assisted Trendzone Holdings in the first prepackaged reorganization case of listed company in Shanghai, and successfully transferred to formal reorganization in November 2023.
Assisted Shanghai Third Intermediate Court/Shanghai Yuehe Real Estate Co., Ltd. in the first successful DIP-financing transaction in bankruptcy reorganization proceeding in Shanghai.