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ANJIE LAw FIRM • Antitrust/competition • Banking and finance 19F, TOWER D1, LIANGMAQIAO DIPLOMATIC BUILDING, • Dispute resolution No.19 DONGFANGDONGLU, • Corporate and M&A CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING 100600, CHINA • Intellectual property • Labour and employment Tel: +86 10 8567 5988 Fax: +86 10 8567 5999 • TMT
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ANJIE LAW FIRM
19F, TOWER D1, LIANGMAQIAO DIPLOMATIC BUILDING, No.19 DONGFANGDONGLU, CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING 100600, CHINA
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The firm AnJie Law Firm is an elite PRC law firm providing full services to both international and domestic clients including Fortune 500 companies, large state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, as well as leading private companies. Since its establishment, AnJie has been growing rapidly and soundly with currently more than 300 professionals. AnJie’s lawyers are well- regarded experts in their professional fields. Based on their deep understanding of the regulatory landscape and strong practical experience, they have handled numerous high-stakes cases in Chinese court. AnJie lawyers are often consulted by regulators on leading legal and policy issues, and have built strong work relationships with government agencies and industry regulatory bodies. All partners at AnJie Law Firm have worked in leading international and domestic law firms, and many are qualified to practice both in China and abroad.
AnJie lawyers frequently speak at major international legal and business conferences and actively contribute to well-known legal and academic journals. They also regularly lecture in prominent educational institutions and are retained as adjunct professors, graduate supervisors, and fellow researchers.
AnJie has built its reputation as a first tier elite law firm and has obtained recognitions from its clients and peers. AnJie Law Firm and AnJie lawyers have been acknowledged by international ranking institutions such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal, as well as popular legal publications like Managing Intellectual Property, IAM, Asian-Mena Counsel, Asian Legal Business, China Law & Practice and China Business Law Journal, etc. AnJie Headquarters in Beijing and has its branch offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen respectively. It recently launched its office in Hong Kong through joint venture with Hwang Hauzen LLP.
Number of partners: 54 Number of fee earners: 226
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Areas of practice Antitrust/Competition: AnJie has one of the largest and most experienced antitrust/competition practice teams in China. It has handled some most complex merger control, investigation defence and private anti-monopoly litigation matters.
Banking & Finance: AnJie lawyers have extensive experience in providing services to various financial institutions. AnJie’s partner has been ranked as leading PRC lawyer in banking and finance by China Law and Practice and Asialaw.
Employment: The employment practice won its reputation for high success rate in handling corporate labor disputes and dealing with challenging union issues. Its new addition of top practitioners expands the depth of the practice. The practice covers labor arbitration, HR risk assessment and prevention, employment planning, employee compliance investigation, employment due diligence in mergers and acquisitions, collective contracts/ collective wage negotiations, layoff planning and negotiations and union issues.
Insurance & Reinsurance: AnJie currently has a preeminent insurance team in China.
AnJie lawyers have represented insurance clients in the utilisation of insurance fund, insurance entities set-up, compliance, insurance policy development, M&A for insurance companies, claim and subrogation.
Intellectual Property: AnJie’s intellectual property team is recognized as a new IP powerhouse. It has been litigating on some high stake litigation. The team has won broad recognition from professional IP publications such as ‘World Trademark Review’, ‘Intellectual Asset Management’, ‘Asia IP’, and Managing Intellectual Property’.
Litigation & Arbitration: AnJie has a group of experienced litigation and arbitration lawyers. Several partners of AnJie have been appointed as arbitrators of CIETAC and other prestigious arbitration commissions of China and other countries.
Merger & Acquisition: AnJie lawyers have significant experience in merger and acquisition. AnJie has been awarded the Deals of the Year 2016 by China Business Law Journal,’Firms to Watch’ in 2016 M&A Law Firms in China ranking by ALB, and Top M&A Law Firm of the year 2017 by China Business Law Journal.
Private Equity & Venture capital: AnJie team regularly advises on top deals in private equity and venture capital fields . AnJie’s partner has been recognised as leading private equity lawyers by Expert guides and ALB.
Securities and Capital Markets: AnJie’s lawyers have specialist expertise in this area and have obtained recognition from important legal publications such as Asialaw and China Law & Practice.
Technology, Media and Telecommunication (TMT): AnJie’s lawyers have always been active practitioners in corporation consultation, venture financing, and the establishment of multinational companies’ business in China. AnJie partner has been ranked as leading TMT lawyers by international legal publications.
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Antitrust and competition: PRC firms Tier 1
AnJie Law Firm is highly active in administrative investigations, antitrust litigation and merger control filings. Its client roster features local and international clients spanning a broad range of sectors. Managing partner Hao Zhan has ‘a wealth of experience of handling private antitrust litigation’. Among the recent cases the team had handled, Zhan and Ying Song defended a multinational manufacturing company in an abuse of market dominance case and are acting for the same client in an antitrust investigation initiated by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Michael Gu assisted with the merger control aspects of a joint venture transaction and advised Yinyi Group on its concentration filing with MOFCOM relating to its acquisition of Punch Powertrain.
Leading individuals Michael Gu
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Banking and finance: PRC firms Tier 3
The banking team at AnJie Law Firm is active in infrastructure, transportation, mining, energy, and property sectors, and has particular expertise in cross-border project finance transactions. Practice head Gulong Ren acted as PRC counsel to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in relation to its provision of a $405m loan to the Republic of Angola for the development of electricity projects, and advised Agricultural Bank of China on the provision of a loan facility to Great Wall Pan Asian International Investment to finance its acquisition of SABMiller’s businesses in multiple European jurisdictions. The team has recently seen a spate of instructions from international arrangers concerning debt offerings by various Chinese banks. Additional contacts include Jing Feng , who joined the team from Jincheng Tongda Neal.
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Dispute resolution: PRC firms Tier 4
AnJie Law Firm recently recruited cross-border dispute resolution specialist Vicky Zhao who joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and IP specialist Wen Zou who was previously at Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court. Practice head Arthur Dong has particular expertise in international trade and IP-related disputes, and regularly represents Chinese clients in ICC and SIAC arbitration proceedings. Dong recently represented a Chinese high-tech company in a SIAC arbitration, assisted an SOE with an arbitration relating to the international sale of goods, and handled a dispute arising from a technology transfer transaction. Domain name dispute and breach of contract are also among the team’s recent instructions.
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Labour and employment: PRC firms Tier 3
With expertise across a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, AnJie Law Firm is known for providing ‘comprehensive business and legal advice at a tremendous value’. Jointly led by Zhenghe Liu and Hongquan Yang, the team has been particularly active in disputes concerning violations of non-compete agreements, and continues to be involved in a variety of employment litigation and arbitration. Liu, who can ‘quickly come to grips with a client’s business goals and legal requirements’, advised a Sino-foreign joint venture agricultural company on multiple employee terminations and related arbitrations; he also handled a mass redundancy exercise for an international energy company. Yang provides ongoing compliance and litigation advice to clients such as Oracle. The team also has experience of handling the employment aspects of various corporate and organisational restructuring projects. Yiche, Daimler Greater China Labour Union and Hippo Culture and Technology are among the department’s clients.
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TMT: PRC firms Tier 3
AnJie Law Firm advises on a mix of corporate, financing, M, IPO and IP matters. Recent instructions include acting for a number of private equity funds in their investment in e-commerce and technology companies and assisting Ali Entertainment Group with copyright and regulatory issues. Dan Zhang, Jing He and Michael Gu are the names to note.
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Intellectual property: PRC firms Tier 2
AnJie Law Firm provides ‘professional knowledge’ at a ‘favourable price’. The team handles trade mark registration as well as opposition and cancellation proceedings for clients such as Volkswagen and Airbnb. It assisted the NBA in litigation relating to the unlicensed use of its trade marks and portraits of NBA players for mobile game applications. Hugo Boss instructs the team in trade mark infringement and unfair competition proceedings against a Chinese clothing manufacturer. Names to note include Kefeng Zhao, Jing He and Li Wu. The team has been bolstered by the arrival of three former judges – Liu Qinghui , Chen Zhixing and Zou Wen - as well as Ma Chunsheng joining from Allen Overy LLP, Steve Song from LexField and Binxin Li from Baker McKenzie FenXun Joint Operation Office.
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Corporate and M&A: PRC firms Tier 5
AnJie Law Firm has made huge progress in recent years and established a Hong Kong office through an association Hwang Hauzen LLP in June 2018. The team regularly assists listed companies with domestic and cross-border M, restructuring and management buy-out transactions; its client roster also features SOEs and private companies spaning mining, transport and retail sectors. Recent highlights include advising Ping’anfang (Shanghai) E-Commerce on its investment in Fangqian (Beijing) Technology and acting for Beijing Souche.com Technology on its acquisition of Beijing Chehang 168 Information Technology. Beijing- based Jeremy Dai and Michael Gu, Shanghai-based Hang Cai as well as Shenzhen- based Catherine Guo are names to note.
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BIN CHEN
POSITION Mr Chen practices in establishment, M&A and restructuring of energy and mineral enterprises, PE investment and public financing, debt issuance for mineral companies (syndicated loan), M&A and cooperation between domestic and foreign mining projects, obtain and transfer of exploration and exploitation rights, risk- assessment and transaction-modelling for energy and mineral projects, etc. Mr Chen’s practice aspects in real estate area include: first-class development of land, construction of new towns, obtain of land-use rights, establishment of real estate fund, PE investment, real estate loan, transfer of real estate projects, purchase of real estate under construction, sales of real estate, lease of large real estate, asset management, real estate securitisation, tender offer and bidding for construction projects, construction contracting, projects management, risk control of final cost, and dispute settlement. He is legal counsel of over ten major real estate companies. He also served as a legal counsel for China International Contractors Association, International Economic Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of PRC. In infrastructure and project financing, Mr Chen’s practice areas include: tender offer and bidding, project investment and operation, capital-raising for project-establishment and procurement of materials and equipment, project construction, project transfer and environment protection. Mr Chen has extensive expertise across a broad range of finance transactions including general banking, disposal of non-performing assets, debts restructuring and liquidation, project financing and guarantee, syndicated loans, assets securitisation, trust and financial leasing, etc. Mr Chen has represented many developers in the litigation and arbitration relating to transfer of real estate, contract settlements and claims.
CAREER Qualified to practice law since 1993; associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm; partner, Jin Tai Law Firm; partner, Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm; partner, AnJie Law Firm 2012 to date. Trained at bidding programs for the State-owned large and medium-size construction projects held by Ministry of Justice and National Development and Reform Commission, Training of Independent Directors in Listed Companies held by China Securities Regulatory Commission.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Chair of Energy Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers’ Association; Chair of Real Estate, Construction and Infrastructure Committee of Beijing Lawyers ‘Association; Invited as Financial Counsellor of Strategic Investment and Financing Alliance for Chinese Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
EDUCATION Wuhan University, School of Law (LLB).
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XINGFA CHEN
POSITION Mr Chen’s representative cases are as follows: • Representing a bank co., ltd in a contractual dispute with a real estate development co., ltd in charge of an urban construction project in Beijing with a disputed amount of over 1.7 billion yuan. The first and second instances of the case were heard by Beijing Intermediate Court and the Supreme People’s Court respectively; • Representing a Power SOE in a contractual dispute with an engineering co., ltd of China Communications Construction and the case was settled by China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); • Representing an international trade co., ltd in a contractual disputes with a steel SOE, a fuel co., ltd in Guangzhou and the dispute was settled by CIETAC; • Representing an online technology co. Ltd in Shanghai in a contractual dispute with a Chinese international holdings ltd and the dispute was settled by Beijing Arbitration Commission; • Representing a transformer co., ltd in Shanghai in arbitration (international trading) with an electric co. ltd and the dispute was settled by CIETAC; • Representing a steel SOE in Jiangsu Suzhou and a group corp. in construction contract disputes with a large group co., ltd and the second instance was heard by the Supreme People’s Court; • Representing a real estate development (group) corporation in a loan contract dispute with Shanghai Xuhui Subbranch of Shenzhen Development Bank. The matter amounts to over 300 million yuan. The case will be reviewed by the Supreme People’s Court; • Representing an investment consulting company in Guangzhou in a loan contract dispute with an investment company in Foshan and Foshan government. The matter amounts to over 100 million yuan. The case will be reviewed by the Supreme People’s Court; • Representing a power SOE in litigation against seven defendants from an offshore oil corporation regarding underwater facilities damaged by their ships with a disputed amount of over 700 million yuan. The case was heard by Haikou Marine Court.
CAREER Trained in the PRC Year qualified: 2003. Year made partner in present firm: 2012 Professional career • AnJie Law Firm, Partner • Grandall Law Firm, Associate Publications of note: • Legal Relations between Asset Management Companies and State-owned Enterprises regarding Debenture Stocks, Hainan Lawyers, 2000; • Acquisition Practices and Legal Analysis of Listed Companies, Hainan Lawyers, 2000.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English EDUCATION • Renmin University of China, MA of Civil and Commercial Law • China University of Political Science and Law, BA of Economics
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BING CHENG
POSITION Ms Cheng’s practice covers a broad range of international work including intellectual property, international arbitration and litigation. She has been involved numerous claims, in relation to, patent and trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, commercial defamation, securities litigation, product liability claims before courts and arbitration tribunals. Her cases are: representing a Virgin Islands company in a revocation of an arbitral award proceeding against a Chinese listing company; representing a listing Chinese company in three trademark revocation proceedings. Defended a Chinese tire company in a Section 337 investigation in the United States related to patent infringement. Acted as an expert witness in Chinese law in a US product liability class action for US plaintiffs; advised a number of US listed Chinese companies in US securities actions; represented a well-known Japanese company in an international arbitration with AAA and enforcement in China involving a license dispute; advised a Chinese state-owned insurance company in a trademark infringement case; advised a famous Japanese company in a well-known trademark recognition action; represented a well-known US pharmaceutical company in a trademark license dispute; advised a US company on franchising in relation to a Chinese healthcare business; represented a worldwide leader in sports equipment in relation to its trademark protection in China; represented the largest Japanese pharmaceutical company in a counterfeit drug enforcement action in China; represented a Taiwanese company, the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, in cross-border claims including a section 337 investigation related to unfair competition, commercial defamation and a breach of contract.
CAREER Trained China, UK, US; qualified England & Wales (non-practising 2004), New York (2008); China (2008); legal counsel Omron Corporation Beijing Office; associate Jones Day; senior associate Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; partner Runming Law Firm; partner Zhong Lun Law Firm; partner AnJie Law Firm 2012 to date. Publications of note: Service of U.S. Process in Mainland China, China Law, 2012; Feature: Measures for FIEs Engaging in Online and Vending Machine Sales, Volume 24, China Law & Practice, 2010; The First ‘Trojan Horse’ Case Prosecuted in China, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, 2010; Ninth Circuit Holds Forum Selection Clause Designating ‘Courts Of’ A Particular State Does Not Include Federal District Courts in the State, 2009; SmithKline Beecham Wins Domain Name Fight in China, 2008.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English, Japanese.
MEMBER Arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); International Bar Association; International Trademark Association.
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JEREMY DAI
POSITION Jeremy Dai is a senior partner of AnJie Law Firm. Jeremy has focused his practice on corporate, regulatory, private equity, venture capital, foreign direct investment and capital market. In particular, Jeremy is very active in telecom, media and technology area and has been recognized by Asia law as a leading lawyer in IT, Media and Telecom for three consecutive years and is endorsed by Chambers Asia as highly recommended in private equity area. He is also a frequent legal adviser to various multinationals in their business in China. Jeremy represented Shell on the Hangzhou Natural Gas Phase II JV with a total investment of approximately RMB3 billion, and represented Matrix, SBAIF, Northern Light, Legend Capital, China New Enterprise, KTB, KBCB, Finergy Capital, SBI Fudan Fund, Shanghai Alliance, in a variety of venture capital/private equity transactions in China.
CAREER Trained PRC, New York; qualified 1996 and 2001 respectively; China legal counsel, Haythe & Curley, Beijing; corporate counsel, Shell China Limited, Beijing; associate, Baker & McKenzie, Palo Alto; associate, Morrison & Foerster, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai; partner, Llinks Law Office, Shanghai; partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Shanghai and Beijing; partner, AnJie Law Firm, Beijing 2013 to date. Honors and recognitions: endorsed by Asian Law as Asia leading lawyer in the areas of IT, Telecommunications and Media, VC and PE and Real Estate and Construction; endorsed by Chambers Asia as a leading lawyer highly recommended in Private Equity area; endorsed by Euromoney Expert Guide as a leading lawyer in the areas of Private Equity and Real Estate and Construction.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER New York State Bar Association; Corporate Law Committee; Beijing Bar Association. Independent director of Junxin Leasing Co., Ltd.
EDUCATION Peking University School of Law, Beijing (1992 LLB); University of Virginia School of Law, Virginia (1999 LLM); New York University School of Law, Taxation (2000 LLM).
LEISURE Chess, hiking
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ZHANG DAN
POSITION Ms Zhang Dan is an expert in private equity and capital market. During her practive over ten years, she covers investment, merger and acquisition, financing in domestic and foreign capital market, internet finance, asset securitisation, and corporation compliance, etc. Her typical cases include but not limited to: private equity – advised Qinyuqinyuan, an leading company in Chinese music industry, on its private equity investment funding (A Round & B Round) from the Unity Ventures, Shunwei Investment and BRV Fund; provided legal services to Lanxiniu IT Co. Ltd for its Angles and A Round financing from Unity Ventures and Legend Capital; provided Legal Services to Beijing Jiangxinge IT Co. for its angel investment; provided Legal Services to Beijing Beijing Yidiyiwei Network Technology Co. for its angel investment; advised A&S Dental, a domestically leading dentistry company on its equity financing from Q&M Dental Group, a Singapore listed company. M&A and securities – advised Gansu Yansheng Industrial (Group) Co. Ltd, a Chinese listed company and its associated company US Yasheng Group, a US listed company, on their stock and asset re- organisation and exchange; provided legal services to Zhejiang Xiaobuding Culture and Animation Co., Ltd for its listing in the National Equity Exchange and Quotation; advised Xiaoyi Dajieshan Coal Co., Ltd on its purchase of the 25% stock of China Energy Petrochemical International Corporation (HK: 00228); provided legal services to Wuhan Qinghongfuzhao Equity Investment Fund for its purchase of high-tech enterprises in Sichuan. Corporate governance and compliance – provided legal services to Beijing SanQiangHeLi Radiation Engineering Technology Co., Ltd (SQHL) and China Nuclear Energy Industry Corp (CNEIC) and for their cooperation with JSC Isotope (a Russian State Corporation) in respect of export and import of nuclear material; acting as a legal counsel of Beijing SanQianHeLi Radiation Engineering Technology Co., Ltd, Liuyixingkong Culture, Beijing Yidiyiwei, Beijing Lanxiniu, Beijing Jiangxinge, and Changzhou Zhijian Investment Management Co., Ltd, etc. for their day-to-day business operation.
CAREER Trained PRC, UK; qualified 2000; associate King and Capital Law Firm; partner AnJie Law Firm 2014 to date. Publications of note: co-author, Legal Theory and Practice of Asset Securitisation, China University of Political Science and Law.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
EDUCATION China University of Political Science and Law, School of Law (LLB China); University of Sussex, School of Law (LLB UK); Southeast University, School of Law (LLM China).
LEISURE Reading, travelling.
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ARTHUR DONG
POSITION Dr Dong mainly engages in cross-border commercial dispute resolution including both international arbitration and complex litigation. The areas cover FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), international sale of goods, cross-border technology transfer, international IP protection, etc. Dr Dong has travelled to various regions in the world, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong, etc, as for handling disputes relating to investment and transactions. Many of the legal affairs he dealt with have been widely featured by noted Medias.
CAREER Trained Beijing; qualified 1996; partner and attorney at law, AnJie Law Firm 2013 to date. Publications of note: Public Policy Defense in the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (Co-author), Arbitration and Law, 2016; Chinese Arbitration Law, Co-editor, LexisNexis, 2015; Abuse of Process and Regulation in Commercial Arbitration-A Chinese Perspective, Journal of Arbitration Studies, 2015; Challenging Jurisdiction and Anti-suit Provisions in China’s Arbitration Practice, LexisNexis, 2015; Supreme People’s Court Further Clarifies the Criteria for Determining the Validity of Foreign Related Arbitration Clauses, China Business Law Journal, 2015; Interim Measures in Support of Commercial Arbitration in China, LexisNexis, 2015; Reflections on HKIAC’s Revised Model Arbitration Clause and Its Impact on Chinese Practice, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2014; Does Supreme People’s Court’s Decision Open the Door for Foreign Arbitration Institutions to Explore the Chinese Market? (Co-author), Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2014; Is an Infringement Claim within the Scope of Arbitration Clause under PRC Law? (Co-author), Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2014; Significant Changes Proposed in Beijing Arbitration Commission’s (‘BAC’) New Rules, LexisNexis, 2014; Ten Highlights of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Arbitration Rules, LexisNexis, 2014; U.S. Court Upholds the Finality and Enforceability of an Award Rendered by Emergency Arbitrator, LexisNexis, 2014; China Supreme People’s Court Holds That a Dispute Must Meet “Foreign-Related” Requirement for Arbitration at Foreign Arbitration Forums, LexisNexis, 2013; Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards in China, China Business Law Journal, 2013; Basic Research on the Competence – Competence Rule, Forum on Arbitration and Judicial Review, 2013.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
EDUCATION China University of Political Science and Law (1992 LLB); Beasley School of Law, Temple University, USA (2006 LLM); China University of Political Science and Law (2009 PhD).
LEISURE Badminton club
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MICHAEL GU
POSITION Michael Gu is a founding partner and executive member of AnJie law firm. Michael’s practice mainly focuses on antitrust, cross-border investment and general corporate. As one of the first lawyers practicing competition law in China, Michael has handled numerous merger control filings for multinational companies, such as Deutsche Post AG, Johnson & Johnson, Volvo and Applied Materials, Charthouse, Schaeffler KG, AstraZeneca and Saint-Gobain. Particularly in 2008, Michael successfully submitted the first merger filing under the new Anti-Monopoly Law which also received the first approval from the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC. Michael Gu frequently advises clients on the monopoly agreement and abuse of dominance issues arising from their daily operations and provides strategic preventive solutions. Michael provides antitrust compliance training to many multinational companies as well as large state-owned enterprises. Michael has recently represented clients in several high-profile antitrust investigation proceedings, antitrust civil litigations and leniency programs. Michael is also very experienced in mergers & acquisitions covering a full range of private and public company transactions and cross-border acquisitions. Some of his notable clients/ cases include: Citibank’s strategic investment in Guangdong Development Bank; UBS AG’s strategic investment in Bank of China; Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., strategic investment in Rongtong Fund Management Company; DaimlerChrysler AG’s share purchase of Beiqi Futian Automobile Co. Ltd; Goldman Sachs’s establishment of the first PRC securities company controlled by foreign investors, Scottish & Newcastle’s strategic investment in and cooperation with Chongqing Brewery Company; Volvo’s acquisition of a major PRC construction machinery manufacturer; and Avenue Capital’s strategic investment in Century 21 China Real Estate. In addition, Michael advised KKR, TPG, Carlyle, and Mitsui on their landmark investments in China. Also, Michael serves as external counsel for many multinationals and PRC listed companies and provides general counseling service on regulatory issues and other general corporate matters, e.g. contract review and negotiation, advertising, compliance, labor issues, unfair competition, antitrust, etc. Representative clients include Coca-Cola, Motorola, Tetra Pak, Endemol, Galaxy Resources Limited, and China Film Co., Ltd.
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ZHAN HAO
POSITION Dr Zhan Hao is expert in the following areas. Insurance and reinsurance: Dr Zhan Hao’s representative experience includes: litigation and arbitration concerning insurance claim and subrogation, acquisition of insurance companies’ equities, establishment of domestic and foreign insurance organisations in PRC, utilisation of insurance funds, compliance of insurance regulation, insurance products review, extended warranty, corporate governance, subordinated debts issuance and IPO for insurance company. Dr Zhan Hao is honored as Professional Insurance Lawyer by a number of ranking institutions as Chambers & Partners, Who is Who Legal, ALB and PLC. Currently, AnJie insurance department is the biggest, full-service and most influential insurance team among China law firms. Antitrust/competition: his representative experience includes: merger antitrust filing in MOFCOM, defense of investigation on monopoly agreements (cartels) and abuse of dominance, antitrust private litigation, antitrust compliance, antitrust analysis from economic perspective, anti-unfair competition. Dr Zhan is listed as Professional Antitrust Lawyer by a number of ranking institutions as Chambers & Partners, PLC. He was invited to deliver a series of lectures on PRC insurance law and PRC Anti-monopoly Law (AML) via the training website (http:// training.mofcom.gov.cn). Currently, AnJie antitrust and competition department is one of the biggest antitrust team in China. Litigation and arbitration: as an arbitrator of CIETAC and an experienced litigator, Dr Zhan Hao has handled many major and complicated cases, some of which were heard by Supreme People’s Court and published in Pronouncement of Supreme People’s Court. He also acted as legal counsel for numerous arbitration cases within PRC (Hong Kong and Mainland), UK, France, Singapore, Stockholm and Japan etc, and helped foreign clients to get foreign arbitrary rewards recognised and enforced in PRC.
CAREER Trained PRC; qualified 1993; partner Grandall Law Firm; managing partner AnJie Law Firm 2012 to date.
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JING HE
POSITION Mr He, a specialised legal practitioner with 14 years of experience in China IP and policy sectors, offers effective and innovative solutions to challenges facing his clients in China and overseas. He has represented multinational clients in complex China enforcement and regulatory matters. A number of his cases were listed as top IP cases by Chinese judiciary authorities. He has rich experience in anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy sectors by advising major brands in sports and fashion industry. In recent years, major industrial associations including US Chamber of Commerce, the Software Alliance and PhRMA, often consult with Mr He for China IP enforcement and policy matters. Mr He also has rich experience in handling IP related antitrust matters, including dealing with high profile standard essential patent licensing investigations. Mr He is admitted to the State Bar of California. Mr He was recently named as one of Managing IP Stars 2014. He regularly publishes for legal communities and speaks at major legal conferences.
CAREER Trained California; qualified 2000; associate, Fenwick & West 2000-02; special counsel, Baker & McKenzie 2002-10; senior consultant (partner-level), ZY Partners Law Firm 2011-12; senior consultant (partner-level), AnJie Law Firm 2013 to date. Publications of Note: co-author: ‘How Chinese courts are ratcheting up damages awards’, World Trademark Review, June/July 2014; author, ‘IP Report shows change of attitude of Supreme Court Decisions’, China Law and Practice, July 2013; co-author, ‘China Year in Review in 2012’, International Lawyer, April 2013; author, ‘Proposed Amendment to China Trademark Law Complicates Squatting Issues’, Bloomberg BNA World IP Report, February 2013; author, ‘Latest Draft of Revised Trademark Law Released for Public Comment’, World Trademark Review Daily, January 2013; author, ‘Challenges for patent monetization in China’, China Intellectual Property Magazine, December 2012; author, ‘China Standards’ section, Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Doing Business in China, Thomson Reuters/Westlaw, December 2012; author, ‘How Will Amendments to the Civil Procedure Law Change IP Litigation in China?’, Bloomberg BNA World IP Report, December 2012; author, ‘Employment Invention Regulations – A New Challenge to Face in China’, Bloomberg BNA World IP Report, December 2012; author, ‘China Question – Trade secrets’, China Law and Practice, November 2012; author, ‘Supreme Court sets the tone for IP cases’, World Trademark Review Daily, May 2012; co-author, ‘The Role of IPRs in China’s Antitrust Merger Review’, International Antitrust Bulletin, March 2012; co-author, ‘Timing is everything’, Managing IP, September 2011.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Renmin University School of Intellectual Property (fellow); the MOFCOM Overseas IP Enforcement Assistance Center (expert member); Legal committee of the FISU International University Sports Federation; American Bar Association (member of Steering Group of the International Antitrust committee).
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YU HE
POSITION Mr He has significant expertise and experience in investment & financing, corporate reorganisation and M&A, real estate, property management and etc. His recent experience includes: representing a Beijing-Based Mobile Internet Company in its two rounds of financing of USD 27 million in 2014; representing Guokejiahe Fund in its RMB 5 million investment into a medical equipment company in 2013; representing China General Nuclear Power in its acquisition of a chemical material company in 2013; representing a medical equipment company in its two rounds of financing of RMB 28 million in 2013 and 2014; representing FUEL Capital in its investment into Beijing Baineng Technology Co., Ltd. In 2012; representing newspaper and publishing house subordinated to a national media in their reorganization since 2011; legal counseling for Zhen Fund since 2011 in its four investments; representing a Chinese institute in purchase of equities of a listed Canadian company in 2011; representing a developer and manufacturer of inspection and testing equipment in its financing of RMB 40 million and investment in overseas funds in 2011; representing an internet company in its financing of RMB 40 million and investment in Hong Kong in 2011; representing a video monitoring company in its financing of RMB31.5 million and investment in Intel China in 2010; representing a video monitoring company in its financing of RMB 40 million and investment in CSM Group in 2009; representing a petro-equipment manufacturer in its financing of RMB 20 million in 2008; representing a Beijing advertising company in its purchase of Shanghai-leading outdoor advertising company for community services in 2007; representing Time Media Limited in its financing of US$ 15 million and counseling for its investment in world-leading fund in 2006; providing perennial counseling for a real estate company in its storage-to -development projects; representing over 10 foreign-funded companies in their establishment and follow-ups; handling more than 100 equity-acquisition and investment projects; handing litigation and arbitration of over 30 commercial disputes. Currently, Mr He acts as perennial legal counsel for more than 10 state-owned enterprises, private-owned enterprises, and start-up enterprises by overseas returned. Mr He has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including: China International Trust Investment Company, China International Economic Consultants Inc, China International Trust Investment Technology Company, Shanghai Pengxin Group, Shenzhen Merchants Bank, Big Bell Temple Development Company, Shichahai Sub-district Office of Xicheng District Government and etc.
CAREER Trained China, qualified 1998; director of legal department, Beijing Elite Technology Co., Ltd; senior legal counsel, Renren Technology Service Co., Ltd; associate, ShuoFeng Law Firm; partner, LiHe Law Firm; partner, MINGTAI Law Firm, Beijing; partner, AnJie Law Firm 2012 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
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SOOCHUL LEE
POSITION Mr Lee’s practice areas cover FDI, M&A, Banking and Finance, Real Estate and Construction. Mr Lee mainly provides legal counselling for companies from both China and Korea regarding their inbound and outbound investment and cross border transactions. Some of the important cases and deals are as follows: providing legal counselling for KT regarding its business of telecommunication support for Smart Cities in China; providing legal counselling for G-market, the biggest e-marketplace business company in Korea, regarding its investment and e-marketplace business in China; providing legal counselling for SPC Group on the establishment and restructuring of its holding company in China.
CAREER Trained Judicial Reserch & Trainning Institute, Korea; qualified Korean Lawyer 2003; partner AnJie Law Firm 2012 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English, Korean.
MEMBER Korea Bar Association. East Pioneer LLC’s Director.
EDUCATION Seoul National University in Korea (1999 Bachelor of Chinese (Minor Economics)); Kyunghee University in Korea (2007 Master of China-MBA); Renmin University in China (2010 Completion of Doctor course of Laws).
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ZHENGHE LIU
POSITION Mr Liu has been working in area of employment law, social security law and union law since 2000. He provides comprehensive legal services in these areas including arbitration and litigation, human resources risk assessment and prevention, employment planning, employment due diligence and structuring in mergers and acquisitions, and other non-litigation matters. He is well recognized by clients and the legal community for his practice and academic study. His in-depth understanding of employer-employee relationship and Chinese culture and society enables him to provide sound legal advice as well as practical solutions. His clients include multinationals, state-owned enterprises and private companies in a wide range of industries such as Communications/Electronics, Finance, Logistics, Energy, Real- estate and Lifesciences. He currently serves as the perennial employment legal adviser for Beijing Mobile, DHL, Taubman China, Hanergy, Aruba Networks, Foreign Talent Consulting Company, Xin-dong-an Property and dozens other companies and institutions in China. Before he started his private practice, Mr Liu was a public lawyer for Beijing General Unions. He was deeply involved in lawmaking process of employment legislations and union legal affairs management. He has in-depth understanding and rich practical experience in the area of unions, employee rights protection, collective contracts, collective wage negotiations and other related matters. He is a perennial legal advisor of the Federation of Trade Unions of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Daimler Investment(Great China) Union, Ping An Bank Union, Microsoft Mobile Union and NOKIA Communications Network Technology Union.
CAREER Qualified to practice law since 2007; Public lawyer ,Beijing General Union; partner, JingYue Law Firm; partner, AnJie Law Firm 2015 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Academic Secretary and Director, Beijing Labor Law and Social Security Law Society; Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Commission of Labor and Personnel Affairs; Deputy Secretary, Labor and Social Security Law Professional Committee of Beijing Lawyers’ Association.
EDUCATION Renmin University of China, School of Law, LL.M; Dalian Maritime University, School of Law, LL.B.
LEISURE Reading and photography.
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QUNWEI LU
POSITION Mr. Lu’s practice areas and representative cases are as follows: • Back door listing of GF Securities and Sealand Securities • Restructuring and/or proposed IPO of Aiyingshi, Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical, Adsit, Guilin Siqi Communications, MLOptic, Guangxi Richeng Linchan Chemical, Zhejiang Crystal-Optect, Kangle Pharmaceutical, and Zhong Xin Chemical. PE/VC Investment, Investment dispute handling and Fund Formation • Represented Northern Light and Mitsui Global Investment for their investment into Halation • Represented Northern Light in its investment into Westri and YottaQ • Represented Finergy Capital in its investment into Henan Green Energy • Represented China New Enterprise in its investment into Juxin Leasing, Wuxi BHS and Fudan Zhangjang • Represented SBI in its investment into Tutor ABC • Represented Credit Swiss in its proposed investment into Haoyang • Represented SAIF in its investment into Accuvally Foreign Investment and Foreign M&A • Represented Johnson & Johnson in corporation with Taiwan Desheng Pharmaceutical • Represented Johnson & Johnson in its office leasing project • Represented Adsit for setting up a JV with Angis Media • Represented IBM for handling the disclosure meters in Guangfa Bank’s proposed IPO • Represented Shell in its investment into Hangzhou Gas Group • Represented Shell in its proposed investment into a LNG Factory • Represented Federalmogul in its acquisition of AFFINIA • Represented Dinex for setting up a JV with Hubei Tongda • Represented Volkswagen and Audi in its business model structuring of In-Vehicle information system service Securities Company • Establishment of joint venture between Morgan Stanley and China Fortune Securities • Acquisition of Jincheng Futures by China Fortune Securities • Drafting internal rules of Qilu Securities, Sealand Securities and CF Securities • Establishment, acquisition and exchange of branches of Qilu Securities and China Fortune Securities • Advising on the collective assets management plans of Qilu Securities and Hongyuan Securities
CAREER where trained: China year qualified: 2009 year made partner in present firm: 2014 professional career • AnJie Law Firm, Partner • Zhong Lun Law Firm, Associate • Boss-Young Law Firm, Associate Publications of note: NEEQ, Chinese NASDAQ?
LANGUAGES Chinese, English
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GAO PING
POSITION Ms Gao Ping is a partner of AnJie Law Firm in Beijing. Her practice areas include finance, real estate, litigation, and arbitration. She serves as a legal adviser for a number of large financial institutions, real estate companies and high-tech enterprises, and has represented her clients in a number of major civil and commercial litigation and non-litigation matters. She has been involved in the trademark litigation on behalf of China Songshan Shaolin, and has helped China Orient Asset Management Co and CITIC Asset Management Co in their bad asset recovery, which successfully reclaimed over RMB 120 million. Besides, she has completely won in a litigation case on behalf of a real estate development company against dozens of home buyers, shunning a huge sum of compensation for damage. She was ranked as one of China’s Top 10 Litigators of 2013 by ALB (Asian Legal Business).
CAREER Trained Beijing, China; judge, No 2 Intermediate People’s Court, Beijing; partner, Jintai Law Firm, Beijing; partner, AnJie Law Firm 2013 to date. Publications of Note: ‘Guarantor’s General First Plea Rights’ (Financial Trial Case Study, Law Press); Relevant Legal Issues in ‘Stock Loan’ Agreement, Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court Classic Case Analysis, Law Press; On the Question of Damages After Termination of Contract, Law Journal; Applicable Law in Company Manager Damages Company Interests Disputes – Legal Issues in Peking University Education Investment Co, Ltd. and Damaging Company Interest Dispute, Solutions to Company Law’s New Difficult Cases, Law Press.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Member, Beijing Lawyers Association’s Civil Litigation Professional Committee; Arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).
EDUCATION Wuhan University, School of Law (LLB); Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Economic Law (LLM).
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GULONG REN
POSITION Mr Ren is specialised in banking & finance and cross-border M&A. His expertise includes acquisition finance, asset-backed finance, project finance, real property finance, trade and supply chain finance, debt capital market. He has extensive experience in advising cross-border finance and M&A transactions and is sophisticated in advising foreign exchange control issues. Mr Ren has advised various multinational and domestic clients, major international banks and financial institutions. His experience covers a wide range of sectors including financial markets, real property, infrastructure, mining and energy, chemical, pharmaceutical, hotel and leisure.
CAREER Trained PRC; qualified 2006. Mr Ren joined AnJie Law Firm as a Partner in 2013. Before that, he worked with DLA Piper in both Hong Kong and Beijing offices since 2010. Mr Ren has also been working as a legal counsel with Société Générale and as an associate with King& Wood. Publications of note: Lending and Secured Finance – China, Co-author, International Comparative Law Guide, 2013; Safely structuring PRC cross border finance, Co-author, Trade Finance Magazine, 2012.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Beijing Lawyers Association, All China Lawyers Association.
EDUCATION Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai (2002 LLB); University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (2005 LLM).
LEISURE Tennis, swimming.
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JIANG SHENGYANG
POSITION Mr Jiang Shengyang specialises in securities and capital market, M & A, banking and finance. His representative cases are as follows: provided legal services to the first domestic wind power company listing in Hong Kong;provided legal services to the first H-share Company publicly offering A-share financing while the company conducted a convertible absorption merger on another A-share company; provided full legal services on the integrated use of corporate bonds, medium-term notes, short-term financing bonds, private debt and other debt financing tools for an energy enterprise;provided legal service for a Capital Management Company on the setup of private equity funds (three-billion RMB) and invested in an energy company. Provided legal services on restructuring and listing to companies in the fields of finance, transport, energy, construction, agriculture, medicine, and mining.
CAREER Trained China, USA; qualified 2007; attorney at law and partner, Jiayuan Law Firm; partner AnJie Law Firm 2013 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
EDUCATION China University of Political Science and Law (1999 LLB); Georgetown University (2006 LLM).
LEISURE Marathon running.
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YING SONG
POSITION Ms Song’s primary practices are Antitrust and Competition, including merger filing, defense for antitrust investigations, private antitrust litigations and antitrust compliance. As one of the very first generation of antitrust lawyers in China, Ms Song has rich experience in this area. She has represented a number of multi-national and domestic corporate clients in antitrust investigations. For instance, she provided legal service to the client in the first antitrust investigation against foreign companies. With regard to the merger filing, Ms Song filed a number of concentration notifications with the Ministry of Commerce of P.R.C (MOFCOM) for clients in a broad range of sectors such as aviation, automobile, electronics energy, textile, food, semiconductor, etc., and also defended for the client on competitors’ objections. Up to date, all transactions including complicated cases filed by Ms Song obtained the approval from the MOFCOM. With in-depth experience in the implementation of the Anti- Monopoly Law of China, Ms Song has been also deeply involved in many high-profile antitrust litigations in China, such as the first antitrust litigation in Petro sector of China before Kunming Intermediate Court. She has also served many companies in connection to the client’s antitrust compliance projects, such as providing the antitrust training, drafting antirust compliance manual, etc.
CAREER Associate, Grandall Law Firm, 2011-12; associate, AnJie Law Firm, 2012-13;senior associate, AnJie Law Firm, 2013-15; partner, AnJie Law Firm, 2015 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Beijing Lawyers’ Association.
EDUCATION University of Bonn (LL,M), China University of Political Science and Law, (LL,B)
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LI WU
POSITION Dr Wu is a patent attorney and attorney at law qualified to practice both in China and the United States. He has focused his practice on IP prosecution and litigation – particularly in the fields of life science, pharmaceutical, chemistry and medical devices – and has rich experience in representing clients in procuring, protecting and enforcing their IPRs globally. In addition, he frequently advises clients on matters related to copyright, trade secret, unfair competition and other IP related issues. Dr Wu had worked as patent attorney and attorney at law in leading IP firms in both United States and China. Before starting his legal career, Dr Wu had worked as a research scientist in the field of neuroscience for more than 10 years, and his work on the regulation of calcium channels has been published by the prestigious scientific magazine—Nature (Vol.419:947-52). Dr Wu is admitted to practice in Massachusetts (USA) and P.R. China, and he is also registered before the USPTO and SIPO (China Patent Office).
CAREER Trained China, USA; qualified 2007; associate, Goodwin Procter LLP (Boston); senior patent attorney, China Sinda Intellectual Property Ltd (Beijing); partner and president, Beijing F&S Intellectual Property Ltd (Beijing); senior consultant, AnJie Law Firm 2014 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER American Intellectual Property Law Association; All Chinese Patent Attorney Association; Fellow at the Institute for International Intellectual Property of Peking University.
EDUCATION Nanjing University (BS); Chinese Academy of Sciences (MS); Columbia University (PhD in Neuroscience); Columbia Law School (JD).
LEISURE Swimming, travelling.
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YIBIN XIA
POSITION Mr Xia has been working in area of insurance law, life health law, litigation and arbitration. Xia Yibin provides a number of distinguished companies and financial institutions with professional litigation services, such as China Minmetals Corporation, Ingram Micro, Jiangsu Telecom, Shanghai Unicom, Zhongyi Chemical Industry, Anxin Trust and Investment, Kaimen Investment, Zhengfan Holding Co.,Ltd, Kaizhong Technology, Nanpu International, Shanghai Minsheng Bank, Shanghai Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd. He specializes in contract disputes, equity investment disputes, labor dispute, and foreign cooperation disputes and serves as agent ad litem and arbitration. Mr Xia handles numerous important Investment and financing disputes, subrogation disputes and enforcement cases, thereby safeguarding parties’ legitimate interests. Mr Xia assembled a professional team which focuses on dispute settlement. Team members keep themselves updated with newly released legislations as well as perspectives regarding with litigation and arbitration practice. Also, this team established good relationship with relevant judicial and arbitral authorities. His success can be attributed to good command of related principles, legislation and regulation together with sophisticated trial skills. Mr Xia and his team deal with approximately 80 cases every year in average and, meanwhile, he serves as regular legal consultant for many large-scale enterprises, which enable his provision of legal service throughout the nation.
CAREER Qualified to practice law since 2007; lawyer, Gandall Law Firm; partner, AnJie Law Firm 2014 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Committee of Health Care Research;Committee of Insurance.
EDUCATION East China University of Political Science and law, School of Law, LL.M; Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine.
LEISURE Badminton and music.
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ZHENG XILIN
POSITION Mr Zheng Xilin’s practice areas and representative cases are as follows: energy and mining – advised Jilin Liyuan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in connection with its RMB 1 billion corporate bond issuance; representing CNOOC in purchasing an oil- refining company in Shandong province; representing Citic PE Funds Management Co. Ltd in purchasing Inner Mongolian Dazhong Mining Co. Ltd; representing Sino-Africa Funds in its investment on Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd in Jiangsu province; representing a transnational energy company in purchasing energy projects in China; representing Chalco HK Company in purchasing oils in Nigeria; representing a A share public company in its investment in gold mining projects in Australia; representing a Hong Kong Institutional Investor in purchasing iron ore and other mine metals in the US and Africa. Private equity investment and venture capital – advised a Beijing based securities company in connection with its buy-out fund formation; representing National Social Security Fund in its investments in the public market and in private funds; representing China Investment Corporation, the largest investment company in China, in its negotiations with international asset managers about asset management agreements and limited partnership agreements; representing Equinox Investment Company in its due diligence check and its investment into a major Chinese bar exam training company and a pharmacy company; representing Sino Venture Capital Investment Company in its due diligence investigation and its investment in a high-tech railway equipment company; representing Beijing Alarm Networks in its overseas restructuring and financing; representing an educational institution for young English learners in its overseas restructuring and financing; representing an accounting software company in its overseas restructuring and financing; representing a Chinese aquaculture company in its reverse merger and acquisition activities in the US; representing a fund manager in its investment in catering chains at airports; representing a fund manager in its investment in a medical equipment company. Foreign direct investment – representing AIRIS, a US aviation facilities developer in its cooperation negotiation with major Chinese airline companies; representing a world-leading American elderly-caring company in its selection of the best investment vehicle in China; representing a Singapore water processing company in its investment and M&A in China; assisting GAIN Capital Group in its commercial activities in China; representing a high-tech joint venture in Chongqing in its IPO in China’s Share A market. Overseas investment & international trade and commerce – advised DragonPass Company Limited in its overseas investment in terms of the establishment of joint venture in the United Kingom; representing Bain Capital LLC and Huawei in their acquisition of American 3com; representing Beijing Huazan Investment Co. Ltd in its purchasing property rights of an American mineral company and obtaining iron mining rights in Pea Ridge Ore Mine; representing Beijing Huazan Investment Co. Ltd in its investment in Guinean oil and gas and iron mining project; representing Husky Energy (a Canadian oil & gas company under control of Hong Kong Hutchison Whampoa) in its acquisition of an oil-refining plant in Ohio, America.
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GEORGE ZHANG
POSITION Mr George Zhang focuses his practice on the areas of corporate, finance, real estate, and related dispute resolutions. He has been regularly engaged by some of the most reputable international law firms to opine on various RPC legal issues.
CAREER Trained Beijing, Boston; qualified 1993; partner AnJie Law Firm 2013 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER China Behaviour Law Association (director); Shenzhen Arbitration Commission (arbitrator).
EDUCATION China Youth University of Political Science (1990 BA); Beijing Foreign Studies University (1992 LLB); Boston University (2002 LLM)
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XIANZHONG ZHANG
POSITION Mr Zhang concentrates on the area of telecom and PE fund investment. He has been retained by China Unicom, one of the largest telecommunication corporations in China, for many years. He has handled thousands of legal affairs with respect to telecom and internet. Mr Zhang also practices in PE fund investment. He does due diligence, drafts transaction documents and participates negotiations for PE fund investment. The industry involved includes real estate, media and culture.
CAREER Trained PRC, US; qualified 2001; partner Grandall Law Firm; partner AnJie Law Firm 2013 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
EDUCATION China University of Political Science and Law (1999 LLM); Temple University (2011 Exchange Study).
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STEVE ZHAO
POSITION Mr Steve (Kefeng) Zhaopractices intellectual property litigation and counseling, including trademark administrative litigation, trademark civil litigation, trademark enforcement, copyright infringement, unfair competition litigations, domain name disputes and other intellectual property related contentious and non contentious matters. Mr Steve (Kefeng) ZHAO handled many high profile and influential IP cases. Among these cases, Ferrero vs. Golden Monkey was selected as the best 12 enforcement cases in 2014 by the State AIC; BMW vs. Guangzhou Century Baochi was selected as one of the 2013 top eight cases by the Supreme Court, top ten cases by the Beijing High Court and also top ten cases by the QBPC; “National Liquor Moutai” opposition case was one of the most influential trademark cases in China in 2012; Michael Jordan vs. Fujian Qiaodan case was one of the most influential IP cases in the world in 2012;Ferrero vs. Liangfeng was selected as one of the 2009 six State AIC supervision cases, Sotheby’s vs. Sichuan Sufubi was named as 2008 top ten IP cases by Beijing High Court; ExxonMobil vs. Ningbo Esso was named as 2007 top ten IP cases by the Ningbo Intermediate Court. Mr Steve (Kefeng) ZHAO also extends his practices to non contentious IP matters, including assisting his clients to acquire key IP assets, restructuring business modes to avoid IP infringement legal risks, and assisting his clients to get public listed while key IPRs are under disputes.
CAREER 2005-07 – An, Tian, Zhang & Partners Associate; 2008-14 – JUNHE Law Offices Associate & Senior Associate; 2015 to date – Anjie Law Firm, Partner.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER Chair of Energy Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers’ Association; Chair of Real Estate, Construction and Infrastructure Committee of Beijing Lawyers ‘Association; Invited as Financial Counsellor of Strategic Investment and Financing Alliance for Chinese Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
EDUCATION LLB in the Law Faculty of Renmin University of China; LLM in the Law Faculty of Peking University
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LIAN ZHELONG
POSITION Mr Lian Zhelong’s practice areas and representative cases are as follows: foreign direct investment, M&A – Mr Lian practices in foreign direct investment (FDI) and M&A and provides services such as legal counseling on FDI and M&A related matters, conducting legal due diligence, attending negotiations on behalf of clients and drafting legal documents. Mr Lian has extensive experience in FDI and M&A projects and has provided full legal services for large Korean enterprises namely SK Group, LG Group, Samsung Group, Hyundai Group, CJ Group, STX Group and Lotte Group etc. in their investment projects in China, and his services include initial legal counseling, conducting legal due diligence, attending negotiations for M&A and drafting legal documents. Corporate governance and compliance – Mr Lian also advises on general corporate matters and provides legal advice for important decisions on production and operation of enterprises, drafting and reviewing various contracts and other legal documents, attending negotiations and meetings, legal counselling on government and compliance, legal training for staffs and solving disputes for daily issues of enterprises. Mr Lian has acted as legal counsel and delivers high-quality legal services for enterprises such as Samsung China, POSCO China, CJ China, KEPCO and KOTRA etc. Litigation & arbitration – Mr Lian has represented various large Korean enterprises, as well as their affiliated companies, in a number of major litigations and arbitrations.
CAREER Trained China, Korea; qualified 2009; associate Gold Balance Law Firm; associate Zhong Lun Law Firm; partner AnJie Law Firm 2009 to date.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English, Korean.
EDUCATION Jilin University, School of Law (LLB); Seonggyungwan University in South Korea, School of Law (LLM).
LEISURE Golf.
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HAO ZHU
POSITION Mr Zhu is one of the Partners at Anjie Law Firm. He mainly focuses on providing legal services in the area of commercial litigation/arbitration, foreign direct investment, general corporate, merger & acquisition, venture capital/ private equity fund, and international investment. Mr Zhu’s client group includes domestic and foreign companies from various industries such as traditional manufacturing industry, Hi- Tech industry, and the emerging service industry. Most of the clients that Mr Zhu has worked with hold a leading position in their respective industry, i.e. banking, enterprise software, integrated circuit design, biological technology, medical instrument, multi-media technology, mobile internet, wireless communications, automobile product manufacture, toilet product manufacture, coffee shop chain business, beer brew, hotel management, international trade, real estate development, and building construction. Meanwhile, Mr Zhu provides legal services to Bay-area companies for their business start-up and operations in China, as well as to many Chinese local companies for their business expansion overseas.
CAREER Mr Zhu is qualified to practice law in China since the year of 2002. Prior to joining Anjie Law Firm, he has worked at the Shanghai office of the largest Northwest law firm in the United States – Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and of another reputable European law firm. Besides, he has worked at Shanghai office of another reputable Chinese law firm – Llinks Law, which was known as one of the best banking law firms in China. He then represented many multinational organizations and large state-owned companies in business merger and reorganization in China and Asia. Moreover, Mr Zhu has worked at Suzhou Intermediate Court for years, which has equipped him with thorough understanding of Chinese judicial reality and litigation practice.
LANGUAGES Chinese, English.
MEMBER All China Lawyers Association.
EDUCATION Suzhou University, School of Law (LLB); University College London, United Kingdom, Master of Law (LLM).
LEISURE Running, music and reading.
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