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http://www.zhonglun.com Beijing Office 36-37/F, SK Tower, 6A Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing 100022, People’s Republic of China Tel˖86-10-5957-2288 Fax˖86-10-6568-1022/1838 Shanghai Office 11th Floor, Bank of China Tower, 200 Yincheng Road Central, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200120, People’s Republic of China Tel˖86-21-5037-2668 Fax˖86-21-5037-2678 Shenzhen Office 10/F, Block A, Rongchao Tower, 6003 Yitian Road, Futian Disrict, Shenzhen, 518026, People’s Republic of China Tel˖86-755-3325-6666 Fax˖86-755-3320-6888/6889 Guangzhou Office Room1101,11/F,Times Property Center,No.410 Dongfeng Road Middle, Guangzhou 510030, People’s Republic of China ˖ ˖ Tel 86-20-8348-7383 Fax 86-20-8348-7380 COMMITTED TO YOUR SUCCESS Wuhan Office 17F,New World International Trade Tower, 568 Jianshe Da Dao, Wuhan 430022, People’s Republic of China Tel˖86-27-8555-7988 Fax˖86-27-8555-7588 Chengdu Office 6/F, East Building, La Defense No.1480, North Tianfu Avenue, Chengdu High-tech Zone 610042, P.R.China Tel˖86-28-6208-8000 Fax˖86-28-6208-8111 Hong Kong Office Suites 801 & 802, 8th Floor, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong Tel˖852-2530-1680 Fax˖852-2530-1101 Tokyo Office 6F Kioicho Building, 3-12 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094, Japan Tel˖81-03-3288-8791 Fax˖81-03-3288-8795 Commitments Clients' interests always come first. We live on the clients whose trust brings us prosperity, reputation and success. Teamwork makes us powerful. To serve our clients better, we need collective wisdom. We stress teamwork in everything we do. In Zhong Lun, there is no room for those who put their personal interests ahead of the interests of the firm and our clients. Be practical and creative. We always provide clients with practical solutions, but we constantly strive to find a better way for our clients. We pride ourselves for having pioneered many of the practices and techniques that have become standard in the profession in China. Dedicated to excellence. We take great pride in the quality work we have always rendered for our clients. We have an unswerving determination to achieve excellence in practice, even when we are dealing with a simple issue. We know devil is always in the detail. "They are very proactive and creative-these are very important assets." "Second to none in this field-very professional and insightful advice. They can explain the logic behind the transaction and the rationale of the regulations, while taking into account China's legal environment." —— Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011 CONTENTS Firm Overview ………………………………………………………………………………… 01 Practice Areas ………………………………………………………………………………… 02 Anti-Monopoly/Competition Law ……………………………………………………… 02 Banking and Finance …………………………………………………………………… 03 Bankruptcy & Restructuring ……………………………………………………………… 04 Capital Markets …………………………………………………………………………… 05 Dispute Resolution ………………………………………………………………………… 06 Energy and Natural Resources …………………………………………………………… 07 FDI/Cross Border M&A …………………………………………………………………… 08 Hospitality ………………………………………………………………………………… 09 Intellectual Property ……………………………………………………………………… 09 International Trade ………………………………………………………………………… 11 Labor and Employment …………………………………………………………………… 12 Maritime and Admiralty …………………………………………………………………… 12 Mergers & Acquisitions …………………………………………………………………… 13 Overseas Investment ……………………………………………………………………… 14 Private Equity and Venture Capital ……………………………………………………… 15 Project Finance and Infrastructure ……………………………………………………… 16 Real Estate ………………………………………………………………………………… 17 Structured Finance & Securitization ……………………………………………………… 18 Taxation …………………………………………………………………………………… 19 Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) …………………………………… 20 ZHONG LUN LAW FIRM Firm Overview Founded in 1993, Zhong Lun is a leading full service PRC law firm. With over 120 partners and nearly 500 associates strategically located in mainland China's key corporate and financial centers, Hong Kong and Tokyo, Japan, we are consistently chosen as a legal service partner by clients to help navigate through the increasingly complex legal environment across the vast geographic area of China. Our major practice covers almost all legal areas including Real Estate and Construction, Corporate Financing and Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Foreign Direct Investment, Banking and Finance, Structured Financing and Securitization, International Trade and WTO, Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT), Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy and China Law Firm of the Year Corporate Reorganization, as well as Dispute Resolution. (National) (Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011) We are proud to have been selected as primary advisors by a broad range of blue chip clients that include numerous Fortune 500 companies, banks and financial institutions as well as international Top rankings from Chambers organizations and government authorities. We strive to provide quality, efficient and practical (2008-2011) legal advice on complex business transactions in China. Our outstanding work has achieved broad From 2008 to 2011, Zhong Lun has recognition. Our practices and lawyers are regularly cited and recommended in their respective been regularly recommended by markets by media such as Chambers & Partners, Asian Legal Business, Asia Law & Practice and Chambers Asia / Asia-Pacific among International Financial Law Review. PRC peers in the following areas of expertise: Our success to date is attributable to our intellectual agility. By practicing at the highest levels of the ■ International trade legal profession in a culture that emphasizes collegiality, team work, respect for everyone, professional ■ Private equity and business ethics, and duty to the profession and our communities, we attract and retain the best ■ Real estate professionals to ensure the best outcomes for our clients. Most of our professionals graduated from ■ Corporate restructuring & insolvency prestigious law schools in China and abroad. Many of them have practiced in leading international law ■ Corporate/M & A firms. All of our partners are successful practitioners in their fields with extensive practice experience ■ Competition/antitrust and in-depth knowledge of the clients' business. ■ Banking and finance ■ Dispute resolution ■ Employment As one of the most influential PRC law firms with deep roots in the political, legal and commercial ■ IT, telecommunications, media and circles of China, Zhong Lun maintains effective working relationships and communication channels entertainment with government and semi-governmental entities at various levels, as well as major industry players. ■ Construction Our lawyers have frequently been invited to participate in legislative process. Some of them act as ■ Intellectual property independent consultants for key industrial regulators. This enables us to provide practical legal advice for clients. Asialaw Leading Lawyers (2007-2011) A number of Zhong Lun partners In an ever-changing jurisdiction, Zhong Lun has gained a strong reputation for providing innovative were selected as Asialaw Leading legal solutions to meet the evolving needs of our clients. As early as in the first half of 1990s, Zhong Lawyers by Asia Law & Practice for Lun introduced a wholly new practice for Beijing's real estate transactions to help build confidence consecutive years. of overseas investors in China's real estate market. Zhong Lun also pioneered the research and development of China's securitization practice. Zhong Lun is fully aware that all our success is built upon the supports of our clients. All our efforts are committed to the success of our clients. 01 www.zhonglun.com ZHONG LUN LAW FIRM Practice Areas Anti-Monopoly/Competition Law Zhong Lun's anti-monopoly/ competition law practice was ranked in Band 1 of Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011 and Chambers Asia 2010. Zhong Lun is one of the first PRC firms establishing anti-monopoly/competition practice. Over the past years we have rendered services to a number of local and international market leaders and accumulated a wealth of experience in this area. Our anti-monopoly/competition team is equipped with local expertise as well as international experience gained from our lawyers' previous practice of competition law with prestigious international law firms. A number of the team members are not only well-versed in anti-monopoly/competition laws, but also experts in particular industries. Scope of Services: ■ Filing of concentration of undertakings (merger control filing) ■ Negotiation of settlements with anti-monopoly law enforcement agencies ■ Drafting and reviewing of various business agreements (e.g. licensing agreements, distribution agreements, research and development agreements, co-operation agreements) ■ Representing in investigations conducted by competition authorities ■ Representing in damage claims resulting from cartel findings ■ Representing in administrative reviews, civil or administrative litigations ■ Advising on other regulatory compliance matters The competition team here has a good reputation for providing a broad spectrum of legal services to multinational clients in regards to antitrust law in China. Sources say: "The lawyers in this team have great access to government agencies and are undoubtedly real players in the antitrust arena." —— Chambers Asia-Pacific 2011 One of the first PRC firms to practice competition law, Zhong Lun advises both domestic and international clients. Peers commend the team:"It is involved in many of the highest-profile matters in China." In a recent highlight, the group assisted Panasonic