Changyu Fu

Work Highlights

Dispute Resolution

Represented Peking University Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Peking University Founder Group Co., Ltd. in handling a series of competition proposals for the controlling stake in Founder Group

Represented an asset management plan of Cinda Securities in obtaining the control of the listed company Zhongyida, and assisted the asset management plan in exercising shareholders rights, appointing new management, restoring governance of the listed company, sorting out debts and liabilities, disposing of non-performing assets, promoting major asset restructuring, and resuming listing

Represented Jiangxi Province Tourism Group Co. against Dangdai Group in their contest for control of the listed company China United Travel (600358.SH) and assisted the client to restore the governance of the listed company, resume its operation and management, control its subsidiaries/branches, and address its lawsuits

Represented Bitmain, a leading global blockchain chip design and device manufacturer once valued at CNY 80 billion, in disputes over company control, providing comprehensive legal services involving corporate governance, asset protection, supply chain management, intellectual property and trade secret protection, taxation, etc.

Represented Nomura Securities in disputes over a large syndicate in the amount of USD 190 million

Represented the founder of a listing aspirant in the disputes over the control of the company, services covering dealing with actions of the controlling shareholder (also the strategic investor) such as changing the management team and violently snatching the official seal and certificates, and handling six related disputes over equity transfer, company resolution, harm to the company's interests, and return of certificates, change registration, and profit distribution, resulting in the founder's restored overall control of the company

Represented an industry-leading digital technology company in handling a series of disputes involving a Nasdaq delisted China concept stock, a controlling shareholder of the client, over alleged evading capital contributions/appropriation of funds, delisting of shareholders, and company control

Represented a top 500 domestic private-sector enterprise in handling a more than CNY 30 billion cooperation dispute with a state-owned listed company, involving joint venture cooperation, mergers and acquisitions, factoring financing, leasing, taxation, and other comprehensive cooperation matters

Compliance with Multilateral Development Bank's Integrity Rules

Assisted a Chinese company and its overseas subsidiaries to deal with sanctions imposed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and compliance investigation procedures for its overseas business, and to achieve early lifting of the African Development Bank's sanction

Assisted a Chinese company to establish and implement a compliance system in line with the standards set forth by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), successfully lifting the cross debarments imposed by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Assisted an infrastructure company to build a compliance system and successfully lifted the ban and sanctions mandated by the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Compliance and Investigation

Assisted a multinational pharmaceutical company in dealing with commercial bribery criminal investigation and litigation

Assisted a multinational pharmaceutical company in responding to commercial bribery administrative investigations

Assisted a multinational pharmaceutical company in responding to the administrative investigation of false propaganda

Medical Law Compliance

Provided compliance counsel to GlaxoSmithKline (China), Pfizer, Biogen, Ipsen, Terumo, and Asymchem

Other Highlights

Advised on:

China's first insurance dispute arising from overseas investment confiscated by the Russian covernment

China's first carbon reduction dispute

China's first case involving conflict of jurisdiction regarding an injunction issued by a US court

China's first application for exemption from loss of right of appeal

China's first unfair competition case where the protection of business opportunities was sought

China's first case of online game infringement

China's first fund for protecting investors in securities market

China's first case in which an offshore investor successfully took over an onshore operating entity through litigation

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC Bar

Practice Areas

Litigation & Arbitration, Compliance & Investigation, Antitrust & Competition

Professional Memberships

Adjunct Professor, School of Juris Master in China University of Political Science and Law

Personal

Over her years of practice, Ms. Changyu Fu has represented her clients in a wide range of civil, commercial, and administrative litigation cases, as well as arbitrations and criminal proceedings. She is particularly skillful and experienced in dealing with corporate affairs, IP protection, and disputes in the fields of international commerce and trade and cross-border investment. In addition, Ms. Fu is highly recognized for her ability to identify clients' most critical interests in a litigation or arbitration case, thereby designing the most effective strategies. Ms. Fu also impresses clients with her excellent skills in approaching technical aspects of disputes, which helps her provide in-depth legal services to clients.

In the field of dispute resolution, Ms. Fu has extensive experience in representing large state-owned enterprises, listed companies, and multinational corporations in litigation and arbitration cases. She is particularly skillful at handling highly complex corporate disputes including control disputes, shareholder disputes, and disputes concerning joint ventures. Ms. Fu boasts an impressive track record in resolving dozens of high-value control disputes, amounting to hundreds of billions of RMB, and is currently handling several cases in this area.

In compliance and investigation, Ms. Fu provides legal advice and services to a good number of well-known Chinese and multinational companies, helping them design and manage their legal compliance systems. She is well experienced in cooperating and coordinating with various professional institutions to ensure that the compliance reviews she conducts are thorough the solutions she devises for clients are effective. In particular, she is adept at handling and managing corporate legal crisis and offering creative solutions that avail clients of an expedite and viable way out of crises.

Notably, in multilateral development bank compliance projects, Ms. Fu has extensive experience in leading team to assist domestic and international companies in response to investigations and in helping clients resolve bidding restrictions imposed by major multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, ADB, and AfDB. By adopting tactful approaches to investigations, she has achieved good results in all cases she has handled, including significantly shortening the duration of sanctions, downgrading penalties, and even eliminating penalties. Ms. Fu's approaches for lifting sanctions imposed by multilateral development banks are precise and efficient, resulting in the successful removal of sanctions, sometimes earlier than expected.

In the areas of dispute resolution, compliance and investigation, antitrust and competition law, Ms. Fu is highly recognized among Chinese and foreign clients for providing practically feasible and advisable solutions based on her practical experience and professional expertise.

Experience

Zhong Lun law Firm

Junhe Law Firm

Judge

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English