Greater China Region
Practice Areas
Domestic and Overseas Investment and M&A in Energy & Natural Resources
Commercial and Administrative Dispute Resolution
Construction and Real Estates
Career
1991--1998 Geological Engineer, Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology
1998--2002 Lawyer, Beijing Baoding Law Firm
2002--2004 Lawyer, Beijing Tianyuheng Law Firm
2004--2005 Partner, Beijing Baocheng Law Firm
2005--2006 Lawyer, Beijing Huicheng Law Firm
November 2006--Present Senior Partner, Beijing Dacheng Law Offices
Professional Memberships
Distinguished Expert of the Expert Think Tank, Mining Professional Committee, China-Asia Economic Development Association(CAED)
Executive Director of the Mineral Resources Law Committee, China Society of Geological and Mineral Economics(CSGME)
Director of the Legal Affairs Committee, Xicheng District Committee of Beijing Branch, China Democratic League(CDL)
Member of the Environmental Damage Appraisal and Assessment Professional Committee, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
Executive Director of Property Law Research Association, Beijing Law Society
Council Member of the Nuclear Law Branch, China Nuclear Society
Member of Energy Law Research Association, China Law Society
Executive Director of Geology and Mining Alumni Association of Peking University
Member of Geological and Mineral Branch of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association
Publications
ASEAN Country-Specific Legal Risk Assessment Report (Monograph), June 2011
Legal Practice and Case Analysis of Global Mining Energy Investment and M&A (Monograph), June 2013
"Canadian Mining Investment Environment from a Legal Perspective" – May 22 & 29, 2010, China Mining News, and June 8, 2010, China Nonferrous Metals News
"A Brief Discussion on Several Issues of Judicial Appraisal in Mine Geological Environmental Damage" – November 13, 2019, China Nonferrous Metals News and China Mining News
"Reserves Verification and Mining Rights Transfer Approval in Mining Company Equity Transfers — Plaintiff Investment Company A vs. Defendant Geological Team B, Building Materials Company C on Contractual Dispute of Equity Transfer of Mining Company D" – February 25, 2022, Headlines of Major Cases, Wolters Kluwer
Personal
Yang Guisheng is a senior partner in Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, an internationally registered legal counselor, and a geological engineer. He serves as a legal advisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources of the PRC and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC, and is the head of both the Real Estate and Energy Professional Committee and the Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment Industry Committee at Dacheng. He is also a practical mentor for postgraduates at law school of Renmin University of China. Yang has seven years of experience in geological and mineral scientific research at China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). In addition, he holds various positions, including Director of the Legal Affairs Department of the China Mining Value-added Services Alliance, Researcher at the Land and Resources Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, Investment Promotion Ambassador of the Xi'an Municipal People's Government in Shaanxi province, and Guest Professor at universities such as Chengdu University of Technology, Peking University School of Earth and Space Sciences, and Southwest University of Science and Technology. He is also a member of the expert team of LexisNexis, a senior trainer at the Dianjing Legal Network Academy, and an arbitrator for the Arbitration Commissions of Tianjin, Nanning, Beihai, and Changsha.