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Environment (PRC Firms)

China

15 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Guoqiang Chen

Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Environmental Law, Energey Law, Litigation & Arbitration , Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance

环境法,能源法,诉讼&仲裁,投资并购与公司治理

Career

陈律师深耕生态环境法律领域,为跨国公司、大型国企及上市公司提供全链条法律服务,涵盖环境合规管理、行政许可事务、行政处罚应对(听证、复议及诉讼)、环境刑事辩护、环境民事公益诉讼、生态环境损害赔偿、环境合同纠纷及气候变化与碳交易等领域。陈律师服务横跨化工、医药、印染、环境治理、信息技术等关键行业,在处理重大、疑难环境非诉与诉讼案件方面积淀深厚。

依托环境科学专业背景与长期行业洞察,陈律师在疑难环境争议解决中尤为擅长就固体废物属性鉴别、生态环境损害鉴定评估、生态环境修复、环境监测数据等核心技术问题出具专家级法律意见,精准维护客户合法权益,推动争议高效、妥善化解。

Mr. Chen specializes in ecological and environmental law, providing full-spectrum legal services to multinational corporations, large state-owned enterprises, and publicly listed companies. His practice encompasses environmental compliance, administrative licensing, defense against administrative penalties (including hearings, reconsiderations, and litigation), environmental criminal defense, environmental civil public interest litigation, ecological damage compensation, environmental contract disputes, as well as climate change and carbon trading.

Serving key industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textile dyeing, environmental remediation, and information technology, Mr. Chen has an extensive track record in handling high-stakes and complex environmental matters, both contentious and non-contentious.

Leveraging his academic background in environmental science and deep industry insights, Mr. Chen is particularly adept at providing expert legal opinions on core technical issues—such as solid waste identification, ecological damage assessment, environmental remediation, and monitoring data—in complex dispute resolutions. He is dedicated to safeguarding clients' legitimate interests and facilitating the efficient and amicable settlement of disputes.

Professional Memberships

Industry Association Roles (行业协会职务)

Vice President, Environment and Resources Law Research Association, Zhejiang Law Society (浙江省法学会环境资源法学研究会副会长)

Government & Expert Panel Appointments (政府及专家库任职)

Evaluation Expert, Environmental Law Enforcement Skills Competition, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) (生态环境部环境执法大练兵评审专家)

Provincial Instructor, Ecological and Environmental Law Enforcement Training, Zhejiang Province (浙江省生态环境保护执法培训省级教师)

Evaluation Expert, Ecology-Oriented Development (EOD) Projects, Zhejiang Province (浙江省生态环境EOD项目评审专家)

Academic Appointments (学术兼职)

Practice Mentor, Guanghua Law School, Zhejiang University (浙江大学光华法学院实务导师)

Publications

1. 生态环境部《电磁环境保护法律知识若干问答》编委,2019年9月中国环境出版社出版。

2.《最新生态环境保护法律法规汇编大全》参编人员,2020年8月中国环境出版集团出版。

1. Member of the Editorial Board, Q&A on Electromagnetic Environmental Protection Laws, compiled by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, published by China Environmental Science Press, September 2019.

2. Co-editor/Contributor, Compilation of the Latest Laws and Regulations on Ecological Environmental Protection, published by China Environmental Publishing Group, August 2020.

Personal

陈国强律师现任京衡律师事务所高级合伙人兼环境能源法律部主任。他先后毕业于浙江大学和北京大学。陈律师拥有能源、环境科学与法学相结合的独特复合型专业背景,这使他能够为能源与环境领域的政策研究及法律实务提供专业的深刻见解。

陈国强律师尤其擅长在生态环境争议解决案件中代理企业方并且取得优秀效果,成功办理诸多富有影响力的案件,比如:南京胜科水务刑事附带民事公益诉讼(最高检第二十三批指导性案例,2019年度人民法院环境资源典型案例);江西九江污泥倾倒案生态环境损害赔偿磋商(长江经济带生态环境司法保护典型案例)。

Mr. Chen Guoqiang is a Senior Partner at Capital Equity Legal Group and the Director of the Environment and Energy Law Department. He is an alumnus of both Zhejiang University and Peking University. With a distinct multidisciplinary background spanning energy, environmental science, and law, Mr. Chen offers profound professional insights into policy research and legal practice within the energy and environmental sectors.

Mr. Chen is highly regarded for his expertise in representing corporate clients in ecological and environmental disputes, consistently achieving exceptional outcomes. He has successfully handled numerous high-profile cases, including the Nanjing Sembcorp Water Affairs case (Criminal Incidental Civil Public Interest Litigation), which was recognized as one of the SPP’s 23rd Batch of Guiding Cases and a 2019 Typical Case of Environmental Resources by the People’s Courts. He also led the ecological damage compensation negotiations in the Jiangxi Jiujiang Sludge Dumping case, a landmark instance of judicial protection for the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Work Highlights

陈国强律师在深度参与国家及地方立法和政策研究、深耕环境行业的过程中积累了诸多生态环境相关专业技术机构资源,能够集合多方力量为客户及时提供综合解决方案,充分发挥技术和法律的积淀优势,为客户赢得案件。在复杂的商事投资并购项目中,陈律师总能抓住行业痛点,帮助客户精准识别重要风险并提出具有战略性和可操作性的解决方案。

Through his extensive involvement in national and local legislative research and policy-making, as well as his deep roots in the environmental industry, Mr. Chen Guoqiang has cultivated a robust network of professional technical institutions. He excels at mobilizing multidisciplinary resources to provide clients with timely, integrated solutions, leveraging his unique dual expertise in technology and law to secure favorable outcomes. In complex commercial investments and M&A transactions, Mr. Chen consistently identifies industry-specific pain points, enabling clients to accurately mitigate critical risks through his strategic and actionable solutions.

Languages Spoken

中文、英文

Chinese, English

Experience

在2019年7月加入京衡律师事务所担任高级合伙人之前,陈国强律师自2004年起先后在阳光时代律师事务所、观韬中茂(杭州)律师事务所执业,担任律师和高级合伙人。

Prior to joining Capital Equity Legal Group as a Senior Partner in July 2019, Mr. Chen practiced at Sunshine Law Firm and Guantao Law Firm (Hangzhou) from 2004, serving as an attorney and Senior Partner.

Education

‌Zhejiang University‌

Science (B.Sc.)

Peking University

Master of Philosophy (Philosophy of Science)

Awards

Environment (PRC Firms) Recommended (2013-2025)

Chambers

2013

Chambers Review

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Environment (PRC Firms) - China

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Chen Guoqiang serves clients from Capital Equity Legal Group's base in Hangzhou. He has experience undertaking transactional environmental work and environmental PPP projects. He also offers advice on climate change and carbon trading issues.
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陈国强律师在京衡律师集团的杭州办公室服务客户。他在处理环境领域交易事务和PPP项目上具有丰富的经验。他也能够在气候变化和碳交易问题提供建议。

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