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Provided by Min Min
Cross-border Investment/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration, Debt Restructuring & Non-performing Assets
"Recovery Paths for Residual Debt after Company Dissolution and Liquidation under the New Company Law Perspective", Financial Market Research, March 2024/China Lawyer, April 2024
"Handling Defaults on High-Yield Bonds", China Lawyer, July 2023
"A Brief Analysis of the 'Concerted Action Principle' for Financial Creditors' Committees", Financial Market Research, June 2023
"Preliminary Legal Issues in State-Owned Enterprise 'Sci-Tech Reform'", China Lawyer, April 2023
"Legal Issues in Establishing and Operating Cross-Border E-commerce Businesses", International Business Daily, December 2015
"Adapting to a Changing Governance Framework", China Law & Practice, 2015 Annual Review
"Legal Issues in Overseas M&A and the Role of Chinese Lawyers", China Business Law Journal, September 2012
"Methods of Foreign Investment in China's Domestic Real Estate", Asian Legal Business, Issue March 12, 2006
"Corporate Acquisitions: Hidden Intentions behind the Move", China Real Estate, October 2005
"How to Prevent Risks in Real Estate Transactions", Law Press, February 2003
"A Look at China's Real Estate Market Access System from the 'East China Sea Tide Withdrawal'", National Housing Prosperity Monthly, 2002
"Good Faith Acquisition of Pledge Over Movables", Financial Times, March 2001
Mr. Min holds an LL.M. from University of Bristol, a J.M. from Peking University, and an LL.B. from China University of Political Science and Law. Over more than two decades of legal practice, Mr. Min has cultivated longstanding credentials in advising on both contentious and noncontentious matters in investment and financing, as well as related areas. He is particularly experienced in handling high-value and complex legal matters involving financial disputes, debt recovery, and disposal of non-performing assets. He has handled cases involving more than CNY 10 billion in total. Leveraging his extensive legal experience and debt recovery techniques, Mr. Min has consistently delivered results beyond clients' expectations. He has been repeatedly listed as a recommended lawyer in Chambers & Partners, China Business Law Journal, The Legal 500, and other prestigious legal rankings.
Mr. Min is currently providing legal services to companies including Norinco Group, SINOSURE, CHINALCO GROUP, China Energy Engineering Group, COMAC, SINOTRANS Limited, China Railway Construction Corporation, Lenovo Group, China YTO Group, China Great Wall Asset Management Co., China Cinda Asset Management Co., CCB Investment, CCB Financial Leasing Co., and China Xiong'an Group, among other prominent clients.
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Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, July 2013 to present
Partner and associate, Beijing Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm, January 2004 – June 2013
Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, June 2000 – December 2003
Chinese
English
Investment, M&A, and SOE Restructuring
Provided legal services for a restructuring project of China Energy Engineering Group
Advised Norinco Group on its strategic exit from a joint venture project with a Spanish company
Provided legal services for the establishment of a China-based joint venture between Norinco Group and a German company
Provided legal services for the establishment of a China-based joint venture between China Railway Construction Corporation and a German company
Advised a key subsidiary of Norinco Group on the spin-off of premium assets into a listed company as part of a major asset restructuring
Provided legal services for the mixed-ownership reform of a subsidiary under China Communications Construction Group
Advised on a merger project within a segment of China Datang Corporation
Provided legal services for the restructuring of Baishan Transportation Investment Group
Assisted Xiong'an Fund with its investment in a privacy computing technology service company
Provided legal services for multiple investment and acquisition projects of China Resources Life Sciences Ltd.
Provided legal services for the acquisition of several ports by Sinotrans South China Company
Provided legal services for fundraising and employee stock ownership plans to multiple startups
Provided legal services for liquidation projects of various companies
Advised Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group on multiple investment projects
Represented China National BlueStar in a series of overseas M&A projects, including acquisition of French company Adisseo, acquisition of the silicone business from French company Rhodia, and acquisition of Norwegian company Elkem Group
Represented China National BlueStar in the formation of a joint venture with US company Cabot in Tianjin
Represented SINOCHEM AGRO in acquiring a 60% stake in Israel's Makhteshim Agan Industries
Represented SINOCHEM GROUP in establishing a joint venture with DuPont (US) in Shanghai
Represented CSCEC Water Affairs in acquiring a foreign water services group
Represented a Singapore-based company in establishing a joint venture in China
Represented an investment firm in dual onshore and offshore investment in a currency exchange platform
Represented Sinotrans in investment across multiple countries
Assisted in the establishment and business process compliance of a cross-border e-commerce platform
Assisted in setting up and financing an education-related O2O company and a community O2O company
Represented China National BlueStar in setting up a joint venture with a Japanese multinational company
Litigation and Arbitration
Financial Defaults and Debt Recovery
Provided legal services to SINOSURE in over 500 export trade insurance claim disputes, involving sales disputes, disputes over letters of credit and guarantees, trade fraud, negotiable instruments, and insurance disputes in partnership with law firms from dozens of countries and regions
Represented China YTO Group Finance Co., Ltd. in an infringement liability dispute against a lead underwriter in the interbank bond market-the first such case in China where a lead underwriter was held liable for damages
Represented SINOSURE in disputes with a foreign company over a channel cooperation agreement and a series of overseas debt recovery actions
Represented North Star Africa International Logistics (Pty) Ltd. (NSL), a South African company, in local insurance claims and debt recovery cases in South Africa
Represented NSL in four subrogation cases filed by an insurance company before CIETAC and CMAC, arising from cross-border cargo transport disputes
Represented CCB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in a financial leasing contract dispute against Leba Railway Co., Ltd. before Beijing Financial Court involving CNY 220 million and won the case
Represented BICC Fund Management Co., Ltd. (a private fund manager) in a series of trust loan disputes against BICC Group and BICC Urban Infrastructure Development and Construction Co., involving a total amount of CNY 80 million and had the claim by the client upheld in full
Represented a central SOE investment platform in a partnership agreement dispute against a fund manager before CIETAC involving an amount of CNY 260 million and won the case
Represented PICC in defending a credit insurance contract dispute filed by a materials company
Represented a Beijing-based company in financing disputes with a Hainan-based real estate company and a Beijing-based asset management company
Represented two individuals in a private equity fund dispute against a Shenzhen-based fund management company and a Beijing-based wealth management advisory company
Represented a commercial factoring company in factoring contract disputes with several companies in Jiangsu Province involving a total amount of CNY 326 million and successfully reached a settlement
Shareholder Disputes and Equity Repurchase Disputes
Represented CCB Investment in an equity repurchase dispute with a well-known real estate company involving over CNY 800 million (ongoing)
Represented China JinGu International Trust Co., Ltd. in a shareholder capital contribution dispute with Inner Mongolia Haosheng Coal Industry Co., Ltd. and a third party, Western New Era Energy Investment Co., Ltd., involving over CNY 1.2 billion (ongoing)
Represented two individuals in arbitration and litigation totaling over CNY 70 million involving complex factual and legal issues in relation to a share transfer dispute and unjust enrichment claims with a Shanxi-based mining enterprise (ongoing)
Represented a well-known investment institution under Lenovo Group in an equity repurchase arbitration case totaling over CNY 40 million against the actual controller of a company before CIETAC and won the case
Represented Hangzhou Jinkuihua Ronghao Investment Partnership (LP) in an equity repurchase dispute with the actual controller of Liao'an Machinery Co., Ltd. involving an amount of over CNY 30 million and won the case
Represented the founder of a Hangzhou-based tech company in resolving shareholder disputes with investors
Represented a Beijing-based education technology company in investment and shareholder disputes with a Hong Kong-listed company
Represented a secondary subsidiary of a central SOE in an equity repurchase dispute with a Chengdu-based enterprise management center (LP)
Represented an individual in shareholder disputes with a Shenzhen-based private equity fund management company, a Pingyang-based investment management center (LP), and a Pingyang-based venture service center (LP)
Represented a fund in a CNY 1 billion equity repurchase dispute involving a debt-to-equity swap project in Xining, Qinghai Province
Represented Tongfang Financial Holdings (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in shareholder disputes with a Shenzhen-based asset management company
Represented a Henan-based industrial investment fund in a valuation-adjustment-mechanism (VAM) agreement dispute with a NEEQ-listed company and its actual controller
Represented Beijing Kaitai Steel & Wood Products Co., Ltd. in shareholder disputes with an individual and Beijing Jinyuhongtai Technology Development Co., Ltd.
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