Scott Guan

Practice Areas

Cross-border Investment/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration, Compliance & Investigation

Professional Memberships

President, World Law Group (2021-2023)

Distinguished Senior Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

International Leadership Council, University of Toronto

Professor, Harvard-ECUPL Executive Training Program on Leadership in Law Firms (former)

Professor, Cross-border M&A Course at the Tongji-Mannheim Joint EMBA Program (former)

Personal

Dr. Scott Guan is a partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm. Dr. Guan has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, anti-trust, private equity investments, resolution of complex cross-border disputes, and general corporate, contract, IP, and business advice. Dr. Guan is recommended by Legal 500 and Chambers in Asia Pacific and has been continuously recognized by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and other professional publications as a leading business lawyer in China.

Dr. Guan's clients are from various sectors including manufacturing, chemical products, technology, telecom, Internet, online game, publication, education, entertainment and sports, natural resource, energy, distribution and retail, construction, real estate, financial service, private equity investment, and professional service.

Dr. Guan has broad experience in the resolution of complex international disputes through arbitration, litigation, mediation, and negotiation. He has significant experience in disputes arising from complicated commercial contracts, share and asset acquisition agreements, joint venture contracts, IP license and transfer agreements, and purchase contracts.