Song Mu

Practice Areas

Construction & Project Development, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Litigation & Arbitration

Professional Memberships

Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration

Personal

Mr. Mu graduated from Peking University Law School.

Since joining Zhong Lun Law Firm (Beijing) in 2002, Mr. Mu has been focusing on real estate, and has an extensive track record in real estate investment, real estate investment related dispute resolution, compliance of land and real estate projects, public-private partnership (PPP), mergers & acquisitions, business negotiations, etc. In addition, Mr. Mu serves as retainer-based legal advisor for many major state-owned enterprises and represents such enterprises in litigation, arbitration cases, etc.

Mr. Mu's expertise has been widely recognized by many authoritative international legal rating agencies. From 2011 to 2023, Mu has been consecutively ranked as one of the Leading Lawyers in the field of real estate laws in China by Chambers & Partners. Mr. Mu has also been consistently recommended by Asian Legal Business (ALB), The Legal 500, and other well-known legal rating agencies for many years.

Work Highlights

Notable Clients/Mandates

• Audi China

• Beijing Kerry Huayuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

• Beijing Kingsoft Software Co., Ltd. (Zhuhai project and Beijing project)

• Beijing Ideal Industry Development Co., Ltd.

• Beijing Tourism Group (Universal Beijing Theme Park Resort Project and Hainan Nanshan Tourist Attractions Project)

• Beijing Xidan Friendship Group (a property cooperative development project along Chang’an Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Beijing)

• Beijing Wantong Great City Investment Co., Ltd.

• Beijing Youku Technology Co., Ltd.

• Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. (China Smart Logistic Network Project)

• Changsha Meixihu Industry Co., Ltd. (Dahe Xiandao District - Meixihu Central Zone Project)

• Legend Cutural Development Co., Ltd. (tourist attractions PPP projects located in Mountain Changpai in Jilin Province, Mountain Heng in Shanxi Province, and Zunyi in Guizhou Province)

• Da Vinci Home Co., Ltd.

• Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd.

• Tunghsu Group (Hebei Yixian Industrial Park PPP Project)

• Pan-China Construction Group

• Hainan Yanuoda Rainforest Cultural Tourist Attractions (Yanuoda Rainforest Tourist Attractions Project)

• Harvest Capital Partners (HCP)

• Tomorrow Advancing Life (park projects located in Beijing and Zhenjiang)

• Hony Investment Fund

• China Resources Snow Beer Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen "Three-Old Renovation" Project)

• Brightvision Capital (China Cloud City (Yuyao) Industrial Base Project)

• China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd. (several industrial park PPP projects)

• Kaiyuan City Development Funds (Xi'an Lintong National Tourism & Resorts Zone Project)

• Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Houhai Project)

• Longjitaihe Group (several land development PPP projects)

• Louis Dreyfus Commodities Beijing

• Rose Rock Group (Tianjin Rose Rock International Finance Center Project)

• Nestle (China) Co., Ltd.

• Panasonic Group

• Samsung Products Construction (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

• Samsung (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

• Shanxi Park Construction and Development Group Co., Ltd.

• Shenzhen Qianhai Zhongzheng Urban Development Management Co., Ltd. (Luanping Jinshanling Great Wall Scenic Spot Project)

• Century Bridge Capital

• Beijing Capital Land Limited (compliance review on land and real estate projects)

• Taihe Group Co., Ltd.

• Taikang (Beijing) Property Co., Ltd.

• Xiaomi Group (multiple park projects located in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and other cities)

• New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

• Xi'an Qujiang Cultural Industry Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. (Handan project)

• Silver Mountain Capital Limited

• Banyan Tree

• China Merchant Property Development Co., Ltd. (compliance review on land and real estate projects)

• China Post Group Co., Ltd.

• China Aviation Group Co., Ltd.

• Air China Limited

• China International Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd.

• China Jianyin Investment Limited

• China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited

• China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Investment Management Co., Ltd.

• China Construction Seventh Engineering Division Co., Ltd. (Zhengzhou Economic & Technological Development Zone New Urban Area Development Project)

• China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd.

• China Construction Fangcheng Investment & Development Co., Ltd.

• China Construction Jiahe Real Estate Co., Ltd.

• China Jinmao Holdings Group Limited (Nanjing project, Changsha project, Ningbo project, Nantong project, Taiyuan project, Wenzhou project, Jinhua project, Nanchang project, Langfang project, Shanghai project, Lishui project, Quzhou project, and Huzhou project)

• China Agricultural Commodity Trade Co., Ltd.

• China Investment Corporation

• China Investment Development Co., Ltd.

• China Minmetals Corporation (Yingkou Minmetals Industrial Park Project and Shantou Minmetals Industrial Park Project)

• CITIC Group

• CITIC Chengkai Investment Co., Ltd. (Shantou CITIC Binhai New City PPP Project)

• CITIC Private Equity Funds Management Co., Ltd. (Putian Cultural Creative New City Development PPP Project)

• CITIC Securities Co., Ltd.

• CITIC Asset Operation Co., Ltd.

• CITIC Zhengye Investment Co., Ltd.

• China Oil & Foodstuffs Corporation Limited

• Zhongzhi International Investment Holding Corporation Limited (Lintong project)

• Palm Springs Holdings

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC Bar

Experience

Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2002 to present