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Provided by Wei Zhou

Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Practices

Litigation & Arbitration,Compliance & Investigation,Chinese Mainland Capital Markets

Professional Memberships

Director, Institute of Securities Law of China Law Society

Member, Beijing Financial Services Law Research Association

Publications

Commentary on the Essence and Provisions of the Securities Law of the People's Republic of China,China Legal System Publishing House, 2020

Global Legal Practice Guide: Class Relief and Group Actions (2021) -China,Chambers, 2021

Witnesses and Prospects: Twenty Years of Securities Litigation in China,Zhonglun Research Institute, 2022

Practice Guidelines for Lawyers Handling Civil Litigation for Securities Misrepresentation,All China Lawyers Association, 2017

Corporate Litigation Practice Guidelines for Lawyers,All China Lawyers Association, 2013

Strategies of Winning - How Multinational Companies Respond to Corporate Litigation in China,Peking University Press, 2012

Planning and Responding to Company Litigation,Law Press, 2009

Basic Practice for Corporate Lawyers,China Renmin University Press, 2014

"Definition of Securities Companys' Duty of Care and Suggestions for Evaluation of Investment Banking Practice in the Perspective of Securities Misrepresentation Liability",China Securities,2023

Research on Internal Recovery of Tort Liability for Securities Misrepresentation,Securities Law Review, 2022

Research on the Necessity and Path of Corporate Regulations for Indirect Acquisition by Listed Companies- An Indirect Acquisition Case of a Listed Company,Securities Law Review, 2021

Research on Bond Misrepresentation Liability Disputes from the Perspective of Investor Protection,Securities Law Review, 2020

Research on the Identification of Securities Market Manipulation under the Background of Big Data,Securities Law Review, 2019

On Discretion in Securities Administrative Enforcement - An Example of Administrative Penalty Standards for Financial Information Disclosure Violations,Securities Law Review, 2015

Identification and Strategies of Securities Insider Trading,Peking University Press, 2015

Personal

Wei ZHOU specializes in securities compliance, securities litigation, securities crimes and corporate litigation.

Wei ZHOU's main clients are listed companies, securities companies, fund companies, asset management companies, securities service organisations and other capital market related entities.

Wei ZHOU was one of the first lawyers focusing on securities compliance practice. She has provided dozens of clients with a full range of legal services such as securities compliance consultation, regulatory investigation and punishment, and administrative review, involving various cases such as information disclosure violations, insider trading, market manipulation, and failure to perform due diligence.

Wei ZHOU has extensive experiences in misrepresentation litigation business in both stocks and bonds market. She has handled dozens of securities misrepresentation cases, many of which are the first and milestone cases in China.

Wei ZHOU has rich experiences in resolving corporate disputes in the capital market. She is good at handling difficult and complex corporate disputes such as disputes over control of companies and equity disputes, which are highly recognized by clients and the industry.

Work Highlights

Securities Compliance Cases

Participated in the first securities administrative settlement case in China

Participated in the first over-the-counter placement penalty case in China

Participated in one of the first cases of ETF manipulation in the securities market in China

Participated in the first case of securities market manipulation by market makers in NEEQ in China

Represented dozens of listed companies and their directors,supervisors,executives in response to administrative investigations,administrative penalty hearings,administrative reviews and disciplinary hearings of the exchange for alleged information disclosure violations

Represented several fund companies, investment companies, trust companies and dozens of directors,supervisors,executives of listed companies, fund managers and investors in response to administrative investigations, administrative penalty hearings and administrative reviews for alleged insider trading and use of undisclosed information

Represented dozens of securities market participants in response to administrative investigations, administrative penalty hearings and administrative reviews for alleged manipulation of the securities market

Represented several securities companies and accounting firms in response to administrative investigations and hearings on administrative penalties for alleged failure to exercise due diligence

Provided criminal legal services for a number of listed company directors, supervisors,executives, fund managers and investors for alleged securities crimes

Securities Litigation Cases

Represented dozens of listed companies in response to civil compensation litigation for securities misrepresentation,including the first securities misrepresentation litigation model judgment case in China, the first ABS securities misrepresentation case in China.Many cases have been selected as Top Ten Commercial cases in national courts and Deals of the Year of China Business Law Journal

Represented dozens of directors of listed companys in response to civil compensation actions for securities misrepresentation,including the first securities misrepresentation case in China in which a director of a listed company was successfully released from civil liability after being administratively punished, the first securities misrepresentation case involving private offering in China

Represented dozens of listed companies, their directors, supervisors,executives, securities companys, accounting firms and rating agencies in response to civil compensation actions for securities misrepresentation,including the first bond misrepresentation representative litigation in China, the first securities misrepresentation case in China in which bond rating agencies involved in private placement bond offering

Company Litigation Cases

Represented dozens of group companies and listed companies in handling various difficult and complex disputes such as control disputes, mergers and acquisitions, disputes over the validity of corporate resolutions, distribution of corporate surpluses, shareholders' rights and interests, and equity transfer.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC Bar, 2010

Experience

Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Partner, King & Wood Law Firm

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English

Chambers Review

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Chambers Greater China Region

Securities: Litigation (PRC Firms) - China

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Individual Editorial
Zhou Wei has a growing reputation for handling securities litigation. She counts listed corporates, securities institutions and senior management executives among her clientele.
领先律师
周伟律师在处理证券诉讼方面声誉渐长。她的客户包括上市公司、证券机构和高管。

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