Professional Memberships
Member of the Environment, Resources & Energy Committee of the All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
The only lawyer being appointed as a member of the Expert Team of the Legislative Drafting Working Group for the Act of the People's Republic of China on Addressing Climate Change
Specially invited expert on Chinese environmental law in the Green Finance Reform and Green Transformation research project of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
Deputy Secretary-General, Director, head of the financial regulations group of Green Finance Committee under China Society for Finance and Banking
Member of the Expert Committee under the Green Finance Working Group organized by the People’s Bank of China
Being invited to participate in the amending of Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Law, offering legislation proposals on the disclosure of environmental information by listed companies in the amendment of Security Law and offering legislation proposals on the environmental responsibilities of lending banks in the amendment of Law of Commercial Bank
As a legal expert in the practice areas of resources and environment, being invited by NDRC, the Office of the National Coordination Committee on Climate Change, Development Research Center of the State Council, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and other institutions to give keynote speeches and reports on relevant issues regarding legal risk management in relevant nationwide professional conferences and training programs
Member of the Enterprise Legal Risk Management Committee under the Beijing Lawyers Association
Member of the Legal Affairs Committee under the Beijing Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association
A core member of the Industry Risk Study Research Group organized by the Beijing Lawyers Association
Partner Zhou Yacheng Speaks at International Seminar on Legislation on Addressing Climate Change
Three Senior Lawyers Join Zhong Lun as Partners
Personal
Since being licensed to practice as a lawyer in 1992, Mr. Zhou Yacheng has provided legal services for many enterprises and institutions, including large national enterprise groups, domestic and foreign listed companies, commercial banks, trust companies, high-net-wealth-individuals, family business, large investment funds, carbon funds, foreign-invested enterprises, foreign companies, etc. (including several Fortune 500 enterprises). Representative clients include China Guodian Corporation, China Huadian Corporation, Sinopec, China National Offshore Oil Corp., National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC), Shougang Group, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, Standard Chartered, China Life Investment Holding Company Limited, China Cinda, China Jinggu Trust, China Credit Trust, Jiangsu Yueda Group, Shanxi Jincheng Anthracite Mining Group (JMG), Jinhui Energy Group, Sojitz, Marubeni, etc.
Mr. Zhou Yacheng is a legal expert in the practice areas of natural resources & environment and finance & taxation. His practice focuses on the whole process relating to non-litigation & litigation affairs of carbon asset management, trading and investment,, environmental due diligence, environmental compliance and risk assessment, M&A/corporate reorganization (especially in the sectors of natural resources, energy conservation and environmental protection, chemical industry, etc.), tax planning, wealth planning, etc.
Work Highlights
Merger & Acquisition, Corporate Reorganization (more than 100 mining companies)
• The legal team under the leadership of Mr. Zhou was fully involved in the whole course of the coal resources integration in Shanxi Province, Provided legal services for a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province on its several billions (RMB) merger, acquisition and reorganization of dozens of coal mine companies
• An acquisition of billions of tons coal mines in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province of China
• A joint venture project of a transport energy utilization company between Shanxi Blue Flame Coal-bed Methane Group and a transport investment company
• A capital increase project of a coal mine company which is a subsidiary of a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province
• An equity reorganization project of a coal mine company which is a subsidiary of a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province
• A deregistration project of a coal mine company which is a subsidiary of a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province
• An equity transfer project between CHD and a large Shaanxi coal mine company
• Shaanxi Yitai’s investment in Gansu Dunhuang Hefa Gold Mine Company
• More than RMB 100 million equity trusteeship project between Jiangsu Yueda Investment and Liulin Tongde Coking Coal
• An acquisition of Shanxi Xingtang Coal Mine Company by Shengtai Energy Investment
• A coal mine restructuring project between a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province and Lanhua Group
• An acquisition of a coal mine machinery equipment company by a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province
• An equity reorganization and liquidation of a subsidiary of Jindong Energy
• An equity transfer of an iron ore company by a subsidiary of Shougang Group
• An equity transfer of a real estate company by a subsidiary of Shengli Oilfield
• An investment project in Shanxi Zhenfu Energy Group
• An investment project in Shanxi Sanxing Coking Co., Ltd.
• An investment project in Shanxi Zixin Mining Group
• An investment project in Liulin County Zhenfu Coking Co., Ltd., etc.
Merger & Acquisition, Corporate Reorganization (dozens of coal chemical companies and other sectors)
• An acquisition of dozens of coal chemical companies by a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province
• An establishment of a coal chemical company by a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province
• A reorganization project of the coal-bed methane liquefaction business by a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province
• A MTG technology import project between a large state-owned coal mine group in Shanxi Province and Exxon Mobil
• A resource and asset reorganization project of a large Inner Mongolia coal chemical company
• An equity reorganization project of Shandong Lianmeng Chemical Group
• An equity reorganization project of Jinshi Chemical
• Jiangsu Hengxin’s investment in Haiying Thermal Power
• An automobile company’s investment in a new energy vehicle power battery company
• A restructuring project of Shandong Mingshui Ophthalmic Hospital
• A medical & elderly care integration project of a hospital
• An reorganization project of Jiangsu Dongda Hospital
• An acquisition of a pharmaceutical company in Beijing by Jiangsu Yueda Group
• Several asset reorganization projects of Yueda Investment, etc.
Natural Resources & Environment (dozens of)
• Served as the legal counsel for the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (with respect to the National Register System for Carbon emission trading and other relevant services)
• Served as the legal counsel for China Beijing Environment Exchange (CBEEX)
• Conducting environmental Due Diligence for the acquisition of a large petrochemical company in China by a well-known foreign oil company
• Conducting Due diligence on Fujian Eternal Energy Management Co., Ltd.
• Conducting Due Diligence on Beijing Guodian Solar Clean Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
• Drafting, reviewing and revising EPC contracts for several EPC companies
• Provided legal services for Yongheng Energy’s cooperation with a large Beijing state-owned company on the boiler technology innovation and upgrade in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region
• Reviewing contracts for Yongheng Energy’s cooperation with an Inner Mongolia railway investment center on energy saving and emission reduction
• Provided legal services for JMG’s joint venture with a famous transnational energy management company on the establishment of a company focusing on energy efficiency services and digital mining
• Provided legal services for a large state-owned asset management company on a debt-to-equity-conversion project
• Advised a large state-owned asset management company on a mining boundary issue
• Advised a large Japanese company on its natural gas distributed energy project in China
• Advised a global software company on its environmental compliance issue
• Advised an asset management company on carbon asset management and carbon market investment
• Provided legal advices for CLP Holdings Limited’ carbon emission transaction in a wind power CDM Project
• Provided legal services for China Guodian Corporation’s several carbon emission transactions in several hydropower CDM Projects
• Provided legal services on several carbon emission transactions in Jincheng Sihe / Chengzhuang / Beishidian Coal Mine CMM Generation CDM Projects
Mr. Zhou Yacheng’s bio can be found here: https://en.zhonglun.com/team/zhouyacheng.html
