Greater China Region
Practice Areas
Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Reorganization, Corporate & Commercial Crime
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.
