Yijing Sui

Practice Areas

corporate compliance, bond market, investment and mergers and acquisitions, foreign non-litigation

Personal

Lawyer Sui Yijing, currently the director of W&H Law Firm (Chongqing) and the rotating chairman of the Southwest Region, is also a member of the Chongqing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and an arbitrator of Chongqing Arbitration Commission, and holds a Vietnamese lawyer's license. She is deeply involved in the legal fields of corporate compliance, bond market, investment and mergers and acquisitions, foreign non-litigation, and has served as a perennial legal consultant for more than 60 governments, enterprises and institutions, and has rich experience in legal services. Sui has been full of honors since her practice. Over the years, she has been awarded the honors of "Excellent CPPCC Member", "Top Ten Female Lawyer" and "Excellent District Representative to the People's Congress", and has been listed in the Chambers Company/commercial field list continuously. With her excellent professional ability and excellent performance, she has won high recognition and praise from the industry.

Languages Spoken

Chinese, English

Work Highlights

- Conducting due diligence for China Galaxy Asset Management Co., Ltd. on the acquisition of distressed asset packages from Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch, Zhong’an Anxuan Security Industry Development Co., Ltd., and other entities, involving complex legal relationships and a total amount exceeding CNY 1 billion.

- Providing specialised legal services for Chongqing Haojiang Construction Development Co., Ltd.’s issuance of the second tranche of 2022 medium-term notes, totalling over CNY 10 billion, which supported government platform companies in attracting investment.

- Offering legal services for Chongqing Hechuan City Construction Investment (Group) Co., Ltd.’s private placement of short-term corporate bonds to professional investors in 2022, with a project scale of over CNY 20 billion, significantly impacting Hechuan District.

- Handling the bankruptcy reorganisation case of Chongqing Nanzhou Investment Co., Ltd. concerning Qijiang Changfeng Gear (Group) Co., Ltd., a case involving numerous personnel, units, state-owned asset losses, and various historical issues, attracting significant attention from the local government.

Experience

Recognising the importance of globalisation, attorney SUI has proactively enhanced her capabilities in international legal services amid “the Belt and Road” initiative and China’s “Going Global” strategy. She has successfully handled numerous cross-border investment projects and major international cases.

For instance, she provided specialised legal services for Sailun Group Co., Ltd.’s investment in Vietnam for a project to produce 1.2 million sets of all-steel radial tyres and 30 thousand tons of off-the-road tyres annually. This significant project, valued at over CNY 10 billion, is a key focus under the “China-ASEAN Free Trade Area” and “the Belt and Road” policies. She has also published relevant works such as Guide to Preventing Legal Risks in Vietnam Trade and Investment (越南贸易投资法律风险防范指南).

In 2019, attorney SUI obtained her legal practising certificate in Vietnam and has established robust cooperation with various international law firms. She values international collaboration and has led, organised, and participated in numerous foreign cooperation activities, such as the “W&H Law Firm Assisting the Belt and Road Legal Services Entering ASEAN Highlands” inspection tour and hosting 12 delegations from ASEAN government officials, including Secretary of State of Ministry of Justice (deputy ministerial), Deputy Director General of General Directorate of Judicial Development in Cambodia, Officials of the Supreme Prosecutor’s Officers of Myanmar; hosting the Level 1 Architect of Thailand Rinradar; signing a comprehensive legal service cooperation memorandum with Singapore BR Law Firm.

High-Quality Clients, Trusted and Experienced Lawyers

Over her 2-decade career, attorney SUI has provided legal advisory, litigation representation, and specialised legal services to numerous government departments, state-owned enterprises, public institutions, and listed companies. She actively engages in political advisory roles, contributing to party and government work while accumulating extensive experience in handling government legal affairs.

In addition to providing legal services to government departments, attorney SUI also extended his expertise to numerous enterprises, many of which possess substantial economic strength and large business volumes. In terms of practice areas, attorney SUI particularly focused on providing litigation services to clients in the finance and construction sectors, serving a multitude of real estate development and financial companies.

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