Zhe Jiang

Practice Areas

Trade Compliance & Trade Remedies, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration

Professional Memberships

Arbitrator, Qingdao Arbitration Commission, 2021 to present

Personal

Mr. Jiang commands expertise in trade compliance and trade remedies, cross-border investment/M&A, litigation, and arbitration. In the realm of trade compliance and trade remedies, Mr. Jiang demonstrates exceptional proficiency in providing clients with full-scope legal services throughout mandates and has represented clients in over 100 domestic and international trade disputes, covering anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures.

When it comes to cross-border investment/M&A, Mr. Jiang has provided legal services for the entire process of transactions, encompassing due diligence, negotiation, document drafting, etc., to clients from a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, natural resources, real estate, IT, entertainment, etc. In the area of litigation and arbitration, Mr. Jiang is highly experienced and skilled. He has represented clients in a number of significant litigation and arbitration cases relating to international trade and cross-border investment.

Mr. Jiang has practiced at Zhong Lun Law Firm as a partner of the International Department since August 2007. Prior to joining Zhong Lun, Mr. Jiang was a senior partner of Beijing Jincheng & Tongda Law Firm. He was admitted to practice in 1997.

Work Highlights

Investment, Trade Compliance, and Sanctions Response

• Represented China Tobacco Hubei Industrial in its expansion and overseas product launches

• Represented VIPSHOP (China) in its overseas web-based sales project

• Represented Antaeus Investment Group in its real estate sales project in Hainan

• Represented The Hong Kong Jockey Club in the international trade aspects of its project in Guangzhou

• Represented Seoul Semiconductor in its information protection and competition prohibited projects in South Korea

• Represented Kumho P&B Chemical in the compliance projects of its China-based joint venture

• Represented China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) in international trade-related research projects

• Represented a Chinese technology company in response to technology control and sanctions

Litigation & Arbitration

• Represented POSCO Real Estate in litigation and arbitration against a Chinese corporation regarding a real estate development dispute

• Represented POSCO China against a company regarding a purchase and sale contract dispute and declaration of bankruptcy claims

• Represented POSCO Real Estate against multiple tenants in several rent litigations and arbitrations

• Represented POSCO China against a Baotou-based corporation in an equity dispute

• Represented Doosan Infracore regarding financial lease disputes in several litigation and arbitration cases against several companies across China

• Represented Taiyuan Heavy Industries in several litigation cases regarding financial lease and financial loan disputes

• Represented CJ Beijing in arbitration and liquidation cases over shareholder disputes

• Represented CJ China in litigation and arbitration cases regarding accounts receivable and insurance disputes

• Represented Hyundai Corporation in arbitration regarding disputes over purchase and sale contracts of international trade

• Represented Stx Dalian Shipbuilding in several litigation and arbitration cases regarding credit claims

• Represented KSP regarding bankruptcy liquidation of a company and applied for recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

• Represented Germany GfE-MIR against a British corporation in arbitration before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

• Represented KW Automotive against a Chinese automotive Company regarding contractor agreement dispute cases

• Represented SK China in a relocation dispute

• Represented SK E&S against a Hubei-based corporation in investment dispute cases

• Represented SK GAS in an equity transfer dispute

• Represented Beijing Huaming Borun against a company in a contract dispute litigation case

• Represented Yantai Dayu Shipbuilding in a steel sales dispute

• Represented Korea Sungil Transportation in an equity dispute

• Represented Korea Combined Fiber against a corporation in a forced dissolution litigation

• Represented Hanshancui International Trading in a contract dispute

• Represented Hunan Mango Entertainment in a cross-border dispute against a South Korean opposing party

• Represented the South Korean company Kumkang Kind in arbitration regarding steel pipe trade disputes

• Represented the South Korea-based company Leaders Cosmetics in several trademark infringement dispute litigations

• Represented the South Korea-based company Mirae Industrial against several companies in disputes over international contracts for the sale of goods

• Represented LX Pantos in litigation regarding logistics and transportation contract disputes

Overseas Investment

• Represented Beijing Huaqing Feiyang in its acquisition of a listed company in South Korea

• Represented Beijing Xinpai Media in its acquisition of a listed company in South Korea

• Represented CITIC Juxin in acquiring South Korean companies, selling equities in domestic companies, and other projects

• Conducted legal due diligence for Beijing Rongbai Investment on the target company in South Korea

• Represented Zhejiang Huayou in its acquisition of a South Korean company's equity and conducted legal due diligence on compliance for the transaction

• Conducted legal due diligence for China Huarong Asset on a South Korean real estate company

• Represented Shanghai Douwan Web in its subscription of the capital increase in a listed South Korean company

• Represented Zhejiang Henglin Chair Industry in its capital increase in a South Korean company

• Represented Legend Capital in its capital increase and share expansion in a South Korean company

• Represented Duyi Zipin in its strategic cooperation with and investment in a South Korean company

• Represented 2460 (Zhenjiang) in a game licensing cooperation project with a well-known South Korean game company

• Represented Tianjin Master Kong in its cooperation with distributors in South Korea

• Represented TOD's in its cooperation with distributors in South Korea

• Represented NAURA in its technical cooperation project in South Korea

• Represented Shijiazhuang Shangtai Company in its acquisition of a South Korean target company

Foreign Investment

• Advised Hunan Petrochemical on the merger filing for its merger with the target company

• Conducted legal due diligence for Datang Fuel on a mining company

• Conducted legal due diligence for CCB Investment on the target company

• Represented Beijing Lotte Foods in its equity transfer

• Advised Airui Biological on the merger filing for the establishment of a Sino-foreign joint venture in China

• Advised Samsung Electronics on the merger filing for its project with a number of companies

• Advised Samsung Digital on its merger filing

• Advised Samsung C&T on real estate development, relocation, construction, etc. in Beijing

• Conducted legal due diligence for POSI Dalian Logistics on its acquisition of a shipping company

• Advised SK Chemicals on the merger filing for its establishment of a joint venture

• Conducted legal due diligence for SK E&S on two companies in Zhuhai

• Conducted legal due diligence for SK China on its acquisition of target companies in China

• Conducted legal due diligence for SK China on a Hong Kong shareholder company

• Represented SK GAS in its equity transfer

• Represented SK GAS in the liquidation of a foreign-invested enterprise

• Represented SK Construction's Beijing company in liquidation

• Represented STX Dalian Shipbuilding in restructuring

• Conducted legal due diligence for SL Capital on South Korean target companies

• Conducted legal due diligence for NEDEC on multiple target companies in China

• Advised Body Friend on its Sino-foreign joint venture

• Advised Hana Daetoo on its inbound investment in China's civil aviation industry

• Advised Lotte Construction on its inbound investment in and acquisition of the engineering contracting of a Chinese construction company

• Advised Korea Express on the merger filing for its acquisition of a number of companies

• Represented a South Korean synthetic fiber company in its equity transfer

• Represented the South Korean company CS Wind in its equity pledge in China

Legal Counsel on Retainer: Past and Present Engagements

• Korean Embassy in China Business Office

• Korea Trade Association

• POSCO Korea

• POSCO-CHINA Holding CORP.

• POSCO Real Estate (Beijing)

• Doosan Infracore (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

• Doosan (China) Financial Leasing CORP.

• SAMSUNG (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

• SAMSUNG C&T (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

• Samsung Engineering Construction Suzhou

• Kumho Petrochemical

• Kumho P&B Chemical

• SK E&S

• SK GAS

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC Bar, 1997

Experience

Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Partner and associate, Jincheng Tongda and Neal

Languages Spoken

Chinese

Korean

English