Zhiqiang Wei

Practice Areas

Litigation & Arbitration, Construction & Project Development, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance

Professional Memberships

Memberships & Affiliations

Arbitrator, China International Trade Arbitration Commission

Arbitrator, Nanjing Arbitration Commission Researcher, Institute of Engineering Law, Southeast University

Master Tutor, Southeast University

The PPP experts, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Finance

Member, Nanjing Construction Industry Association

Member, Construction Industry Association of Pukou District, Nanjing

Director, Nanjing Construction Engineering Bidding and Tendering Association

Publications

“Legal Risk Management of Construction Contracts”, Law Press, 2016

“Rules and Practice Guidelines for PPP Contract Disputes”, Law Press, 2018

"Research on the Contractor's Liability for Defect Warranty after the Completion of the Project-Based on the relevant provisions of Article 13 of the 'Legal Interpretation', [2004] No. 14”, Construction Economy (Core Journal)), 2016

“Research on the legal Issues of PPP mode 'Secondary Bidding'”d, Architectural Knowledge, 2017

“The Nature of Real Estate Cooperative Development Contracts and the Undertaking of External Responsibilities", Jiangsu Province Lawyer Special Excellent Paper, 2009

Personal

Mr. Wei has been providing legal services in dispute resolution, project development, investment, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance for more than 20 years. His expertise covers finance, urban infrastructure, real estate, energy and power, transportation and environmental protection engineering, water conservancy, port and waterway engineering, and industrial manufacturing. Possessing a keen intellect and demonstrating exceptional agility of thought in dispute resolution proceedings, Mr. Wei has handled a large number of major litigation and arbitration cases and recovered huge losses for the stakeholders. Drawing from his extensive experience across a wide range of cases, Mr. Wei adeptly distills the underlying principles governing these proceedings, and then through careful investigation and research, he identifies critical issues at hand. By virtue of such mastery of legal analysis, he accurately applies legal principles to specific situations, thus enabling him to navigate the intricate interplay between legal theory and practice.

Mr. Wei is proficient in comprehensive land development, land transfer, project investment and financing, contract planning, bidding and bidding, contract review and negotiation, performance management, engineering claims, acceptance and delivery, project settlement, and other matters in real estate, infrastructure, and PPP projects. He is well versed in various construction contracts such as FIDIC, JCT, and NEC. In terms of investment, merger and acquisition, and corporate governance, he has provided many heavyweight clients with tailored legal services, including corporate compliance consulting, equity structure design, debt restructuring, transaction structure design and transaction of real estate/tourism/hotel projects, legal due diligence, transaction document drafting and negotiation.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

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Experience

Equity partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Senior partner, Jiangsu Zhibang Law Firm

Senior partner, G&D Law Firm

Associate, Jiangsu Jinding Yingjie Law Firm

Economist, Nanjing Local Railway Co., Ltd.

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English

Clients

China State Construction, Nanjing Municipal Commission of Development & Reform, CEC Environmental Protection Co., Ltd., PenYao E. P, Puritek Company Ltd., Nanjing Pukou District Construction Engineering Bureau, Shanghai Construction No1 (group) CO., LTD., Changjiang Nanjing Waterway Bureau,China Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd, Jiangsu SOHO Holdings Group Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Shuanglou Construction Group, Yufa Construction Group, Huaren Construction Group Co., Ltd., Nanjing Qiqiao Construction and Installation Engineering Co., Ltd., Nanjing Tangquan Construction Group, Zhongnan Group, Longhai Construction Group Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Liyang Urban Construction Group Co., Tongzhou Construction General Contracting Group Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Zhonglu Transportation Development Co., Ltd., Huatai Securities, The Gemdale, The longfor, Evergrande Group, Vanke, CINDA, Nanjing Local Railway Co., Ltd., SUMEC, GCL, CHINA JINMAO, Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited, Phoenix Publishing & Media Group, Seazen, Nanjing Jinling holdings Ltd, Rsun

Work Highlights

Lawyer Wei Zhiqiang has extensive experience in the bidding of construction projects and infrastructure, contract risk management, engineering claims and settlement, real estate development and construction and financing and transactions, construction projects and infrastructure and real estate related dispute resolution. In particular, he conducted in-depth and comprehensive research on the legal risk management of engineering projects.

Litigation & Arbitration

Acting as agent of Sewage Treatment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of PenYao E. P in the BOT franchise agreement dispute with the People's Government of Xiuning County, involving over CNY 90 million

Acting as agent of Peng Harrier Group's water company and a city housing Bureau BOT franchise agreement dispute litigation (involving CNY 60 million)

Acting as legal counsel for Pengyao Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. in a lawsuit against Hohhot Economic and Technological Development Area Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd. and others for engineering fees

Represented China State Construction Engineering Corporation in handling multiple major construction engineering disputes (the amount involved in the case is nearly 200 million)

Represented Nanjing GCL Gas Turbine Thermal Power Co., Ltd. and China Energy Construction Co., Ltd. in a construction contract dispute (approximately CNY 300 million)

Represented Jiangsu Shuanglou Construction Group Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Real Estate Co., Ltd. in the construction contract dispute (the amount involved in the case is more than 100 million)

Acting in the construction contract dispute between Nantong No. 4 Construction and a company (involving more than CNY 100 million)

Acting for Shanghai Construction First Construction Group Co., Ltd. and a Nanjing real estate development company in a construction contract dispute

Acting for Shanghai Construction First Construction Group Co., Ltd. and a Suzhou real estate company in a construction contract dispute

Acting for Nanjing Waterway Engineering Bureau of the Yangtze River and a Nanjing new building materials company

Acting for the Yangtze River Nanjing Waterway Engineering Bureau and a Nanjing trading company and others in wharf leasing disputes

Acting for Jiangsu Sainty International Group Co., Ltd. in a commissioned construction contract dispute against Jiangsu Sainty International Group Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Acting for Anhui Zhongsha Construction and Installation Co., LTD., Fuyang Yingquan Lefuqiang Real Estate Development Co., LTD., and Li Mou Construction Project construction contract dispute (Anhui High Court won the lawsuit, involving more than CNY 100 million)

Represented a super large real estate group and Jiangsu Construction Holding Group Co., Ltd. in the construction contract dispute case

Zhiqiang’s bio can be found here: https://en.zhonglun.com/team/wzqlawyer.html