Dong Ren
Foreign Investment, Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions, Overseas Investment, Private Equity and Investment Funds, Corporate Governance and Legal Advisory, Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution, etc.
Educational Background
- Bachelor’s degree from Beijing International Studies University
- Master’s degree in International Economic Law from Nankai University Institute of International Economic Law
- Master’s degree from BPP Law School, UK
Working Languages
- English, Chinese.
Representative Achievements
- Attorney Ren is well-versed in legal policies related to foreign investment, having provided legal services in a wide range of fields including the domestic energy sector, retail, manufacturing, blockchain, and fintech. She has handled transactions ranging from 500,000 to over 1 billion USD, and has facilitated foreign clients with investment projects in China totaling over 5 billion USD.
- Specializes in comprehensive risk management for conglomerates, excels in building detailed corporate management processes, standardizing business procedures, crisis management, labor disputes, investment, and contract disputes. She has long provided legal services for major energy companies’ investment projects in the USA and Canada and is familiar with legal issues faced by Chinese enterprises in overseas investment, manufacturing, cooperation, and labor.
Honors and Evaluations
- Dong Ren, holding a bachelor’s degree from Beijing International Studies University, a master’s degree in International Economic Law from Nankai University, and a master’s degree from BPP Law School in the UK, is qualified to practice law in China and as an attorney in California, USA. She has practiced at King & Wood Law Firm and served as the director of foreign legal affairs and legal affairs for over 10 years in well-known enterprises like New O Group, Suning Group, and Tiens Group. Attorney Ren is skilled in foreign investment, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, overseas investment, private equity and investment funds, corporate governance and legal advisory, civil and commercial dispute resolution.
- She is familiar with legal policies related to foreign investment, having provided services in sectors such as energy, retail, manufacturing, blockchain, and fintech, with transactions ranging widely in value. She is also adept in conglomerate risk management, fine-tuning of corporate management processes, standardization of business procedures, crisis handling, labor disputes, investment, and contract disputes, and has extensive experience in providing legal services for large-scale energy projects in the United States and Canada. She is well-acquainted with the legal challenges faced by Chinese companies in overseas investments, manufacturing setups, collaborations, and labor issues.
- Attorney Ren can provide legal services in mergers and acquisitions, financing, corporate restructuring, outsourcing, OEM contract manufacturing, technology licensing, corporate compliance, joint venture disputes, fraud, distribution, and day-to-day corporate management and operations.
Robert Lee
Areas of Practice
Robert Lee specializes in domestic and international commercial litigation, international arbitration, international trade, intellectual property rights protection, maritime and admiralty law, corporate governance and investment mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets, criminal defense, and risk management, as well as anti-monopoly and unfair competition law.
Educational Background
- Global Leadership Training Program in International Commercial and Arbitration Law, National Bar Association, USA.
- Chinese Lawyers Training Program in International Commercial and Arbitration Law, Bar Council of England and Wales, UK.
Working Languages
- English, Italian, Korean, and Japanese.
Representative Achievements
- Practicing since 2005, selected for the Ministry of Justice’s National Database of Thousand Foreign-Related Lawyers.
- Participated in the Bar Council of England and Wales Chinese Lawyer Training Program (2016 BCTS, one of 12 selected nationwide).
- Attended the National Bar Association’s Foreign Leader Talent Training Program in the USA (2019).
- Master’s Supervisor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
- Represented in several cases selected as “Top Ten Belt and Road Dispute Resolution Cases”, “Top Ten National Contract Dispute Cases”, and “Top Ten Typical Intellectual Property Protection Cases in Shanghai”.
Dispute Resolution Experience
- Copyright infringement case for Cut-e (AON-Hewitt M&A segment) – selected as one of the Top Ten Intellectual Property Cases in Shanghai 2020.
- Litigation in Rotterdam and The Hague involving TSS Company, Hong Kong and companies from Greece, Singapore, and the Netherlands – recognized as one of the top legal service cases for “Belt and Road” dispute resolution.
- Contract dispute case between Beijing Nalt and Shanghai Yingluo Logistics – selected as one of the “Top Ten National Contract Dispute Cases”.
- International trade litigation for a Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed company in Montreal.
- International arbitration at the HKIAC between a major company and an American company.
- R&D dispute involving a Zhejiang automotive component manufacturer with British OXIS and a Danish company.
- International trade dispute for a subsidiary of a domestic listed company with a Singaporean company.
- Arbitration in Singapore International Arbitration Centre involving a pharmaceutical company and an American company’s Indian subsidiary.
Hao Wang
Areas of Expertise
Hao Wang specializes in handling domestic commercial disputes, corporate governance and investment mergers and acquisitions, anti-monopoly and unfair competition law, and intellectual property rights protection.
Fields of Business
He is proficient in the disposal of non-performing assets, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and legal services for startups.
Representative Achievements
Attorney Wang focuses on the disposal of non-performing assets. He has established close collaborations with large domestic banks, licensed financial institutions, state-owned and local Asset Management Companies (AMCs). He provides comprehensive legal services for major banks, financial asset management companies, and private asset companies, including due diligence, acquisition, management, transfer, disposal, and fundraising of non-performing assets. Additionally, he offers legal expertise in profit estimation for investors post-acquisition of non-performing asset projects through on-site and legal due diligence. He designs efficient asset disposal strategies to maximize investor returns.
In the field of intellectual property, Wang is experienced in resolving disputes and constructing protection and management systems for patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and combating unfair competition. Notably, he has handled trademark disputes like the “Hu Qing Yu Tang” case, contributing significantly to the strategic protection of Shanghai’s time-honored brands, enhancing their trademark registration and brand protection awareness.
Wang is also adept at providing one-stop legal services to startups, incubators, accelerators, and angel investors. His services include participating in the design and negotiation of investment and financing schemes, assisting in drafting company formation contracts, founders’ agreements, statutes, and specializes in dynamic equity design, betting agreement design, and investment and financing exit strategies, safeguarding the interests of startups and investors.
Languages
English, Chinese