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.
An Shu
Key Experience
An has previously worked with DeHeng Law Offices and an asset management company, participating in projects covering domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private fund manager establishment, private fund product issuance and management, trust product issuance, and overseas listing. She excels in providing corporate legal services in investment financing, mergers and acquisitions, listing, and equity incentives.
Working Languages
- English, Chinese.
Recent Projects
- An Shu has provided perennial legal consultancy services to multiple enterprises, covering but not limited to areas such as TMT, cultural tourism, commerce and trade, and logistics.
- She has provided specialized equity services to numerous enterprises, including but not limited to equity incentives, partnership dissolutions, and disputes over shareholder rights and control.
- Conducted due diligence for various projects, including but not limited to a liquor company, a trading platform, and an overseas listing due diligence for a fashion brand; equity investment due diligence in industrial, agricultural, trade, and cultural education projects.
- Provided legal due diligence services for the overseas sale of an original research drug by a well-known domestic pharmaceutical company.
- Participated in the listing services for Douyu Culture (211958), Luopu 3D (212011), and Nikei Real Estate (211982) at the Shanghai Equity Custody Trading Center.
- Involved in the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a certain OTC exchange in the UK.
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