Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou and Zhao (George) Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for intellectual property.
Client feedback
“JunHe provided professional legal advice for our transaction, especially in the transaction structure design and risk assessment. I think JunHe is very professional, and we appreciate their support.” – Banking and finance
“JunHe has profound knowledge in PRC regulatory and all policies. They can always give on-point advice to clients and have never let clients down.” – Capital markets
“They are detail-orientated.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides clear and concise drafting, very commercial advice.” – Competition/antitrust
“JunHe is very experienced in merger control processes in China. The firm has efficient preparation of the notification form and responses to further questions from the State Administration for Market Regulation.” – Competition/antitrust
“JunHe is able to provide a practical view based on law and experience.” – Competition/antitrust
“JunHe is very diligent and can provide proper advice.” – Corporate and M&A
“They are extremely responsive and organised. The firm is very knowledgeable and able to identify relevant issues. Also, they are creative and agile to manage unexpected situations.” – Corporate and M&A
“JunHe has strong commercial sense and well-organised project planning.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides accurate legal opinions and prompt and timely feedback.” – Dispute resolution
“They did very well.” – Energy
“JunHe is very dynamic and reviews all sides of an issue and proposes more than one alternative, analysing its consequences. They also know our company very well, which allows them to identify possible new problems and how to avoid them. They have helped us to implement border prevention measures, asset monitoring, etc. They know all the tools that help us to prevent inconveniences.” – Intellectual property
“They are responsive and diligent.” – Investment funds
“JunHe could use a legal professional for the client to solve practical problems.” – Investment funds
“JunHe has a lot of experience in compliance and has good communication with regulators, enabling them to provide professional experience in compliance support for existing funds.” – Investment funds
“JunHe always show their deep expertise and give efficient communication. The lawyer we worked with is highly skilled and experienced in our fields. They also could provide the best possible representation.” – Labour and employment
“Lawyers in JunHe are professional and can help the client solve legal problems.” – Privacy and data protection
“JunHe is professional and efficient. They always meet our business requirements quickly and reflect them all in the transaction documents well. As they are experienced in IPOs, they can also give excellent ideas about compliant review, which is of great help as we look for IPOs as a method to exit.” – Private equity
“JunHe helps my institution to disentangle the complicated problems among the various stakeholders in the investment structure, which contribute much to a transactional status. JunHe’s legal expertise and transaction management capability are superior.” – Private equity
“They are professional, dedicated, and excellent at work.” – Real estate
Li Cai
“Li is very skilled in resolving company disputes and responds positively and sensitively.”
Jiang (Joe) Chen
“Jiang is extremely responsive and available at late and early hours. Also, he is very knowledgeable and super-friendly. He is direct and honest, too.”
Yan Chen
“Yan is responsive.”
Lijing Du
“Lijing is very good.”
Yung Yung Janet Hui
“She is able to provide clear, concise and commercial advice.”
“She is very experienced in SAMR filings and easy to work with. She is good at broader client updates, such as information on relevant changes to Chinese merger control rules.”
Lishan Li
“Well done.”
Ning Liu
“She was proactive and efficient in reply.”
“Ning has a strong commercial sense and is very hands-on.”
“Ning was able to provide professional legal service with good communication skills.”
Huiqing Qu
“She is very professional and diligent.”
Chunyang Shao
“Chunyang is responsible, professional and organised. He can arrange everything well.”
Dongpeng Wang
“He is professional.”
Man (Shelley) Wang
“She is very professional in fund compliance, has a very smooth channel of communication with regulators, and has a deep understanding of the spirit of legislation.”
Di Wu
“Di is able to provide professional advice on our inquiries, fully understand our needs, and accurately reflects our business intentions in the contract.”
Chumeng (Jessica) Xu
“Chumeng is very direct and clear in the expression of her ideas. She is innovative and a good listener. She asks for feedback whenever required. She is a very intelligent and affable woman. She is reliable and affectionate, which makes her very close to the client. She also demonstrates a great knowledge and handling of the legal tools of China, especially regarding the ‘wine and spirits law’, which is very important for us.”
Jinlong Yu
“He is very hands-on and detailed-orientated.”
“He uses legal knowledge to solve practical problems for clients.”
“Jinlong is highly responsible for client mandates. He has worked with us on a mega M&A deal and has been the lead lawyer for the entire process. Jinlong helped us to close the full cash exit successfully. We rely on his expertise and creative thinking for solving complicated legal matters.”
Yongqiang (YY) Yu
“Yongqiang always uses clear analysis, sound judgement, and effective communication to assess and manage potential risk, and furthermore provides a Rolls-Royce legal service.”
Work highlights
Acted as the legal and tax counsel to WESAIL and provided professional legal services for the joint development of the HiPhi A model.
Advises an inbound private company in the current business model and shareholding structure, from the perspectives of Chinese tax law and practice.
Key clients
North Huajin, Yinhu Electric Equipment.
Work highlights
Advised Costa Cruise Shipping (Shanghai) in the cleanup and closure of its Beijing branch.
Advised iRobot, an American technology company, to complete a staff reduction arrangement in China involving 15 employees.
Key clients
Huanglong Food, Pacific China Holdings.
Work highlights
Advised Carlyle in the sale of its minority stake in McDonald’s China to McDonald’s Corporation.
Advised CNOOC-Shell in its $7.3 billion (Rmb52.1 billion) Huizhou Phase III ethylene chemical project.
Advised Huajin Group on its fine chemicals and raw materials joint venture project with Saudi Aramco and Panjin Sincen.
Key clients
Chongqing Development Investment, Jabil Circuit (Singapore), Shanghai Bolex Food Technology, Xinjiang Xintai Natural Gas.
Work highlights
Advised CSI Solar on its STAR Market listing.
Advised China Merchants Bank in its successful issuance of $698 million (Rmb5 billion) in special financial bonds for agriculture, rural areas, and farmers.
Advised Boen Group on its IPO on the Main Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Key clients
Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology, DPC Dash, Henan BCCY Environmental Energy, Yonyou Auto Information Technology.
Work highlights
Advised VMware in obtaining conditional approval from the State Administration for Market Regulation for its sale to Broadcom.
Represented Mitsui and KDDI Corporation for the merger control filing in China.
Key clients
Alano Jaya Investment, Jianlong Group, Lundin Mining Corporation, POSCO Holdings, The Estee Lauder Companies.
Work highlights
Represented the syndicate composed of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Bank of China, and Industrial Bank as the lead arranger, China Construction Bank, Ping An Bank, and China CITIC Bank as the joint lead arrangers, in providing $293 million (Rmb2.1 billion) loan financing to KKR to acquire the shares held by Ruirentang Pharmaceutical Group.
Advised a bank consortium on its provision of a $558 million (Rmb4 billion) loan to Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance.
Advised BNP Paribas (China) in its issuance of 2023 financial bonds (Series 1).
Key clients
Bailian Group, CapitaLand China Trust, China Merchants Bank, Chong Hing Bank, HSBC, Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust.
