IFLR1000 released the IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2023 Guide recently, and Zhong Lun partners Catherine Chen, Shirley Lu and Bing Wang were honored on the list.

Catherine Chen

Shanghai office Partner

Ms. Chen has been deeply involved in the establishment of private equity funds, private equity financing, and domestic and overseas capital markets for many years, and her expertise is especially prominent in PE fund establishment, where Ms. Chen is not only a pioneer but has always been a leader. She has helped clients establish more than one thousand private equity funds, with her services ranging from assisting in designing fund and management company structures, equity incentive plans, follow-up investment mechanism for employees, and performance incentive schemes, to drafting fund LPA and other legal documents, participating in in-depth negotiations, as well as designing remuneration incentive plans and providing legal services for operational compliance, sale of fund interests, fund investment, exit and liquidation during the funds’ existence. She also advises on equity structure design and equity incentives, private equity financing and capital operation for many start-ups and growth-stage companies in the areas of private equity investment and financing. Ms. Chen specializes in complex private equity investment structure design and transaction arrangements, and her practice covers life sciences and healthcare, electronic technology and telecommunications, advertising and media, clean and renewable energy, education, new media, retail and franchising, etc.

Shirley Lu

Shanghai office Partner

Ms. Lu has been intensively engaged in the banking and finance sector for many years and has been providing legal services covering cross-border financing, M&A financing, and restructuring to market-leading Chinese and foreign financial institutions, investment funds, multinational companies, and listed companies. Her extensive experience and outstanding practice have earned her stellar reputation in the industry. Ms. Lu has made to the annual lists of Chambers Global Guide, IFLR1000 and asialaw Profiles for many times and was selected as one of the “ALB China Top 15 Female Lawyers". A number of financing projects handled by Ms. Lu, including Tianqi Lithium’s acquisition of equity in SQM and financing therefor, INVISTA’s adiponitrile production base project, Qicheng and Hao Teng Investment’s joint acquisition of Beijing Zhongguancun Dinghao Building and relevant financing, Focus Media’s privatization, delisting and financing, Carlyle’s acquisition of Atotech, Shanghai Disney’s financing projects, Gansu Guazhou wind power project, have won annual awards for financing transaction by authoritative institutions.

Bing Wang

Beijing office Partner

Ms. Wang has been committed to legal services in bankruptcy, reorganization and commercial dispute resolution for a long time. In recent years, she has assisted clients in successfully completing investment in the bankruptcy reorganization of many large group companies and listed companies, such as Shenji Group, Peking University Founder Group, the airport arm of HNA Group Airport Section and its *ST Foundation, as well as *ST Fangke, *ST Hengkang, Kunji 3, etc.. She also advised indebted enterprises to resolve debt crises through debt restructuring, bankruptcy reorganization, etc., and accepted the appointment of the courts as the bankruptcy administrator of many distressed enterprises. In the field of bankruptcy and reorganization, Ms. Wang is good at solving complex and difficult problems practically and innovatively for the benefit of all parties involved. Her experience is also extensive in the resolution of disputes arising from company equity, investment and financing. As an arbitration expert, she has successfully represented many cases before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Beijing Arbitration Commission and other institutions. Her eloquence and on-the-spot adaptability are widely praised by clients and peers.

Honorees of IFLR1000 Women Leaders Guide have been selected by its research team based on comprehensive consideration and evaluation of thousands of application materials, client feedback, peer reviews, and other aspects. Zhong Lun has a large number of energetic and outstanding female lawyers, who provide empowering and easy-to-access legal services to numerous clients and have won their trust with professional strengths.