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Feng CHEN
Non-equity Partner / Beijing
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Tel +86-10-5780-8448
Email chenfeng@zhonglun.com
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Practices

Corporate & Commercial Crime, Litigation & Arbitration, Compliance & Investigation
Feng CHEN
Mr. Feng Chen's forte lies in criminal law business, He has handled a large number of cases involving financial crimes, official crimes, economic crimes, tax and finance crimes, environmental and resource crimes, intellectual property crimes, production safety crimes, and cases that intersect criminal and civil law. Some of these cases are supervised by the Ministry of Public Security, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the Central Inspection Team. Mr. Chen's clients include numerous central and state-owned enterprises, listed companies, large private enterprises, as well as public officials and private entrepreneurs. He also serves as a standing director of the Financial and Taxation Law Research Society of Beijing Law Society. Over the years, through professional and practical legal services, he has helped clients achieve favorable outcomes such as non-approval of arrest, non-prosecution, probation, and acquittal in many cases. He has also helped clients recover significant losses in cases involving criminal and civil intersections as well as criminal complaints.
Representative Matters
Financial Crimes
Acted as the defense attorney for Zhu, an affiliated person of a listed paper company in the case of alleged insider information leakage, resulting in a non-prosecution decision
Acted as the defense attorney for Ren, the CFO of a listed technology company in the case of alleged securities and futures market manipulation, the defendant was released on bail and later granted a not-guilty verdict
Acted as the defense attorney for Wang, Director of the Research and Development Center of a central enterprise group, in the case of alleged insider trading and insider information leakage
Acted as the defense attorney for Zhang, the actual controller of a real estate company in Beijing in the case of alleged insider trading
Acted as the defense attorney for Zhu, the actual controller of a listed food company in the case of defrauding over CNY 2 billion in loans from China Development Bank and offering over CNY 600 million in bribes to Lu, Vice President of China Development Bank Financial Holdings, the mitigated punishment opinion was adopted by the court
Acted as the defense attorney for Xiong, Risk and Compliance Manager of a village bank affiliated with Henan Xincaifu Group in the case of illegal absorption of public deposits (CNY 5.6 billion), illegal loan issuance (CNY 6.7 billion) and non-state functionary bribery, the mitigated punishment opinion was adopted by the court
Acted as the defense attorney for Ying, the actual controller of a Tianjin-based group in the case of defrauding over CNY 1 billion in loans, the defendant was released on bail after arrest
Acted as the defense attorney for Sun, Legal Representative of a technology company in Beijing in the bill fraud case, the defendant was released on bail and later granted a not-guilty verdict
Acted as the defense attorney for Li, a client manager of the 12th Branch of Beijing "Tongjinsuo" (involving CNY 56.3 billion) in the illegal fund-raising case
Acted as the defense attorney for Yue, Manager of a cultural company in Beijing in the illegal fund-raising case
Acted as the appeal agent for Wang, the actual controller of a investment fund company in Beijing in the fund-raising fraud case
Acted as the defense attorney for Chen, Compliance Officer of a well-known Shandong pharmaceutical company in the fake invoice case, the defendant was not approved for arrest and later granted a not-guilty verdict
Acted as the defense attorney for Ai, General Manager of a real estate company in Hebei in the case of fake invoice issuance, illegal invoice manufacturing and illegal absorption of public deposits, the defendant was released on bail
Acted as the defense attorney for Guo, the actual controller of a pharmaceutical company in Wuhan in the fake invoice case
Acted as the defense attorney for Qi, General Manager of a technology company in Beijing in the case of issuing special VAT invoices fraudulently
Acted as the defense attorney for Sun, a senior executive of a technology company in Beijing in the case of issuing special VAT invoices fraudulently
Acted as the defense attorney for Li, the actual controller of a coal company in Shanxi in the loan fraud case
Acted as the defense attorney for Zhang, Legal Representative of a company in Shenzhen in the fraud-related loan sharking case
Acted as the defense attorney for a beverage company in Guangxi in the case of organizing and leading pyramid schemes
Duty-related Crimes
Acted as the defense attorney for Zhang, a division-level leading cadre of a Beijing municipal bureau in the bribery case
Acted as the defense attorney for Zhou, General Manager of an engineering company affiliated with a central enterprise in the case of bribery (over CNY 40 million) and money laundering (over CNY 2 million), the mitigated punishment opinion was adopted by the court
Acted as the defense attorney for Wang, Assistant President of a new energy company affiliated with a central enterprise in the bribery case
Acted as the defense attorney for Jiang, a staff member of a drawing review company in Hunan in the embezzlement case, resulting in a not-guilty verdict
Acted as the defense attorney for Lin, Secretary of a Taiyuan community in the case of embezzlement and dereliction of duty
Acted as the defense attorney for Luo, Chairman of a subsidiary of a listed pharmaceutical company in the duty-related embezzlement case (involving over CNY 2.8 billion)
Acted as the defense attorney for Wen, a producer of a well-known film company in the duty-related embezzlement case, through defense efforts, the prosecuted amount was reduced from over CNY 10 million to CNY 430,000, and the defendant received mitigated punishment
Acted as the defense attorney for Cao, Chairman of a environmental protection company in Tianjin in the duty-related embezzlement case, resulting in a non-prosecution decision
Acted as the defense attorney for Guo, Legal Representative of a technology company in Beijing in the duty-related embezzlement case, the defendant was released on bail and later granted a not-guilty verdict
Acted as the defense attorney for Chen, a warehouse developer of a online platform company in Beijing in the duty-related embezzlement case, through defense efforts, the defendant was sentenced below the statutory penalty range
Acted as the defense attorney for Li, Head of the Standard Product Center of the Commodity Department of a leading internet company in the non-state functionary bribery case, the defendant was released on bail after arrest and later sentenced to suspended imprisonment
Acted as the defense attorney for the actual controller of a e-commerce company in Beijing in the non-state functionary bribery case, the defendant was released on bail and later granted a not-guilty verdict
Acted as the defense attorney for a real estate company in Baoding in the case of non-state functionary bribery and illegal transfer of land use rights
Acted as the defense attorney for Li, General Manager of a technology company in Beijing in the unit bribery case, the defendant was repatriated from overseas, released on bail and later sentenced to suspended imprisonment
Acted as the defense attorney for Hou, the actual controller of a listed Henan company in the unit bribery case
Acted as the defense attorney for Zhang, the actual controller of a listed environmental protection company in Beijing in the unit bribery case
Acted as the defense attorney for Hang, the actual controller of a environmental protection company in Jiangsu in the unit bribery case
Other Crimes
Acted as the defense attorney for a photovoltaic company affiliated with a state-owned enterprise in the case of illegal occupation of agricultural land, resulting in case dismissal
Acted as the defense attorney for Fu, a management staff member of a state-owned enterprise in Beijing in the major liability accident case (Yanjiao Subway Explosion Incident)
Acted as the defense attorney for Wang, Chairman of a mining company in Dai County, Shanxi, in the case of failing to report and making false reports on safety accidents
Acted as the defense attorney for Ju, owner of a coal mine in Zhangjiakou in the fraud case, through effective defense in the second instance, the case was remanded for retrial and the defendant was later granted a not-guilty verdict
Acted as the defense attorney for Wang, the actual controller of an information technology company in Anhui in the crime of aiding information network criminal activities, the defendant was released on bail after arrest and later granted a non-prosecution decision
Acted as the defense attorney for Yang, Channel Operation Director of a leading live-streaming company in the case of operating an online casino
Acted as the defense attorney for Wang, Leader of the Promotion Group of a gambling company in Philippine in the overseas telecom fraud case
Acted as the defense attorney for Song in the case of buying and selling official documents, certificates and seals of state organs, resulting in a non-prosecution decision
Acted as the defense attorney for Pan in the case of buying and selling official documents, certificates and seals of state organs, the defendant was released on bail
Acted as the defense attorney for Li, an employee of a pharmaceutical company in Beijing, in the case of forging company seals, the defendant was released on bail
Acted as the defense attorney for Tong, the criminal suspect in the extortion case involving a celebrity
Acted as the defense attorney for Liu, Village Party Secretary of Luoyang and actual controller of a real estate company in the evil gang-related crime case
Criminal Reporting Services
Provided criminal reporting services for a well-known Japanese multinational company in the contract fraud case involving financing trade (involving over CNY 120 million), the suspect was convicted and sentenced
Provided criminal reporting services for shareholders of a real estate company in Xinjiang in the criminal case arising from company control disputes (involving over CNY 1.1 billion),the suspect was convicted and sentenced, and the equity was returned to the client
Provided criminal reporting services for a real estate company affiliated with a central enterprise in the contract fraud case (involving over CNY 1 billion), the case was filed for criminal investigation
Provided criminal reporting services for Yunnan Branch of a policy bank in the loan fraud case (involving over CNY 3 billion), the case was filed for criminal investigation
Provided criminal reporting services for a company affiliated with a central enterprise in the contract fraud and criminal-civil overlapping case involving investment and merger & acquisition business, the case was filed for criminal investigation
Provided criminal reporting services for a company affiliated with a central enterprise in the contract fraud case involving financing trade (involving over CNY 80 million)
Provided criminal reporting services for a technology company in Beijing in the duty-related embezzlement case, after case filing, over CNY 10 million in stolen money was fully recovered
Provided criminal reporting services for an coal company in Inner Mongolia in the duty-related embezzlement case involving financing trade, the case was filed for criminal investigation
Provided criminal reporting services for a investment institution iin Shanghai in the overseas stock investment fraud case, the case was filed for criminal investigation
Provided criminal reporting services for the domestic subsidiary of a well-known Japanese multinational group in the duty-related embezzlement case, the case was filed for criminal investigation
Provided criminal reporting services for a technology company in Beijing in the commercial secret infringement case, the case was filed for criminal investigation
Provided legal services for a technology company in Chengdu in the case of copyright infringement and commercial secret infringement
Acted as the legal representative of the victim in the intentional homicide case involving a businessman who hired a killer, through appeals to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the original judgment was revoked and the defendant was re-sentenced to death
Corporate Compliance Services
Provided compliance legal services for the orderly exit case of a P2P platform affiliated with a listed company, responding to government investigations
Provided compliance legal services for a financial leasing company in Beijing involved in the illegal fund-raising project, responding to government investigations
Provided criminal compliance legal services for a board game company affiliated with a listed company
Provided game product compliance legal services for a internet game company in Beijing
Provided legal services for a large fresh food company in the review of its anti-commercial bribery compliance program
Civil Cases
Represented a listed company in the merger and acquisition contract dispute case against a company in Tianjin(involving over CNY 700 million), winning the case in the second instance at the Supreme People's Court
Represented a Beijing five-star hotel in the lease contract dispute case (involving over CNY 160 million)
Represented clients in numerous civil cases including contract disputes, execution objections, and criminal incidental civil lawsuits
Memberships & Affiliations
Standing Director, Financial and Taxation Law Research Society of Beijing Law Society
Publications
On the "Restrictive Measures" in Anti-Terrorism Investigations by Public Security Organs — Also on Article 53 of the Anti-Terrorism Law, co-authored and published in Journal of People's Public Security University of China (Social Sciences Edition), 2017
On the Pre-trial Protection of Litigant Rights of Defense Lawyers in China, published in Journal of Hunan Police Academy, 2016
On the "Written Affidavit" in the Leniency System for Admission of Guilt and Acceptance of Punishment, published in Journal of Jiaxing University, 2017
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar
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Education
LL.M, People's Public Security University of China
LL.B, People's Public Security University of China -
Professional Experience
Non-equity partner, and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2018 to present
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Languages
Chinese
English