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Bin FAN

Qualified as a lawyer providing securities law services, an independent director of a listed company and a director of an insurance company, and currently a first-class lawyer and a senior economist. Completed more than 100 major special legal cases covering corporate listing, asset reorganization, investment and financing since working as a full-time lawyer in 1995 and has rich experience in legal services in the field of capital markets business. Led and undertook a major complex cross-border transaction project of Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Co., Ltd. on the acquisition of Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd., the world’s largest owner and supplier of solid lithium ore, with a total transaction value of RMB 5.6 billion from 2012 to 2014, which was awarded the “First China Merger and Acquisition • Golden Sycamore Award - Best Innovative Service for Merger and Acquisition and Restructuring” in 2015. Represented nearly 100 major cases in the supreme people’s court and several higher people’s courts, two of which were published as typical cases by the Supreme People’s Court in the “FaGongBu (2002) No. 24” and included in the “Supreme People's Court Bulletin”, No. 8, 2005. Represented nearly 20 cases of registered trademark dispute, administrative penalty hearing and administrative reconsideration accepted by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and other agencies.

Representative Matters

  • Provided legal services for the A-share listing project of Huarong Chemical Co., Ltd. (301256.SZ) and for the A-share listing project of Chengdu Kanghua Biological Products Co., Ltd. (300841.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for the A-share listing project of Chengdu Huaqi Houpu Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. (300471.SZ) and for the A-share listing project of New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. (000876.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for the main board (red chip) listing project of New Hope Service Holdings Limited (3658.HK) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

  • Provided legal services for the convertible corporate bonds issue project of New Hope Dairy Co., Ltd. (002946.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for the project on fund raising through non-public offering of shares of Emei Shan Tourism Co., Ltd. (000888.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for the convertible corporate bond issue project of New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. (000876.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for a fund-raising project by a non-public offering of shares of New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. (000876.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for the share allotment project of Tianqi Lithium Corporation (002466.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for the project on fund raising through non-public offering of shares of Tianqi Lithium Corporation (002466.SZ).

  • Provided legal services for the material asset restructuring project of Tianqi Lithium Corporation (002466.SZ) in its acquisition of Australian Thalison Co., Ltd. (listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange).

  • Provided legal services for the material asset restructuring project of the Tianqi Lithium Corporation (002466.SZ) in its acquisition of equity of Galaxy Lithium (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd..

Honors and Awards

For Individual

Band 1 in Corporate/Commercial Law: Sichuan, Chambers Greater China Region Guide, 2022-2024

Band 1 in Corporate/Commercial Law, Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2012-2021

Leading Lawyer in Sichuan Region, IFLR1000 China Regional Rankings, 2020-2024

Leading Individual and Highly Recommended Lawyer, The Legal 500, 2022-2024

Highly Recommended Lawyer, The Legal 500, 2017, 2020, and 2021

Advanced Individual in Reflecting Popular Will Information of 2023, Chengdu Municipal Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy, January 2024

Advanced Individual in Reflecting Popular Will Information of CAPD (2022), Chengdu Municipal Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy, January 2023

Advanced Individual of Information Work, the Sichuan Provincial committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy, December 2022

Top Ten Legal Figures in Sichuan (nominated), December 2021

Advanced Individual in Reflecting Popular Will Information of CAPD, Central Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy, November 2021

Annual Advanced Individual in Offering Advice and Making Suggestions, United Front Work Department of the CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee, 2019

Advanced Individual in Sichuan One-Heart Services Group Activities, seven departments including the United Front Work Department of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee and the provincial Department of Justice, November 2017

National Excellent Member in Earthquake Relief in the Association for Promoting Democracy, the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy, December 2008

Advanced Individual in Earthquake Relief, the All China Lawyers Association, July 2008

National Excellent Lawyer, the All China Lawyers Association, June 2005

Excellent Lawyer in Sichuan Province ,Sichuan Provincial Department of Justice and Sichuan Lawyers Association, January 2005.

Caring Person for Safeguarding Judicial Justice, the Ministry of Justice and the People's Government of Sichuan Province, September 2004

Advanced Individual Sichuan Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, 1995

For Deal

First China Merger and Acquisition •Golden Sycamore Award - Best Innovative Service for Merger and Acquisition and Restructuring for the acquisition of Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd. by Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Co., Ltd., China Merger and Acquisition Cooperation Alliance, 2015

Memberships & Affiliations

Member, Standing Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress

Member, Legal Affairs Committee of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress

Vice President, New Social Stratum Association of Sichuan Province

Member, Lawyer Industry Rating and Evaluation Committee, All China Lawyers Association

Executive Vice President, Sichuan Lawyers Association

Vice President, Sichuan Senior Title Review Committee of Lawyers

Vice President, Sichuan Tianfu Belt and Road Commercial Mediation Center

Vice President, Business Law Research Institute, Sichuan Law Society

Member, Administrative Reconsideration Committee, Sichuan Provincial Government

Member, Sichuan Provincial Judges Selection Committee

Special Supervisor, of Sichuan High People's Court

Consultant, Chief Legal Consultant Group of Sichuan Province

Expert, Sichuan Provincial Non-party Expert Pool for Contributing Policies

Expert, Jurisprudence and Law Expert Pool of Sichuan Law Society

Member, Sichuan Provincial Committee, China Association for Promoting Democracy

Director, Social Legal Affairs Committee of Sichuan Provincial Committee, China Association for Promoting Democracy

Expert, Tongxin Think Tank of Chengdu United Front

Arbitrator, Chengdu Arbitration Commission

Publications

Co-edited the “Interpretation of ‘Code of Practice for Securities Law Lawyers’ (Trial)” (China Democracy Press, December 2003)

Co-authored the “Current Situation and Trend: Dispute Resolution Mechanism as Viewed from the Harmonious Society” (China Procuratorial Press, December 2006).

Co-authored the “Judicial Control of Administrative Power -- Thematic Research on Hot Issues in Administrative Litigation” (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Press, December 2011)

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    2019.5 the qualification of an director of an insurance institution
    2015.12 the first level lawyer qualification
    2008.8 the qualification of an independent director of a public listed company
    2003.8 the senior financier qualification
    1996.10 the qualification to practice security law
    1993.3 Chinese Bar

  • Education

    2002-2005 LL.M. Sichuan University
    1986-1990 LL.B. Sichuan University

  • Professional Experience

    Partner Zhonglun Law Firm 2010-Present
    Managing Partner Sichuan Canway Law Firm 1995-2010
    Sichuan Administration for Industry and Commerce 1990-1995

  • Languages

    Chinese