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Yongbin GE
Equity Partner / Shanghai
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Tel +86-21-6061-3666
Email geyongbin@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets, Compliance & Investigation
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Industries
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
Yongbin GE
With profound practice in the PRC legal market for over 20 years, Mr. Ge is a senior partner of Zhonglun with rich practical experience in the legal service in Healthcare and Life Science. Mr. Ge is specialized in all-round legal services in Corporate Compliance, BD (IP Licensing & Collaboration), VC/PE Financing, M&A and IPO. With compound educational background in engineering, law, finance and business administration, as well as a wide range of work experience in international trading, management, overseas operations, and law practice, Mr. Ge is highly welcomed by numerous entrepreneurs and investors for his laudable professional legal service, known as a sophisticated negotiator and good deal maker. Mr. Ge is often praised by clients as seasoned lawyer with business thinking.
Representative Matters
Compliance
Advised Takeda on personal data outbound transfer compliance matters
Advised Chia Tai Tianqing (CTTQ, 01177.HK), a multinational pharmaceutical company with integrated R&D, manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution capabilities, on data outbound transfer compliance matters
Advised CooperVision on compliance matters
Advised Eccogene, a company focused on discovery and development of translational medicine in metabolic and immune-related diseases, on compliance matters
Advised Happy Life Tech (HLT) on compliance of its DCT Third Party Compliance Management
Advised Sumitomo Pharma on compliance management of its pivotal decentralized clinical trial with NMPA, including eCOA data outbound transfer, remote recruitment, remote visit, DTP, remote monitoring, human genetic resources, and other aspects of compliance
Advised CernerEnviza on compliance of data outbound transfer
Advised Lianren Digital Health, a healthcare data operator, on medical data compliance matters
Advised LinkDoc on its IPO and data compliance matters
Advised Amgen on compliance and training relating to "Compliance Management of Clinical and Data Compliance"
Advised Drug Information Association (DIA) on personal sensitive data outbound transfer compliance matters
Advised Leads Biolabs on data outbound transfer standard contract with BeiGene in relation to license and collaboration
Advised Asieris Pharmaceuticals on data compliance management system
Advised Lvanitech on compliance of personal medical data
Advised HistoMed, a third-party pathology center, on data compliance matters
Advised Genscript on compliance of human genetic resources (HGR), biosafety, data, etc.
Advised Johnson & Johnson on GSP compliance matters
Advised Astellas Pharma China Inc. on CGT compliance matters
Advised Takeda on restructuring compliance matters of its PRC subsidiaries
Advised Shanghai Pharmaceutical on CSO compliance and general corporate matters
Advised Hitachi (China) on compliance matters
Advised HUAGAI Capital on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised Hexaell Biotech on compliance matters
Advised MingSight on compliance of clinical study
Advised ANEXT, a company that specializes in biomolecular drug carriers Exosomes, on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised Hope For Rare Foundation, the first non-profit foundation in China that specializes in rare disease research and translational medicine, on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised Velavigo on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised Redcloud Biotech, an innovative drugs R&D enterprise that specializes in structural pharmacology, on clinical studies compliance and general corporate matters
Advised Shanjin Capital on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised CPIC (China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co Ltd) on compliance matters
Advised XellSmart bio, a company that specializes in stem cell therapy solutions for degenerative diseases, on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised East China Electric Power Test & Research Institute on compliance matters
Advised Motion Magic on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised Aucta Pharmaceuticals, a R&D enterprise that specializes in CNS, dermatology, and pediatrics, on compliance matters
Advised Ractigen Therapeutic, an innovative drug R&D enterprise that specializes in RNA activation technology, on reorganization and compliance matters
Advised Triarm on compliance of its Car- T Cell Therapy business related to Human Genetic Resources Administration Office of China
BD (IP Licensing & Collaboration)
Advised Beicell Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical enterprise developing off-self cell therapy based on the CiPSC platform, on its IP license-out transactions with Thermo Fisher and STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.
Advised AJ Vaccines A/S on its BD collaboration transactions with Clover Biopharmaceuticals
Advised Lindmik Pharmaceutical, a high-tech pharmaceutical enterprise focusing on the R&D, production and sales of innovative pharmaceutical preparations, on its IP license-in transactions
Advised Matwings Technology on its BD collaboration transactions with GeneScience Pharmaceutical
Advised YIRUI Pharmaceutical Technology, a company focused on small molecule drugs, on its IP license-in transactions
Advised Help on its IP license-out transactions and general corporate matters
Advised Zenshine, a company that specializes in small molecule therapeutics in the areas of cancer, viral infection and inflammation, on its collaboration transactions with CSO
Advised Luye Life Sciences Group Ltd. on its IP license and general corporate matters
Advised Boan Biotech, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in therapeutic antibody development, manufacturing, on its IP license and collaboration transactions
Advised Lide Biote (Lab for Innovated Diagnosis and Experimental Therapeutics) on its IP license and collaboration transactions
Advised WuXi Biologics on its IP license and collaboration transactions
Advised Leads Biolabs on its IP licensing
Advised Biosion Inc. on its IP licensing and collaboration transactions
Advised Transcenta Holding Ltd. on its establishment of a R&D joint venture with Alebund Pharmaceuticals, IP licensing, commercialization transactions and subsequent clinical R&D
Advised N1 Life Inc. on its collaboration transactions
Advised Oculgen on its collaboration transactions
Advised Singlomics Biopharma on its license transactions
Advised Genbase on its licensing and collaboration transactions with IMAB, ADC THERAPEUTICS, etc.
Advised Innolake on its license-in transactions
Advised CASI Pharmaceuticals on its license-in transactions
Advised Haichang Biotech on its licensing and collaboration transactions
Advised GenEros Biopharma on its license-in transactions
Advised Hicin Pharmaceutical on its license-in and collaboration transactions
Advised Tyligand Bioscience on its licensing and collaboration transactions
Advised Changcheng Med on its license-in and collaboration
Advised Eluminex Biosciences on a medical device exclusive license-in transactions
Advised Duality Biotherapeutics on its license-in transactions
Advised Waterstone on its IP licensing disputes with Onconova
Advised Hifibio on its IP license-in
Advised Elpiscience on its IP license-in
Advised Anwita Bioscience on its IP license-in
Advised Seindabio on its IP license-in
Advised Karma Pharmaceuticals on its IP license-in from Harvard University
Advised Biosense on its IP license-in and negotiation on amendment of license agreement
Advised TDM on its IP license-in
Advised Hexaell Biotech on its IP license-in
Advised DRL Biotech on its IP license-in from a Israeli Biomedical enterprises
Advised BioCytogen on its IP license-in about animal related items
Advised BridGene on its product R&D corporation and license option transactions
Pharmaceutical Profession Association
Advised China Food & Drug Administration Magazine on compliance and general corporate matters
Advised DIA on compliance and general corporate matters
Transactions of Innovative Drugs, Devices and Medical Care
Innovative Drugs (including Biotech, CXO, Clinical Laboratory, etc.)
Advised Benethera (Beijing) Biotechnologies, Inc., a pre-clinical innovative immune cell therapy company, on its financing
Advised Huitian Jinze on its corporate structuring
Advised Link Health Group, a company specialized in medical innovation for bone and cartilage, on its restructuring and general corporate matters
Advised JS InnoPharm, a biotech company focused on discovery and development of innovative small molecule oncology medicines, on its VDD of Series B1 financing
Advised TandemAI on its M&A with Keypoint Pharmaceutical
Advised Reistone Biopharma Company Limited, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing novel medicines for immuno-inflammatory diseases, on its restructuring and general corporate matters
Advised Accuredit Therapeutics, a gene-editing technique enterprise, on its financing and ESOP
Advised Huagai Capital on its investing in NK Cell, a NK cell R&D enterprise
Advised Dianei Technology, an innovative medical artificial intelligence enterprise, on its financing, restructuring and general corporate matters
Advised Haiwang on its investing in EmayGene, a gene therapy drug R&D enterprise
Advised Genevax, an innovative vaccine R&D enterprise, on its ESOP and daily operation legal compliance
Advised iRegene, a cell therapy drug R&D enterprise, on its corporate structuring and general corporate services
Advised NanoTech Pharma Inc. on its corporate structuring
Advised Innatus Therapeutics Inc. on its red chip corporate structuring and financing
Advised Biosion, Inc. on its restructuring and other matters
Advised Minke Pharmaceuticals Technology on its financing and general matters
Advised Virtu Pharmaco on its corporate structuring and general matters
Advised Suzhou Langrui Biomedicine on its restructuring related matters
Advised 3E Bioventures on its investing in a biomedicine enterprise
Advised Shanghai Haiwang Intellectual Property Equity Investment Fund Center (Limited Partnership) on its investing in Shanghai Neutan Pharmaceutical, a CDMO
Advised Huagai Capital on its investing in Mind Rank AI, an AI adjuvant drug design platform
Advised Yizun Biomedicine, an immune cell therapy R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised Eminence, a cell culture enterprise, on its financing, ESOP and general corporate matters
Advised TaiLai Biosciences, a biopsy technology enterprise, on its financing
Advised CTRIS on its establishment of research center in China and general corporate matters.
Advised LakeBleu Capital on its investment in Conmed BioSciences, a biotech enterprise.
Advised VMS on its investment in Eden Biologics, a CDMO
Advised VMS on its cross-over investment in Zhaoke Ophthalmology, an ophthalmic drug R&D enterprise
Advised VMS on its cross-over round investment in KindStar Global, a genetic diagnostics enterprise
Advised Orchid Asia Group on its investment in Beijing City Express, a cold chain logistics enterprise
Advised BVCF on its investment in United Cell Biotech, a cholera vaccines and growth hormone R&D enterprise
Advised BVCF on its investment in MicuRx, an antibiotic R&D enterprise
Advised BVCF on its investment in Teruisi, a bioinnovative drug development and process scaler enterprise
Advised Drug Farm, a biotech enterprise, on its Series A, Series Pre-B financing and general corporate matters
Advised Haichang Biotech, a nucleic acid innovative drug R&D enterprise, on its financing and restructuring
Advised Convalife, an anticancer drug R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised Juventas, a Car-T R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised ArkBio, an antiviral drug R&D enterprise, on its PE financing
Advised Harbour BioMed, an immuno-oncology and immune diseases R&D enterprise, on its Series A financing
Advised dMed, a CRO, on its corporate restructuring and financing
Advised ABclonal Tech, a biological reagent R&D enterprise, on its investment in Yurogen
Advised Novast Pharmaceuticals, a Nantong-based FDA-approved drug manufacturer, on its restructuring
Advised Tissuebank Gene Biotech, a clinical laboratory organization, on its PE financing
Advised OBiO, a gene therapy drug incubation enterprise, on its PE financing
Advised Phaeno Thera, a biotech enterprise, on its MAH entrusting drug production and financing
Advised InxMed, a biotech enterprise, on its financing
Advised Duality Biotherapeutics, a biotech enterprise, on its Series seed, A and B financing from 6 Dimensions Capital, Wuxi Biologics and Lilly Asia
Advised Immuneonco (CD47) on its Series B and cross-over financing
Advised 3DMed on its financing and restructuring
Advised BioCytogen, an animal customization, reproduction and supply enterprise, on its Series C financing, Series D financing, ESOP, investment and restructuring
Advised CASI Pharmaceuticals, a biotech enterprise, on its investment and ATM financing in public market
Advised Eubulus Biotherapeutics, a biotech enterprise, on its Series seed and Series A financing and restructuring
Advised Asieris Pharmaceuticals, an antineoplastic biotech enterprise, on its financing
Advised Youhoe Biopharma, an innovative antibody drug R&D enterprise, on its Series B financing
Advised GenEros Biopharma, an immunity R&D enterprise, on its restructuring, Series A, Series A+ financing
Advised Karma Pharmaceuticals, a small molecule antibody R&D enterprise, on its Series A financing
Advised Hifibio, a biotech enterprise, on its set-up of overseas financing structure
Advised Hope Medicine, a biotech enterprise, on its onshore and offshore restructuring and financing
Advised Yinuoke, a biotech enterprise for immune disorders caused by tumors, on its restructuring
Advised Genova and Crestion, growth hormone R&D enterprises, on their restructuring, financing and M&A
Advised Nantong Kangdao, a healthcare products production and sales enterprise, on its restructuring and Pre-IPO financing
Medical Devices
Advised WuXi PharmaTech on its investing in Yanzheng Experimental Instrument, a Micro-Reactor R&D enterprise
Advised Bio-Link, a company focused on the key processing equipment and materials for vaccines, antibodies, cell therapies, on its financing and general corporate matters
Advised Haiwang on its investing in T&J Bio-engineering, a micro parallel bioreactor R&D enterprise
Advised Synaptic Medical International on its financing, daily operation legal compliance and capital market matters
Advised DeepMed on its financing and general corporate matters
Advised YF Capital on its investment in Nanos Medical, an ENT Solution Provider
Advised YF Capital on its investment in DiaGreat, an in-vitro diagnostic R&D enterprises
Advised YF Capital on its investment in Wallaby Medical, a neurointerventional devices R&D enterprise
Advised LakeBleu Capital on its investment in ZYLOX-TONGBRIDGE, a blood vessel thrombectomy equipment R&D enterprise
Advised LakeBleu Capital on its investment in HeartCare, a minimally invasive intervention R&D enterprise
Advised OrchidAsia on its investment in SceneRay, a deep brain stimulation system R&D enterprise
Advised BVCF on its investment in AI Technology, a clinical imaging equipment R&D enterprise
Advised Wallaby Medical, a neurointerventional devices R&D enterprise, on its legal due diligence and financing
Advised AcuVU, an endoscopic R&D enterprise, on its restructuring and financing
Advised NewMed, an artificial Valve R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised WeMed, an angiography instrument manufacturing enterprise, on its financing and general matters
Advised Reach Surgical, Inc., an advanced surgical device company, on its financing and restructuring
Advised Shecheng Medical, a dental implant surgery R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised Horizon Medical, an assisted reproductive medical device R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised VivaLNK, a biological information collection and monitoring enterprise, on its restructuring and financing
Advised MicroMedTec, a minimally invasive medical device and precision medicine R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised EZISURG Medical, a minimally invasive medical device R&D enterprise, on its financing
Advised Klarity Medical & Equipment, a radiotherapy aids and rehabilitation equipment R&D manufacturer, on its financing
Advised Hitachi Medical Equipment on its acquisition of a Chinese medical device manufacturer, a large magnetic resonance equipment manufacturer
Medical Care (including Online Healthcare, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Cord Blood Banks, etc.)
Advised TaiDoc Health on its financing and general corporate matters
Advised VMS on its investment in Beijing Qinghe Hospital, Beijing Sunbow O&G Hospital, SEIMC Hospital and other subjects affiliated to Golden Meditech Holdings Limited (HK. 0801)
Advised VMS on its investment in cord blood banks in Beijing, Guangzhou, Zhejiang and Shandong affiliated to Global Cord Blood Corp (NYSE: CO)
Advised Orchid Asia Group on its investment in Chaoju Eye Hospital Group
Advised Ping An Securities on its investment in Hangzhou Kangsheng, an Internet medical enterprise
Advised Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital on its restructuring, Series C and cross-over financing
Advised Liangyihui, an innovative Internet medical company focusing on the vertical field of oncology, on its Series C financing, Series C+ financing, ESOP, etc.
Advised Liangyihui, an innovative Internet medical company focusing on the vertical field of oncology, on its investment in a clinical data capturing and management software developer
Advised Liangyihui, an innovative Internet medical company focusing on the vertical field of oncology, on its establishment of a joint venture
Advised Brain Doctor Group on its Series A financing
Advised Extong, an Internet medical enterprise, on its restructuring and financing
Advised DIMA Holdings on its acquisition of three nursing homes in Hangzhou
Advised Haier Capital on its acquisition of Shanghai Yongci Rehabilitation Hospital
Advised Haier Capital on its acquisition of Honghao Nursing Home
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of Shifang No.2 Hospital
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of Chongzhou No.2 People’s Hospital
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of Shandong Municipal Hospital Holding Group
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of Qingdao Jingkang Hospital
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of Yugan County Chudong Hospital
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of Huzhou Nursing Home
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of a hospital in Changde
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of China Coal Mine Construction General Hospital
Advised China Minsheng Investment Group on its acquisition of two private hospitals in Yancheng
IPO and Other Capital Markets Matters
Project Zero, IPO of a medical data company on NASDAQ
Project Elegant, IPO of a biotech company on NASDAQ
Project Tesla, IPO of a biotech company on its H-share listing under Chapter 18A of the Main Board Listing Rules
Project Yuanzhi, IPO of an Internet medical company on its A-share listing on GEM
Advised Hanvo Safety Products on its A-share listing on GEM
Advised Jiangsu Times Clothing on its A-share listing on main board
Advised Shoulder Electronics on its A-share listing on STAR market
Advised Jiangsu Haili Wind Power Equipment Technology on its A-share listing on GEM
Advised Motion Magic on its A-share listing
Advised China Lodging Group on its listing on NASDAQ
Advised EAST TOP Group on its A-share listing
Advised Joyu Group (lvmama) on its listing on HKEX
Advised Ping An Trust on its investment in the privatization of WuXi PharmaTech from NYSE
Advised Reyoung Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. on its delisting from SGX, restructuring and listing in PRC capital market
Advised an investor on its acquisition financing for privatization of Wanxiang International Group from SGX
Advised an investor on its acquisition financing for privatization of RAE SYSTEMS from NASDAQ
Advised Ping An Trust on its acquisition of 47.4% equity in AutoHome for USD 1.6 billion
Advised Reach Surgical Inc., a surgical high-tech medical device enterprise, and its founders on the buy-out transaction led by Boyu Capital
Advised Ping An Trust and Haitian Energy on the investment of RMB 6 billion in hydropower projects
Advised Guiyang Financial Holdings, a subsidiary of Zhongtian Urban Development Co., Ltd. (A-share listed) on its acquisition of 66.67% equity in Haiji Securities for RMB 3 billion
Advised Ping An Securities on its investment in a NASDAQ listed company
Advised Zhonghong Holdings on its acquisition of Abercrombie & Kent
Advised Zhonghong Holding on its acquisition of Peninsula
Advised Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd (A-share listed) on its acquisition of Shenglan Company
Advised Shanghai Feilo Co., Ltd (A-share listed) on its acquisition of ACDelco
Advised Sunshine Insurance Group on its investment in a NASDAQ listed company
Advised Nanjing Environmental Frontier Company on its listing on NEEQ
Advised Quansheng Logistics Ltd. on its listing on NEEQ
Advised Anhorn Environmental Technology on its financing and application for NEEQ listing
Advised Fancyedu on its financing and application for NEEQ listing
Advised Hangzhou Yuhang Transportation Group Co., Ltd. on its issuance of medium-term notes in 2012 (RMB 2 billion)
Advised Zunyi Taiye Co., Ltd. on its issuance of short-term financing bonds in 2012 (RMB 300 million)
Advised Harbour City Development Group on its issuance of medium-term note in 2016 (on-going)
Advised Qiangsheng Holding Company on its issuance of short-term bonds in interbank market in 2014 (RMB 425 million)
Advised Qiangsheng Holding Company on its issuance of short-term bonds in interbank market in 2015 (RMB 500 million)
Advised Qiangsheng Holding Company on its issuance of short-term bonds in interbank market in 2016 (on-going)
Advised Hongrun Group on its issuance of short-term bonds in 2012 (RMB 220 million)
Advised Qiangsheng Holding Company on its issuance of short-term bonds in 2012 (RMB 800 million)
Advised Ningbo Electric Group on its issuance of short-term bonds in interbank market in 2011 (RMB 600 million)
Advised an animal nutrient company on its issuance of medium-term notes and short-term bonds in interbank market in 2012 (RMB 350 million)
Advised an animal nutrient company on its issuance of medium-term notes and short-term bonds in interbank market in 2010 (RMB 600 million)
Advised Zhejiang Guangtian Riyue Group Co., Ltd. on its registration and issuance of the first phase of short-term financing bonds in 2012 (RMB 600 million)
Advised Shanghai Dragon Group on its issuance of short-term bonds in interbank market in 2010 (RMB 500 million)
Advised Harbour City Development Group on its issuance of short-term bonds and private debt
Advised Ping An Trust on its investment in Zhongshan Environmental Protection Industry Company Limited
Advised Ping An Trust on its investment in Sichuan Zhongming Environmental Protection Co., Ltd.
Advised Ping An Trust on its investment in Hubei Zhongyou Youyi Environmental Protection Co., Ltd.
Advised Ping An Trust on its investment in Zhe Jiang Wuhuan Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.
Advised Ping An Trust on its investment in Shanghai Future Broadband Technology and Application Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd.
Advised Ping An Trust on its investment in an energy saving company in Weifang Shandong
Advised Fengshan Investment and Lujiazui Trust on its investment in the IDC room project in Beijing and Shenzhen
Advised Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs on its China Lodging Group’s IPO on NASDAQ
Advised Instrument Electric Group on its acquisition of overseas enterprises
Advised Maike Group on its private equity financing in the amount of up to USD 100 million from Softbank
Advised China Lodging Group on its private equity financing from Colony Capital
Advised a nuclear equipment manufacturer on its private equity financing
Advised Smart Cargo on its share transfer, restructuring and establishment of joint venture with CJ Korea Express
Funds Formation
Advised WuXi PharmaTech on its PE fund formation
Advised China Pacific Asset on its establishment of its PE fund
Advised Shanghai Culture Industry Fund on its investment in a PE fund
Advised Shanghai Aviation Industry Equity Investment Fund Partnership Enterprise (limited partnership) on its fund formation
Advised Shanghai Hongyu Aviation Industry Equity Investment Partnership (limited partnership) on its fund formation
Advised Haoyue Capital on its USD fund formation
Advised Jinjiang International Investment Group and Sunshine Exchange on their registering for a PE investment fund manager and the establishment of an industrial fund
Advised the government of Minhang District guiding fund on its legal due diligence with respect to the managers of RMB funds Lenovo, Joint Fortune, SAIF, etc.
Advised Shanghai Venture Capital on its legal due diligence with respect to the managers of Guohong Fund and Zhonghui Jinjiu Fund
Advised Shanghai Airport Group on its establishment of an investment platform
Advised Pudong Technology Innovation on its establishment of an investment platform
Advised Ping An Group on its establishment of an insurance capital investment platform
Advised China Resources Group and Shanghai New Hongqiao Group on their establishment of a joint venture fund named China Resources New Hongqiao Medical Industry Investment Fund
Advised China Minsheng Investment on its establishment of two domestic medical funds
Advised New Huangpu, Warburg Pincus and Vanke Real Estate on its the establishment of a joint venture PE fund
Advised Jingruiluode City Update Fund on its fund formation, services including document drafting, negotiation, etc.
Advised Hechun Investment on its establishment of contract-based real estate fund, services including drafting the fund documents, assisting in fund raising and filing of the fund
Advised Jingrui Real Estate on its establishment of a RMB fund and an offshore USD fund
Advised the managers of Shanghai Zhixing Fund, Yuanyang Zhixing Fund and Zhongtian Holding Group Fund on their registration with the AMAC and record-filing of the funds
Advised Lituo Ningbo on its onshore and offshore parallel fund formation
Advised Ctrip on its establishment of Feima Fund by structure advisory and document drafting
Advised Yang Zhengyu and Yuan Yue on their establishment of Feima Fund
Commodities
Advised the PRC trading house of BTG Pactual on Chinese legal affairs
Advised the PRC trading house of Trafigura on Chinese legal affairs
Advised the PRC trading house of JP Morgan on Chinese legal affairs
Advised the PRC trading house of Mercuria on Chinese legal affairs
Advised the PRC trading house of Koch on Chinese legal affairs
Advised Jiangtong Corporation, Wanxiang Resources Co., Ltd., Maike Group and Easthope Group on legal affairs
Corporate Finance
Advised Banque de l'Indochine, Standard Chartered Bank, Development Bank of Singapore, Deutsche Bank, ABN-
AMRO BANK, Nanyang Commercial Bank, KBC Group, First Sino Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, China Minsheng Bank, Ping An Bank, China Merchants Bank, Bank of Shanghai and Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank on their trade financing, supply chain financing, syndicated loan, standard templates drafting, financial derivatives product, ISDA, etc.
Advised ZQFAE in respect of China’s first securitization of earnings arising from housing provident fund
Advised Minsheng Leasing on its Reits projects
Advised Minsheng Bank on its Beijing Haidian affordable housing ABS project
Advised Minsheng Bank on its Beijing Chaoyang affordable housing ABS project
Advised Minsheng Bank Guangzhou and Huizhou branches on their CLO project
Advised Minsheng Bank Beijing branch on its Weikai ABS project
Advised tourist area in the western region on its right to charge ABS project
Advised Huizhou delivery shuttle bus on its toll right ABS project
Advised Baic Group on its repurchase ABS project
Advised Beijing Agricultural Bank on its clearing center rent ABS project
Advised Ping An on its investment in a real estate project in Australia to set up a special dividend income fund
Advised Ping An on its establishment of Shanghai Xiangzhao Limited partnership fund
Advised Ping An Life and Ping An Property Insurance on legal opinions and other legal documents required by the CIRC
Advised CMIG on its establishment of two domestic medical fund projects
Advised Ping An Trust on its set up trust to purchase bonds issued by Deutsche Bank England branch through QDII
Advised Ping An Trust on its set up trust to purchase bonds issued by Citibank through QDII
Advised Ping An Trust on its set up trust to purchase bonds issued by UBS through QDII
Advised Ping An Trust on its set up trust to purchase bonds issued by Nomura through QDII
Advised JD Fiance and Hony Capital on setting up trust plan of consumer loan trust scheme
Advised Bank of Shanghai on its RMB 1.92 billion cross-border acquisition finance in real property project
Advised Bank of Shanghai on its participation in a series of asset management and limited liability partnerships
Advised China Resources SZITIC Trust Co., Ltd. on its participation in a series of trusts and investment in limited partnership projects
Advised Ping An Trust on its participation in a series of trusts and investment in limited partnership projects
Advised AVIC on its domestic and overseas ship financing lease project
Real Estate and Hotel
Advised Jing Rui real estate on establishment of domestic RMB funds and the foreign dollar fund in the client’s acquisition of real estate
Advised a real estate development company in Kunming, Yunnan on its financing by an offshore investment fund of Standard Chartered
Advised First Sino Bank on its purchase of Shanghai financial plaza office
Advised Yaoda Real Estate on its acquisition of a villa property management project in Qingpu, Shanghai
Advised Cifi Group on its acquisition of a company in Shanghai
Advised China Minsheng Jiaye Investment Corp., Ltd. on its acquisition of a company in Chengdu
Advised China Minsheng Drawin Company on its acquisition of industrial real estate projects
Advised SRE Group on its acquisition of a land banking company
Advised China Resources SZITIC Trust Co., Ltd. on its participation in trust financing of multiple real estate projects
Advised Bank of Shanghai on its participation in structured financing of multiple real estate projects
Advised Yoda Real Estate on its hotel management consultation project with the InterContinental Hotel
Advised a real estate company in Yunnan on its hotel management cooperation project with four of the Hilton brand hotels
Advised China Minsheng Jiaye Investment Corp., Ltd. on its hotel management cooperation project with a top brand hotel owned by Marriott
Zhong Lun Advises TIMES on its IPO on the Main Board of Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Honors and Awards
For Deal
Deal of the Year 2015 by China Business Law Journal, “Privatization of Wuxi Pharma”
Deal of the Year 2016 by China Business Law Journal, “Acquisition of Autohome Inc. by Pingan”
Nominated as Best Technology/Media/Telecommunication
Deal of the Year 2017 by Asian Legal Business, “Acquisition of Autohome Inc. by Pingan”
Memberships & Affiliations
Deputy Director, Compliance Commission of China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA)
Deputy Director, CMAC DCT Alliance
Publications
“Vendor Compliance Management: The Anchor of Decentralized Clinical Trial Success”, China Food & Drug Administration Magazine, December 2023
“Compliance Requirements for Conducting Real World Clinical Research Using Healthcare Big Data”, China Food & Drug Administration Magazine, October 2023
“New CDE Regulations to Boost DCT in China”, August 2023
“Essential Insights into the Revised Measures for Drug Inspection Management (Trial Implementation)”, August 2023
“Top Ten Highlights of the Implementation Rules for the Human Genetic Resources Management Regulations”, July 2023
“Essential Highlights from the FDA’s Draft Guidance on Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCT)”, May 2023
“Compliance Risk Imposed by Drug Registration Inspection”, China Food & Drug Administration Magazine, March 2023
“Compliance Pathways for Cross-Border Data Transfer in Multiregional Clinical Trials (MRCT) from China”, March 2023
“Exploring Compliance Challenges for Medical Device Companies from an IPO Perspective”, March 2023
“Discussion on Compliance Management of Clinical Study in China”, China Food & Drug Administration Magazine, November 2022
“Key Legal Issues and Solutions of Employee Stock Option Plan”
“Brief Q&A to‘Guidelines on the Content and Format of Prospectuses of Companies in the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Business’”
“Legal Analysis on BD Licensing and other Transaction Models”
“Compliance Analysis of Real-World Data in China”, China Food & Drug Administration Magazine, December 2021 (Core journal sponsored by NMPA)
“Case Study for the ‘Strictest Penalty’ of the Latest Amended Drug Administration Law”, China Food & Drug Administration Magazine, April 2021
“Review of PRC Laws and Regulations on Remote Clinical Trial”, China Food & Drug Administration Magazine, December 2020
“Corporate Structuring for Fundraising by Biopharma Start-ups”
“Compliance Analysis of Cross-border Transfer of Medical Data”
“Review of 2020 Version GCP of China and Compliance Management by Sponsors from ICH Perspective”
“Data Compliance – Sword of Damocles for Biopharma Companies”
“China Stem Cell & Gene Therapy Opportunities for Foreign Investors”
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Admitted Lawyer, 2001
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Education
Master of Law, University of California at Berkeley (2019)
EMBA of CEIBS (2009)
Master of Economics, China Renmin University (2004)
LL.M., Nanjing University (2003)
Bachelor of Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (1988) -
Professional Experience
Partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm Shanghai Office (2008.4 to present)
Partner of Zhenghan Law Firm (2003 to 2008.3)
General Manger of Nantong Minmetals, Jiangsu U. S. office (1993 to 1995) -
Languages
Chinese
English