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Li GUO
Equity Partner / Shenzhen
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Email guoli@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Compliance & Investigation, Litigation & Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Reorganization
Li GUO
Ms. Li Guo practices mainly in the fields of litigation and arbitration, compliance and investigation, customs and import and export.
In litigation and arbitration, Ms. Guo boasts deep understanding and practical experience. She has handled numerous influential criminal defenses and complex civil and commercial litigations and arbitrations, including complex equity disputes, financing transaction disputes, disposal of non-performing asset packages, declaration and management of bankruptcy claims, parallel criminal and civil proceedings and cross-border dispute resolution, among others.
In compliance and investigation, Ms. Guo has advised many large state-owned enterprises and publicly-listed companies in building compliance management systems, with some of her services recognized by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC). In the meantime, as the head of the third-party supervision and evaluation professional organization of the Shenzhen Procuratorate’s Office, Ms. Guo partakes in the supervision and evaluation of compliant non-prosecution cases.
In customs and import and export, Ms. Guo provides legal services for matters ranging from audit hearing, administrative reconsideration, administrative litigation, criminal defense of smuggling, to customs intellectual property protection, covering issues including customs valuation, classification, supervision and inspection, processing trade, supervision of tax reduction and exemption equipment, export tax rebate and price negotiation, among others.
Ms. Guo has provided quality legal services to dozens of publicly-listed companies, large state-owned enterprises and multinationals in banking, insurance, securities, fund, real estate and infrastructure, TMT, food and medicine, machinery manufacturing, semiconductor, new energy and other industries, showing business acumen and negotiation skills.
Representative Matters
Litigation and arbitration
Investment/PE/equity
Represented Hunan Changzhutan Financial Services Co. Ltd. in an arbitration dispute over a PE investment fund contract
Represented Tianjin Dinghui Hongjian Equity Investment LLP in a PE investment and exit dispute
Represented Hong Kong-based Dynamic in an equity dispute
Represented Talkweb Information Systems Inc. in a valuation adjustment mechanism dispute
Represented Nations Innovation Inc. in a valuation adjustment mechanism dispute
Represented Nations Innovation Inc.’s subsidiary in a dispute over capital reduction by shareholders
Represented Shenzhen Yuezhong Investment Holdings Limited in a dispute over defective guarantee for equity transfer
Represented Shenzhen Nanhai Jiaji Financial Holdings Limited in an investment dispute
Represented Shenzhen Xindaqi Co., Ltd. in an equity dispute
Represented Xunjie Investment Co., Ltd. in an equity dispute
Construction engineering/land/real estate
Represented Shenzhen Customs in a disputes over the construction contract for its science and information building
Represented BaoNeng Urban Development Construction Group Limited in a design contract dispute
Represented Jiangsu Junxing Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. in a series of construction contract disputes (Project Evergrande)
Advised on a series of disputes over the sale and purchase of relocation housing quotas for an urban renewal project in Shenzhen Longgang District
Represented Shenzhen Yuezhong Investment Holding Co. in a series of construction disputes with the construction party (involving dozens of litigation cases)
Represented Shenzhen Jingchuang Technology and Electronics Co., Ltd. in a dispute over a factory lease contract and illegal land occupation
Advised on a dispute over compensation for demolition and resettlement contracts for an old town renovation project
Sale and purchase of goods
Represented Shenzhen Prolto Supply Chain Management Inc. in a series of supply chain service contract disputes
Represented Zhuhai Yunmai Technology Co., Ltd. in a dispute over an OEM procurement contract
Represented Philips Poland Lighting Co. in a dispute over international sale of goods
Advised on an international sales and purchase dispute between Fang Ding Technology Co., Ltd., Shulong Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Ishikawajima Harima Industries Co., Ltd.
Represented Shenzhen Sinuo Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in four litigation cases concerning disputes over sale and purchase of goods
Represented Shenzhen Qifeng Supply Chain Service Co., Ltd. in a supply chain service contract dispute
Represented Shenzhen Rongsheng Supply Chain Co., Ltd. in a freight contract dispute
Financial institutions/banks
Represented China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. in a dispute over margin financing and securities lending
Represented Jiyi Holdings Group in a guarantee contract dispute
Represented Gezhi Industrial Fund in a series of arbitration cases over debt transfer contracts
Represented Huarong Holdings (Shenzhen) Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Eastern Development (Group) Co., Ltd. in the enforcement of notarized debt instruments
Advised on a series of financial leasing disputes between Tokyo Rent & Loan (Hong Kong) Limited, Dah Sing Bank Limited and The Bank of East Asia Limited
Represented HSBC Shenzhen Branch in a series of financial loan disputes
Represented Ping An Bank in a series of financial loan disputes
Represented Beijing Bank in a series of financial loan disputes
Represented Hangzhou Bank in a series of financial loan disputes
Represented Shenzhen Shengheng Investment Co., Ltd. in disposing of non-performing asset packages
Represented Guangdong Huaxing Bank in a series of financial loan disputes
Represented Wing Lung Bank Co., Ltd. in a financial loan dispute
Represented China Everbright Bank Shenzhen Branch in a series of financial loan disputes
Represented Shenzhen Sinuo Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in a loan contract dispute
Represented China Putian Information Industry Co., Ltd. in a loan contract dispute
Infringement/special procedures
Represented Dongguan Wotaitong New Energy Co., Ltd. in a set-off dispute with the bankruptcy administrator of Shenzhen Wotema Battery Co., Ltd.
Represented Yiyang Telecom Co., Ltd. in its dispute with a creditor over the enforcement of its bankruptcy reorganization plan
Represented Shenzhen Sinuo Co., Ltd., Jiangxi Sinuo Co., Ltd., Nations Innovation Inc. and Shenzhen Watermark Battery Co., Ltd. in filing bankruptcy claims
Represented Tian Ji Group in a series of disputes related to debt restructuring
Represented a nonparty in applying for retrial of its enforcement objection before the Supreme People's Court
Represented Shenzhen Sinuo Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in its dispute with the Management Committee of Economic Development Zone of Linfen City, Shanxi Province over an investment contract
Represented Alpha & Omega, a U.S. semiconductor manufacturer, in a product liability dispute
Represented Shenzhen Chenggu Technology Co. Ltd. in a dispute over infringement of intellectual property rights
Represented Shenzhen Baofuyuan Technology Co., Ltd. in a dispute over infringement of creditors' interests by shareholders
Represented Shenzhen Overseas Chinese City Urban Entertainment Investment Co., Ltd. in contract disputes
Represented Shenzhen Blue Magic Digital Technology Co., Ltd. in a dispute over trademark ownership
Compliance & investigation, commercial crime and criminal compliance performance
Acted as third-party monitor, the first third-party monitor of corporate compliance cases in Shenzhen, to monitor and assess a corporate criminal compliance project for Shenzhen Nanshan District People's Procuratorate
Provided special legal services to Shenzhen Metro for its comprehensive compliance management system and work safety compliance, with the mandate among the first batch of compliance pilot projects for state-owned enterprises in Shenzhen
Provided special legal services to Nations Technologies (300077) for its comprehensive compliance management system and various special compliance matters relating to contract management, governance of listed companies, performance of directors, supervisors and executives, human resources, intellectual property rights, criminal compliance, environmental protection and work safety
Provided special legal services to Shenzhen Building Materials Trading Group Limited for its comprehensive compliance management system and trading platform compliance matters
Provided special legal services to Shenzhen Gas Group Guangming Branch for its work safety management compliance
Defended a Shenzhen technology company charged on suspicion of smuggling common goods
Defended a Shenzhen import and export company charged on suspicion of smuggling goods prohibited by China from being imported and exported
Defended an individual surnamed Wen charged on suspicion of smuggling common goods
Defended an individual surnamed Liang charged on suspicion of smuggling common goods
Defended an individual surnamed Liu charged on suspicion of smuggling common goods
Defended two Ukrainian citizens charged on suspicion of smuggling of common goods
Defended an individual surnamed Wang charged on suspicion of smuggling common goods
Retainer-based/special legal counsel
Provided special consulting legal services for Shenzhen Finance Bureau
Acted as legal counsel for Tencent Music Entertainment (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Nations Innovation Inc. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Guangdong Tongyu Communication Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Universal Semiconductor Components (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Jiyi Industrial Group (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Shenzhen Minglang Century Technology Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Shenzhen Overseas Chinese Town Low Carbon City Urban Development Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Guangdong Liantai Group Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for General Electric (GE) on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Wal-Mart (China) on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Standard Chartered Bank on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Maigao Jingxi High-Tech Materials (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Shenzhen General Internet Technology Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for OnePlus on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Yeahka on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Shenzhen Yuezhong Investment Holding Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Acted as legal counsel for Shenzhen Jingchuang Technology and Electronics Co., Ltd. on a retainer basis
Provided special legal services to ShunLi Materials Sanitary Co., Ltd. for customs protection
Provided special legal services to Taishan Nuclear Power in relation to a customs audit of royalties
Provided special legal services to Wyeth Nutrition for customs transfer pricing and adjustment of commodity classification methods
Provided special legal services to LV Hong Kong for import and export of molds
Provided counseling to Olympus Group's China-based subsidiary for customs operations
Provided counseling to Brother Industries Group's China-based subsidiary for customs operations
Provided counseling to Samsung Electro-Mechanics Group's China-based subsidiary for customs clearance in bonded areas
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, Legislative Affairs Committee of the Seventh Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress
Member, the Seventh Shenzhen Municipal Committee for Legislative Consultation
Deputy, the Sixth and Seventh Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress
Lecturer, CCTV Legal Lecture Series
Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
Special Supervisor, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court
People’s Supervisor, Shenzhen Municipal People’s Procuratorate
Member, Shenzhen Municipal Decision-making Advisory Committee
Expert, Legal Advisory for the Shenzhen Advanced Demonstration Zone
Expert Member, Judge Evaluation Committee, Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation Zone People’s Court
Guest Mediator for Cross-border Commercial Disputes in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangdong High People’s Court
Publications
“Bottom Line: Commentary on 20 Real-life Cases by Guo Li, Esq.”, China Democratic Legal Press, 2014
“How Middle-class Families Safeguard Wealth”, Tsinghua University Press, 2020
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 2006
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Education
LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law, 1995-1999
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Professional Experience
Equity partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2016-Present
Founding partner, Guangdong Kuanhe Law Firm, 2012-2016
Partner, Guangdong Jintang Law Firm, 2005-2012
Officer, Shenzhen Customs District P.R. China, 1999-2005 -
Languages
Chinese
English