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Wei GUO
Equity Partner / Shenzhen
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Email guowei@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Litigation & Arbitration, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Reorganization
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Industries
Real Estate, Urban Infrastructure, Transportation & Logistics
Wei GUO
Mr. Guo has been practicing for more than 20 years. He has in-depth research and rich practical experience in the fields of Litigation & Arbitrations, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Real Estate & Infrastructure.
Representative Matters
Litigation & Arbitration:
Represented Tibet Trust Corporation Limited in a stock pledge dispute with a listed company in Dongguan (CNY 1.4 billion in dispute)
Represented NEW CHINA TRUST CO., LTD in the litigation, enforcement and bankruptcy case arising from a trust project in Hunan (about CNY 650 million in dispute)
Represented the Department of Oceanic and Fisheries of Guangdong Province and the People's Government of Longgang District in the "Sea Palace" administrative litigation
Represented a large listed medical company in Shanghai in a series of disputes with Siemens and Philips
Represented a Hong Kong main board listed company in a portrait right dispute with international movie star Maggie Cheun
Represented Shenzhen Green Pine Fund and Lime Fund etc. in a series of cases about the exit of fund investment
Private Equity & Investment Funds:
Provided legal services for Shenzhen Nanshan Softbank Equity Investment Fund Partnership (L.P.) in the investment of a number of medical and technological projects in Shenzhen and Shanghai
Provided legal services for the Greater Bay Area Fund in its establishment and investment
Provided legal services for Green Pine Fund in the establishment and exit of its affiliated funds
Provided legal services for Green Pine Dream Fund in its establishment, investment and exit
Provided legal services for a well-known medical company in Shenzhen in its investment and financing to the Singapore Baihui Fund
Provided legal services for a large listed medical company in Shanghai in its early equity structure construction, virtual equity establishment and angel round -B round financing
Real Estate & Infrastructure:
Provided legal services for the People's Government of Futian District and Xiangmihu Sub-district in their "Comprehensive Renovation Project of the North and Central Area of Shenzhen Xiangmihu", which has been selected as a model for the handling and resolution of illegal construction left over as a result of history development in accordance with law into the "Selection of Innovative Cases for the 40th Anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone" (Since the establishment of Shenzhen, only 75 cases were admitted into the Selection, among which this is the only one which involved the demolition of historical illegal buildings), and won the "Best Real Estate Transaction Project Award" of Zhonglun Law Firm in 2022
Provided legal services for a state-owned holding company in Shenzhen in its acquisition of a batch of property assets (with a transaction amount of about CNY 16 billion)
Provided legal services for a listed company in Hong Kong for its cooperation and transaction with Vanke in a urban renewal project
Provided legal services for Shenzhen Expressway Company Limited in the construction, investment and financing of its Outer Ring Expressway and Shenzhen Shantou Second Expressway
Provided legal services for the Credit Card Center of China CITIC Bank in the whole process of its construction of the Credit Card Center Building of China CITIC Bank in Shenzhen
Provided legal services for Hainan Holdings Energy CO.,LTD., Shenzhen International Logistics development CO., LTD etc. in the issuance of REITs
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Biennial Award - Best Project Financing Award, SGLA 2015
Legal Expert, Guangdong Lawyers Association 2014 - Real Estate and Construction Engineering Legal Affairs
The Best Real Estate Fund Service Team in China, Shenzhen Private Equity Funds Association 2013
For Deal
Best Real Estate Transaction Project Award, Zhong Lun Law Firm 2022 - Comprehensive Renovation Project of the North and Central Area of Shenzhen Xiangmihu
Memberships & Affiliations
Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
Legal Counsel, The People's Government of Futian District
Member of a Council, Shenzhen Entrepreneurs Association of Peking University
Supervisor, Shenzhen Green Pine Foundation
Member of a Council, Shenzhen Blue Ocean Conservation Association
Outside Director, Shenzhen Futian Investment Holding Co./Shenzhen Futian Guiding Fund Investment Co., Ltd.
Publications
“How to avoid the conflict of interests between developers and buyers in real estate transactions", Shenzhen Lawyers: Exploration - Thinking - Reform/Law Press, 2005
"Research on the Organizational Form of Private Real Estate Fund in China" , Master's thesis of Peking University, 2011
"A Brief Analysis of the Application of Securitization of Infrastructure Assets and REITs in China" (Co-Author), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area City and Development Special Issue/Zhonglun Research Institute, 2019
"Research Report on Civil Adjudication of Demolition Compensation in Urban Renewal Project in Shenzhen in 2018" (co-author), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area City and Development Special Issue/Zhonglun Research Institute, 2019
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 2000
PRC (Independent director qualification certificate), 2013 -
Education
MBA, Peking University
LL.B., Guangdong University of Finance & Economics -
Professional Experience
Equity Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Associate & Partner & Senior Partner, Guangdong Huashang Law Firm
Paralegal & Associate, Guangdong Julong Law Firm
Paralegal, Guangdong Shenbao Law Firm -
Languages
Chinese
English