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Li HAO
Equity Partner / Hangzhou
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Tel +86-571-56921222
Email haoli@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Construction & Project Development, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Litigation & Arbitration
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Industries
Urban Infrastructure, Energy & Power
Li HAO
Mr. Hao has been practicing law in the energy and power industry for more than 20 years. He has accumulated profound knowledge and rich practical experience in the development and construction, investment and financing, mergers and acquisitions of energy projects. His practice primarily focuses on the new energy area, such as wind power, photovoltaic, and energy storage projects. His expertise and dedication have won the trust and praises of many central enterprises and large enterprise groups, including SPIC, CEEC, CR Power, and so on. In recent years, under Mr. Hao's leadership, his team has advised on hundreds of energy and infrastructure projects and represented clients in a large number of complicated and significant cases related to EPC general contracting, construction, project financing, equity trading, etc., establishing a strong track record in this field.
Mr. Hao has published dozens of papers in journals such as "Tendering & Purchasing Management". He has edited multiple books on legal practice, including "Legal Practice of Development, Construction, Investment and M&A in New Energy Projects", which have received wide acclaim in the industry. He has been listed as the Leading Energy & Natural Resources Lawyer by Chambers & Partners since 2013.
Representative Matters
Recent Highlights
Providing retainer-based services to large enterprise groups, such as China Energy Engineering Group Planning & Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai Electric Power Co., Ltd., TBEA Co., Ltd. (600089.SH), and Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group Co., Ltd.
Advised China National Nuclear Corporation on the development and construction of several nuclear projects, such as Qinshan nuclear power project, Sanmen nuclear power project, and Fuqing nuclear power project
Advised Shenhua Guohua Ninghai Power Station on the development and construction of more than 30 coal-fired and natural gas-fired power projects
Advised on infrastructure development and construction projects, such as Yongtaiwen Natural Gas Pipeline Project, and North-Xiaoyangshan Land Reclamation Project
Advised on general contracting projects, such as Zhanjiang Xuwen Offshore Wind Power Project, Ezhou Power Station Third Thermal Power Project, and Internet Date Center Project of Zhejiang Daily Digital Culture Group Co., Ltd.
Advised China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. on multiple wind power and photovoltaic acquisition projects
Advised State Power Investment Ronghe Investment Co., Ltd. on hundreds of development and acquisition projects in the new energy area
Advised China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group Co., Ltd. on its financing of multiple offshore wind power projects
Advised a Zhejiang new energy fund on its acquisition of multiple photovoltaic power stations of Jinko Power Co., Ltd.
Advised a Ningxia infrastructure company on its sale of 1.5GW wind power projects
Advised Beijing Jingneng International Holding Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of dozens of hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaic power projects
Advised a Guangdong new energy fund on its acquisition of multiple wind power projects in Henan and Anhui
Advised Huaneng Tiancheng Financial Leasing Corporation Limited on the legal due diligence and finance lease of multiple photovoltaic projects in Jiangxi and Ningxia
Advised Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co., Ltd. on its investment in the nuclear projects of CGN Cangnan Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
Advised PowerChina HuaDong Engineering Corporation Limited on identifying legal risks in new energy business
Advised China Energy Engineering Group Planning & Engineering Co., Ltd. on the construction of a compliance management system
Litigation and Arbitration
Represented a Zhejiang-based real estate company in a land grant contract completion delay dispute (involving CNY 2 billion)
Represented in a litigation concerning a financing lease contract dispute over a wind power project in Jiangsu province (involving CNY 600 million)
Represented in a litigation over a general contract dispute concerning a thermal power project in Tajikistan (involving CNY 300 million)
Represented in a litigation over a project settlement dispute concerning a thermal power station in Henan province (involving CNY 180 million)
Represented a Zhejiang-based natural gas company in an arbitration over a purchase and sale contract dispute (involving CNY 150 million)
Represented a hydropower station in Gansu in a litigation over a construction management contract dispute (involving CNY 150 million)
Provided representation in a litigation over an EPC general contract dispute concerning a distributed photovoltaic power generation project in Shanghai (involving CNY 130 million)
Provided representation in the second instance of an EPC general contract dispute concerning a PX project in Fujian, which was appealed to the Supreme People's Court (involving CNY 100 million)
Provided representation in a litigation over an EPC general contract dispute concerning a power center of a paper manufacturer in Guangxi (involving CNY 100 million)
Represented a photovoltaic company in Jiangsu in a litigation over a photovoltaic module procurement contract dispute over a project in Inner Mongolia
Provided representation in an arbitration over a letter of guarantee dispute concerning a photovoltaic project in Jordan
Provided representation in an arbitration over a real estate construction contract dispute in Hangzhou
Represented a photovoltaic company in Jiangsu in an EPC general contract dispute over photovoltaic projects in Qinghai
Provided representation in a litigation over a construction contract dispute concerning a thermal power station in Henan
Represented a listed environmental company in Beijing in a dispute over a sale and purchase contract of equipment
Represented a listed company in Hangzhou in a dispute over the quality of photovoltaic film
Represented a thermal power company in Taizhou, Zhejiang in a dispute over a contract for the supply of heat
Represented a central state-owned energy company in a series of land infringement disputes over a wind farm in Guizhou
Provided representation in an arbitration over a PPP contract dispute over a waste-to-energy project in Zhejiang
Represented a nuclear power station in Fujian in an administrative litigation over a dispute over marine environmental licensing
Provided representation in a series of administrative litigations over a 220kV transmission and substation project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Provided representation in an administrative litigation on the revocation of mining rights of a stone mine in Yunhe County, Zhejiang
Provided representation in a litigation concerning a dispute over the revocation of approval for a project between an individual and National Development and Reform Commission as well as a central state-owned enterprise
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Leading Energy & Natural Resources Lawyer, Chambers & Partners, 2013-2023
Leading Lawyer, Energy and Infrastructure Work (IFLR), 2021-2023
Litigation Star, Construction and Real Estate, Benchmark Litigation, 2021-2022
Highly Recommended Individuals, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020-2022
Leading Lawyer, asialaw Profiles, 2019
China Client Choice Top 20, ALB, 2016
Leading Lawyer for Energy and Infrastructure Work, IFLR, 2016
Leading Energy & Natural Resources Lawyer, asialaw Profiles, 2016
Outstanding Young Lawyer, Lawyers Association of Zhejiang, 2009
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, Professional Committee on Environment, Resources and Energy Law of All China Lawyers Association
Tendering & Bidding Expert, China Tendering & Bidding Association
Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB)
Arbitrator, Hangzhou Arbitration Commission
Publications
"Legal Practice of Development, Construction, Investment, and M&A in New Energy Projects", China Planning Press, 2020
"Model Text of Cooperation Agreement for Government and Social Capital Cooperation PPP Projects (for Trial Implementation)", China Planning Press, 2018
"Questions and Answers on Legal Practice of Bidding of Engineering Construction Projects and Case Analysis", Construction Industry Publishing House, 2012
"Big Data Analysis of Judicial Jurisprudence on Contract Invalidation due to Bidding Violations"
"Analysis of Legal Liability for Failure to Secure Approval for Project upon Execution of PPP Contract"
Related
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Awards Related
Nine Practice Areas and 46 Lawyers from Zhong Lun Made to IFLR1000 2024 Rankings
Nine Practice Areas and 46 Lawyers from Zhong Lun are recommended.
2024-08-23
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar
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Education
LL.M., Zhejiang University, 2001
B.E., Zhejiang University, 1998 -
Professional Experience
Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2017 to present
Partner and associate, Sunshine Law Firm, 2001-2007 -
Languages
Chinese
English