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Zhe JIANG

Mr. Jiang commands expertise in trade compliance and trade remedies, cross-border investment/M&A, litigation, and arbitration. In the realm of trade compliance and trade remedies, Mr. Jiang demonstrates exceptional proficiency in providing clients with full-scope legal services throughout mandates and has represented clients in over 100 domestic and international trade disputes, covering anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures.

When it comes to cross-border investment/M&A, Mr. Jiang has provided legal services for the entire process of transactions, encompassing due diligence, negotiation, document drafting, etc., to clients from a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, natural resources, real estate, IT, entertainment, etc. In the area of litigation and arbitration, Mr. Jiang is highly experienced and skilled. He has represented clients in a number of significant litigation and arbitration cases relating to international trade and cross-border investment.

Mr. Jiang has practiced at Zhong Lun Law Firm as a partner of the International Department since August 2007. Prior to joining Zhong Lun, Mr. Jiang was a senior partner of Beijing Jincheng & Tongda Law Firm. He was admitted to practice in 1997.

Representative Matters

Investment, Trade Compliance, and Sanctions Response

  • Represented China Tobacco Hubei Industrial in its expansion and overseas product launches

  • Represented Kunlun Tech in its tax compliance protection in South Korea

  • Represented VIPSHOP (China) in its overseas web-based sales project

  • Represented Antaeus Investment Group in its real estate sales project in Hainan

  • Represented The Hong Kong Jockey Club in the international trade aspects of its project in Guangzhou

  • Represented Seoul Semiconductor in its information protection and competition prohibited projects in South Korea

  • Represented Kumho P&B Chemical in the compliance projects of its China-based joint venture

  • Represented China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) in international trade-related research projects

  • Represented a Chinese technology company in response to technology control and sanctions

 

Litigation & Arbitration

  • Represented POSCO Real Estate in litigation and arbitration against a Chinese corporation regarding a real estate development dispute

  • Represented POSCO China against a company regarding a purchase and sale contract dispute and declaration of bankruptcy claims

  • Represented POSCO Real Estate against multiple tenants in several rent litigations and arbitrations

  • Represented POSCO China against a Baotou-based corporation in an equity dispute

  • Represented Doosan Infracore regarding financial lease disputes in several litigation and arbitration cases against several companies across China

  • Represented Taiyuan Heavy Industries in several litigation cases regarding financial lease and financial loan disputes

  • Represented CJ Beijing in arbitration and liquidation cases over shareholder disputes

  • Represented CJ China in litigation and arbitration cases regarding accounts receivable and insurance disputes

  • Represented Hyundai Corporation in arbitration regarding disputes over purchase and sale contracts of international trade

  • Represented Stx Dalian Shipbuilding in several litigation and arbitration cases regarding credit claims

  • Represented KSP regarding bankruptcy liquidation of a company and applied for recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

  • Represented Germany GfE-MIR against a British corporation in arbitration before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

  • Represented KW Automotive against a Chinese automotive Company regarding contractor agreement dispute cases

  • Represented SK China in a relocation dispute

  • Represented SK E&S against a Hubei-based corporation in investment dispute cases

  • Represented SK GAS in an equity transfer dispute

  • Represented Beijing Huaming Borun against a company in a contract dispute litigation case

  • Represented Yantai Dayu Shipbuilding in a steel sales dispute

  • Represented Korea Sungil Transportation in an equity dispute

  • Represented Korea Combined Fiber against a corporation in a forced dissolution litigation

  • Represented Hanshancui International Trading in a contract dispute

  • Represented Hunan Mango Entertainment in a cross-border dispute against a South Korean opposing party

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumkang Kind in arbitration regarding steel pipe trade disputes

  • Represented the South Korea-based company Leaders Cosmetics in several trademark infringement dispute litigations

  • Represented the South Korea-based company Mirae Industrial against several companies in disputes over international contracts for the sale of goods

  • Represented LX Pantos in litigation regarding logistics and transportation contract disputes

 

Overseas Investment

  • Represented Beijing Huaqing Feiyang in its acquisition of a listed company in South Korea

  • Represented Beijing Xinpai Media in its acquisition of a listed company in South Korea

  • Represented CITIC Juxin in acquiring South Korean companies, selling equities in domestic companies, and other projects

  • Conducted legal due diligence for Beijing Rongbai Investment on the target company in South Korea

  • Represented Zhejiang Huayou in its acquisition of a South Korean company's equity and conducted legal due diligence on compliance for the transaction

  • Conducted legal due diligence for China Huarong Asset on a South Korean real estate company

  • Represented Shanghai Douwan Web in its subscription of the capital increase in a listed South Korean company

  • Represented Zhejiang Henglin Chair Industry in its capital increase in a South Korean company

  • Represented Legend Capital in its capital increase and share expansion in a South Korean company

  • Represented Duyi Zipin in its strategic cooperation with and investment in a South Korean company

  • Represented 2460 (Zhenjiang) in a game licensing cooperation project with a well-known South Korean game company

  • Represented Tianjin Master Kong in its cooperation with distributors in South Korea

  • Represented TOD's in its cooperation with distributors in South Korea

  • Represented NAURA in its technical cooperation project in South Korea

  • Represented Shijiazhuang Shangtai Company in its acquisition of a South Korean target company

 

Foreign Investment 

  • Advised Hunan Petrochemical on the merger filing for its merger with the target company

  • Conducted legal due diligence for Datang Fuel on a mining company

  • Conducted legal due diligence for CCB Investment on the target company

  • Represented Beijing Lotte Foods in its equity transfer

  • Advised Airui Biological on the merger filing for the establishment of a Sino-foreign joint venture in China

  • Advised Samsung Electronics on the merger filing for its project with a number of companies

  • Advised Samsung Digital on its merger filing

  • Advised Samsung C&T on real estate development, relocation, construction, etc. in Beijing

  • Conducted legal due diligence for POSI Dalian Logistics on its acquisition of a shipping company

  • Advised SK Chemicals on the merger filing for its establishment of a joint venture

  • Conducted legal due diligence for SK E&S on two companies in Zhuhai

  • Conducted legal due diligence for SK China on its acquisition of target companies in China

  • Conducted legal due diligence for SK China on a Hong Kong shareholder company

  • Represented SK GAS in its equity transfer

  • Represented SK GAS in the liquidation of a foreign-invested enterprise

  • Represented SK Construction's Beijing company in liquidation

  • Represented STX Dalian Shipbuilding in restructuring

  • Conducted legal due diligence for SL Capital on South Korean target companies

  • Conducted legal due diligence for NEDEC on multiple target companies in China

  • Advised Body Friend on its Sino-foreign joint venture

  • Advised Hana Daetoo on its inbound investment in China's civil aviation industry

  • Advised Lotte Construction on its inbound investment in and acquisition of the engineering contracting of a Chinese construction company

  • Advised Korea Express on the merger filing for its acquisition of a number of companies

  • Represented a South Korean synthetic fiber company in its equity transfer

  • Represented the South Korean company CS Wind in its equity pledge in China

 

Legal Counsel on Retainer: Past and Present Engagements

  • Korean Embassy in China Business Office

  • Korea Trade Association

  • POSCO Korea

  • POSCO-CHINA Holding CORP.  

  • POSCO Real Estate (Beijing)

  • Doosan Infracore (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

  • Doosan (China) Financial Leasing CORP.

  • SAMSUNG (China) Investment Co., Ltd.  

  • SAMSUNG C&T (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.  

  • Samsung Engineering Construction Suzhou

  • Kumho Petrochemical

  • Kumho P&B Chemical

  • SK E&S

  • SK GAS

  • SK Construction

  • SK Shipping

  • SK CHINA

  • CJ China Consulting 

  • Beijing Datang Fuel 

  • LvYue (TianJin) Hotel Management

  • Beijing Qianyimeng Cultural Media Co., Ltd.

  • Leaders Cosmetics

  • PANDA KOREA

 

Trade Remedies-Inbound

  • Represented American Smurfit Stone in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning kraft board paper

  • Represented American Honda Motor and Honda China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning sedans and SUVs

  • Represented the American law firm Sidley Austin in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning stainless steel

  • Represented French company Pernod Ricard, Domer Wines Spain, and Jean-Michel Cazes in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning Australian wines

  • Represented JEOL in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning gas chromatograph mass spectrometer

  • Represented Japanese Sumitomo Metal Industries in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning stainless seamless steel tube

  • Represented the Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning stainless steel seamless tube

  • Represented the Japanese company Kobe Special Tube in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning stainless steel seamless tube

  • Represented the Japanese company Komatsu NTC in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning vertical machining center

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumho Petrochemical in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polystyrene

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumho Petrochemical in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning styrene butadiene rubber

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumho P&B Chemicals in an anti-dumping investigation and the interim review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning methyl isobutyl ketone

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumho P&B Chemicals in the consultation on adjustment of import tariffs and an anti-dumping expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning bisphenol A

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumho P&B Chemicals in an anti-dumping investigation and the interim and expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning phenol

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumho P&B Chemicals in an anti-dumping interim review and expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning Acetone

  • Represented the South Korean company Kumho POLYCHEM in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber

  • Represented the South Korean company POSCO in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning cold rolled stainless steel sheet

  • Represented the South Korean company POSCO in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning cold rolled steel products

  • Represented the South Korean company POSCO in the safeguard measures of the MOFCOM concerning iron and steel products

  • Represented the South Korean company POSCO in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel

  • Represented the South Korean company POSCO in an anti-dumping expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM relating to grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel

  • Represented the South Korean company POSCO in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel and hot-rolled stainless steel plate with respect to the change of the anti-dumping entity and the succession of measures

  • Represented the South Korean company HDC Polyall in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyphenylene sulfide with respect to the succession of measures

  • Represented Korea Engineering Plastics in an anti-dumping expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyformaldehyde copolymer

  • Represented the South Korean company CJ Cheil Jedang in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning L-lysine

  • Represented Korean CJ Cheil Jedang in response to the safeguard measures imposed by the MOFCOM concerning sugar

  • Represented CJ Indonesia in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning IMP, GMP, and I+G

  • Represented CJ Malaysia in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning methionine

  • Represented SK Petrochemical in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning terephthalic acid

  • Represented the South Korean company SK Global Chemical in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning styrene

  • Represented the South Korean company SK Chemicals in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyphenylene sulfide

  • Represented the South Korean company Samsung Fine Chemicals in an anti-dumping expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning methylene chloride

  • Represented the South Korean company Samsung Fine Chemicals in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polysilicon

  • Represented the South Korean company Samsung Fine Chemicals in an anti-dumping interim review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning chloroform

  • Represented Samsung Petrochemical in an anti-dumping investigation and interim review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning terephthalic acid

  • Represented Hansol Paper in the first anti-dumping investigation concerning imported newsprint initiated by the MOFCOM

  • Represented the South Korean company SKC in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning bi-oriented stretching polyester film

  • Represented the South Korean company Sunglim in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyester staple fiber

  • Represented the South Korean company HUVIS Corporation in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyethylene terephthalate

  • Represented the South Korean company LG Chem in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning acrylic ester

  • Represented the South Korean company Moorim Paper Mfg in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning coated fine paper

  • Represented the South Korean company DC Chemical in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning phthalic anhydride

  • Represented the South Korean company Daesang Corporation in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning IMP, GMP, and I+G

  • Represented the South Korean company Taekwang Industrial in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning spandex

  • Provided preliminary consultation to Korea Zinc in response to an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning sulfuric acid

  • Provided preliminary consultation to the South Korean company LS Nikko in response to an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning sulfuric acid

  • Represented the South Korean company KPX in an anti-dumping sunset review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning toluene diisocyanate

  • Represented the South Korean company KOC in an anti-dumping expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning hydrazine hydrate

  • Represented the South Korean company OCI in an anti-dumping investigation and interim and expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polysilicon

  • Represented the South Korean company Optomagic in an anti-dumping interim review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning optical fiber

  • Represented the South Korean company Hanwha Total Petrochemical in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning styrene

  • Represented the South Korean company Yeochun NCC in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning styrene

  • Represented Korea Engineering Plastics in an anti-dumping interim review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning POM copolymer

  • Represented the South Korean company Taihan Fiberoptics in an anti-dumping expiry review initiated by the MOFCOM concerning dispersion unshifted single-mode optical fiber

  • Represented the Methanol Institute in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning methanol

  • Represented Huali Group in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning propanol

  • Represented the Taiwan-based company Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning acetone

  • Represented the Taiwan-based company Dairen Chemical Corporation in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning butanediol

  • Represented the Taiwan-based company Nan Ya Plastics Corporation in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning butanediol

  • Represented the Taiwan-based company Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyamide-6

  • Represented the Taiwan-based company Zig Sheng Industrial in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyamide-6

  • Represented the Taiwan-based company Li Peng Enterprise in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the MOFCOM concerning polyamide-6

  • Represented Changchun Plastics in anti-dumping investigations initiated by the MOFCOM concerning phenol and acetone

 

Trade   Remedies - Outbound

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation review initiated by the KTC concerning ethyl acetate originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning rutile titanium dioxide originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning low carbon iron wire originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation review initiated by the KTC concerning ceramic tile originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation review and an injury defense case initiated by the KTC concerning uncoated paper originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning hardwood plywood originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation review initiated by the KTC concerning polypropylene film originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning stainless steel originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning H-sections originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning fully drawn yarn originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning presensitized aluminum plate for offset printing originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning copper pipes originating in China and Vietnam

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping investigation initiated by the KTC concerning biaxially oriented polyamide (nylon) film originating in China

  • Represented China in an anti-dumping and injury investigation review initiated by the KTC concerning PET FILM originating in China

  • Represented China  in an anti-circumvention and anti-dumping investigation review initiated by the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry concerning high-strength polyester yarn HTY products originating in China

 


Honors and Awards

For Individual

Band 1 in International Trade by Chambers Greater China Region Guide, 2022 and 2023

Band 1 in International Trade, Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2006 to 2021

China’s leading practitioner in Trade & Customs (nominated), WHO’s WHO Legal (WWL), 2020 and 2022

Recommended Special Lawyer, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, 2017 to 2024

President Medal and Commendation Award, the President of Republic of Korea, 2010

Commendation Award, Minister of Ministry of Commerce of Republic of Korea, 2003

Memberships & Affiliations

Arbitrator, Qingdao Arbitration Commission, 2021 to present

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 1997

  • Education

    J.D., Kim Il-sung University, enrolled in 2019
    LL.B., Northeast University of Finance & Economics

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Partner and associate, Jincheng Tongda and Neal

  • Languages

    Chinese
    Korean
    English