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Chenghao MA

Mr. Ma Chenghao's primary practice areas cover Antitrust and Competition Law, Litigation and Arbitration, as well as Cybersecurity and Data Protection. He holds the qualifications of Certified CIPP/E and CIPP/US. Mr. Ma has participated in hundreds of legal service projects of diverse types, including filings, investigations, compliance consulting, litigation and arbitration, and data compliance projects. These projects span a wide array of industries, such as mobile communications, semiconductors, banking and finance, photovoltaics, coal, pipeline gas, oil and gas exploration and production, metal smelting and processing, new energy vehicles, used cars, clean energy, smart home, e-retail, healthcare, digital copyright, port operations, PVC chemicals, coatings, shipping, music streaming, domain names, medical devices, private equity funds, and standard-essential patents (SEPs).Mr. Ma boasts extensive experience in large-scale projects, solid professional knowledge, and consistent service delivery capabilities. Long-term clients have spoken highly of his professional competence, client-oriented service mindset, work efficiency, and business acumen. Currently, Mr. Ma serves as a member of the anti-monopoly and fair competition review expert pools of multiple provincial-level authorities. He keeps a close eye on the cutting-edge issues and legislative amendment initiatives in the field of anti-monopoly law, and has participated in relevant legislative amendment work and seminar activities led by anti-monopoly regulatory authorities and standardization research institutes for consecutive years.

Representative Matters

General Legal Services

  • Provided year-round legal services for China Mobile (2019/2020/2021/2022/2023/2024/2025/2026)

  • Provided year-round legal services for MediaTek (2019/2021/2022/2023/2024/2025/2026)

  • Provided year-round legal services for Sumitomo Chemical (2022/2023/2024/2025/2026)


merger control Filings/Reporting/Supplementary Filings

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture in Chengdu by IRICO Display Devices Co., Ltd. and Corning Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd.

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture in Xianyang by IRICO Display Devices Co., Ltd. and Corning Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd.

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Beijing Magic Factory Technology Co., Ltd., Vivo Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. and other undertakings

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited and Beijing JD Finance Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Oji Green Resources Co., Ltd. and ENEX Power Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Vanchip Semiconductor (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. by MediaTek Inc.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Shuozhou Pinglu Tianrui Wind Power Co., Ltd. by Shanghai Snen Investment Co., Ltd.

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. and Macquarie Corporate Holdings Limited

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Yanlord Land Investment Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Isetan Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of 2 companies including Shuozhou Pinglu Tianshi Wind Power Co., Ltd. by ABC Financial Asset Investment Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Haier Water Purification International Holdings Limited by Haier Group Corporation

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Guangzhou Weineng Electromechanical Co., Ltd. by Shanghai Fenghua (Group) Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Beijing Shougang Longze New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. by Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Xinjiang Tianhui Automobile Service Co., Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho (China) Co., Ltd.

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Marubeni Corporation and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Inner Mongolia Pingzhuang Coal Industry (Group) Co., Ltd. by China Energy Investment Corporation Limited

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by CNPC International Iraq Limited and BP Exploration Operations Company Limited

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Fudi Industrial Co., Ltd. and FAW Equity Investment (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Jinko International Co., Ltd. by Haichang International Co., Ltd. and Xinlu International Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Chongqing Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. by China Resources Power Investment Co., Ltd.

  • Case of Establishing a New Joint Venture by Honda R&D Co., Ltd. (China) Investment, Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. and other undertakings

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Luoyang Northern Easoon Motorcycle Co., Ltd. by Luoyang Northern Enterprise Group Co., Ltd.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Aleris Corporation by Novelis Inc.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of Silicon Motion Technology Corporation by MaxLinear Inc.

  • Equity Acquisition Case of iKang Healthcare Group, Inc. by Alibaba Group Holding Limited


Anti-Monopoly Investigation/Reporting

  • Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case of a certain Steamship Co., Ltd.

  • Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case of a certain Automobile Sales Co., Ltd.

  • PVC Industry Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case

  • Yantian Port Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case

  • Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case of a certain Mobile Communications Group

  • Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case of a local subsidiary of a certain Petroleum and Petrochemical Group

  • Case of Guangdong Galanz Living Appliances Commercial Co., Ltd. reporting to the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) against Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Tmall Technology Co., Ltd., Taobao (China) Software Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Taobao Network Co., Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Limited for abuse of dominant market position to eliminate or restrict competition

  • Suspected Monopoly Case of a certain Provincial Information Technology Co., Ltd.

  • CNKI Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case

  • Suspected Monopoly Case of a certain Provincial Mobile Communications Company

  • Suspected Monopoly Case of a certain Gas Co., Ltd.

  • Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case of a certain Multinational Automobile Company

  • Represented NetEase in reporting to SAMR against Go East Music Entertainment Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Mercian Music (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (affiliates of Universal Music Group) for abuse of dominant market position

  • Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case of a certain Energy Company

  • Anti-Monopoly Investigation Case of a certain Used Car Enterprise

  • Represented a leading multinational communications equipment company in reporting to SAMR against a prominent foreign company for abuse of dominant market position (involving Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs))


Litigation/Arbitration

  • Multiple Patent Infringement Dispute Cases (including rights protection and infringement cases, involving the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Supreme People's Court (SPC))

  • Anti-Monopoly Litigation Matter of Dongtai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  • Case of NetEase suing Go East Music Entertainment Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Mercian Music (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (affiliates of Universal Music Group) for abuse of dominant market position

  • Contract Dispute Arbitration Case between Experian Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Tianyong Hongye Technology Co., Ltd. (Arbitration Case No. (2020) BJAC No. 4431)

  • Case of Guangdong Galanz Living Appliances Commercial Co., Ltd. and Foshan Shunde Galanz Living Appliances Sales Co., Ltd. suing Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Tmall Technology Co., Ltd. for abuse of dominant market position

  • Case of Beijing JD Century Trading Co., Ltd. and Beijing JD 360 Degree E-Commerce Co., Ltd. suing Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Tmall Technology Co., Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Limited for abuse of dominant market position

  • Trade Secret Infringement Dispute Case of Yichun Tianshi Network Technology Co., Ltd. suing Beijing Xiaodu Information Technology Co., Ltd. and other parties

  • Trade Secret Infringement Dispute Case of Hebei Zhuochi Technology Co., Ltd. suing Beijing Xiaodu Information Technology Co., Ltd. and other parties

  • Domain Name Registration Contract Dispute Case of Xiangshan Jieda Co., Ltd. suing Verisign (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xinnet Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Refusal-to-Deal Dispute Case of Xiangshan Jieda Network Technology Service Department suing Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Verisign Internet Technology Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xinnet Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Anti-Monopoly Dispute Case of Zheng Minjie suing ICANN, Verisign Inc. and Beijing Xinnet Digital Technology Co., Ltd.


Others

  • Tencent Data Security and Privacy Protection Compliance Project

  • MediaTek Data Compliance Project (Privacy Impact Assessment - PIA)

  • Anti-Unfair Competition Law Matter of Luckin Coffee

  • Anti-Unfair Competition Law Matter of Booshijie Technology Co., Ltd.

  • Shareholder Control Right Dispute Matter of a certain Immigration & Visa Company (involving market supervision authorities and public security organs)

Memberships & Affiliations

Operator of the Competition Law Mini-Website, Center for Competition Law Studies, China University of Political Science and Law

Member of the Expert Pool for Anti-Monopoly and Fair Competition Review, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Administration for Market Regulation (2025–2027)

Member of the Review Expert Pool for Fair Competition Review Joint Examination, Tibet Autonomous Region (2025–2027)

Member of the Expert Pool for Fair Competition Review, Heilongjiang Provincial Administration for Market Regulation (2025–2027)

Member of the Expert Pool for Anti-Monopoly and Fair Competition Review, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Administration for Market Regulation (2025–2027)

Member of the Expert Pool for Anti-Monopoly and Fair Competition, Weihai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (2025–2026)

Member of the Fair Competition Review Expert Pool, Joint Meeting Office of Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Departments, Tongnan District, Chongqing Municipality (2025–2026)

Specially-appointed Lecturer, China Energy Investment Corporation (2025–2027)

Publications

Advanced Compliance of Platform Operators with Anti-Monopoly Law[J] (co-author), Shanghai Legal Studies, 2022, Vol. 12

Law Enforcement Experience of the EU and US on Monopolistic Conducts in Auto Parts Sales and Its Enlightenment to China[J] (co-author), China Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly, 2014, Iss. 09

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2017

  • Education

    Master of Economic Law, School of Civil, Commercial and Economic Law, China University of Political Science and Law, 2012 to 2015
    Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Shandong University of Science and Technology, 2008 to 2012

  • Professional Experience

    Non-equity partner, and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2018 to Present,
    Associate, AnJie Broad & Bright Law Firm, 2017 to 2018
    Associate, Jun He Law Offices 2015 to 2017,

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English