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Scott GUAN

Dr. Scott Guan possesses extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial dispute resolution, compliance, and general corporate advisory matters, including contracts, intellectual property, and business operations. Dr. Guan is recommended by Chambers Asia Pacific and The Legal 500, and has been consistently listed by The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and other professional publications as one of China's leading business lawyers.

Dr. Guan's clientele spans a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, chemicals, technology, telecommunications, the Internet, online gaming, publishing, education, entertainment and sports, natural resources, energy, distribution and retail, construction, real estate, financial services, private equity, and professional services. His representative work includes advising Fortune 500 companies on share and asset acquisitions of both state-owned and private enterprises in China; assisting multinational corporations in establishing Chinese holding companies and conducting subsequent internal restructurings; advising venture capital and private equity firms on investment projects; drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts and transaction documents; supporting foreign investors in establishing and operating businesses in China; and advising Chinese enterprises on outbound investments, structuring, and tax planning.

Dr. Guan also has substantial experience in resolving complex international disputes through arbitration, litigation, mediation, and negotiation. He has handled disputes arising from sophisticated commercial contracts, share and asset purchase agreements, joint venture contracts, intellectual property licenses, and technology transfer agreements. In addition, Dr. Guan regularly provides advice on corporate governance, white-collar crime, and internal compliance investigations.

Before joining Zhong Lun, Dr. Guan practiced with leading Chinese, Canadian, and British law firms in Shanghai, Toronto, and Hong Kong. In addition to his legal practice, he frequently lectures and publishes on commercial law topics, and is the author of two books and multiple articles on business law and related subjects.

Representative Matters

  • Represented ZF Group in the sale of its global rubber and plastic business to New Times Materials Corp (600458.SH)

  • Represented Continental Structural Plastics in its acquisition by Teijin Group (3401.TSE)

  • Represented Harsco Group (NYSE: HSC) in the sale of its global infrastructure business to Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services

  • Represented Shanda Games in the sale of Bianfeng Games to ZheBao Media (600633.SH)

  • Represented Allcargo (NSE: ALLCARGO), a publicly listed logistics company headquartered in India, in acquiring two logistics companies in China

  • Advised Iovate Health on its equity transfer to Xiwang Food (000639.SZ)

  • Represented Xcerra in the sale of its PCB business to Fastprint Technology (002436.SZ)

  • Represented Modern Pharmaceutical (600420.SH) in its issuance of new shares for acquiring Weiqida Pharmaceutical

  • Advised a leading UK fast food chain operator on the establishment of its subsidiaries and franchise in China

  • Advised a leading wind power solution provider headquartered in Denmark on its transfer of all equity interest in a PRC joint venture and licensing of its technology

  • Advised German multinational ZF Group on the establishment of its China-based holding company and related internal restructuring, and provided legal support to its subsidiaries in China in the areas of joint venture, merger and acquisition, anti-trust, dispute resolution, and on-going corporate advice

  • Acted as PRC counsel for the listing of Array Networks on Taiwan Stock Exchange

  • Acted as PRC counsel for several qualified transactions and RTOs for companies listed on TSX and TSXV

  • Advised a USD investment fund on its investment in a PRC industrial robot manufacturer

  • Advised a USD investment fund on its investment in a mobile security software developer headquartered in Silicon Valley

  • Acted for a well-known US data storage manufacturer in a series of trademark protection cases before Beijing High Court

  • Represented a multinational company headquartered in Singapore in several international arbitration award recognition and enforcement cases in the Chinese mainland 

  • Represented a US listed company and its affiliates in a cross-border product liability case before Shanghai High Court and the Supreme Court

  • Represented a US fortune 500 company in FCPA proceedings and attended interrogations by the US Department of Justice and the SEC

Honors and Awards

Shortlisted by Chambers Global

Shortlisted by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Leading Lawyer in M&A, Chambers Asia-Pacific and Chambers Greater China Region

Leading Lawyer in M&A, Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Leading PRC Business Lawyer, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and other renowned rating agencies

Memberships & Affiliations

President, World Law Group (2021-2023)

Distinguished Senior Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

International Leadership Council, University of Toronto

Professor, Harvard-ECUPL Executive Training Program on Leadership in Law Firms (former)

Professor, Cross-border M&A Course at the Tongji-Mannheim Joint EMBA Program (former)

Publications

"China's Telecommunications Reforms: from monopoly towards competition", Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2002

Book Translation "Telecommunications Regulation Handbook", Hank Intven (Editor), World Bank 2000, published by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Press, Beijing, 2001, used as primary training material by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

"Private mergers and acquisitions in China: overview", Practical Law of Thomson Reuters, 2021 electronic version

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar

  • Education

    SJD University of Toronto
    LLM York University
    LLB Fudan University
    BE East China University of Technology

  • Professional Experience

    Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Linklaters (Hong Kong)
    Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Toronto)
    King & Wood (Shanghai)

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English