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Guangyuan SHI
Non-equity Partner / Beijing
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Tel +010-5796-5229
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Practices
Litigation & Arbitration, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Financial Products & Trusts
Guangyuan SHI
Mr. Shi's practice areas include civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, enforcement procedure, as well as investment, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance, his practice area convers multiple fields such as companies, investment and financing, finance, international trade, real estate, construction projects, and energy. He has handled numerous significant and complex litigation and arbitration cases involving private equity investment, asset management, corporate equity, international trade, real estate development, and construction projects in courts at all levels nationwide and well-known domestic arbitration committees, and has rich experience in enforcement and enforcement objection procedures, bankruptcy derivative procedures, and other cases. Mr. Shi has passed the International Chamber of Commerce Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS) certification examination and has corresponding experience in trade financing aspects such as international trade, letters of credit, collections, and factoring. Mr. Shi also has non-litigation legal experience in investment and mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance, and provides long-term legal advisory services to many central state-owned enterprises, public institutions, and large private enterprises. With a dual educational background in law and economics in China and overseas, he is proficient in handling legal affairs in both Chinese and English. Mr. Shi is always committed to providing clients with one-stop, innovative comprehensive legal service solutions by combining his experience in dispute resolution and non-litigation. Mr. Shi has won the trust of clients for his profound professional quality and dedicated professional attitude.
Representative Matters
Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution
Represented a railway construction entity in the first-ever protest procedure hearing held by the Beijing Railway Transport Procuratorate.
Handled a dispute case involving a stock pledge repurchase and illegal guarantee by a listed company's actual controller on behalf of an equity investment fund under China Huarong Asset Management.
Represented a subordinated fund under a state-owned asset management company in a structured private fund contract dispute with the invested party, "Chaori Fund."
Handled numerous dispute cases involving equity repurchase due to betting agreements between private investment funds, investment platforms under central state-owned enterprises, asset management companies, and the invested companies or founders.
Represented a securities company in a factoring contract dispute with a state-owned construction group and a private enterprise.
Handled a series of financial leasing contract disputes and derivative contract disputes on behalf of a heavy equipment manufacturing enterprise and an engineering group.
Represented a Singapore dollar fund in a dispute over the return of company certificates and control rights with the invested company.
Handled a series of disputes over revolving trade financing between a state-owned aviation fuel company and a global energy group.
Represented a joint-stock bank in a series of cases involving financial loan contracts related to the largest-scale criminal organization with characteristics of a mafia in Shanxi, including civil and criminal intersections, objections to criminal enforcement, and civil litigation procedures.
Handled cases for the removal of consumption restrictions and directorship for the legal representative of a well-known sports company.
Handled an international sale of goods contract dispute between a private new material listed company and a German trading company.
Provided an overall solution for a central enterprise involving a series of disputes over bill of lading release, international trade, consecutive sales of goods, and financing trade.
Represented a German metallurgical equipment company in an arbitration case over equipment quality disputes with a domestic enterprise.
Handled an arbitration dispute over hotel management agreements between Hainan Xinja Tourism Development Co., Ltd., MGM Resorts International, and Diaoyutai MGM Hotel Management Co., Ltd.
Represented a state-owned import oil company in the claim and objection procedures for the bankruptcy reorganization of an affiliated enterprise of a Shandong group.
Handled a cross-border platform infringement liability dispute over virtual currency between a global digital currency exchange and investors.
Participated in the movie investment contract dispute case between Stephen Chow and Huayi Brothers Media Corporation over "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons."
Handled multiple land development contract disputes between real estate companies and primary land developers.
Handled a collective litigation dispute over greening in a Beijing real estate project for Longfor Properties.
Handled multiple construction engineering contract disputes on behalf of either the contracting party or the contractor.
Represented a real estate fund in an administrative lawsuit involving the Public Security Fire Brigade of Tongzhou District, Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources, and the Tongzhou District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission.
Investment and Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance
Provided legal services for the acquisition of the Fuchun Sheshan elderly care real estate project at No. 1 Sheyuan Road, Shanghai, by Sun Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
Provided legal services for a 100MW wind power green energy acquisition project by GLP Smart New Energy (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Provided cross-border services for a sports cross-border event cooperation project of a company, which was selected for the 2023 "Chaoyang Lawyers' White Paper on Foreign-related Legal Services."
Provided legal services for the compliance system construction of trade logistics, trade financing tools, export control and economic sanctions, and foreign-related maritime business for a central enterprise.
Provided special legal services in the field of equity investment and transfer for a well-known catering brand.
Provided due diligence and investment and merger special legal services for the investment in Jin Yin Island Online Exchange by Yizhuang Guotou.
Provided special legal services for a large-scale scenic spot acquisition project of a central enterprise.
Provided daily legal services related to hotel entrusted management and franchising for the Beijing Happiness Industry Branch of China Green Development Investment Group Co., Ltd.
Provided legal due diligence and transaction project legal services for the acquisition of the Sanya Meili Zhiguan Hotel in Hainan Province by a listed company.
Provided legal due diligence and transaction project legal services for the acquisition of the Phoenix Island artificial island in Hainan Province by a listed company.
Provided legal services for real estate acquisition projects by CITIC Industrial Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Provided special legal services for Starbucks Enterprise Management (China) Co., Ltd.
Provided legal advisor services for China National Aviation Fuel Group Corporation.
Provided legal advisor services for China Green Development Investment Group Co., Ltd.
Provided legal advisor services for China National Aviation Fuel Group International Holding Co., Ltd.
Provided legal advisor services for Beijing Wannian Jiye Investment Group.
Provided legal advisor services for Beijing Shunyi New Town Development Co., Ltd.
Memberships & Affiliations
2023 to 2025, Academic Committee Member of the Commercial Factoring Professional Committee of the China Service Trade Association
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 2016
New York State Bar, 2022 -
Education
LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2019
LL.B. Zhejiang University School of Law, 2010-2014
BE.C. Zhejiang University School of Economic, 2010-2014 -
Professional Experience
Non-equity Partner, Associate, Zhong lun Law Firm, 2021 to present
Associate, Tiantong Law Firm, 2019 to 2021
Legal Assistant, Associate, 2014 to 2018 -
Languages
Chinese
English