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William SUN
Beijing
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Tel +86-10-5957-2288
Email williamsun@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Financial Products & Trusts
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Industries
Information & Intelligence Technology, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance
William SUN
With decades of experience in practicing law, Mr. William Sun has a long-standing track record of providing legal services to start-up companies, listing aspirants, asset management institutions, financial institutions, etc. He possesses in-depth knowledge and extensive hands-on experience in capital markets, corporate restructuring and IPO, private equity fund and equity investment, asset management, finance, and other fields.
Representative Matters
Capital Markets/Securities, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Banking and Finance
Provided legal services to Yingkou Port (600317.SH) for the acquisition of the client by Dalian Port (601880. SH, 02880.HK) by way of share-for-share exchange and relevant fundraising (Deal of the Year 2021, China Business Law Journal)
Provided legal services to Sinotrans Co., Ltd. (0598.HK) for its acquisition of Sinotrans Air Transport Development Co., Ltd. (600270.SH) by way of share-for-share exchange and its A-share listing (Deal of the Year 2019, China Business Law Journal)
Acted as legal counsel for Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd. (603392.SH) in its A-share IPO
Acted as legal counsel for Zhejiang Heren Health Co., Ltd. (300550.SZ) in its A-share IPO
Acted as legal counsel for Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd. (603392.SH) in its private placement
Acted as PRC legal counsel for Canadian Solar Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, in its seasoned equity offerings and offerings of convertible senior notes
Acted as legal counsel for an M&A deal of Hainan Baohua Industry Co., Ltd., a listed company
Acted as legal counsel for Beijing Tianlong Co., Ltd. (a listed company) in its major assets restructuring and acquisition
Acted as legal counsel for Yunnan Honghe Guangming Co., Ltd. in its A-share IPO
Acted as legal counsel for Shijiazhuang Changshan Textile Co., Ltd. in its A-share IPO
Acted as legal counsel for Guilin Tourism Corporation Limited in its A-share IPO
Acted as legal counsel for Gansu Ronghua Industry Group Co., Ltd. in its A-share IPO
Acted as legal counsel for Gansu Huangtai Wine-marketing Industry Co., Ltd. in its A-share IPO
Acted as underwriter's legal counsel in Sichuan Xichang Electric Power Co., Ltd.'s A-share IPO
Acted as legal counsel for Guizhou Changzheng Electrical Apparatus Co., Ltd. in its placement of shares
Acted as underwriter's legal counsel in Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Company Limited's issuance of A shares by capital increase
Acted as legal counsel for Beijing Medfron Medicine Technology Co., Ltd. in its transformation into a joint stock limited company and application for listing on NEEQ
Acted as legal counsel for Easy Life (Beijing) Smart Community Investment Development Co., Ltd. in its transformation into a joint stock limited company and application for listing on NEEQ
Acted as legal counsel for China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. in its issuance of CNY 12 billion worth of financial bonds
Acted as legal counsel for China Bohai Bank Co., Ltd. in its issuance of tier 2 capital bonds and subordinated bonds
Provided CDH funds with legal services including conducting due diligence, drafting contracts, etc. for its equity investment
Provided Beijing Kinetic Energy Investment Fund with legal services including conducting due diligence, drafting contracts, etc. for its equity investment
Provided iKang Inc. with legal services including conducting due diligence, drafting contracts, etc. for its acquisition transaction
Provided China South Industries Group Corporation with legal services including conducting due diligence, drafting contracts, etc. for its acquisition transaction
Provided Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited with legal services including conducting due diligence, drafting contracts, etc. for its acquisition transaction
Advised China RE Asset Management Company Ltd. on its establishment of an equity investment plan and an asset-backed scheme
Provided legal services for the asset securitization of electricity tariff charging rights of Dongguan Sanlian Thermal Power
Provided due diligence and other legal services to China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. for its acquisition of creditors' rights
Annual Retainer Clients
Morgan Stanley Asset Services Consulting (China) Co., Ltd.
China Minsheng Banking Co., Ltd.
China Bohai Bank Co., Ltd.
China Central Depository Trust & Clearing Co., Ltd.
Banking Credit Asset Registration and Circulation Center Co., Ltd.
First United Asset Management Co., Ltd.
China Economic Development Trust and Investment Corporation
Agricultural Bank of China Trust and Investment Corporation
Yingkou Port Co., Ltd.
Beijing Peking University WBL Biotech Co., Ltd.
Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Litigation & Arbitration
Represented Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. before Beijing Arbitration Commission in a dispute over a construction contract for a large real estate project
Represented Jinhong Real Estate Co., Ltd. in a dispute involving a loan and a contract for joint construction of a building
Represented Shanghai Electric (Group) Corporation in the enforcement of an arbitral award in a design and construction contract dispute over a large engineering project
Represented Beijing GLP Majuqiao Logistics Co., Ltd. in a construction-related dispute
Represented China Everbright Bank and Agricultural Bank of China Trust and Investment Corporation in dozens of loan, guarantee, and financial leasing contract disputes
Represented Prosten Technology Co. Ltd. before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in an equipment purchase contract dispute
Repre sented Beijing Pioneer High-tech development Co., Ltd. in a patent ownership dispute
Represented CCB Beijing Trust and Investment Corporation in a real estate contract dispute
Represented COSCO Finance Co., Ltd. in a loan dispute
Represented Dagang Oilfield Group Co., Ltd. in a power supply contract dispute
Represented Dagang Oilfield Group Co., Ltd. in a CNY 50 million bank deposit dispute
Represented China Auto CAIEC Ltd. before the Supreme People's Court in an import and export agency contract dispute
Represented Shanghai Hejian Asset Management Limited in a real estate transfer dispute
Represented First United Asset Management Co., Ltd. in a NPLs transfer dispute
Represented Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. before China Maritime Arbitration Commission in a foreign ship repair contract dispute
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Outstanding Member of the Professional Committee, Beijing Lawyers Association, 2005
Outstanding Service Award, Banking Credit Asset Registration & Circulation Center, 2016
For Deal
Deal of the Year 2021 - Dalian Port (601880. SH, 02880.HK) share-for-share acquisition of Yingkou Port (600317.SH) and fundraising, China Business Law Journal, 2021
Deal of the Year 2019 - Sinotrans Co., Ltd. (0598.HK) share-for-share acquisition of Sinotrans Air Transport Development Co., Ltd. (600270.SH) and A-share listing, China Business Law Journal, 2019
Memberships & Affiliations
Former Vice Chairman, Beijing Chaoyang District Lawyers Association
Former Director, Beijing Lawyers Association
Former Supervisor, Beijing Lawyers Association
Former Secretary General, Legal Affairs Commission on Disposal of Non-performing Asset, Beijing Lawyers Association
Former Deputy Director, Commission on Securities & Futures, Beijing Lawyers Association
Former Deputy Secretary General, Commission on Venture Capital & Private Equity, Beijing Lawyers Association
Former Director, Beijing Chaoyang District Lawyers Association
Former Deputy Director, Commission on Finance & Securities, Beijing Chaoyang District Lawyers Association
Former Adjunct Professor, College of Lawyer, Renmin University of China
Former Visiting Researcher, Center for Non-performing Assets, Tsinghua University
Former Member, Internal Review Committee for Securities Issuance, China Minzu Securities Co., Ltd.
Former Independent Director, several listed companies
Publications
"Financial Legal Practice" (associate editor), Law Press, 1999
"Breakthrough and Standardization - Meet the New Pattern of Non-performing Loan Transfer", China Banking & Insurance News, 2021
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
Training Certificate for Senior Management of Listed Companies conferred by the Guangxi Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, 2007
Training Certificate for Independent Director of Listed Companies conferred by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, 2001
Securities Practice Qualification conferred by the Ministry of Justice and the China Securities Regulatory Commission, 1996
PRC Bar, 1994 -
Education
Lawyer's Practical Training Scheme, SOAS of London University
LL.M., Peking University
Bachelor of Engineering, Tsinghua University -
Professional Experience
Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, March 2011 to present
Partner, Zhong Lun Jing Tong Law Firm, Yao Liang Law Offices, and other law firms, July 1998 - February 2011
London and Hong Kong international law firms, May 1997 - June 1998
Associate, Haiwen & Partners, Michael Zhang & Co., etc., February 1994 - April 1997
Manager of the Dept. of Production & Trade, China Education Electronics Corp., July 1990 - January 1994 -
Languages
Chinese
English
Japanese