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  • William SUN

    Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2288

    Email williamsun@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Chinese Mainland Capital Markets, Private Equity & Investment Funds, Financial Products & Trusts

  • Industries

    Information & Intelligence Technology, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance

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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

  • 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