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  • Zhizhen WU

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2288

    Email wuzhizhen@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Construction & Project Development, Litigation & Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Reorganization

  • Industries

    Real Estate

CV

Zhizhen WU

Ms. Wu’s practice spans from front-end development of projects, engineering construction, investment and financing, and merger and acquisition to back-end dispute resolution of projects, bankruptcy reorganization, and liquidation. Her services cover the whole process of projects. Drawing upon years of extensive practice, Ms. Wu has accumulated a wealth of practice experience.
Ms. Wu advised on the acquisition of a commercial building project by insurance funds, the largest single block transaction in Shenzhen at the time of the transaction, involving over CNY 10 billion. Another of her representative mandates is a domestic commercial investment dispute resolution project of a listed company, which spanned ten years and went through dozens of trials, resulting in the successful recovery of the interests of the project. Ms. Wu has also represented creditors and investors in a number of bankruptcy liquidation and reorganization cases.

Representative Matters

Investment by Insurance Funds

  • Provided legal services to Dajia Insurance Group Co., Ltd. in its investment in Beijing urban renovation projects

  • Provided legal services to China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in its investment in an office building project in Wuhan

  • Provided legal services to China Life Investment Management Co., Limited in its acquisition of a commercial real estate project in Shenzhen

  • Provided legal services to China Life Investment Management Co., Limited in its acquisition of an office building project in Xiamen

  • Provided legal services to China Life Investment Management Co., Limited in its investment in a healthcare and eldercare real estate project in Haitangwan

  • Provided legal services to PICC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. in its investment in a Dalian eldercare real estate project


Real Estate Investment

  • Provided legal services to Vanke Commercial Assets Operation and Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of a commercial office complex in Qingdao

  • Provided legal services to Harbin Vanke in its investment in an industrial park project in Harbin

  • Provided legal services to Taiyuan Vanke in its investment in a real estate project

  • Provided legal services to Qingdao Vanke in its acquisition of several real estate projects in Qingdao

  • Provided legal services for the financing replacement of Miyun Real Estate Project developed by Yitian Group

  • Provided legal services to Wangfujing Group Co., Ltd. in its investment in an outlets custom project in a commercial town in Henan

  • Provided legal services to China Jianyin Investment Ltd. in its acquisition of an office building project in Beijing

  • Provided legal services to Vanke Commercial Assets Operation and Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of an office building project in Qingdao

  • Provided legal services to Vanke Commercial Assets Operation and Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of a shopping center project in Jinan

  • Providing legal services to Harvest Capital Partners Limited in its transfer of an office building project in Beijing

  • Provided legal services to Taisei Construction Corporation in relation to the lease and sale of an office building project in Beijing


Private Equity Funds

  • Provided legal services to Bank of China Group Investment Ltd. in its establishment of several limited partnership fund projects

  • Provided legal services to Beijing Shine Asset Management Co., Ltd. for its investment in several real estate fund projects

  • Provided legal services to Grand China Overseas Investment Management Co., Ltd. in its several overseas real estate fund projects

  • Provided legal services to several fund management companies in their application for the registration as private fund administrator


Retainer-based Legal Counsel

  • Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for China Life Investment Management Co., Limited and provided legal opinions to it on several investment projects

  • Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Chinese Mountaineering Association

  • Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Wangfujing Group Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Blue Harbor Co., Ltd. and provided full-suite legal services for the client’s lease of shops and property management in SOLANA

  • Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Reignwood Investment (China) Co., Ltd. and provided legal opinions for several real estate and infrastructure investment projects

  • Acted as retainer-based legal counsel for Beijing Shine Asset Management Co., Ltd.


Dispute Resolution

  • Represented creditors in a loan dispute arbitration case (involving about CNY 1.4 billion)

  • Acted as legal advisor for creditors to two companies in Fangshan for the bankruptcy and reorganization of these debtors

  • Acted as legal advisor for the investor of reorganization in the bankruptcy and reorganization of two companies in Fangshan

  • Representing a HKEX-listed company in a series of business investment disputes cases (involving about CNY 1.2 billion)

  • Represented a Wuhan company in a litigation dispute over infringement of corporate interest by domestic directors and senior management (involving CNY 800 million)

  • Acted as administrator in bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings of Minfa Securities Co., Ltd.

  • Acted as legal advisor for DBS Bank in domestic enforcement proceedings of an arbitration award rendered in Hong Kong

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2008
    Fund Qualification

  • Education

    LL.B., Peking University

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2005 to present

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English