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Shengfeng XU
Equity Partner / Shenzhen
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Email xushengfeng@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Reorganization, Debt Restructuring & Non-performing Assets, Litigation & Arbitration
Shengfeng XU
As a Zhong Lun partner long focusing on insolvency and reorganization, Mr. Xu has led many major and complex bankruptcy and reorganization cases with national influence, directed or participated in the administrative liquidation and bankruptcy liquidation of several securities companies, and managed reorganization of several listed companies, real estate companies and group enterprises as administrator. He has rich experience in the fields of enterprise bankruptcy liquidation, reorganization and debt restructuring, and has been invited to participate several times as a lawyer representative in the forum on drafting judicial interpretation of bankruptcy law organized by the Supreme People's Court.
Mr. Xu’s representative deals include bankruptcy liquidation of Hantang Securities, Minfa Securities, Weiguan Technology and Dalian STX Shipbuilding, bankruptcy reorganization of Zhejiang Unifull, Guangzhou Lonkey, Zhonghe Taibai, Shengrun Stock, Chuangzhi Technology, Zhongkejian, Shengzhonghua and Nuoqi (H-share company) and other listed companies, and reorganization of Anxi Tieguanyin Corporation, Xunbao Environmental Protection and other group companies.
Representative Matters
Acted as administrator of the reorganization of *ST Taibai (002260), as appointed by Jiayuguan Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as administrator of the reorganization of Fujian Nuoqi (01353.HK), as appointed by Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as administrator of the reorganization of Fuguiniao (01819.HK), as appointed by Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as leader of the administrator of the reorganization of Chuangzhi (000787), as appointed by Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as administrator of the reorganization of Deao (002260), as appointed by Foshan Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as administrator of the reorganization of Lonkey (000523), as appointed by Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as counsel to debtor in the reorganization of *ST Zhonghua (000017)
Acted as counsel to debtor in the consolidated reorganization of Zhejiang Glass Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies
Acting as legal advisor for Zhejiang Unifull Industrial Fiber Co., Ltd. (002427) in its prepackaged reorganization and reorganizati
Acted as counsel to debtor in the reorganization of *ST Shengrun (000030)
Acted as counsel to debtor in the reorganization of *ST Kejian (000035)
Acted as leader of the administrator of the bankruptcy of Hantang Securities, as appointed by Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as administrator of the bankruptcy of Minfa Securities, as appointed by Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as administrator of the reorganization of Liaoning Huishan Dairy Group, as appointed by Shenyang Intermediate People’s Court
Acted as administrator of the reorganization of Fujian Anxi Tieguanyin Group & Fujian Anxi Tea Factory, as appointed by Quanzhou Intermediate People’s Court
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Recognized Band 1 Practitioner, Chambers Greater China Region, 2022-2024 (Restructuring and insolvency)
Recognized Band 1 Practitioner, Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2018-2021 (Restructuring and insolvency)
Recognized Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, 2019-2022 (Commercial disputes)
Recognized Distinguished Practitioner, asialaw Profiles, 2020-2023, China (Restructuring and insolvency)
For Deal
Reorganization of *ST Taibai, the first batch of “Ten Typical Bankruptcy Cases”, Supreme People’s Court, 2016
Reorganization Fujian Anxi Tieguanyin Group & Fujian Anxi Tea Factory, the second batch of “Ten Typical Bankruptcy Cases”, Supreme People’s Court, 2018
Deal of the Year: Reorganization of Shenyang Dairy, China Business Law Journal, 2022
Deal of the Year: Liaoning Huishan Dairy Group (largest dairy industry restructuring), IFLR1000 China Mainland, 2021
Case of the Year: Liaoning Huishan Dairy Group (largest dairy industry restructuring), asialaw, 2020
Deal of the Year: Liaoning Huishan Dairy Group (largest dairy industry restructuring), China Business Law Journal, 2020
Reorganization of *ST Deao (002260), “Eight Typical Bankruptcy Cases”, Guangdong Bankruptcy Administrator Association, 2020
Memberships & Affiliations
Expert, Bankruptcy Law Group of the Observer Panel of the CCPIT United Nations Commission on Trade Law;
Vice-President, Bankruptcy Law Research Institute of Guangdong Province Law Society;
Vice-President, Bankruptcy Law Research Institute of Shenzhen Law Society;
Director, Chinese Branch of East Asia Association of Bankruptcy and Restructuring;
Adjunct Fellow, Bankruptcy Law Research Center of Renmin University;
Adjunct Fellow, Bankruptcy Law and Corporate Restructuring Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law;
Practical Tutor, Master of Laws Degree Candidate, School of Law, Renmin University of China;
Expert, Bankruptcy/M&A and reorganization experts in lawyer library of Guangdong;
Former President, Shenzhen Bankruptcy Administrators Association;
Former Vice President, Beijing Bankruptcy Law Society;
Committee member, The Ninth All-China Lawyers' Association Corporate Law Specialized Committee.
Publications
“Corporate Bankruptcy Law Treatise(Second Edition)”, China Democracy and Legal System Press, August 2023
“Corporate Bankruptcy Law Treatise”, China Democracy and Legal System Press, June 2020
“Bankruptcy Letters”, Law Press, August 2017
“Analysis on Arbitration Rules of Cases of Enterprise Bankruptcy of People’s Court”, Law Press, June 2016
"Road to Exit and Revitalization of Enterprises in Difficulties-Bankruptcy Liquidation and Reorganization Practice Research", People’s Court Press, November 2011
“Risks for Transactions and Directors in Financially Distressed Businesses (China) ”, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, July 2022
“New trend of bankruptcy legislation and practice in China”，International Insolvency ＆ Restructuring Report, 2021
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34 Zhong Lun Lawyers and 29 Areas Ranked by asialaw 2024
Zhong Lun has 29 practice/industry areas and 34 lawyers recommended, and 20 of these areas were lauded as “Outstanding” or “Highly Recommended”.
2024-09-20
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 2001
Securities Practice Qualification, 2005 -
Education
Doctor of Law in Jurisprudence, Jilin University
LL.M. in Civil-Commercial Law, Jilin University
LL.B., Jilin University -
Professional Experience
Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2006 to present
Associate, King & Wood Mallesons, 2001-2006 -
Languages
Chinese
English