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  • Yunhe XU

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2060

    Email xuyunhe@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Antitrust & Competition, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration

  • Industries

    Energy & Power

CV

Yunhe XU

Mr. Xu is a most esteemed expert on South Korean related business in China's legal service industry and has been enrolled in the "National List of 1,000 Foreign-related Lawyers" of the Ministry of Justice. With a focus on the fields of corporate/foreign direct investment, corporate mergers and acquisitions, anti-monopoly and competition law, bankruptcy/liquidation, litigation and arbitration, he serves as legal counsel for various South Korean companies, government authorities, and associations, including Samsung, SK, CJ, Hyundai Motor, LG, Amore Pacific, LS, Doosan, POSCO, Hanwha, LOTTE, SM ENTERTAINMENT, NHN, KDB, SHBC, Hyundai Motor IB Securities (HMC Investment Securities), KB Securities, Binggrae, SMR, CTK Cosmetics, International Management Institute of the Federation of Korean Industries, Korea International Trade Association, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China, the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Tianjin, and the Korea Electronics Industry Promotion Association.

Representative Matters

FDI/M&A

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of an ethylene production enterprise in Wuhan by SKGC Corporation and Sinopec, with a total investment of CNY 20 billion

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation's acquisition of shares of Meihua Group (a Chinese A-share listed company), with investment totaling billions of yuan

  • Provided legal services for a South Korean company's acquisition of equity in a financial leasing company, with investment totaling billions of yuan

  • Provided legal services for a Chinese company's acquisition of equity in a South Korean insurance company, with investment totaling billions of yuan

  • Provided legal services for corporate reorganization of Hanjin Shipping in China

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of SKI Battery Cell Production Company in Yancheng City

  • Provided legal services for SK E&S' acquisition of Blue Sky

  • Provided legal services for OCI's acquisition of equity in Sunfar China

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation's acquisition of equity in Chinese companies DAXIE and ZHENHAI

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of a battery pack production enterprise in Beijing by SKI Corporation, BAIC Motor, and Beijing Electronics Holding Co., Ltd., with a total investment of CNY 1 billion

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation's acquisition of equities in Shenyang Hongmei and Heilongjiang Huanyu Gelin (in corn deep-processing business)

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang's acquisition of Baiyu Factory under Beijing Er Shang Group, and Beijing Heshanzhen Comprehensive Foods Co., Ltd. (a wholly foreign owned enterprise)

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation's participation in the capital increase of Shenzhen Yimin

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation's liquidation of Beidahuang JV

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation's acquisition of the equity in ATOZ Group

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation's acquisition of equity in a company in Changchun

  • Provided legal services for CJ Korea Express's acquisition of equity in the Singaporean company APL Corporation

  • Provided legal services for SK's acquisition of equity in Tongyi Lubricants owned by Shell

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Chilsung Drinks Corporation's acquisition of 51% equity in Aodili Group (consisting of five companies) in Henan, China

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Chilsung Drinks Corporation's acquisition of 100% equity in Jilin Baitoushan Mineral Spring Water

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Homeshopping Corporation's adjustment of its shareholding in a Chinese TV shopping enterprise

  • Provided legal services for the merger of Mando Harbin and Mando Beijing

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Chilsung Drinks Corporation's acquisition of all equity in Beijing Huabang Foods Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services for SK Telecom Corporation's acquisition of the equity in a large Beijing-based state-owned enterprise (consisting of 22 subsidiaries and over 200 branches)

  • Provided legal services for SK Energy Corporation's acquisition and merger of 88 gas stations and three oil depots in Hubei, China

  • Provided legal services for LS Cable Corporation's acquisition of Hangzhou Cable Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services for SK's acquisition of 45% equity in Shanxi North Copper Inc.

  • Provided legal services for SK Energy Corporation's acquisition and merger of large coal mines and power stations in Datong, Shanxi, China

  • Provided legal services for LS Mtron's acquisition and merger of the assets of Haitai Group and Haitai Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang, China

  • Provided legal services for SK Telecom Corporation's acquisition of an online shopping center in Shanghai, China

  • Provided legal services for SK Telecom Corporation's acquisition of an online game operating company and an online game development company in Shanghai, China

  • Provided legal services for HALLA A&T's acquisition of the assets and operation right of SABC in Beijing

  • Provided legal services for Qingdong Corporation's acquisition of a large mine in Heilongjiang, China

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of a biomass power plant in Shandong by SK

  • Provided legal services for LG Electronics Corporation's acquisition of a Chinese enterprise in Dandong


Antitrust and Competition

Merger Filing

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for SKT's acquisition of 21.05% equity in SK hynix (final approval obtained within 45 days from the date of filing)

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for the establishment of a joint venture between SK and SABIC in Singapore (final approval obtained within 45 days from the date of filing)

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for Lotte's acquisition of Hyundai Logistics

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for CJ Korea Express's acquisition of TCL Logistics

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for a joint venture established by SK acquiring TCL

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for CJ's acquisition of Cofeed's

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for Lotte's acquisition of Samsung SDI

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for the overseas JV between a South Korean company and a Thai company

  • Provided legal services for merger filing for the Sino-foreign joint ventures set up by SKI, Baicgroup, and Beijing electronics holdings


Anti-monopoly Investigation

  • Provided legal services for an antitrust investigation by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) into Hanjin Shipping

  • Provided legal services for price investigation of Hanjin Shipping by NDRC

  • Provided legal services to the Chinese subsidiary of a South Korean company for responding to an investigation into the client's alleged abuse of dominant market position 

Memberships & Affiliations

Adjunct Professor, China University of Political Science and Law

Former Legal Counsel, Korea Trade Association

Former Legal Counsel, Tianjin Federation of Commerce, Tianjin Korean Association

Former Counsel, Tianjin Foreign Investment Service Center, Tianjin Taiwan Investment Service Center

Former Legal Counsel, The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China

Publications

"Explanation of Chinese Laws and Regulations for the Investments in China" (in Korean), Maeil Business Newspaper Press, 2002

"Top 100 Issues in the Practice of Chinese Law" (in Korean), LAW&B, 2004

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 1999

  • Education

    LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law,1999

  • Professional Experience

    Equity partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 1999 to present
    HanKyul (Korea) Law Firm, 2001

  • Languages

    Chinese
    Korean
    English