Leading Adviser Awards 2020

Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2020 117 Acquisitio Intern tional - Is ue 1 2 Unparalleled Expertise Established in 1995, JunZeJun Law Offices was one of the earliest partnership law firms in China, and has since grown to become one of the largest, most well-recognised law firms in the country. JunZeJun boasts a team of leading legal partners and professionals, each committed to delivering world-class legal services and solutions to its national and international clients across a broad spectrum of sectors. We put together a profile of JunZeJun and Senior Partner, Mr Zhengyang Wang, who has been with the firm since 2006. unZeJun Law Offices is committed to providing unparalleled legal services to its vast client base, which includes more than a hundred major Chinese and international financial institutions, dozens of Fortune 500 companies, a large number of state-owned enterprises, listed companies, and well-known private enterprises, as well as government agencies, international organisations, and industry associations. Founded in 1995 in Beijing, JunZeJun today boasts a team of 130 partners and 700 professionals across ten offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Nanjing, Chengdu, Changsha, Changchun, Zhuhai, Haikou and Hong Kong (which is in association with Nixon Peabody CWL). Every member of the JunZeJun team is a graduate of the top law schools in the world and exhibits excellent professional skills and rich working experience that has been garnered from previous employment with government departments, financial organisations, industrial investment institutions, legislative bodies and law schools. Many of the firm’s practitioners also participated in the drafting and amendment of the Company Law, Trust Law, Securities Investment Fund Law and Securities Law of China, as well as many other levels of legislation. As a result, JunZeJun’s lawyers are able to take great pride in their unparalleled expertise in finance, capital markets, equity investment, dispute resolution, infrastructure and utilities, foreign trade and WTO, enterprise liquidation and bankruptcy, real estate and construction, and intellectual property rights. Through the firm’s accumulated expertise, experience and social resources, JunZeJun is able to provide its clients across a variety of cultural and industrial backgrounds with optimal solutions that are cost-effective and tailored to the requirements of each client. The firm’s name – JunZeJun – derives from the concept of ‘Junzi’ in the Chinese Confucius culture, which equates in literal terms to ‘gentleman’. Junzi represents the highest standard for the cultivation of an individual, a person of noble character and full moral integrity, who seeks to improve themselves by constantly strengthening their inner world, whilst at the same time benefiting those around them by voluntarily contributing to the outside world. Being a true Junzi is what drives every member of the JunZeJun team, both in their professional and personal lives. Principally this lies in the concepts of loyalty, professionalism and innovation which are key attributes of the JunZeJun team and which, after twenty years of hard work, enables JunZeJun to maintain its leading position in many fields of law to become one of the most prestigious law firms in China. Consequently, JunZeJun’s team of lawyers are consistently praised J Contact: Zhengyang Wang Company: JunZeJun Law Offices Web Address: www.junzejun.com Nov20345 for their provision of the highest quality of solution-oriented, creative and value- added services. Mr Zhengyang Wang joined the Shanghai branch of JunZeJun in 2006 and was director from 2009 to 2017, at which point he became and continues to be Senior Partner to the firm. Mr Wang has profound knowledge of Chinese law acquired through nearly three decades of legal practice experience, which included a five-year period engaged in civil and economic trials in courts followed by nearly a decade as a full-time lawyer in Guangdong as partner and director of a law firm. His practice areas of expertise include litigation and arbitration, foreign investment, general corporate affairs, corporate investment and financing, M&A, intellectual property rights and international trade. Mr Wang also specialises in handling major, complex civil and commercial litigation and arbitration cases. He also has extensive experience in business negotiation and as a corporate legal counsel, having served as the legal counsel for Chinese and cross-border companies, including financial institutions, real estate development companies, energy companies, manufacturers, and more. Mr Wang also served as the legal counsel to the Turkish and Israeli Pavilion during the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Under Mr Wang’s experienced leadership, JunZeJun has seen excellent business development, as it continues to attract new talent who help its team of lawyers to provide optimal solutions, advise on transaction arrangements, minimize commercial risks and deliver value-added services. Moreover, JunZeJun plays an active role in various legislative and regulatory activities in financial markets, as well as formulating industry standards for financial and capital markets, and providing professional training for the relevant markets. JunZeJun also demonstrates its ongoing commitment to public service by actively encouraging its lawyers to engage in pro bono work. Leading Commercial Disputes Litigation and Arbitration Lawyer of the Year, China