Inclusion in the Pool
Recently, Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm in Beijing was successfully included in the resource pool of external legal service institutions of China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. This includes three major projects: non-litigation services – capital market and finance – funds, litigation – construction projects, and litigation – intellectual property.
This inclusion was led by Chang Wenbin, a senior partner at Longan Guangzhou. The team consists of experienced lawyers such as Ke Cheng, Zhang Ping, Liao Junlian, Zhang Jing, and Duan Huiru, who specialize in fund, construction project, and intellectual property matters. They form a strong professional service team.
In the fund business area, the project team has been focusing on fund legal services for over 10 years. They have served various fund establishment and operation projects, including private equity funds, industrial funds, and merger and acquisition funds. They are skilled in handling complex issues related to compliance structures and state-owned assets regulations in state-owned enterprise fund investments. After being included in the pool, the team will provide full-life-cycle fund legal services, including fund establishment and registration, compliance management, investment, and exit, as well as special services tailored for state-owned enterprises.
In the construction project area, the team has been handling construction project disputes for 15 years. They have represented clients in many major and complex construction project disputes. They are skilled in dealing with issues related to contract validity, priority rights for payment of project funds, and liability for delays in project completion. They have the ability to handle everything from analyzing technical evidence to legal strategies. After being included in the pool, the team will provide professional and efficient legal services for construction project disputes and solutions for state-owned enterprise-related disputes.
In the intellectual property area, the team has rich experience in intellectual property litigation. Their lawyers have represented clients in intellectual property cases involving well-known domestic and foreign companies. The types of disputes include patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition. The intellectual property cases handled by the team have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme Court, various high courts, and intellectual property courts. After being included in the pool, the team will provide full-life-cycle intellectual property legal services, including daily consultation and compliance management, litigation representation, and special and value-added services.
Introduction to the Included Units
China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd. is a world-leading large-scale infrastructure service provider. It is involved in the investment, construction, and operation of transportation infrastructure, equipment manufacturing, and urban development. It provides clients with comprehensive solutions and services in investment financing, consulting and planning, design and construction, management and operation.
China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd. is listed on the stock market in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Its profitability and value creation capabilities are among the best in the world. As of now, it ranks 63rd in the Fortune Global 500.
Currently, China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd. is the world’s largest port design and construction company, the world’s largest road and bridge design and construction company, the world’s largest dredging company, the world’s largest container crane manufacturing company, and a leading offshore drilling platform design company and equipment provider. It is also the largest international engineering contracting company in Asia and the largest highway investor in China.
Introduction to Lawyers
Lawyer Chang Wenbin
Lawyer Chang Wenbin worked in a bank for many years. He can use his rich experience to provide unique legal perspectives for financial and financial derivatives litigation. He has represented clients in several infringement cases related to Shanghai Qingke Kaisheng Fund, which has been covered by major media such as The Paper and Phoenix Finance. He used his unique litigation strategies and actively collected key evidence, helping nearly 80 investors recover hundreds of millions of yuan in losses. He now provides legal advice and litigation services for various funds and trusts. With many years of experience in engineering litigation, he provides comprehensive professional legal services for construction projects. His services include civil engineering, construction engineering, steel structure engineering, equipment installation engineering, and glass curtain wall engineering. He has represented state-owned enterprises such as China Construction Bureau No. 8, Guangzhou Construction Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Engineering Construction Group Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Xinqiao Industrial Co., Ltd., Guangdong Xinguang International Group Co., Ltd., and Guangdong Light Textile Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd. He has also represented dozens of construction project contract disputes, with a total value of over 500 million yuan.
Lawyer Ke Cheng
Lawyer Ke Cheng is a partner at Longan Guangzhou. He is a member of the Longan National Company Law and Legal Counsel Committee and a leading young lawyer in Guangzhou. He has many years of experience teaching at universities and has been engaged in legal education and practice. He has published more than ten professional articles in important journals such as Times Law and Shanghai Political Science University Journal. He has participated in several national social science fund projects and has a solid theoretical foundation and research capabilities. He has also worked as a legal manager in the legal department of large enterprises, giving him a unique perspective on company operations. His main areas of practice include corporate business, dispute resolution, and criminal-medical intersections. He has provided legal services for companies such as Guangdong Pearl Shipping Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Innovation City Construction Investment Co., Ltd., a certain district committee in Guangzhou, Jinan University Education Development Foundation, Shenghui Holding Group, Beisongqing, and Heinz (China).
Lawyer Zhang Ping
Lawyer Zhang Ping graduated from South China University of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in law. He is a member of the 12th Real Estate Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association. He has rich experience in legal work for central enterprises and has been in the legal profession for nearly ten years.
His main areas of practice include real estate investment and financing, risk prevention and management in real estate development, risk prevention and management in construction projects, corporate mergers and reorganizations, and major civil and commercial litigation or arbitration. He has provided legal services for well-known companies such as Ho Yingdong Group, Guangzhou Nansha Development and Construction Co., Ltd., Hاج Hwang Real Estate Co., Ltd., Guangdong Water Power Bureau No. 2 Co., Ltd., Jiangzhu Highway Jiangmen Section Co., Ltd., Guangxi Changjiu Automobile Investment Group Co., Ltd., and Guangdong Litian Technology Co., Ltd.
Some of his representative services include: 1. Acting as legal advisor for multiple construction projects. Providing guidance on bidding, contract review, contract performance, contract management, claims, project settlement, and risk prevention and management. 2. Providing specialized legal advice for the cooperation and development contract of the real estate project in the northern area of Guangzhou Nansha Commercial Center (114 acres) between Guangzhou Nansha Development and Construction Co., Ltd. and Leimeng (International) Group Co., Ltd.
Lawyer Liao Junlian
Lawyer Liao Junlian is a partner at Longan Guangzhou. She has worked in the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court for over ten years. She specializes in civil and commercial cases and has strong judicial thinking and practical experience. She represents clients in various major, complex, and difficult civil and commercial cases. She also provides legal advisory services for enterprises. She has provided legal services for Guangdong Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau, Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen, Ping An Trust Co., Ltd., Tianyi E-commerce Co., Ltd. Guangdong Branch, and Guangzhou Hongri Energy Co., Ltd. She is also an arbitrator at the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission and an external tutor at Guangdong University of Finance and Economics and South China Agricultural University.
Lawyer Zhang Jing
Lawyer Zhang Jing is a senior partner at Longan Guangzhou. She has a Bachelor’s degree in law from Sun Yat-sen University. She has long been involved in legal services in areas such as equity structure design, corporate mergers and reorganizations, private funds, equity incentives, cross-border investment and financing, and technology transfer. She is skilled in designing transaction prices and equity structures based on different transaction backgrounds and drafting clear and logical legal documents. She is highly praised by clients. She has provided professional legal services for well-known companies such as Midea Group, Star River Real Estate, Yuzhou Real Estate, Jingye Mingbang Real Estate Group, Boishi Education Group, Foshan Jinkong, Yingfeng Holding, and Foxconn. She is a new talent in foreign-related lawyers in Guangdong Province, a member of the Equity Investment and Private Fund Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association, holds legal professional qualifications, and is a member of the Democratic Construction Party.
Lawyer Duan Huiru
Lawyer Duan Huiru has been practicing law since 2019. She has represented several companies in construction project disputes, including a certain construction group in Shenzhen, a certain decoration engineering company in Guangdong, a certain construction company in Zhejiang, a certain design engineering company in Guangdong, a certain construction company in Guangzhou, and a certain construction group in Guangdong. She has participated in the due diligence project of a certain branch of Ping An Bank Co., Ltd., involving tens of millions of yuan in transactions. She has provided long-term legal advisory services for several companies, including a certain group company, a certain automotive electronics company in Guangzhou, and a certain investment company in Nanhai, Foshan. Her main areas of practice include real estate and construction projects, corporate legal affairs, and dispute resolution.