Industries

Banking

Basic Overview

In today’s banking environment, regulatory frameworks are growing ever more stringent and fast-evolving. The tightening compliance requirements stand in striking tension with the surging demand for business innovation. Commercial banks are confronted with various challenges across core areas including compliance management, product innovation, risk prevention and control, institutional restructuring, and dispute resolution. Amid strict adherence to regulatory requirements issued by authorities such as the People’s Bank of China and the National Financial Regulatory Administration, how to advance digital transformation, optimize credit structures, mitigate systemic risks, and develop distinctive business lines has emerged as a core priority for the management and compliance departments of all types of banks—ranging from large state-owned banks, joint-stock commercial banks, city commercial banks, and rural commercial banks to branches of foreign banks.

The Banking and Finance Team of Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has developed  profound expertise in the banking sector through years of practice, offering end-to-end legal services to clients across the banking industry. With an acute grasp of the latest legislative, judicial and regulatory updates in the banking field, the team boasts an intimate understanding of industry trends and emerging transaction structures—encompassing credit management, the new asset management regulations, consumer rights and interests protection and fintech supervision. Leveraging efficient cross-regional collaboration and dedicated professionalism, we deliver not only compliant and forward-looking legal services, but also commercially sound, risk‑aware solutions rooted in industry practices. We are dedicated to assisting banking clients building secure, resilient and regulation-compliant operational systems. Based on comprehensive risk prevention and control, we support our clients in driving business transformation, elevating compliance efficiency and fostering sustainable, long-term growth.



Services

  • 1. Legal Services for Bank Regulatory Compliance and Internal Control

    • Daily advisory on regulatory compliance across key areas including capital adequacy ratio, liquidity management, anti-money laundering, and consumer rights and interests protection
    • Legal services for establishing and optimizing internal control systems, along with developing and updating compliance brochure 
    • Legal services forregulatory inspections, as well as the design and implementation of rectification plans
    • Legal services for bank compliance training and construction of risk early-warning mechanisms
  • 2. Legal Services for Core Banking Operations

    • Credit and Security Business:Legal review of facility agreement; drafting and revision of loan contracts and security documents; compliance advisory for pledge and mortgage registration; and legal structuring for supply chain finance
    • Payment, Settlement and Negotiable Instruments:Compliance review of payment transactions; legal risk mitigation in bill acceptance, discounting and collection; and compliance advisory for payment system integration
    • Bank Cards and Consumer Finance:Compliance advisory for credit card operations; legal structuring of consumer credit products; and personal information protection compliance (in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law and the Guidelines for Consumer Rights and Interests Protection in Banking Financial Institutions)
    • Financial Asset Management:Disposal of non-performing assets (including recovery, transfer and restructuring); compliance oversight for the disposal of foreclosed assets; and legal services for asset-backed securitization initiatives
  • 3. Legal Services for Establishment, Restructuring and M&A of Banking Institutions

    • legal services for the establishment of banks and their branches, including regulatory access and approval applications
    • Legal services for banking reorganization, restructuring and equity transfer
    • Design of M&A transaction structures, legal due diligence, and drafting of transaction documents
    • Legal services for the exit, liquidation and compliance integration of banking institutions
  • 4. Legal Services for Project Finance and Syndicated Loans

    • Design of syndicated loan transaction structures and preliminary compliance reviews
    • Legal due diligence for project finance (covering key banking investment sectors such as infrastructure and energy)
    • Drafting of legal documents for financing security and optimization of security structures
    • Compliance review for loan disbursement and closing, as well as legal services for post-closing management
  • 5. Legal Services for Financial Innovation and TechnologyFinance

    • Compliance services for bank digital transformation (covering online banking, intelligent risk control, etc.)
    • Design of legal framework for fintech cooperation (including third-party payment, big data risk control, blockchain applications)
    • Legal feasibility review for innovative financial products (such as green credit and inclusive financial products)
  • 6. Legal Services for Dispute Resolution and Risk Management

    • Representation in credit, negotiable instrument, and non-performing asset recovery disputes-litigation/arbitration
    • Protection of bank rights in enforcement proceedings, property preservation, and bankruptcy reorganization
    • Emergency response for major compliance risk incidents
  • 7. Legal Services for Daily Operations and Contracts

    • Drafting and review of standard form contracts for routine banking operation
    • Compliance review of related-party transactions, legal due diligence for external cooperation
    • Daily legal services covering employee labor relations and intellectual property protection 

Service Performance

  • Providing long-term legal services to China Development Bank 
  • Providing long-term legal services to Export-Import Bank of China for its equity investment project
  • Providing long-term legal services to Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
  • Providing long-term legal services to China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd.
  • Providing long-term legal services to the Beijing branch of Agricultural Bank of China Co., Ltd.
  • Providing long-term legal services to PSBC Wealth Management Co.,Ltd.
  • Providing long-term legal services to Everbright Wealth Management Co., Ltd.
  • Providing long-term legal services to China Development Bank Capital
  • Providing legal services to the Beijing branch of Agricultural Bank of China Co., Ltd. for its foreign-related letter of guarantee project
  • Providing legal services to the Beijing Xicheng District’s sub-branch of Agricultural Bank of China Co., Ltd. for its distressed debt transfer project
  • Providing legal services to the Beijing Xicheng District’s sub-branch of Agricultural Bank of China Co., Ltd. for its non-performing loan dispute project
  • Providing legal services toChina Everbright Bank Co., Ltd.for its compulsory enforcement project involving Zhonghai Trust Co., Ltd.
  • Providing legal services toBank of Communications Co., Ltd.for its credit risk mitigation warrant project