Chaozhen Zhao

Partner

  • Email

    zhaochaozhen@zlwd.com

  • Tel

    13888946068

  • Office

    Kunming

Mr. Zhao Chaozhen is a senior partner and director of the urban renewal legal affairs department of Beijing Zhonglun W&D (Kunming) Law Firm. Mr. Zhao Chaozhen is a member of the Construction and Real Estate Professional Committee of the Yunnan Lawyers Association, a member of the Legal Expert Committee of the Yunnan Environmental Protection Association, a member of the Land and Real Estate Professional Committee of the Kunming Lawyers Association, and a member of the Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Legal Professional Committee of the Kunming Lawyers Association. In 2022, entrusted by the Yunnan Provincial Environmental Protection Association, the Urban Renewal Legal Affairs Department assisted the Yunnan Environmental Protection Association in establishing a legal expert committee. In 2024, he was awarded the 2024 "Construction Real Estate" and "Administrative Law" Professional Lawyer of Yunnan Province.


Working Experience


  • 2008.12/2011.8 Paralegal of Yunnan Xinming Law Firm
  • 2011.11/2019.9 Paralegal/lawyer of Yunnan Hongkuang Law Firm, during which he served Yunnan Copper Group and Yunnan Chengtou Real Estate Consulting Co., Ltd
  • 2019.9/2022.3 Yunnan Ansheng Law Firm, Director and Secretary of the Party Branch
  • Since March 2022, he has been a senior partner and director of the Urban Renewal Legal Affairs Department of Beijing Zhonglun W&D (Kunming) Law Firm


Achievements

(1) Participated in the acquisition of two batches of 3.8 billion yuan of assets in the Yintai project, assisted in drafting the agreement, and handled the subsequent settlement and coordination work;

(2) Conducted due diligence on the Guiyang Jinqiao project;

(3) Conducted due diligence on the Jinghong City Investment Merger and Acquisition project and the Macong project;

(4) Conducted due diligence on the Laos Mouding project and the preliminary due diligence on the Yinhai Real Estate project;

(5) In 2016, handled the deconsolidation, scheme design, and agreement drafting for the Wenquan Valley project;

(6) In 2016, participated in the negotiation and agreement drafting for the 1.2 billion yuan asset project of the Nuo Shida Guodian Cultural City project;

(7) Conducted legal due diligence on the 3.2 billion yuan asset project of the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, signed and negotiated the cooperation framework agreement, designed and drafted the transfer plan and agreement for the exhibition operation rights, and drafted the equity transfer and acquisition agreement for the real estate and hotel projects;

(8) Participated in the early-stage expansion and framework agreement drafting for the Shanghai Sheshan Red Tourism Cultural City project;

(9) Handled the equity acquisition of Yunnan Tongcheng Architectural Decoration Co., Ltd.;

(10) Provided legal special services for the first-level development of the land north of the Ring Road and the school land of Kunming Lake Longjiang Longrui Company;

(11) Successfully resolved the equity dispute of the Yunli Passenger Transport Station project, reached a settlement among all parties, facilitated the smooth transfer of the project, and recovered the transfer payment;

(12) Fully participated in the handling of the July 2018 Kunming Lake owner education degree petition and stability maintenance event;

(13) Properly handled the mass petition event of migrant workers caused by the engineering settlement dispute between Du Hao and Ruan Shi Company;

(14) Provided special services for the construction cooperation plan of the Kunming International Commercial Arbitration Service Center;

(15) Served as an external director of Xishan District Urban Renewal Land Development Co., Ltd. and participated in multiple company works;

(16) Represented in an administrative lawsuit case due to dissatisfaction with the administrative penalty decision and achieved significant results: the administrative penalty decision of over 8.5 million yuan by the Natural Resources Bureau of a certain city was revoked;

(17) Represented in a construction contract dispute case and achieved significant results: the first-instance court fully supported the claim of 11,279,464.3 yuan for the construction payment and interest, and the contractor was held jointly and severally liable within the scope of the outstanding construction payment. The second-instance court upheld the judgment;

(18) Represented in an administrative reconsideration and administrative lawsuit case due to the illegal procedure of the administrative agency and achieved significant results: the superior government of a certain city adopted the agent's opinion, revoked the approval twice, and ordered the municipal government to handle it in accordance with the law;

(19) Represented the municipal government of a certain city in a group purchase agreement and bankruptcy creditor confirmation dispute case and achieved a comprehensive victory in both the first and second instances, successfully ensuring the recognition of over 40 million yuan of co-beneficial debts;

(20) Represented in an equity transfer dispute case and achieved a comprehensive victory in both the first and second instances;

(21) Represented in a demolition benefit compensation contract dispute case and achieved a victory: the claim for compensation of the attached objects on the ground was fully supported by the court;

(22) Represented the client in an administrative penalty case for suspected illegal operation and achieved significant results: the local education administrative department made a decision not to impose an administrative penalty for this illegal administrative act;

(23) Participated in the land rights transfer contract dispute as the agent of the third party, and the agent's opinion was adopted by the court, which rejected the claims of both the plaintiff in the main lawsuit and the defendant in the counterclaim;

(24) Represented a village collective in a land compensation dispute case and achieved a reversal in the second instance, fully supporting the client's appeal and counterclaim requests, reducing the client's economic loss by over 3.6 million yuan;

(25) Served as the long-term legal advisor for the Yunshan Community Residents' Committee of Qingyun Sub-district, Panlong District, the Zhongmufu Village Shareholding Cooperative of Rixin Community, Guanshang Sub-district, Kunming City, and the Rixin Community Residents' Committee of Guanshang Sub-district, Kunming City;

(26) Provided third-party consulting services for the City Investment Hanlin Xuefu project;

(27) Participated in the urban renewal and transformation project of the 29th District of Kunming Xishan District Urban Renewal Land Development Co., Ltd. (28) Special legal services for the promotion of real estate expropriation and demolition in No. 123, Jinchajie Community, Liujia Sub-district Office, Guandu District, Kunming City;

(29) Yunnan Trust - Dianchi 2020-006 Collective Fund Trust Plan;

(30) Legal services for risk assessment regarding the promulgation and implementation of the "Interim Measures for the Disposal and Management of Illegally Constructed Buildings in Guandu District, Kunming City".

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Honors

(1) "OTC Over-the-Counter Market Expert Lawyer" awarded by the China Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Investment and Financing Service Association;

(2) "Top Ten Lawyers Legal Service Team of Yunnan Province" awarded by the Department of Justice of Yunnan Province and the Yunnan Lawyers Association;

(3) "Intermediate Lawyer Trainer" jointly awarded by China Lawyers Business School, Zhonggu Online Legal Service Group, and LTT President Lawyer Special Training Camp;

(4) Member of the Construction and Real Estate Legal Affairs Research Committee of the Yunnan Lawyers Association;

(5) Member of the Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Legal Professional Committee of the Kunming Lawyers Association;

(6) Member of the Land and Real Estate Law Professional Committee of the Kunming Lawyers Association;

(7) Outstanding Lawyer of Yunnan Province in 2021;

(8) Leading Talent of Young Lawyers in Yunnan Province;

(9) Delegate of the Eighth Yunnan Lawyers' Congress;

(10) Director and Assessment Committee Member of the Fifth Kunming Lawyers Association;

(11) "Double-Certified Professional Lawyer in Construction and Real Estate and Administrative Law" of Yunnan Province in 2024.
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Education

Master of Laws, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

Professional Qualifications

PRC Lawyer’s Practicing Qualification

Languages

Chinese and English