Lawyer Jian Zou graduated from Renmin University of China and the University of Bristol UK, obtaining a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree respectively. He commenced his legal practice in 2011 and joined Zhonglun Wende Law Firm in 2014. He is currently a partner at Beijing Zhonglun Wende Law Firm. From April to August 2019, he was seconded to A&L Goodbody Solicitors in Ireland for work and exchange. He specializes in legal matters pertaining to finance, energy, corporate securities, and dispute resolution.

Working Experience

• From 2014 to 2020, practice lawyer at Zhonglun Wende Law Firm in Beijing
• From 2020 up to now, Partner at Zhonglun Wende Law Firm, Beijing

Achievements

• In the financial sector, lawyer Jian Zou provides perennial legal counsel and specialized legal services to entities such as SPIC Finance Co., Ltd., China United Insurance Group Co., Ltd., and Tibet Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. He conducts specialized inspections on five private fund managers under CreditEase Wealth Management in accordance with the relevant regulations and requirements of the Asset Management Association of China. He also provides specialized legal services for the issuance of multiple trust products by Daye Trust, for the domestic guarantee and overseas loan project of Weichai Power, and for the overseas financing of the Huadian Group's Mymensingh project in Bangladesh and the Sihanoukville Port project in Cambodia.
• In the energy sector, lawyer Jian Zou provides perennial legal counsel and specialized legal services to Sinopec Natural Gas Company, Jiangxi Provincial Water Conservancy Investment Group Co., Ltd, and Jintai Fujia (Chengdu) Investment Co., Ltd. He also provides specialized legal services for multiple new energy mergers and acquisitions projects of subsidiaries of China Huadian Corporation Limited, multiple new energy mergers and acquisitions projects of China Three Gorges New Energy (Group) Co., Ltd., and the joint venture project established by CNOOC Group and Maersk Group in Guangdong. Additionally, he represents Tibet Beikong Clean Heat Power Co., Ltd. in conducting legal due diligence on multiple heating projects in Shanxi Province.

• In the field of corporate securities, lawyer Jian Zou provides perennial legal counsel and specialized legal services to Beitou Group, CapitaMalls Asia, Hongkun Real Estate Group, Oceanwide Real Estate, BTG Group, Jintai Industry & Finance (Beijing) Venture Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd., and SPIC International Finance (Hong Kong) Company Limited, among others. He also specialized legal services for the restructuring project between Minmetals Group and MCC Group, and specialized legal services for the NEEQ listing project of Henan Liwei Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Master of Commercial Law, University of Bristol, UK
Bachelor of Law, Renmin University of China

PRC Lawyer’s Practicing Qualification

Chinese and English