Real Estate & Construction

Basic Overview

Real Estate and Construction Engineering is a cornerstone and core practice area of Zhonglun W&D Law Firm. Over years of dedicated practice, the firm has cultivated solid collaborative ties with government agencies such as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources, as well as numerous state-owned enterprises, central state-owned enterprises, large real estate developers, insurance companies, financial groups, major financial institutions, and related intermediaries. With high-quality, professional, efficient, and comprehensive legal services, we serve as a trusted partner for developers and contractors. In addition to traditional legal services, we excel in emerging areas including Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects and Engineering, Procurement, Construction(EPC) projects. International project contracting and infrastructure investment and financing are also core strengths of the firm.
In response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the call for corporate going global, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm actively supports Chinese enterprises in expanding overseas. As one of China’s earliest law firms to specialize in international legal services, the firm has delivered end-to-end, globally aligned and locally adaptive legal services to numerous Chinese companies engaged in overseas construction development and infrastructure investment and financing. With extensive practical experience and a global network of legal resources within the sector, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm maintains long-term collaborations with law firms across Africa, South America, Russia, Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and many other regions worldwide.
In recent years, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has served hundreds of overseas projects for top engineering groups such as China State Construction Engineering Corporation, China Communications Construction Company Limited, China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, China Railway Group Limited, Power Construction Corporation of China, Ltd., and China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd., as well as cross-border investment, mergers and acquisitions, and infrastructure financing projects for numerous Chinese enterprises. The firm is committed to underpinning Chinese companies’ global growth and fostering their development into internationally competitive multinationals.

Services

Legal Services for Overseas Engineering:

Legal Due Diligence for International Engineering Investment and Contracting in Target Countries

Agency Agreements for International Engineering Market Expansion

Legal Services for Investment, Financing, Construction, Operation, and Transfer in International PPP/BOT Projects

Drafting, Review, and Negotiation of Bidding Documents and Employer Contracts for International Engineering Cash-Based Projects

Legal Services for Recovery of International Engineering Payment Arrears

Legal Services for International Engineering Project Variations and Claims

Legal Services for International Engineering Subcontracting, Global Procurement, and Labor Employment

Handling of International Engineering Claims, Contract Disputes, Investment and Financing Litigation, and International Arbitration Cases

Legal Services for International Engineering Standard Contracts (e.g., FIDIC) and Contract Risk Control
Long-term Legal Services for International Engineering Contracting and Investment
Legal Services for Construction Engineering:

Legal Services for Construction Project Approval and Initiation

Legal Services for Construction Project Loan Financing

Legal Services for Cooperative Development of Construction Projects

Legal Services for Construction General Contracting and Subcontracting

Legal Services for Construction Project Bidding

Legal Services for Construction Project Implementation and Management

Legal Services for Construction Project Settlement

Legal Services for Construction Dispute Resolution

Legal Services for Litigation and Arbitration in Construction Engineering Matters
Legal Services for Real Estate:

Legal Services for Primary Land Development

Legal Services for Public Offering of Land Use Rights

Legal Services for Real Estate Project Development and Financing

Legal Services for Real Estate Project Construction (Including but Not Limited to Featured Towns, Data Centers)

Legal Services for Sales, Leasing, Trading, and Transfer of Real Estate Projects

Legal Services for Equity Transactions and Transfers of Real Estate Companies

Legal Services for Property Management

Legal Services for Secondary Real Estate Market

Legal Services for Real Estate Mortgage Loans

Legal Services for Real Estate Investment Trusts, Private Equity Funds

Legal Services for Real Estate Asset-backed Securitization

Legal Services for New Infrastructure Construction (Data Centers/Cloud Computing Centers, Smart Transportation, Smart Cities)
Legal Services for Litigation and Arbitration in Real Estate Matters

Service Performance

1.Providing Long-term Legal Services for the Following Government Agencies/Public Institutions:

The Ministry of Natural Resources
Beijing Municipal Administration of State Land, Resources and Housing
Beijing Land Reserve Center
China Academy of Space Technology (Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology)

2.Providing Long-term Legal Services for the Following Real Estate Enterprises:

Beijing Fangshan Infrastructure Construction Co., Ltd.
Beijing Jinhe Wansheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Xinzheng Chaoda Real Estate Co., Ltd

3.Providing Long-term Legal Services for the Following Central State-Owned Enterprises, State-Owned Enterprises, Private Enterprises, and Foreign-Invested Enterprises:

Beijing Fangshan New Town Property Co., Ltd.
Beijing Fangshan Cultural Tourism Investment Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Jingping Water Service Co., Ltd.
Beijing Unistrong Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
China Datang Corporation Ltd.
China Datang Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Henan Airport Investment Group Co., Ltd.
China National Aviation Fuel Group Limited
CRRC Technology Park (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Beijing Xinjie Ruichi Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.
China Forestry Group Corporation
Zhengda Overseas Chinese Business Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Huango Commercial Management Co., Ltd. (Specialized and Long-term Legal Service Projects)
Tianjin Higreen Investment & Development Co., Ltd. (including Specialized Legal Services for the Tianjin Rungis International Business District Project)
Beijing Xuyu Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (including Specialized Legal Services for the Rong Center Project)
Beijing Gaohe Zhongzhi No. 39 Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. ((including Specialized Legal Services for the Gaohe Lanfeng Building Project)

4.Providing Long-term Legal Services for the Following Real Estate Private Equity Funds:

Suzhou GSUN Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Beijing Hopu Ronghao Capital Investment Management Co., Ltd.
5.Providing Long-term Legal Services for the Following Insurance Companies/Institutions:
People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited and its affiliated companies
Taikang Community Management Co., Ltd. (Asset-Light Leasing Investment Project)
China Life Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.
China Life Caregarden Health Management Co., Ltd
National Pension Insurance Co., Ltd.
Taikang Healthcare Industry Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (Asset-Light Leasing Investment Project for Elderly Care Services)

Achievements in Real Estate Litigation and Arbitration Cases

Representing Central University of Finance and Economics in an arbitration case regarding dispute over land swap contract with Beijing Ankang Weiye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Representing Beijing Yingcai Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over sales contract for commercial residential housing with Zhu Kexin
Representing Lafayette (Department Store) Beijing Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over housing lease contract with Jingrui Investment (Hainan) Co., Ltd.
Representing Yu Xueli in a case regarding dispute over equity transfer in a urban renewal project with Junefield Investment Company Limited

Achievements in Specialized Legal Services

1. Legal Services for Real Estate Mergers & Acquisitions
Providing legal services to Guoshou Real Estate Investment Management Co., Ltd. for the Zhangjiang Life Science Industrial Park Project
Providing legal services to Lishui Lianyi Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership) for the Investment in Yuexiu ICC Mall Project
Providing legal services to Beijing Daoqin Investment Management Co., Ltd. for the Acquisition of Dalton Xinhua School Project
Providing legal services to Taikang Community Management Co., Ltd. for the Acquisition of Zhengzhou Hongfu Cemetery Co., Ltd. Project
Providing legal services to Wanhou (Zhuhai) Investment Co., Ltd. for the Wuzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Project
Providing legal services to Wanhou (Zhuhai) Capital Investment Management Co., Ltd. for the Yitai Square Project
Providing legal services to Beijing Vanke Co., Ltd. for the North Riverside Metropolis Project

2. Legal Services for Infrastructure Construction
Providing long-term legal services to Beijing Fangshan Infrastructure Construction Co., Ltd.
Providing long-term legal services to Beijing Fangshan New Town Investment Co., Ltd.

3. Legal Services for Real Estate Finance
(1) Real Estate Private Equity Funds
Providing legal services to CCB Housing Leasing Private Fund Management Co., Ltd. for investments in projects across major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, and Chongqing
Providing legal services to CCB Housing Leasing Private Fund Management Co., Ltd. for the Ruiyun Project
Providing legal services to GSUM Real Estate Fund Management Co., Ltd. for the Venture Building Project and A8 Project
Providing legal services to Suzhou Yuanke No.2 Infrastructure Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership) for the Suzhou Yuanke No. 2 Fund Project
Providing legal services to National Pension Insurance Co., Ltd. for the Tashan Project
Providing legal services to GSUM Real Estate Fund Management Co., Ltd. for the Hengqin IFC Project
Providing legal services to Wanhou (Zhuhai) Investment Co., Ltd. for the Shunjingyuan Project and the Park Project
(2) Trusts/Bond Issuance
Providing legal services to China Life Investment Management Co., Ltd. for the Ping An Trust • Jiaxing City Investment Collective Trust Plan
Providing legal services to PICC Asset Management Co., Ltd. for the PICC Asset•Fuying Binjiang Real Estate Debt Investment Plan
Providing legal services to Guangzhou Zhongke Yatu Information Technology Co., Ltd. for the Debt Transfer Project
Providing legal services to China Datang (Xinjiang) Power Generation Co., Ltd. for the 2025 Corporate Bond Registration and Issuance Project
Providing legal services to China Datang (Xinjiang) Power Generation Co., Ltd. for the 2024 Super & Short-Term Commercial Paper Registration and Issuance Project
Providing legal services to Beijing Gonglian Co., Ltd. for the Non-public Offering of Corporate Bond Project
Providing legal services to China Datang Corporation Ltd. for the 2024 TDFI Registration and Issuance Project
Providing legal services to China Datang (Xinjiang) Power Generation Co., Ltd. for the Registration and Issuance of Perpetual Medium-Term Notes at the China Interbank Bond Market
Providing legal services to Beijing Water Investment Center (currently known as Beijing Water Investment Group Co., Ltd.) for the Issuance of Super & Short-Term Commercial paper
(3) Utilization of Insurance Funds
Providing legal services to Dajia Investment Holding Co., Ltd. for the Nanjing Gemdale Viseen▪Yuhua Innovation Center Project
Providing legal services to Taikang Healthcare Industry Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. for the Cooperative Development Project
Providing legal services to Taikang Healthcare Industry Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. for the Project of Fosun Apexvac (Dalian) Biopharmaceutical co.,Ltd. ?
Providing legal services to Taikang Healthcare Industry Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. for the Yijiangnan Cemetery Project in Pingba District, Anshun City

4. Real Estate Asset-backed Securitization
Providing legal services to Huajin Securities Co., Ltd. for the Huajin Securities•Maritime Hotel Asset-Backed Securities (CMBS)
Providing legal services to Zhengzhou Airport Science and Technology Investment Group Co., Ltd. for the Huatai•Hengfeng Electronics Industrial Park Asset-Backed Securities (CMBS)
Providing legal services to Guangzhou Yihe Development Group Co., Ltd. for the Hotel Asset-Backed Securities (CMBS)
Providing legal services to Datang Shandong Clean Energy Development Co., Ltd. for the Pingyin Wind Power Plant REITs Project
Providing legal services to Shanghai Ganghua Smart Energy Co., Ltd. for the Photovoltaic and Energy Storage New Energy REITs Project (Phase III, II, I)
Providing legal services to Suzhou Xinlian Financial Advisory Co., Ltd. for the Loufeng Street REITs Project
Providing legal services to GSUM Real Estate Fund Management Co., Ltd. and Suzhou Xinlian Financial Advisory Co., Ltd. for the Lianchuang Industrial Park REITs Project
Providing legal services to China Development Bank Securities Co., Ltd. for the Compliance Review Project for Publicly Offered REITs and Quasi-REITs Transaction Structures
Providing legal services to Dinghui Hongtai Investment Management (Shenzhen Qianhai) Co., Ltd. for the Youfu Lingang Private REIT Project

5. Legal Services for Urban Renewal Project
Providing legal services to Beijing Urban Renewal No. 7 Commercial Management Co., Ltd. for the Zhonghong New Generation Sale Project
Providing legal services to Xiamen Dinghui Jiarong Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. for the Majuqiao Project
Providing legal services to Xiamen Dinghui Jiahui Equity Investment Partnership Enterprese (Limited Partnership) for the Yicheng Heart Project

Major Achievements in Legal Services for Construction Engineering
From 2023 to 2025, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm has delivered comprehensive legal services in the construction engineering sector to a wide range of domestic and international clients. Based on available data, the firm has handled over 740 construction engineering-related cases (or clients), including long-term legal services, litigation and arbitration cases, non-litigation legal issues, and foreign-related legal services.

Selected client or projects are as follows:

1. Long-term Legal Services for Construction Engineering Enterprises
The Design Institute of China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd.
China Xinxing Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
China Construction First Group The Fifth Construction Co., Ltd.
Civil Aviation Airport Planning and Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
BCEG International Co., Ltd.
Beijing Fangshan Infrastructure Construction Co., Ltd.
Beijing, CCl architectural Co., Ltd.
Pan Pan Security Door (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
BafBon Water Service (Holding) Inc.,Shanghai
Shenzhen Metro Group Co., Ltd.
MCC (Tianjin) Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
CCCC Tianjin Dredging Co., Ltd.
Tianjin CECEP Green Building Development Co., Ltd.
Anhui Fengming Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
Anhui Bagong Construction Co., Ltd.
Zhongmao Group (Hubei) Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Construction First Construction Co., Ltd.

2. Legal Services for Construction Engineering Litigation and Arbitration Cases
Representing Central Academy of Fine Arts in an arbitration case regarding dispute over municipal engineering construction contract with China Construction First Group The Fifth Construction Co., Ltd.
Representing Beijing Taihe Wanxing Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. in an arbitration case regarding dispute over construction contract with Beijing Beixie Construction Engineering Company
Representing Baidu Cloud Computing Technology (Baoding Xushui) Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over construction contract with China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Case No.: (2023) Ji 0609 Min Chu No. 2942
Representing Baidu Cloud Computing Technology (Baoding Xushui) Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over construction contract with China Railway Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Case No.: (2023) Ji 0609 Min Chu No. 2926
Representing China Life (Suzhou) Pension and Wellness Investment Co., Ltd. in a case regarding dispute over construction contract with Suzhou Jinye Construction Development Co., Ltd.
3. Legal Services for Construction Engineering Projects
The Southern Technology Base Project of the First Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security
PICC Western Digital Center (Phase I) Project
Northern Information Center (Phase I) Project
The Bio CIty Project of Peking University
The Xiaojiahe Project of Peking University
The “Huguo Impression” Plaza Project on the Huguo Temple Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
The Construction Project(Phase I) of the Ice Thermal Energy Storage Project of Beijing Jingneng Future Gas Thermal Power Co., Ltd.
The Engineering R&D and Production Project organized by Tianjin Hi-tech Area
The Special Railway Line Project of Multimodal Transport Logistics Company in Tai’an City, Shandong Province
The Renovation Project of 14 Old Residential Areas including Chuanshan Plaza in Xihu District, Nanchang City in 2024
The Hekou Project of Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Co., Ltd.