Zhelong Lian

Representative Cases

Corporate Legal Counsel

• Samsung (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

• Posco (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

• Doosan Construction Machinery (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

• SK Construction Co., Ltd.

• LG Commercial Co., Ltd. Beijing Representative Office

• Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Beijing Representative Office

• Lotte Mart

• G-Market

• Anke Construction (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Affiliated to Hyundai Group)

• BC Card Corporation

• Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)

• World Overseas Korean Traders Association (World- OKTA)

Representative Transactions

M&A and Financing

• Advised SK in its acquisition of an asphalt company in Shaanxi

• Advised SK (China) in its acquisition of an asphalt company in Shanxi

• Advised SK in its acquisition of a new energy company in Zhejiang

• Advised LG Commercial Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of a coal mining company in Inner Mongolia

• Advised STX Corporation in its acquisition of a watercraft fittings company in Dalian

• Acted for Changchun Hi-Tech Development Zone in relation to an overseas financing project

• Acted for Beijing Motonic Corporation in relation to an M&A transaction

• Acted for Ping’an Trust in its acquisition of a Korean restaurant chain

• Acted for OPTIS Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of an optical equipment enterprise in Fuzhou

• Acted for a major Korean communication enterprise in the design and documentation of its Chinese VIE structure

• Acted for a Korean large Internet enterprise in the design and documentation of its Chinese VIE structure

• Acted for a Chinese large media enterprise in the design, documentation, and international financing of its Chinese VIE structure

Capital Markets

• Provided legal services to Baotou Education Industrial Development Co., Ltd. in its issuance of a corporate bond amounting to RMB 800 million

• Provided legal services to Chongqing Fuling Traffic & Tourism Construction Investment Group Co., Ltd. in its issuance of a corporate bond amounting to RMB 1 billion

• Provided legal services to Inner Mongolia Jinlong Industrial Park Development & Construction Co., Ltd. in its issuance of a corporate bond amounting to RMB 800 million

• Provided legal services to a major Chongqing SOE in its issuance of a Private Placement Note (PPN) amounting to RMB 1 billion

• Provided legal services to a major Chongqing SOE in its issuance of a Private Placement Bond (PPB) amounting to RMB 500 million

• Provided legal services to a Chongqing large SOE in its issuance of a Private Placement Note (PPN) amounting to RMB 800 million

• Provided legal services to Chongqing Xinyu Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. in its issuance of a corporate bond amounting to RMB 500 million

• Provided legal services to a major Chongqing SOE in its issuance of a Project Revenue Bond amounting to RMB 1 billion

• Provided legal services to a Beijing Internet company in regard to its listing on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ)

• Provided legal services to the financing subsidiary of Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. in relation to a Factoring Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) project

Entertainment and Media

• Acted as a legal counsel for CJ E&M Corporation in relation to its Chinese investments (FDI)

• Acted as a legal counsel for CJ E&M Corporation in its acquisition of a Chinese advertising company

• Acted as a legal counsel for CJ E&M Corporation in its acquisition of a Chinese Internet company

• Acted as a legal counsel for CJ E&M Corporation in its establishment of a film and television culture fund in China

• Acted as a legal counsel for CJ E&M Corporation in its establishment of Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Venture (EJV) company

• Acted as a legal counsel for Korean Dexter Studios in relation to its Chinese film co-production unit

• Acted as a legal counsel for Korean Daewon Media in relation to its Chinese investments (FDI)

• Acted as a legal counsel for a major Chinese media company in relation to its investment cooperation with a leading Korean TV station

Dispute Resolution

• Represented Doosan Group in several disputes related to sales contracts; won all the cases and assisted the client with securing a significant payment for the goods in dispute

• Represented a Korean commercial enterprise in its steel products arbitration; won the case

• Represented Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in its steel trade lawsuit and won the case

• Represented a Chinese large Internet financing enterprise in its enforcement of arbitral award and assisted the client in realizing its creditor’s claims

Working Experience

Partner, AnJie Broad Law Firm

Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Associate, Jin Ping Law Firm

Qualifications