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  • Ricky LUO

    Equity Partner / Shanghai

  • Tel +8-21-6061-3666

    Email rickyluo@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Cross-border Investment/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration, Labor & Employment

  • Industries

    Media-Sports & Entertainment

CV

Ricky LUO

Ricky Luo's main practice includes cross-border transactions and foreign related commercial dispute resolution.

Over the years, Ricky has provided legal services to many reputable clients, including Chanel, Pepsi, General Motors, SoftBank, Johnson Controls, ARM, Schneider Electric, ZF, TTM, Shanda Games, FIFA, Harsco, Steinweg, Olam and MyEG.

Ricky has been involved in a number of projects where Chinese companies make investments overseas, including New Times Material (600458.SH)'s acquiring ZF Group's global rubber and plastic business, Xiwang Food (000639.SZ)'s acquiring Iovate Health and Fastprint Technology (002436.SZ)'s acquiring Xcerra's PCB business.

Ricky has also been representing nearly one hundred international clients from more than twenty countries and areas in their litigation and arbitration cases before PRC Supreme Court, Hong Kong High Court, Singapore High Court, CIETAC, HKIAC, SIAC, LMAA and SHIAC.

Representative Matters

M&A and Restructuring

  • Participated into the project of Xiwang Food (000639.SZ)'s acquiring Iovate Health as PRC counsel

  • Advised on the project of Fastprint Technology (002436.SZ)'s acquiring Xcerra's PCB business as PRC counsel

  • Provided legal support to the project of New Times Material (600458.SH)'s acquiring ZF Group's global rubber and plastic business as PRC counsel

  • Participated into the project of Modern Pharmaceutical (600420.SH)'s issuance of new shares for acquiring Weiqida Pharmaceutical as PRC counsel

  • Advised on the project of Zhebao Media (600633.SH)'s issuance of new shares for acquiring Bianfeng Games as PRC counsel

  • Represented a US power transmission technology company in carrying out due diligence on target companies in China and issued PRC legal opinion 

  • Advised a Chinese Internet company on its restructuring for purpose of overseas IPO


Litigation & Arbitration

  • Acted for a well-known memory card manufacturer in a series of brand protection cases before Beijing High People's Court

  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in a construction contract dispute before Shanghai High People's Court

  • Advised a Canadian engineering company on a Sino-foreign joint venture contract dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Beijing)

  • Assisted a famous French wine company in a business contract dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai)

  • Represented a Singaporean company in financial derivatives contract disputes before the courts in China and Singapore

  • Represented a Hong Kong company in equity disputes before the courts in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong

  • Assisted a multinational company headquartered in Singapore in several international arbitration recognition and enforcement cases in the Chinese mainland

  • Represented a U.S. listed company and its affiliates in a cross-border product liability case before Shanghai High People's Court and the Supreme People's Court

  • Represented a US listed company's Chinese subsidiary in an employment dispute with its former general manager 

  • Represented an Italian company in suing its former Chinese business head for breach of duties and infringement of company's interest

 

Employment:

  • Provided legal support to a U.S. invested company for its massive lay-off in Shenzhen

  • Provided legal support to a UK invested company for its laying off hundreds of employees throughout China

  • Advised a Hong Kong logistics company in a white-collar criminal case

  • Advised a Singaporean company on dispatching employees to participate in an overseas training and drafted relevant legal documents

  • Advised a U.S. invested company in dismissing a general manager in China

  • Advised a Canadian invested company in dismissing a general manager in China

  • Provided daily legal support to a U.S. hotel management group on employment matters and prepared full sets of employment related documents


Honors and Awards

For Individual

Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers of Pudong

Memberships & Affiliations

Council Member, Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association, Pudong

Council Member, Shanghai Overseas Returned Scholars Association, Sub-association for English-speaking Countries

Council Member, Pudong Youth Lawyers Federation

Deputy Director, Shanghai Fudan University Alumni Association, Sub-association for Law

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar

  • Education

    LL.M., Trinity College
    LL.M., Fudan University
    BEc., Fudan University

  • Professional Experience

    Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers
    Yao Liang Law Office

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English