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  • Yunhe XU

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2060

    Email xuyunhe@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Antitrust & Competition, Cross-border Investment/M&A, Litigation & Arbitration

  • Industries

    Energy & Power

CV

Yunhe XU

Mr. Xu is an authoritative expert on Korean related business in China's legal field and one of the lawyers in the "National List of 1,000 Foreign-related Lawyers" of the Ministry of Justice. Mr. Xu has been focusing on the field of corporate/foreign direct investment, corporate mergers and acquisitions, anti-monopoly and competition law, bankruptcy/liquidation, litigation & arbitration. He is currently the legal counsel of various Korean companies, government authorities and associations, such as Samsung, SK, CJ, Hyundai Motor, LG, Amore Pacific, LS, Doosan, POSCO, Hanwha, LOTTE, SM ENTERTAINMENT, NHN, KDB, SHBC, Hyundai Motor IB Securities (HMC Investment Securities), KB Securities, Binggrae, SMR, CTK Cosmetics, International Management Institute of the Federation of Korean Industries, Korea International Trade Association, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China, the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Tianjin, and the Korea Electronics Industry Promotion Association.

Representative Matters

[FDI/M&A]

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of an ethylene production enterprise in Wuhan by SKGC Corporation and Sinopec, with a total investment of CNY 20 billion

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation’s acquisition of shares of Meihua Group (Chinese A-share listed company), with billions of total investment

  • Provided legal services for Korean A Company’s acquisition of equity in a financial leasing company, with billions of total investment

  • Provided legal services for Chinese T Company’s acquisition of equity in a Korean insurance company, with billions of total investment

  • Provided legal services for corporate reorganization of Hanjin Shipping in China

  • Provided legal services for SKI Battery Cell Production Company Establishment Project in Yancheng City

  • Provided legal services for SK E&S Blue Sky Acquisition Project

  • Provided legal services for OCI’s acquisition of equity in Sunfar China

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation’s acquisition of equity in DAXIE and ZHENHAI

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of a battery pack production enterprise in Beijing by SKI Corporation, BAIC Motor and Beijing Electronics Holding Co., Ltd., (with a total investment of CNY 1 billion)

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation’s acquisition of the equity in Shenyang Hongmei and Heilongjiang Huanyu Gelin (corn deep-processing)

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang’s acquisition of Baiyu Factory under Beijing Er Shang Group, and Beijing Heshanzhen Comprehensive Foods Co., Ltd. (a wholly foreign owned enterprise)

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation’s participation in the capital increase (with consideration) of Shenzhen Yimin

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation’s Liquidation of Beidahuang JV

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation’s acquisition of the equity in ATOZ Group

  • Provided legal services for CJ CheilJedang Corporation’s acquisition of the equity in G Company in Changchun

  • Provided legal services for CJ Korea Express’s acquisition of the equity in APL Corporation in Singapore.

  • Provided legal services for SK’s acquisition of equity in SHELL TONGYI.

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Chilsung Drinks Corporation’s acquisition of 51% equity in Aodili Group (consisting of 5 companies) in Henan, China

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Chilsung Drinks Corporation’s acquisition of 100% equity in Jilin Baitoushan Mineral Spring Water

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Homeshopping Corporation’s adjustment of its shareholding in a Chinese TV shopping enterprise

  • Provided legal services for the merger of Mando Haerbin and Mando Beijing.

  • Provided legal services for Lotte Chilsung Drinks Corporation’s acquisition of all equity in Beijing Huafang Foods Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services for SK Telecom Corporation’s acquisition of the equity in a large Beijing-located SOE (consisting of 22 subsidiaries and over 200 branches)

  • Provided legal services for SK Energy Corporation’s acquisition and merger of 88 gas station and 3 oil depots in Hubei, China

  • Provided legal services for LS Cable Corporation’s acquisition and merger of Hangzhou Cable Co., Ltd.

  • Provided legal services for SK’s acquisition of 45% equity in Shanxi North Copper Inc.

  • Provided legal services for SK Energy Corporation’s acquisition and merger of large coal mines and power stations in Datong, Shanxi, China

  • Provided legal services for LS Mtron’s acquisition and merger of the assets of Haitai Group and Haitai Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. in Zhejiang, China

  • Provided legal services for SK Telecom Corporation’s acquisition and merger of an online shopping center in Shanghai, China

  • Provided legal services for SK Telecom Corporation’s acquisition of an online game operating company and an online game development company in Shanghai, China

  • Provided legal services for HALLA A&T’s acquisition of the assets and operation right of SABC in Beijing

  • Provided legal services for Qingdong Corporation’s acquisition of a large mine in Heilongjiang, China

  • Provided legal services for the establishment of an biomass power plant in Shandong by SK

  • Provided legal services for LG Electronics Corporation’s acquisition of a Chinese enterprise in Dandong


[Antitrust and Competition]

[Concentration of Undertakings Declaration]

  • Provided legal services for antitrust declaration for SKT's acquisition of 21.05% of SK hynix (final approval within 45 days from the date of filing)

  • Antitrust Declaration antitrust declaration on the establishment of joint venture between SK and SABIC in Singapore (final approval within 45 days from the date of filing)

  • Provided legal services for antitrust declaration on Lotte's acquisition of Hyundai Logistics

  • Provided legal services for antitrust declaration on CJ Korea Express’s acquisition of TCL Logistics

  • Provided legal services for antitrust declaration of JV established by SK acquiring TCL

  • Provided legal services for antitrust declaration on CJ's acquisition of Cofeed's

  • Provided legal services for antitrust declaration on Lotte's acquisition of Samsung SDI

  • Provided legal services for anti-monopoly declaration of overseas JV between South Korea A Company and Thailand B Company

  • Provided legal services for anti-monopoly declaration of the Sino-foreign joint ventures set up by SKI, Baicgroup and Beijing electronics holdings


[Anti-monopoly Investigation]

  • Provided legal services for NDRC's antitrust investigation into Hanjin Shipping

  • Provided legal services for price investigation of Hanjin Shipping by NDRC

  • Provided legal services for the response to the investigation into the abuse of dominant market position by the Chinese subsidiary of Korean Company A

Memberships & Affiliations

Adjunct Professor, China University of Political Science and Law

Former Legal Counsel, Korea Trade Association

Former Legal Counsel, Tianjin Federation of Commerce, Tianjin Korean Association

Former Counsel, Tianjin Foreign Investment Service Center,Tianjin Taiwan Investment Service Center

Former Legal Counsel, Korea Embassy in China

Publications

“Explanation of Chinese Laws and Regulations for the Investments in China (Korean)”, Maeil Business Newspaper Press, 2002

“Top 100 Issues in the Practice of Chinese Law (Korean)”, LAW&B, 2004

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 1999

  • Education

    LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law,1999

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 1999 to Present
    HanKyul (Korea) Law Firm, 2001

  • Languages

    Chinese
    Korean
    English