Charles Xue
Senior Partner
Shanghai Office
Mandarin | English | Japanese
+86 21 68361233
charles.xue@sgla.com
7/21F, Foxconn Building, No.1366 Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong, Shanghai, P.R. China
Lawyer Summary

Attorney Xue Weihua is a senior partner of SGLA Law Firm, a member of the China National Democratic Construction Association, a council of the China Business Law Society, a member of the Internet and Information Technology Business Research Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association, and a member of the Informatization Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association. Attorney Xue, graduated from the Law School of Fudan University, has over 15 years of experience practicing law as an attorney, and is able to work fluently in Japanese and English.

Before joining SGLA, attorney Xue worked as the partner in various famous international law firm in Tokyo and Osaka, and a law firm in China. He provided legal services to nearly one hundred of Fortune 500 companies from the United States, Europe and Japan in their whole process of foreign investment, M&A, labor redundancy, liquidation, commercial dispute resolution and other projects invested in China. And he worked closely with Japanese law firms, accounting firms and tax firms to provide legal advice to nearly twenty well-known Chinese companies in their investment and financing, and M&A in Japan. Attorney Xue specializes in solving complex legal issues, and can skillfully find the key to solving problems for clients by legal approaches. His clients cover various fields and industries such as automobile, chemical, machinery, new energy, internet, biopharmaceutical, blockchain, IT, real estate, tourism, trade, food, etc.

Education
Fudan University
Social Activity

Member of the China National Democratic Construction Association

Director of the China Business Law Society

Member of the Shanghai Young Entrepreneurs' Association

Member of the Internet and Information Technology Business Research Committee and the Informatization Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association

Experience

2022.1 to date, SGLA Law Firm,Senior Partner

2017.9-2021.12, SG & CO PRC LAWYERS,Senior Partner

2008.9-2012.1, Cast Law P.C. Tokyo/ Osaka Representative Office (Japan),Lawyer/Researcher

Case

1.Provided legal services on the land use right, construction of factories and harbors, capital increase, and environmental protection to the USD 2 billion paper manufacturing project of Jiangsu Oji Paper Co., Ltd., which was invested by Oji Paper Co., Ltd in Nantong, the largest foreign investment project in China.

2.Provided legal services to projects such as ITOCHU Corporation's M&A of Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co., Ltd., YAMATO Holdings' M&A of Shanghai Bashi Logistics Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Bashi Logistics Distribution Co., Ltd., Nippon Kaiji Kyoka's restructuring of its companies in China, strike of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in its Guangzhou factory, joint venture of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. and Vanke Real Estate Co., Ltd., investments of Tokyu Land Corporation in China, joint venture of FUJIFILM Business Innovation and Radio and Television Group, joint venture of KADOKAWA Corporation and Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., establishment of Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) Co., Ltd., establishment of the investment company of Sumitomo Electric Industrie, establishment of the music studio of Yamaha Corporation and Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and the establishment of the Promis Micro Loan Co., Ltd., the first micro loan company invested by foreign entity in Shanghai.

3.Provided legal services on the labor and employee placement to nearly forty affiliates invested by multinational companies in China, such as BP p.l.c., Weir Group, Webster in Australia, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Group, NEC Corporation, etc.

4.Provided legal services on due diligence of invested companies and preparation of transaction documents as an external advisor to a number of PEVC institutions, including SBI, CVCapital, and CUAM.

5.Provided dispute resolution services to dozens of companies such as China National Building Material Group Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain Co., Ltd., with a cumulative amount of successful cases of over RMB 300 million in the past three years.

6. Provided legal and consulting services on investment and financing and establishment of the local corporation in Japan to dozens of Chinese famous companies such as Xiecheng Tourism, Tongcheng-Elong, Fosun, China News Service, Juneyao Airlines, S'YOUNG, Haidilao, etc.

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Charles Xue
Senior Partner
Shanghai Office
Mandarin | English | Japanese
Labor & Employment
Dispute Resolution
+86 21 68361233
charles.xue@sgla.com
7/21F, Foxconn Building, No.1366 Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong, Shanghai, P.R. China
Lawyer Summary

Attorney Xue Weihua is a senior partner of SGLA Law Firm, a member of the China National Democratic Construction Association, a council of the China Business Law Society, a member of the Internet and Information Technology Business Research Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association, and a member of the Informatization Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association. Attorney Xue, graduated from the Law School of Fudan University, has over 15 years of experience practicing law as an attorney, and is able to work fluently in Japanese and English.

Before joining SGLA, attorney Xue worked as the partner in various famous international law firm in Tokyo and Osaka, and a law firm in China. He provided legal services to nearly one hundred of Fortune 500 companies from the United States, Europe and Japan in their whole process of foreign investment, M&A, labor redundancy, liquidation, commercial dispute resolution and other projects invested in China. And he worked closely with Japanese law firms, accounting firms and tax firms to provide legal advice to nearly twenty well-known Chinese companies in their investment and financing, and M&A in Japan. Attorney Xue specializes in solving complex legal issues, and can skillfully find the key to solving problems for clients by legal approaches. His clients cover various fields and industries such as automobile, chemical, machinery, new energy, internet, biopharmaceutical, blockchain, IT, real estate, tourism, trade, food, etc.

Education

Fudan University

Social Activity

Member of the China National Democratic Construction Association

Director of the China Business Law Society

Member of the Shanghai Young Entrepreneurs' Association

Member of the Internet and Information Technology Business Research Committee and the Informatization Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association

Experience

2022.1 to date, SGLA Law Firm,Senior Partner

2017.9-2021.12, SG & CO PRC LAWYERS,Senior Partner

2008.9-2012.1, Cast Law P.C. Tokyo/ Osaka Representative Office (Japan),Lawyer/Researcher

Case

1.Provided legal services on the land use right, construction of factories and harbors, capital increase, and environmental protection to the USD 2 billion paper manufacturing project of Jiangsu Oji Paper Co., Ltd., which was invested by Oji Paper Co., Ltd in Nantong, the largest foreign investment project in China.

2.Provided legal services to projects such as ITOCHU Corporation's M&A of Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co., Ltd., YAMATO Holdings' M&A of Shanghai Bashi Logistics Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Bashi Logistics Distribution Co., Ltd., Nippon Kaiji Kyoka's restructuring of its companies in China, strike of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in its Guangzhou factory, joint venture of Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. and Vanke Real Estate Co., Ltd., investments of Tokyu Land Corporation in China, joint venture of FUJIFILM Business Innovation and Radio and Television Group, joint venture of KADOKAWA Corporation and Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., establishment of Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) Co., Ltd., establishment of the investment company of Sumitomo Electric Industrie, establishment of the music studio of Yamaha Corporation and Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and the establishment of the Promis Micro Loan Co., Ltd., the first micro loan company invested by foreign entity in Shanghai.

3.Provided legal services on the labor and employee placement to nearly forty affiliates invested by multinational companies in China, such as BP p.l.c., Weir Group, Webster in Australia, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Group, NEC Corporation, etc.

4.Provided legal services on due diligence of invested companies and preparation of transaction documents as an external advisor to a number of PEVC institutions, including SBI, CVCapital, and CUAM.

5.Provided dispute resolution services to dozens of companies such as China National Building Material Group Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain Co., Ltd., with a cumulative amount of successful cases of over RMB 300 million in the past three years.

6. Provided legal and consulting services on investment and financing and establishment of the local corporation in Japan to dozens of Chinese famous companies such as Xiecheng Tourism, Tongcheng-Elong, Fosun, China News Service, Juneyao Airlines, S'YOUNG, Haidilao, etc.