Since commencing practice in 2018, Lawyer Wu Liyuan has focused on civil and commercial dispute resolution and specialises in real estate and construction engineering, criminal litigation and standing corporate legal counsel work.

Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Bachelor of Laws

Awarded the "2022 Deals of the Year Award (Dispute Resolution)" by the internationally renowned legal weekly *China Business Law Journal* (CBLJ)

Awarded the "Business Achievement Award" by the Guangzhou Lawyers Association

Awarded the "Award for Safeguarding Social Stability" by the Guangzhou Lawyers Association

Awarded the "Gold Recommended Product" in the Legal Service Products Competition held by the Guangzhou Lawyers Association

"Best Debater" of the Fourth Guangzhou Lawyers' Debate Competition

"Group Excellence Award" of the Fourth Guangzhou Lawyers' Debate Competition

"Excellence Award for Lawyers" and "Outstanding Lawyer Award" of SGLA Law Firm

Member of the Enterprise Legal Counsel Business Professional Committee of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association

SGLA Law Firm Guangzhou Office, practicing lawyer

SGLA National, Member of the Construction Engineering Professional Committee

SGLA National, Member of the Criminal Professional Committee

SGLA Guangzhou, Secretary-General of the Commercial Litigation and Arbitration Department

[Selected Representative Litigation Cases]

·Handled the dispute over infringement of the right of information network dissemination brought by a Guangzhou cultural communication company against a Beijing information service company (a Fortune Global 500 enterprise) and a (Beijing) limited liability company (the case successfully broke through the safe harbour principle, and after winning, the platform operator and the infringer bore liability jointly);

·Served as counsel in applying to the First Circuit Court of the Supreme People's Court for retrial in the case of the plaintiff, a Meizhou comprehensive wholesale market development company, against the defendant, the people's government of a district of Meizhou City, concerning other administrative acts (amount in dispute: RMB 127.67 million);

·Handled a series of property damage compensation disputes involving a Guangzhou limited company, Lin XX, a Guangzhou electronic technology company and third party Liu XX [from the opposing party claiming approximately RMB 98 million in compensation from our client to a final comprehensive judgment under which the opposing party compensated our client approximately RMB 2.6 million];

·Acted as counsel in the private lending dispute of Wei XX and Li XX against a Guangdong company and Hu XX, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 50 million (after winning, the case entered enforcement proceedings and an application was successfully made to convert enforcement proceedings into bankruptcy proceedings);

·Handled a series of collective labour arbitration cases involving a Heshan limited company (a major group-sensitive case) and the criminal case of its legal representative for refusal to pay labour remuneration, which attracted great attention from the local municipal government departments;

[Selected Representative Standing Legal Counsel / Special Legal Counsel Engagements]

·Served as standing legal counsel to the Guangzhou Market Procurement Trade Association;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Foshan Ruishan Group Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangdong Zhenniuguan Trading Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangdong Hongzheng Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangzhou Huajiang Property Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangzhou Dafu Road Diamond Jewellery Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangzhou Guliang Yujianni Trading Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangzhou Wanrong Chuangyu Incubator Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangzhou Hejin Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangzhou Anghaier Investment Holding Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Guangzhou Mengbaobei Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Jiangmen Buweiji Catering Management Co., Ltd.;

·Served as standing legal counsel to Foshan Baohua Renewable Resources Co., Ltd.

[Selected Representative Non-Litigation Legal Work]

·Issued a legal opinion for a Guangzhou development general company on the public transfer through the Guangzhou Property Exchange of its 100% equity interest in a Guangdong real estate development company (valued at approximately RMB 300 million);

·Handled a special legal service project on the feasibility study for the third phase of a real estate project under a Guangzhou real estate group company. The project covers a total site area of 2,771,947.18 m2 (equivalent to 4,158 mu), of which the first-phase cooperative land area is 242,800 m2 (equivalent to 364 mu); the land use is residential and commercial; the comprehensive floor area ratio of the plot is 1.0; the total floor area counting towards the ratio is 242,800 m2; the commercial-residential ratio is 10:90, the building density 35% and the greening rate 35%. The long-term cooperative land area is 2,529,147.18 m2 (equivalent to 3,794 mu);

·Served as special legal counsel to Mr. Liang XX in connection with the signing of a lease contract with an economic cooperative and a villagers' group in Panyu District, Guangzhou (the leased land subject matter is approximately 30,000 m2).

1. "How to Break Through the 'Safe Harbour Principle' to Protect Creators' Rights?" (bilingual Chinese-English), published in the "Expert Strategy" column of the official website of *China Business Law Journal* (CBLJ).