Previously held litigation positions at PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited and Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd., served as a mediator for the Guangdong Insurance Industry Association, and was seconded to a district people's court in Guangzhou as a mediator under the litigation-mediation interface mechanism for insurance disputes. During that period he successfully mediated approximately 150 cases, including insurance contract disputes and traffic accident liability disputes, accumulating experience for the pilot roll-out of the insurance dispute litigation-mediation interface mechanism in other courts in the Guangzhou area, and was awarded the title of "Outstanding Mediator" for 2019 by the Guangdong Insurance Industry Association. He was formerly a business partner of Beijing DeHeng Law Offices (Guangzhou) and received that firm's 2023 "Outstanding Lawyer" award. He has handled a large number of cases involving motor insurance and accident/health insurance contract disputes, insurer subrogation disputes, motor vehicle traffic accident liability disputes, guarantee insurance contract disputes and all-risks property insurance contract disputes, and has substantial insurance theory knowledge and legal practice experience. He has participated in handling a number of major and politically sensitive criminal cases in China and the region, such as the case of Shang X and others in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, on suspicion of organising, leading and participating in a mafia-like criminal organisation, and the "Banmoula" case of Yu X and others in Yulin City, Guangxi Province, on suspicion of organising and leading pyramid selling activities. He is familiar with labour disputes such as employment contracts and work-related injury insurance, disputes over private lending, technical services, commercial housing sales and leases, tort liability disputes, as well as criminal appeals, compliance and defence, and is also familiar with corporate governance, equity structure and legal advisory work, and can provide clients with comprehensive contentious and non-contentious legal services including commercial dispute resolution.
-Awarded the title of "Outstanding Mediator" for 2019 by the Guangdong Insurance Industry Association
- the title of "Outstanding Lawyer" for 2023 by Beijing DeHeng Law Offices (Guangzhou)
·Mediator of the Guangdong Zhenghe Banking and Insurance Consumer Rights Protection Centre
·Mediator of the Haizhu District Mediation Association of Guangzhou
[Representative Insurance Litigation Projects]
·For a municipal branch of PICC P&C, pursued subrogation against the expressway operator in respect of a Bentley vehicle colliding with debris left on the expressway; the court ultimately ordered the expressway operator to compensate 70% of the loss.
·For a shipping agency company, resolved complex legal issues relating to jurisdiction, applicable law and the scope and effect of insurer subrogation in a dispute arising from an incident during the road transport leg of multimodal transport, ultimately achieving a successful exemption from liability for the shipping agency company.
·Appeared and obtained a favourable judgment for a sub-branch of Sunshine P&C in a case where the insured vehicle was insured for commercial purposes as a non-operating vehicle but a change in its use significantly increased the degree of risk, resulting in a loss.
·Initiated insurer subrogation for a municipal branch of PICC in a case where the insured Mercedes-Benz vehicle was damaged by a falling object; despite a serious lack of evidence on the insurer's part, counsel obtained a favourable judgment after repeated investigation and evidence collection and the flexible use of litigation techniques.
[Wealth Management/Corporate Governance Projects]
·Provided standing legal counsel to a family real estate enterprise, and provided non-contentious and contentious services in respect of labour disputes, contract disputes and fund lending between the enterprise and individuals arising in the course of its operations and management.
·Provided legal services to a film and media company whose cinemas nationwide had suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including rent reduction negotiations, drafting/review of agreements and conducting litigation, securing substantial rent reductions for the company and helping it through its operating difficulties so that it could continue operating and turn losses into profits.
[Economic Crime Defence and Criminal-Civil Crossover Projects]
·Handled the "Banmoula" case in the cosmetics sector, known as Asia's number one case, involving suspected organisation and leadership of pyramid selling activities and the seizure and freezing of substantial assets of criminal suspects and third parties.
·In handling the case of Zhang Yu X and others on suspicion of cross-border gambling and establishing casinos, the assets of third party Cui X Li were frozen on the ground that payment received for clothing transactions with clients was suspected gambling money (as well as illegal remittance through underground banks); as Cui X Li's criminal appeal representative, filed appeals with the public security authorities, the procuratorate and the court and obtained the unfreezing of the assets.
·Handled the defence in the case of the largest "predatory loan" syndicate in a county in Guangdong Province, acting as defence counsel for the criminal suspect Deng X Jian; where the procuratorate had recommended a sentence of 7 years for fraud, 1 year for picking quarrels and provoking trouble and 1 year for impairing credit card management, effective and precise defence resulted in the court sentencing Deng X Jian to only 5 years' imprisonment for fraud and dismissing the other charges.
·Provided corporate criminal compliance review services to a financial enterprise, reviewing the criminal risks suspected in its actual business activities and putting forward compliance recommendations.
Previously held litigation positions at PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited and Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China, Ltd., served as a mediator for the Guangdong Insurance Industry Association, and was seconded to a district people's court in Guangzhou as a mediator under the litigation-mediation interface mechanism for insurance disputes. During that period he successfully mediated approximately 150 cases, including insurance contract disputes and traffic accident liability disputes, accumulating experience for the pilot roll-out of the insurance dispute litigation-mediation interface mechanism in other courts in the Guangzhou area, and was awarded the title of "Outstanding Mediator" for 2019 by the Guangdong Insurance Industry Association. He was formerly a business partner of Beijing DeHeng Law Offices (Guangzhou) and received that firm's 2023 "Outstanding Lawyer" award. He has handled a large number of cases involving motor insurance and accident/health insurance contract disputes, insurer subrogation disputes, motor vehicle traffic accident liability disputes, guarantee insurance contract disputes and all-risks property insurance contract disputes, and has substantial insurance theory knowledge and legal practice experience. He has participated in handling a number of major and politically sensitive criminal cases in China and the region, such as the case of Shang X and others in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, on suspicion of organising, leading and participating in a mafia-like criminal organisation, and the "Banmoula" case of Yu X and others in Yulin City, Guangxi Province, on suspicion of organising and leading pyramid selling activities. He is familiar with labour disputes such as employment contracts and work-related injury insurance, disputes over private lending, technical services, commercial housing sales and leases, tort liability disputes, as well as criminal appeals, compliance and defence, and is also familiar with corporate governance, equity structure and legal advisory work, and can provide clients with comprehensive contentious and non-contentious legal services including commercial dispute resolution.
-Awarded the title of "Outstanding Mediator" for 2019 by the Guangdong Insurance Industry Association
- the title of "Outstanding Lawyer" for 2023 by Beijing DeHeng Law Offices (Guangzhou)
·Mediator of the Guangdong Zhenghe Banking and Insurance Consumer Rights Protection Centre
·Mediator of the Haizhu District Mediation Association of Guangzhou
[Representative Insurance Litigation Projects]
·For a municipal branch of PICC P&C, pursued subrogation against the expressway operator in respect of a Bentley vehicle colliding with debris left on the expressway; the court ultimately ordered the expressway operator to compensate 70% of the loss.
·For a shipping agency company, resolved complex legal issues relating to jurisdiction, applicable law and the scope and effect of insurer subrogation in a dispute arising from an incident during the road transport leg of multimodal transport, ultimately achieving a successful exemption from liability for the shipping agency company.
·Appeared and obtained a favourable judgment for a sub-branch of Sunshine P&C in a case where the insured vehicle was insured for commercial purposes as a non-operating vehicle but a change in its use significantly increased the degree of risk, resulting in a loss.
·Initiated insurer subrogation for a municipal branch of PICC in a case where the insured Mercedes-Benz vehicle was damaged by a falling object; despite a serious lack of evidence on the insurer's part, counsel obtained a favourable judgment after repeated investigation and evidence collection and the flexible use of litigation techniques.
[Wealth Management/Corporate Governance Projects]
·Provided standing legal counsel to a family real estate enterprise, and provided non-contentious and contentious services in respect of labour disputes, contract disputes and fund lending between the enterprise and individuals arising in the course of its operations and management.
·Provided legal services to a film and media company whose cinemas nationwide had suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including rent reduction negotiations, drafting/review of agreements and conducting litigation, securing substantial rent reductions for the company and helping it through its operating difficulties so that it could continue operating and turn losses into profits.
[Economic Crime Defence and Criminal-Civil Crossover Projects]
·Handled the "Banmoula" case in the cosmetics sector, known as Asia's number one case, involving suspected organisation and leadership of pyramid selling activities and the seizure and freezing of substantial assets of criminal suspects and third parties.
·In handling the case of Zhang Yu X and others on suspicion of cross-border gambling and establishing casinos, the assets of third party Cui X Li were frozen on the ground that payment received for clothing transactions with clients was suspected gambling money (as well as illegal remittance through underground banks); as Cui X Li's criminal appeal representative, filed appeals with the public security authorities, the procuratorate and the court and obtained the unfreezing of the assets.
·Handled the defence in the case of the largest "predatory loan" syndicate in a county in Guangdong Province, acting as defence counsel for the criminal suspect Deng X Jian; where the procuratorate had recommended a sentence of 7 years for fraud, 1 year for picking quarrels and provoking trouble and 1 year for impairing credit card management, effective and precise defence resulted in the court sentencing Deng X Jian to only 5 years' imprisonment for fraud and dismissing the other charges.
·Provided corporate criminal compliance review services to a financial enterprise, reviewing the criminal risks suspected in its actual business activities and putting forward compliance recommendations.