Based in Beijing, the JunHe LLP antitrust and competition team is praised for providing ‘outstanding client service and excellent insights without fail.’ Yingling Wei helms the practice, with recent experience including advising Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in a multi-jurisdictional merger filing for its proposed joint venture with Renault S.A.S. regarding their powertrain solutions business. Mingfang Gong, who brings experience working at MOFCOM, regularly advises clients in merger control filings. Described by clients as being ’very responsive, flexible and commercial minded’, Janet Hui offers extensive expertise in cross-border M&A transactions and related antitrust requirements.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Janet Hui and her team provide outstanding client service and excellent insights without fail. High degree of responsiveness despite having many clients and time differences with US clients.’

  • ‘Janet Hui is the best competition lawyer in China. Her colleagues are supportive and available.’

  • ‘Adequate staffing, rich industry knowledge, timely and effective cooperation and communication.'

  • ‘JunHe's antitrust team, particularly Janet Hui, has always been a safe pair of hands. She is extremely responsive, and is always able to draw on her incredible insights from advising on competition investigations on the ground. ’

  • ‘Very good competition practice.’

  • ‘Janet Hui is very responsive, flexible and commercial minded’

  • ‘Janet Hui and her team distinguishes themselves from peers by their solid legal expertise and deep insights into the clients' business purposes.’

  • ‘Compared with her peers, Janet Hui excels in her customer-orientation, veteran experiences and high diligence.’

Key clients

  • VMware Inc.
  • BDT & MSD Partners
  • Alano Jaya Investment Pte Ltd
  • PT Nicole Metal Industry
  • Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd
  • Foxconn EV Singapore
  • ZF Friedrichshafen AG
  • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
  • GIP III Global Investment S.a.r.l.
  • ITALO – Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
  • Singapore Airlines
  • AB Volvo
  • Renault s.a.s
  • Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
  • Saudi Iron & Steel Company
  • INEOS Industries Holdings Ltd
  • Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

Work highlights

  • Represented Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd and Geely Automobile Holdings Limited in multi-jurisdictional merger filing for the Proposed Establishment of a Joint Venture with Renault S.A.S.
  • Represented VMware Inc in the China merger control filing for proposed acquisition of shares in Broadcom Inc.
  • Represented Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) P.J.S.C.,Österreichische Beteiligungs AG,OMV Aktiengesellschaft in the China merger control filing for Proposed acquisition of shares in OMV Aktiengesellschaft by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) P.J.S.C..

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yingling Wei

Other key lawyers

Mingfang Gong, Janet Hui