Haiyan Duan
Zhong Lun Law FirmZhong Lun Law Firm‘s range of employment law services includes advice on trade secrets and non-compete clauses, employment immigration and occupational health. The firm also regularly provides its large number of corporate and SOE clients with dispute resolution representation. The team is jointly led by trade union and collective bargaining specialist Haiyan Duan, internal HR policy expert Yeping (Carol) Zhu and regulatory compliance lawyers Gary Gao and Xiangwen Liu. Further names to note include the restructuring focussed Anderson Zhang and the highly recommended April Yan, who is dual qualified in the PRC and New York. The team is supported by a number of associates including Sophie Li and Jie Zha. The firm is praised by clients for providing ’practical and effective solutions‘.
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Testimonials
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‘They have both Chinese and English service capabilities and keep up with market developments in a timely manner.’
‘Lawyer April Yan is flexible in her approaches and and gets fast results.’
‘Zhong Lun has been our external retained legal counsel for years - the labour team demonstrates exceptional expertise and a proactive approach in addressing client concerns, providing prompt responses and practical and effective solutions.’
‘April (Jingan Yan) and her team demonstrate exceptional expertise and a proactive approach in addressing client concerns, providing prompt responses and practical and effective solutions.’
‘The team has strong professionalism, provides timely responses to customers, and shows strong flexibility to meet customer needs as much as possible.’
‘Lawyer Yan Jingan (April Yan) has a strong sense of customer service, and tries her best to make her and her team a one stop shop to create convenience for clients.'
Key clients
- Daimler’s PRC Affiliates (including Daimler Greater China Ltd., Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Ltd., and Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Co. Ltd, Daimler Trucks and Buses (China) Ltd.)
- Cummins (China) Investment Co.
- Total’s PRC Affiliates (including Total Energy (Beijing) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., Total Petrochemicals (Shanghai) Ltd., Total (China) Investment Co., Ltd.)
- Danone
- Sinopec Group
- NXP
- Dr. Schildbach Finanz-GmbH
- Emerson
- Mobil
- OPPO
- Shanghai Atour Business Management (Group) Co., LTD
- Halma
- Coach
- Texas Instrument
- Walmart
- American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
- Eastman Chemical Co
- Wabtec Corporation
- Crane Holdings, Co
- Yun Zhang Hu Tianjin Technical Co., Ltd.
- CD Capital
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- I-Mab
- Occumension Therapeutics
- Videndum Media Solutions
Work highlights
- Advising Total Energy (Beijing) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. on establishing a comprehensive employment compliance system.
- Advised ABS on employee transfer issues related to its spin-off transaction.
- Represented Wabtec Corporation’s affiliated company in a series of labour disputes with an same employee.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Carol Zhu
Zhong Lun Law FirmNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
April Yan
Zhong Lun Law FirmPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Xiangwen Liu, Gary Gao, Yeping (Carol) Zhu, Haiyan Duan