Zhong Lun Law Firm continues to be a leading TMT practice and excels in handling a wide range of matters in the telecoms and internet sectors. M&A, equity and debt financing, and investments are all key parts of the practice, which represents telecom sector clients, internet providers, private equity funds, and investment institutions in transactions.  The Beijing-based team also draws on its IP, data protection, cybersecurity, and regulatory expertise to assist clients. Victor Yu, Jihong Chen and Anthony Zhao are all noted for their specialism in the TMT sector. Peng Cai leads on data protection matters, while William Qiu handles TMT-related transactions. Peng Zhang is the go-to for IP disputes and Yang Zhou handles TMT and corporate issues from Shanghai.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very responsive, technically prepared and good communication skills which stand out amongst peers. ’

  • ‘Yang Zhou is definitely the Chinese TMT expert and I strongly recommend his skills and grip on the client, especially for complex and added value legal matters. He proved to be not only very knowledgeable of Chinese TMT sector regulatory issues usually encountered by foreign businesses in China, but also in terms of practical business issues connected with the legal ones, which made his assistance very valuable. ’

  • ‘Clear high-tech industry in-depth services and contributions to core industries.’

  • ‘William Qiu understands transactional laws and has industry connections.’

Key clients

  • Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.(00268)
  • Chaos Investment
  • Jiangxiaobai Holdings Limited
  • Princeton Digital Group
  • Vlinker Cayman Limited
  • China C&D Equity Investment LLC.
  • Picus China Gmbh
  • InnoLight (300308)
  • Motorola Solutions Inc.
  • Guangdong Galanz Microwave Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • Fortinet Inc.
  • Chongqing E-Pet Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Chongqing Wuzhou Century Culture Media Co.,Ltd.
  • CEME
  • Sonova
  • Groz-Beckert KG
  • Shanghai Prosolar Resources Development Joint Stock Company
  • IAV
  • HLT
  • SACMI
  • Carraro
  • Shanghai Enflame Technology Co., Ltd.
  • CICC Capital
  • Shenzhen Jaguar Microsystems Co., Ltd.
  • ArcoMicro Microelectronics (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
  • Unisplendour Corporation
  • Whirlpool (China) Co., Ltd
  • Ansteel Group
  • China Mobile Equity Fund
  • China Mobile Investment Holding Co., Ltd.
  • General Technology Group Capital Limited
  • T.Y. Lin International Ltd.
  • Beijing CytoNiche Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
  • Eagle Quest International Ltd.
  • Qingdao Magene Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
  • AltoBeam Inc.
  • Trex Technologies
  • Shanghai Yibu Semiconductor Ltd.
  • Redhill Capital
  • Shenzhen Ysemi Computing Co., Ltd.
  • Jadestone Capital
  • China National Pharmaceutical Investment Co., Ltd.
  • Shunwei Capital
  • Blackstone Group
  • Ascendent Capital Partners
  • L Catterton Asia
  • Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited
  • Farizon Auto
  • Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited
  • Schneider Electric (China) Co. LTD
  • Samsung SDS (China) Co., Ltd.
  • Oracle (China) Software Systems Co., Ltd.
  • China Mobile
  • Mobvoi
  • Beijing Baichuan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Assisted Hong Kong IPO with data legal services for Mobvoi Information Technology Company.
  • Advised Schneider Electric (China) on telecom compliance for energy efficiency management software.
  • Advised Samsung SDS (China) on telecom compliance for cloud service usage fee collection payment.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Ron Cai, Xiaoming Song, Bijun Huang, Wei Du, Gang Zhao

Other key lawyers

William Qiu, Yang Zhou, Peng Cai, Peng Zhang, Victor Yu, Jihong Chen, Anthony Zhao