Asian Legal Business China July 2015

LAW FIRM LISTING: IS SHANDONG DEHENG SETTING A PRECEDENT? 律师事务所挂牌：山东德衡为中国律师界设置了先例

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REIT WAY

TAIWAN REFORMS

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房地产投 资 信 托 基 金 ： 万达试验 互 联 网 金 融 产 品

台湾地域报告： 着眼反竞争行为

股市恐慌： 中国出台前所未有的 救市政策

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COVER STORY Top 15 Rising Lawyers 2015

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ALB China showcases 15 ambitious young lawyers across China who have appeared on our radar because of their potential to become the next power players in the legal industry. Their growing record of achievements, coupled with their expanding client portfolio, make a solid case for why they have what it takes to climb to the top.

ALB 2015中国十五佳律师新星 《亚洲法律杂志》（A LB）向您推荐15位来自全国各地 的年轻律师，他们良好的发展态势让我们看到了这些人 在未来成为法律界“大咖”的潜质。这15名新星律师凭借 着卓越的表现、良好的口碑、日益扩大的客户群诠释了他 们的潜力和优秀，荣登榜单。

FEATURES Wanda’s Fashion

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万达之路 Dalian Wanda Group, China’s biggest real estate developer, is no longer interested in just being a developer. Its high-profile steps in the past six months are a convincing indicator that that the conglomerate is moving elsewhere. How risky is its quasi-REITs product? How will this global juggernaut handle its transformation into an asset-light business? How will it navigate the choppy waters of Internet finance? Shangjing Li reports 中国最大的房地产开发商大连万达集团对仅当个开发 商已经不再感兴趣。该集团过去6个月中的高调举动 证明了一点，即这家企业集团正在四面出击。其准房 地产投资信托（REIT）产品的风险性如何？这家全球 巨头将如何把握自身向轻资产型企业的转变？它又将 如何顺利驶过互联网金融汹涌的波涛？记者李尚晶报 道。

Taiwan’s sweeping Fair Trade reforms

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台湾的大规模公平交易改革 Antitrust law enforcement activity is on the rise in Asia, as local authorities seek to clamp down on anti-competitive behaviour.

This is also true in Taiwan, where a recent amendment to its Fair Trade Act laid out a new path for key areas of competition law and transformed the island’s business landscape.

Kanishk Verghese reports 随着当地政府部门视图取缔反竞争行为，亚洲的 反垄断执法活动日益增多，台湾也是如此。最近 台湾地区《公平交易法》修正案为竞争法的关键 领域开辟了一条新路，并改变了该地区的商业格 局。Kanishk Verghese报道。

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恐慌峰值模式 China’s attempts to stave off a full-blown crash have included unleashing unprecedented emergency support measures, reports Alex Richardson 中国进行多种尝试避免股市全面崩溃，包括采取 前所未有的紧急救市措施，Alex Richardson报 道

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着眼未来

Even though Chinese civilization dates back thousands of years, its relatively recent reemergence on the global stage means there is a sense of newness to its companies – and its law firms. Chinese companies, particularly technology firms like Huawei and Tencent, are changing the way the world does business. Similarly its law firms are transforming the traditional paradigms of the legal industries with its fresh approaches. And at the heart of this movement are exciting young lawyers who are challenging the established norms as they look to achieve higher levels of client satisfaction.

中国有着上千年的璀璨历史，但是直到近些年的重新崛起， 才让这个国家的公司以及律师事务所再次在国际舞台上崭露头 角。像华为、腾讯这样的科技企业正在改变世界的商业模式。 同样，中国的律所也在用自己的方式给世界律界重新树下标 杆。在这样一个近似“运动”的过程中，我们看到了一批年轻律师 的崛起，他们通过给顾客提供更满意的服务来挑战着既有的套 路。

The ALB Top 15 Rising Lawyers list showcases 15 of the brightest young legal minds in the country that are already making a name for themselves as they do quality work using groundbreaking new approaches. Apart from making their clients happy and firms proud, they also symbolize China’s trendsetting approaches to doing business, and look set to become household names in the years to come.

We look forward to seeing them rise even further.

《亚洲法律杂志》2015年律师新星榜单为您挑选出了中国15 个年轻智慧的律师，他们虽然年轻，可凭着高质量和有创造性 的律师服务，已经在行业内小有名气。除了让客户满意律所自 豪，更重要的是，他们的发展路径或代表着中国律所的发展方 向。我们由衷地祝愿这些冉 冉升起的律师新星们在未来 成为家喻户晓的律师，升得 更高。

RANAJIT DAM Managing Editor Asian Legal Business Thomson Reuters ranajit.dam@thomsonreuters.com

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Small step, big strides Deheng’s ‘listing’ might be a way for Chinese law firms to rethink how they raise capital

By SHANGJING LI

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ight years after Australia’s Slater & Gordon became the first law firm in the world to undertake an IPO, a Chinese law firm has become “listed.”

Earlier this month, Qingdao-based Shandong Deheng Law Firm started selling shares on the Qingdao Blue Ocean Equity Exchange, also known as the Four Board or the regional over-the-counter (OTC) market in China, setting a precedent for more than 20,000 law firms in the country.

But unlike Slater & Gordon in Australia or Gateley in the UK which also had its IPO in May this year, Shandong Deheng is not issuing public shares.

“When I talk about ‘listing’, I used a quotation mark.” said Hu Ming, the managing partner of Shandong Deheng, noting that it is far from what a traditional IPO is.

Through a private placement which is only open to partners working in the firm, Shandong Deheng aims to raise 40 million to 60 million yuan, or $6.5 million to $9.7 million by selling 10 million shares, according to the filing. The proceeds will be used to fund the firm’s online legal services business, labeled Deyi Online.

Deheng’s recent move created a buzz in China’s legal industry, after it talked itself up as becoming the first law firm to be “listed.”

However, like most parts in the world, China is still miles away from being a jurisdiction that allows law firms to have non-lawyers as stakeholders.

In Deheng’s case, it chose a relatively low-key regional OTC to trade shares, because neither of the main boards in Shanghai or Shenzhen, not to mention the ChiNext or the increasingly popular New Three board, currently allow partnership-based entities to get listed. Regional OTCs presently don’t come under the scrutiny of China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Besides, according to Luan Shaohu, the chairman of the Deheng Legal Group, Shandong Deheng’s parent, the Blue Ocean board has minimal requirements when it comes to information disclosure, and companies can even apply to be exempt from disclosure under certain circumstances.

Shandong Deheng announced its listing plan last July, and received the official approval from Qingdao Blue Ocean Equity Exchange almost a year later. The regional OTC even adjusted its rules to accommodate Shandong Deheng—previously it did not allow partnership-based entities onboard.

The law firm was established in 1993 in Qingdao, after which the partners expanded it to Beijing, and later spun that office off as a new firm called Beijing DHH that targets high-end work. A group holding company, Deheng Legal Group, was set up as the holding entity of the two firms which operate independently. Since then, the group has initiated many innovative methods of expansion,

including establishing Deyi to provide online legal services, and pursuing this “listing.”

“I think more and more firms will now embark on this revolutionary path,” Hu told ALB. “Deheng is not doing this only for ourselves; we are doing it to benefit China’s legal industry.”

Law firms in China and abroad are exploring whether partnership-based entities can list on stock markets. The UK introduced the concept of “alternative business structures” for law firms in 2011, including membershipbased organizations and publicly listed entities. The latter has been possible in Australia since at least 2007, when Slater and Gordon Lawyers became the first law firm to list in that country.

But do law firms in China really have the desire to follow suit? Given the regulatory requirements surrounding the structure of Chinese law firms, Chen Feng, the managing partner of Dacheng Law Offices in Shanghai, said no.

“Inside our firm, we have discussed what listing our firm would entail, and we reached a consensus that we won’t do it,” Chen said.

He noted that China has different set of

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rules for lawyers, given law firms are not registered with industrial and commercial bureau like most other companies, and thus a listing is hard to implement. Meanwhile, most law firms in China are still using a commission-based revenue system, unlike other companies that provide services and that makes the former inherently unready to pursue a listing.

“Most law firms in China don’t see the need to get listed, and nor do they consider it as a practical option. I don’t see why they would alter laws on a national level to help us list,” he said.

But Deheng’s move will no doubt be closely watched by other law firms keen to raise capital, as it sets a precedent for them.

Chen, the managing partner of the world biggest law firm at the moment, gives credit to Shandong Deheng’s innovative move, saying that it might be spearheading a change in how law firms are operated and financed.

“It is a catalyst for change. But how effective it is remains to be seen,” he said.

澳大利亚Slater & Gordon律师事务所 成为全球首家进行IPO的律所八年之 后，一家中国律所也成功“上市”了。 本月早些时候，位于青岛的山东德衡律 师事务所开始在中国的“四板”市场（也称区 域股权交易市场），即青岛蓝海股权交易中 心发售股票，开创了国内20,000多家律所 之先河。 但与澳大利亚的Slater & Gordon律所或 同在今年5月进行IPO的英国Gateley律所不 同，山东德衡律师事务所并不公开发行股 票。 山东德衡的管理合伙人胡明表示，“当我 谈论‘上市’的时候，我一般用引号。我会说 挂牌，”由此指出这与传统的IPO之间存在 差异。 从申报材料来看，通过只向在该所工作 的合伙人开放的定向私募，山东德衡希望出 售1000万股股票，募集4000万至6000万元 人民币，即650万至970万美元。募集资金 将用于为该所名为“德翼法律服务广场”的在 线法律服务业务提供资金。 由于该所将自己宣传成首家“上市”律 所，德衡近期的举动在中国法律界形成热 议。但与世界上绝大多数地区一样，中国离 成为允许非律师担任律所股东的司法管辖区 仍前路漫漫。 就德衡的情况而言，它选择了相对低调 的区域场外交易市场进行股票交易，因为无 论是上海还是深圳的主板市场目前都不允许 合伙制实体上市，更遑论创业板或日益受到 追捧的新三板。区域场外交易市场目前不受 中国证券监督管理委员会的监管。 此外，按山东德衡的母公司德衡法律集 团主任合伙人栾少湖的说法，蓝海板对信息 披露的要求最少，在特定情况下公司甚至可 以申请免于披露信息。 山东德衡去年7月宣布上市计划，在几乎 一年之后才收到青岛蓝海股权交易中心的正 式批准。该区域场外交易市场甚至调整了自 身的规则来适应山东德衡的情况，因为此前 该交易中心也不允许合伙制实体上板。 德衡律所事务所于1993年在青岛成立， 之后合伙人将其扩展到北京，稍后又将北京 办事处作为一家新律所剥离，称为北京德和

衡律师事务所，瞄准高端业务。德衡法律 集团是一家集团控股公司，作为这两家独 立运营的律所的控股实体而成立。从那以 后，该集团在扩张方面推出了许多创新方 法，包括建立“德翼法律服务广场”提供在 线法律服务以及寻求本次“上市”。 胡律师对ALB表示，“现在从国际上来 看尤其在互联网加 的大背景下，颠覆性 的改革会越来越多。这些事情我们不仅仅 是为自己做，我们也是为律师行业在做事 情。” 中国境内外的律所都在探索合伙制实 体是否能在股票市场上市。英国于2011 年针对律所提出了“替代性商业结构”的概 念，包括了会员制组织和公开上市实体。 至少从2007年开始，澳大利亚就允许公开 上市实体的存在，当时Slater&Gordon律 师事务所成为该国首家上市律所。 德衡开拓先河之后，会有更多的中国 律所走上上市道路吗？鉴于围绕中国律所 结构的监管要求，大成律师事务所上海管 理合伙人陈锋表示，情况并不一定如此。 “在我们所内，我们讨论过要不要上市 的问题，最终我们的原则是不大会上市。” 陈律师称。 他指出，中国对律师有不同的规则， 因为律所不像绝大多数其他公司那样在工 商局登记，上市难以实施。同时，中国的 绝大多数律所仍采用提成制的收入体系， 各方面跟公司制的企业还相差很远，这使 得律所本质上并未准备好寻求上市。 陈律师表示，目前国内绝大大多数律 所因为规模和创收的限制，并没有上市的 需求，“我认为在律所事务所里有这样想法 的不是很多，这样如果从国家层面上做立 法的变更，我认为短期内不会，”他说。 但由于德衡为渴望融资的其他律所开 创了先例，它的一举一动无疑将受到其他 律所的密切关注。 陈律师作为目前全球规模最大的律所 大成的管理合伙人，对山东德衡的创新之 举给予了肯定。“从另外一个角度，这件事 对未来事务所从司法行政管理到工商登记 管理，有一定的推动和催化作用，但效果 如何有待观察，”他说。

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DEALS: YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE

$1.96 BILLION

DEAL NAME

IPO

LEGEND HOLDINGS’ HONG KONG IPO • Legend Holding Corp is the largest shareholder in personal-computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. • Should Legend go public, it could become the third-largest IPO in Hong Kong this year after Huatai Securities, and GF Securities.

• Apart from Lenovo, which went public in Hong Kong two decades ago, Legend also controls Chinese private-equity firm Hony Capital.

$9 BILLION PRIVITASATION

QIHOO 360 GO-PRIVATE BID • Qihoo, which listed in the United States in 2011, may be the largest Chinese tech company to receive a go-private offer in recent months.

• Tech executives at several Chinese companies are betting on higher valuations back home, where the main stock index surged more than 50 percent this year.

FIRM

JURISDICTION

VALUE DEAL TYPE (US$ MLN)

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Legend Holdings’ Hong Kong IPO

Jia Yuan Law Offices Davis Polk & Wardwell

China, Hong Kong

1,960

IPO

Hong Kong, China

2,300

JV

Hong Kong, China, Netherlands

1.800

M&A

U.S., China

9,000

Privatisation

U.S., China

1,250

Debt

China, US

920

Debt

China

4,850

IPO

China

240

IPO

China, Hong Kong

925

IPO

JunHe Hewlett-Packard’s joint venture with Tsinghua Holdings

Allen & Overy

Jianguang Asset Management’s agreement to buy Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductor’s power amplifier business

Deacons

Fangda Partners

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Houthoff Buruma Tian Yuan Law Firm

Qihoo 360 go-private bid Jingtian & Gongcheng Baidu’s public offering of 3% and 4.125% notes

Maples and Calder Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Appleby Baker & McKenzie

Chongbang Holdings’ fundraising

$4.85 BILLION

Deacons

IPO

GUOTAI JUNAN’S SHANGHAI IPO • Shanghai-headquartered Guotai Junan, China’s largest brokerage by revenue and third largest by profit, has followed in the footsteps of other Chinese brokerages tapping into the country’s capital markets to fund their booming margin-trading business.

• Guotai Junan’s IPO is the fourth in the mainland market to raise more than $1 billion in the past 12 months.

Clifford Chance

Jones Day Guotai Junan Securities’ Shanghai IPO Xinhua online arm Shanghai IPO

Haiwen & Partners King & Wood Mallesons Deheng Law Offices Paul Hastings Davis Polk & Wardwell

Red Star Macalline’s IPO

Commerce & Finance Law Offices Llinks Law Offices

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Chengdu’s Tahota looks east with Jinan launch

济南办事处成立，成都泰和 泰向东部扩张

xpansion-hungry Chengdu-based law firm Tahota has established a presence on China’s eastern seaboard after opening an office in Jinan, the capital of the coastal Shandong Province.

Comprising more than 20 lawyers, including 10 partners, the new office will mainly focus on finance, investment, government compliance, cultural industry, corporate, and real estate, according to a news statement.

Apart from its home base in Chengdu, Tahota also has offices in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Lhasa, and Hong Kong. It is also preparing to open new offices in Kunming, Shanghai and Washington DC, its first outside the Greater China region.

Tahota was named West China Law Firm of the Year at the ALB China Law Awards 2015, the seventh time the firm received the award.

沿海山东省省会济南设立办事处之后，快速扩张 的成都泰和泰律师事务所已经在中国的东部沿海 地区有了办事处。 据新闻稿，新办事处由包括10名合伙人在内的20多名律 师组成，主要业务将涉及金融、投资、政府合规、文化产 业、企业和房地产等领域。 总部设在成都的泰和泰在北京、重庆、深圳、拉萨和香 港等中国城市均设有办事处。此外，它还准备在昆明、上 海和华盛顿特区开设新的办事处，而华盛顿办事处将成为 它在大中华区外的首个办事处。 泰和泰荣获《亚洲法律杂志》“2015中国法律大奖”年度 最佳西部律所奖，这也是该所第七次获此殊荣。

Grandall third Chinese firm to open in Silicon Valley

国浩成为第三家在硅谷开设 办事处的中国律所

randall Law Firm has opened in Silicon Valley, becoming the third outfit from China to open an office in the U.S. technology hub after the legacy King & Wood PRC Lawyers and JunHe Law Offices established presences there in 2001 and 2010, respectively.

Led by Lindy Zhang, Grandall’s new office consists of more than 10 lawyers from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the U.S. and China, 80 percent of whom are admitted to California bar.

Zhang told ALB in an interview that the new office would mainly cater to the increasing demand of Chinese companies investing abroad. Corporate, real estate, immigration and tax will be the major focus.

In addition, Zhang noted the new office will also help local startups in Silicon Valley to register companies, design equity structures, and take their businesses to China.

“Almost 90 percent of the high-tech M&A projects we advise on are in Silicon Valley, and that is why we chose the to open an office here,” Zhang said.

Grandall also opened a new office in Jinan Province last year. With these two offices, the firm currently has 18 offices including four international ones.

金杜律师事务所和君合律师事务所分别于2001年和 2010年在硅谷开设办事处之后，国浩律师事务所成为 在这一美国科技中心开设办事处的第三家中国律所。 在张凌云的带领下，国浩的硅谷办事处由来自香港、台 湾、美国和中国大陆的10多名律师组成，他们当中80%的 人具有加利福尼亚州律师资格。 张律师在采访中告诉《亚洲法律杂志》，新办事处主要 会迎合进行海外投资的中国企业不断增长的需求。企业、 房地产、移民和税务将成为新办事处的业务重点。 此外，张律师指出，新办事处还将帮助硅谷当地的新办 公司注册公司、设计股权结构、将业务扩展到中国。 “我们提供咨询意见的高科技并购项目有近90%都在硅 谷，这也是为什么我们选择在这里开设办事处的原因。”张 律师说。 国浩去年在济南也开设了一家办事处。随着这两家办事 处的成立，国浩目前共有18个办事处，包括四家国外办事 处。

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Mayer Brown JSM, Jingtian & Gongcheng to form HK alliance

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eijing-based Jingtian & Gongcheng is on the verge of forming an association with Mayer Brown JSM in Hong Kong, as the Chinese firm establishes its first presence outside mainland China.

Under this arrangement, Mayer Brown JSM will provide office space and other resources to secondees from J&G in Hong Kong. The two firms will continue to operate as separate entities, and they are not contemplating a merger, a spokesperson told ALB. The association is still awaiting approval from the Law Society of Hong Kong.

The alliance is the most recent example of a Chinese law firm teaming up with a foreign law firm as the country sees an increase in capital outflows and business opportunities across different jurisdictions. Early this year, Dacheng Law Offices and Dentons formed the world’s biggest law firm. And in April, Baker & McKenzie entered into a joint venture with Fenxun Partners in Shanghai.

Jingtian currently has four offices in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu. The firm, which is growing fast, particularly its capital markets practice, is the latest mainland law firm to enhance their presence in Hong Kong. In May Llinks opened in the SAR, some months after Beijing-headquartered Han Kun Law Offices.

“We look forward to forming an association in Hong Kong with Jingtian & Gongcheng, one of China’s most prestigious law firms,” said Mayer Brown Chairman Paul Theiss in a statement. “This is an exciting development for the clients of both firms.”

着总部位于北京的竞天公诚律师事务所打算在中国大 陆外设立首个办事处，该所很快将要与孖士打律师行 成立香港联盟。 根据这项安排，孖士打将在香港向竞天公诚的调派人员 提供办公场地和其他资源。这两家律所将继续作为独立的实 体运作，它们不会考虑合并，一位发言人告诉《亚洲法律杂 志》。该联盟仍有待香港律师会的批准。 随着中国面临越来越多的跨司法管辖区的资本流出和商 业机会，该联盟是近期又一家中国律所与外国律所合作的例 子。今年年初，大成律师事务所与德同国际律师事务所合并 成立全球最大的律师事务所。而在四月，贝克•麦坚时国际 律师事务所与奋迅律师事务所在上海宣布联营。 竞天公诚目前在中国有四家办事处，包括北京、上海、 深圳和成都。该所发展迅速，特别是它的资本市场业务，同 时也是又一家在香港拓展业务的内地律所。先是总部设在北 京的汉坤律师事务所在香港设立了办事处，数月后，通力律 师事务所也于今年五月如法炮制。 “我们期待与中国最负盛名的律所之一竞天公诚在香港 成立联盟。”孖士打全球董事会主席唐博礼在一份声明中 表示。“对我们两家律所的客户来说这是一项激动人心的进 展。”

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China’s Yingke Opens in Greece

中国盈科在希腊设立办事处

ingke Law Firm has opened an office in Greece, the firm’s 27th outpost overseas.

The new office will operated under a strategic partnership between Yingke and Greece law firm Machas & Partners, an Athens-based law firm founded in 2011 that also has offices in Monaco and London.

Under the agreement, the new firm will provide services to clients both in China and Greece in the areas of antitrust, merger & acquisition, banking and finance, litigation and arbitration and labor law.

Mei Xiangrong, the managing partner of Yingke said during the launch ceremony that the motivation behind the new office was that Greece needs China and vice versa.

“China has become a comprehensive strategic partner of Greece, not only assisting the country to overcome its financial crisis and debt problems, but also contributing to the stability of Eurozone and providing solid support through bilateral and multilateral relationships,” Mei said.

Starting with Greece, Yingke aims to open offices in eastern and southern Europe in the coming years, according to a news statement.

科律师事务所在希腊设立了办事处，这是该所第27家 海外办事处。 新办事处将会在盈科与希腊Machas & Partners律师事务 所的战略合作关系框架下运作。Machas & Partners于2011 年成立，总部设在雅典，在摩纳哥和伦敦有办事处。 根据协议，新办事处将会在反垄断、并购、银行与金 融、诉讼与仲裁和劳动法领域向中国和希腊的客户提供服 务。 盈科的合伙人管理委员会主任梅向荣在启动仪式上说， 新办事处的成立动机是因为希腊和中国互相需要。 “中国已经成为希腊的全面战略合作伙伴，不仅帮助该国 克服金融危机和债务问题，还为欧元区的稳定作出贡献，以 及通过双多边关 系提供有利的支 持。”梅律师说。 据新闻稿，以 希腊为起点，盈 科的目标是在未 来几年内在东欧 和南欧开设数家 办事处。

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China’s draft cybersecurity law could up censorship, irk business

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hina’s parliament has published a draft cybersecurity law that consolidates Beijing’s control over data, with potentially significant consequences for internet service providers and multinational firms doing business in the country.

The document strengthens user privacy protection from hackers and data resellers but elevates the government’s powers to obtain records on and block dissemination of private information deemed illegal under Chinese law.

Citing the need “to safeguard national cyberspace sovereignty, security and development,” the proposed legislation will allow China to bolster its networks against threats to stability and better regulate the flow of information.

Earlier in July, China’s largely rubber stamp parliament passed a sweeping national security law that tightened government control in politics, culture, the military, the economy, technology and the environment.

But cybersecurity has been a particularly irksome area in relations with economic partners like the United States and the European Union, which see many recently proposed rules as unfair to foreign firms.

Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said the business lobby was still reviewing the draft law but that it was “worried.”

“The chief concern is that, as with many Chinese laws, the language is vague enough to make it unclear how the law will be enforced,” Wuttke said.

Under the draft law, internet service providers must store data collected within China on Chinese territory; data stored overseas for business purposes must be government-approved. Network equipment must also be approved under testing standards issued by China’s cabinet.

The government also reiterated its longstanding objective of requiring internet users to log in with their real names to services like messaging apps - though such drives have failed in the past.

The parliament said government agencies would issue additional guidelines for network security in “critical industries” such as telecoms, energy, transport, finance, national defense and military matters, and government administration.

Parliament will take feedback on the proposed legislation until early August, and it will likely undergo a series of readings and possible adjustments before being adopted.

Nicholas Bequelin, East Asia Director at Amnesty International, said the draft law would institutionalize censorship practices that were not explicitly formulated before.

Article 50, for example, would give authorities the legal power to cut area-wide internet access to maintain order in the case of “sudden” incidents, much as it did for 10 months in 2009 after nearly 200 people died in ethnic riots in Urumqi, the capital of the western region of Xinjiang.

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国全国人大公布了网络安全法草案，该草案加强了 政府对数据的控制，并且可能对互联网服务供应商 以及在中国开展业务的跨国公司带来重大影响。 该草案加强了针对黑客和数据倒卖的用户隐私保护，但也 提升了政府获取私人信息记录，以及阻止私人信息传播的权 力。根据中国法律，这些私人信息被认为是违法的。 为了“维护国家网络空间的主权、安全和发展”，此次立法 草案将允许中国针对影响其稳定的威胁加强网络监管，并且 更好地规范信息流动。 7月初，中国全国人大通过了国家安全法，大规模地加强 了政府在政治、文化、军事、经济、技术、环境等领域的管 制。全国人大多数时候都是走过场的。 但是，网络安全在中国与美国和欧盟等经济合作伙伴的关 系中一直是个特别微妙的领域，美国和欧盟等经济合作伙伴 认为许多最近提出的规则都对外国公司不公平。 中国欧盟商会主席约尔德·伍德克表示，欧盟商会虽仍在 研究该法律草案，但已对草案表示“忧虑”。 “最主要的问题是，与中国许多法律一样，该草案的语言 含糊不清，让人不清楚该法将如何被执行。”伍德克表示。 根据该草案，互联网服务供应商必须将在中国收集的数据 存储在中国境内；为了商业目的将数据存储境外必须获得政 府批准。网络设备也必须按照中国国务院颁布的测试标准获 得批准。 政府还重申了要求网民实名登录信息应用程序等服务的长 期目标，虽然这些要求在过去都失败了。 中国人大表示，政府部门将颁布电信、能源、交通、金 融、国防和军事、政府管理等“关键行业”的网络安全补充指 南。 人大将在八月初之前听取有关该草案的反馈意见，并且在 正式通过该法之前，可能会举行一系列的听证，作可能的调 整。 国际特赦组织东亚分部主任林伟表示，该草案将制度化之 前未明确规定的网络审查工作。 例如，该草案第50条授权有关部门在发生“突发”事件时， 为了维持秩序而切断区域互联网接入。在发生导致近200人 死亡的新疆乌鲁木齐族群骚乱后，有关部门在2009年的10个 月时间里切断了新疆的互联网接入。

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U.S. regulators plan first-ever inspection of audit firm in China

美国监管机构计划对中国审 计事务所进行首次检查

.S. regulators are planning their first-ever inspection of an audit firm in China under a pilot program, marking a step toward resolution of a stalemate over accounting oversight of Chinese firms listed on U.S. markets.

The inspection is expected to take place this year, subject to final agreements, a spokesman for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the main U.S. audit regulator, told Reuters.

The PCAOB has been seeking access to China for audit inspections for years, following a rash of botched audits that led to massive losses for investors in Chinese shares in the United States. China had balked at granting access for audit inspectors, citing sovereignty concerns.

Under U.S. law, auditors that check the books of U.S.-listed companies must be registered with the PCAOB and open to inspections.

“They’ve gotten very little here, but they’re making progress,” said Paul Gillis, an accounting professor at Peking University in Beijing.

“The whole issue is becoming less relevant as these companies flee the U.S. markets to return to China, and that’s really the best for all parties,” he said.

Chinese companies have been pulling out of the United States and returning home, where share prices had surged before a recent pullback. In the media and internet sectors alone, 17 U.S.-listed Chinese companies have said this year they will go private, spurred by a chance to re-list on Chinese exchanges, according to a report from Mizuho Securities.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulates U.S. stock markets, has also de-registered dozens of Chinese companies in response to accounting scandals that began surfacing in 2010.

The PCAOB two years ago said China had agreed to grant access to Chinese companies’ audit documents for U.S. enforcement actions against auditors.

Regulators from the United States and China committed to the pilot inspection program in talks held in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Treasury Department said in a report.

Senior officials from China and the United States meet annually at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogues to work on economic cooperation.

国监管机构将计划根据试点项目对一家中国审计事务 所进行首次检查，标志着为解决中国赴美上市公司的 会计监管问题迈出了重要的一步。 虽然最终协议尚未确定，但该检查预计将在年内进行，美 国主要监管机构公众公司会计监督委员会（PCAOB）的发 言人告诉路透社。 随着一连串的审计失败导致投资者在投资赴美上市中国公 司的股票上遭受巨额损失，PCAOB数年来一直寻求进入中 国进行审计检查。中国以主权问题为由，拒绝审计检查人员 入境。 根据美国法律，检查美国上市公司账簿的审计人员必须在 PCAOB注册，并且能够接受其检查。 “虽然成效甚微，但它们至少取得了一些进步。”北京大学 的会计学教授Paul Gillis说。 “随着这些公司（在美上市的中国公司）离开美国重返中 国市场，整个问题就变得不那么重要了，这对于大家来说都 是最好的。”他说。 在最近的下跌之前，中国股价一路飙升，因此许多中国公 司都在退出美国，返回中国市场。根据瑞穗证券的报告，因 为有机会在中国交易所重新上市，仅在媒体和互联网领域， 就有17家在美国上市的中国企业表示今年将进行私有化。 针对2010年开始浮出水面的会计丑闻，监管美国股票市 场的美国证券交易委员会已经注销了几十家中国公司。 PCAOB两年前表示，中国已经同意就美国的审计执法行 动，授权它们获取中国企业的审计文件。 美国财政部在报告中称，美国和中国监管机构在华盛顿特 区举行的会谈中都承诺将开展试点检查项目。 中国与美国的高级官员一年一度在中美战略与经济对话中 会面，共同推动经济合作。

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一、污染环境罪的立法思想与保护法益

从传统刑法观念出发，本罪设置于刑法分则第六章第 六节，即属于妨害社会管理秩序罪中的破坏环境资源保 护罪的具体罪名。因此，污染环境罪所保护的法益应当 是国家对生态环境的管理秩序。但是。在生态中心主义 思潮下，现代社会的利益结构也在发生着改变,逐渐由以 往的“国家利益—个人利益—社会利益”三元利益结构向“ 国家利益—个人利益—社会利益—生态利益”四元利益 结构演变，与此相适应的法益也应当向“国家法益—个人 法益—社会法益—生态法益”四元法益结构转变。生态法 益，是指法律机制表达或实现的包括人在内的多种生态 主体对生态要素及生态系统的利益需求。 3《刑法修正案 （八）》第四十六条将重大环境污染事故罪修订为污染 环境罪即是法律生态化立法思想的具体体现。污染环境 罪所保护的法益为生态环境的可持续发展。

二、污染环境罪的主观罪过

对于污染环境罪主观罪过的认识，主要有两种观点： 一是认为本罪是故意犯罪；二是本罪的主观构成要件既 可以是故意也可以是过失。4 从保护环境的角度讲，故意或过失污染环境的行为都 应当处罚。但是，从罪刑法定的角度讲，必须严格按照法 律条文的字面意思解释适用刑法。笔者认为，本罪处罚的 是故意污染环境的犯罪行为。一方面，故意污染环境的行 为的法益侵害性大于过失污染环境的行为；另一方面，从 本罪的罪状来看，也是倾向于打击故意污染环境的犯罪行 为。需要强调的是，有一种“严格责任说”的观点认为，《 刑法修正案（八）》修订后的污染环境罪可以适用“严格 责任”，即入罪时只需要评价行为人污染环境的客观行为 或结果，无需考虑行为人主观上是否具有罪过。这一观点 虽然借鉴了英美法系中的“严格责任”理论。但是与我国刑

法主客观相统一的归罪原则相违背，万不可取。

三、污染环境罪的定罪量刑标准

（一）污染环境罪的刑档设置及具体量刑 根据刑法第三百三十八条的规定污染环境罪有两个刑 档：一是，“严重污染环境的”处三年以下有期徒刑或者拘 役，并处或者单处罚金；二是，“后果特别严重的”处三年 以上七年以下有期徒刑，并处罚金。2013年6月，最高人 民法院、最高人民检察院颁布了《关于办理环境污染刑事 案件适用法律若干题的解释》（以下简称《司法解释》 ）。该《司法解释》第一条和第三条分别规定了十三种“ 严重污染环境”的情形及十一种“后果特别严重”的情形，而 且，两个条文也都设置了“兜底条款”以备司法实践中可能 出现而当前尚未考虑到的复杂情形。 （二）污染环境罪的法定量刑情节 《司法解释》第四条与第五条分别规定了从重处罚情 节与从轻处罚情节。例如，对于阻挠环境监督检查闲置、 拆除污染防治设施等行为应当酌情从重处罚；对于及时采 取措施，防止损失扩大、消除污染，积极赔偿损失的，可 以酌情从宽处罚。这两个条文所规定的量刑情节为法定量 刑情节，在司法实践中也有所体现。明盛染化公司及廉某 某污染环境案中，（2015）沙刑初字第49号刑事判决书 即依据《司法解释》第五条之规定对明盛染化公司及廉某 某酌情从宽处罚。 （三）污染环境罪的罪数关系 污染环境罪与投放危险物质罪具有法条竞合关系。在 犯罪构成上，本罪与投放危险物质罪具有重叠与交叉，也 就是说，两罪在行为方式与危害结果上具有相似性。因 此，试图明确区分污染环境罪与投放危险物质罪的理论观 点均难以站住脚。《司法解释》也持此观点。《司法解 释》第八条规定，“违反国家规定，排放、倾倒、处置含 有毒害性、放射性、传染病病原体等物质的污染物，同时 构成……投放危险物质罪等犯罪的，依照处罚较重的犯罪 定罪处罚”。 1 http://env.people.com.cn/n/2014/1223/c1010-26257113.html。2015年6月 29日访问。 2 宁夏回族自治区中卫市沙坡头区（2015）沙刑初字第49号刑事判决书。 3 彭夫:《增设虐待动物罪之思考》,《云南社会主义学院学报》2013年第4期。 4 杨宁:《论污染环境罪的罪过形式》，《人民检察》2013年第21期。

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he U.S. securities regulator has obtained a court order to freeze the assets of a Chinese online gaming CEO over what it described as “suspicious” trading activity ahead of a $10 billion deal by U.S.-listed Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd. In a statement, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Guangzhou-based Luo Haijian made more than $1 million trading options in Qihoo ahead of the news that the Chinese tech company had received a buyout offer at a 16.6 percent premium to its June 16 closing price.

In a New York court filing, the SEC says 33-year old Luo, who is the chief executive of 4399 Co Ltd, bet Qihoo’s stock price would rise in the short term by purchasing $700,000 of “out of the money” call options through a U.S. brokerage account prior to the buyout announcement.

Qihoo received the buyout offer on June 17 from a consortium led by its chairman and CEO Hongyi Zhou, adding the mobile security software maker to a long list of Chinese tech companies that have received offers to drop their New York listings and head back home. Qihoo’s stock opened 9 percent higher on the news.

Luo subsequently sold all his call options and asked his broker to transfer $600,000 of his proceeds to a Singapore bank account, the complaint says.

“The suspicious timing and size of Luo’s trades spurred us to move swiftly to freeze his proceeds and ensure that potentially illegal profits cannot be siphoned out of this account beyond a U.S. court’s jurisdiction while our investigation continues,” Andrew Calamari, regional director of the SEC’s New York office, said in an SEC statement.

Luo, who had no prior history of trading Qihoo securities using the U.S brokerage account opened in March, traded the options “while in possession of material, nonpubic information, concerning the buyout offer,” the SEC complaint alleges.

Luo could not be immediately reached for comment.

The court order freezes assets in Luo’s brokerage account and prohibits him from destroying any evidence. The SEC is seeking a final judgment ordering Luo to disgorge his gains with interest and penalties, the SEC said.

This is the second time this year the SEC, regarded as one of the most aggressive securities watchdogs in the world, has investigated trading of U.Slisted stocks by Chinese residents.

In April, the regulator charged two Beijing residents with insider trading, alleging they profited by purchasing call options on Chinese internet company 58.com ahead of its merger with rival ganji.com.

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因涉嫌奇虎内幕交易，美国 监管机构冻结中国高管资产

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中国十五佳律师新星 作者：马源

2015

ALB CHINA SHOWCASES 15 AMBITIOUS YOUNG LAWYERS ACROSS CHINA WHO HAVE APPEARED ON OUR RADAR BECAUSE OF THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME THE NEXT POWER PLAYERS IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY. THEIR GROWING RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS, COUPLED WITH THEIR EXPANDING CLIENT PORTFOLIO, MAKE A SOLID CASE FOR WHY THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO CLIMB TO THE TOP. THE NAMES BELOW ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. 《亚洲法律杂志》（ALB）向您推荐15名来自全国各地的年轻律师，他们良好的发展态势让 我们看到了这些人在未来成为法律界“大咖”的潜质。这15名新星律师凭借着卓越的表现、良 好的口碑、日益扩大的客户群诠释了他们的潜力和优秀，荣登榜单。以下名单按照获奖者姓 氏首字母顺序排列。 **The Chinese translation of this story was prepared by CLS Communication**

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评选方法

METHODOLOGY Individuals need to either be under the age of 40 or have no more than 15 years of legal professional experience to be considered as a rising lawyer. We received hundreds of applications from law firms across China in the past two months. The list was chosen base on the following criteria: 1. significant achievements

验不超过15年的个人。过去两个月中， 我们收到了来自全国各地律所的数百份申 请。名单按下列标准选定： 1. 重大成就 3. 过去12个月内进行的重大工作

3. significant work in the last 12 months

4. 该候选人代理过的客户

4. clients the candidate has acted for 5. significant accolades the candidate has received for work in the form of public recognition, awards etc.

FIRM 公司

律师新星须为40岁以下或法律从业经

2. 代理的重要交易或案件

2. important deals or cases

NAME 姓名

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5. 该候选人因工作获得的公众认可、奖 项等重大荣誉

PRACTICE 业务领域

POSITION 职位

Bian Hao 卞昊

Haiwen & Partners 海问律师事务所

M&A, Asset Restructuring 并购，资产重组

Partner 合伙人

Guo Rui 郭锐

AllBright Law Offices 锦天成律师事务所

Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law 争议解决，公司法

Senior Partner 高级合伙人

Hu Qi 胡琪

Grandway Law Offices 北京国枫律师事务所

Corporate Law, IPO 公司法，IPO

Partner 合伙人

Hu Zhengzheng 胡铮铮

Jingtian and Gongcheng 竞天公诚律师事务所

IPO, Private Equity, M&A, Debt Financing IPO，私募股权，并购，债务融资

Partner 合伙人

Li Haiping 李海平

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 美国世达国际律师事务所

Corporate finance, M&A and public company representation 资本市场，并购， 上市公司业务

Partner 合伙人

Li Zheng 李铮

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm 北京市中伦文德律师事务所

Cross-Border Investment Law, Corporate Law, Finance Law, Real Estate Law 跨境投资法、公司法、金融法、房地产法

Senior Partner 高级合伙人

Steve Lin 林邦

Kirkland & Ellis 凯易律师事务所

Corporate Law 公司法

Partner 合伙人

Bernie Liu 刘赟春

Llinks Law Offices 通力律师事务所

Corporate Law, M&A, PE, Real Estate 公司法，并购，私募股权，房地产

Partner 合伙人

Su Liyun 苏丽云

Guang Da Law Firm 广东广大律师事务所

Criminal Law, Legal-Risk Prevention 刑法，法律风险防范

Professional Lawyer 执业律师

Jason Xu 许嘉

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Equity, Capital Markets 股票，资本市场 富而德律师事务所

Xu Xiaodan 徐晓丹

King & Wood Mallesons 金杜律师事务所

Labor and Employment Law 劳动及就业

Partner 合伙人

Steven Yu 郁雷

Global Law Office 环球律师事务所

Private Equity, Venture Capital, M&A 私募股权，风险投资，并购

Partner 合伙人

Zhang Ne 张讷

Co-effort Law Firm 协力律师事务所

Capital Market, Innovation Investment, M&A 资本市场，创新基金，投资，并购

Zhang Ping 张平

Han Kun Law Offices 汉坤律师事务所

Private Equity fund, VC/PE Investment and Partner Financing, M&A 合伙人 私募基金、私募股权投资与融资、并购

Leo Zhou 周亮

Dacheng Law Offices 北京大成律师事务所

Banking and Finance, Foreign Investment, Senior Partner Public- Private Partnership 高级合伙人 银行与金融，外商投资，公私合伙制

Counsel 法律顾问

Funds, Senior Partner 高级合伙人

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Bian Hao

卞昊

Firm: Haiwen & Partners

律所：海问律师事务所

Practice: M&A, Asset Restructuring

执业领域：并购，资产重组

Position: Partner

职位：合伙人

With faith that practice makes perfect, Bian Hao started his law career in 2003. Today, he is an expert in M&A and asset-restructuring projects in the country. Adept at handling equity-related matters, Bian has provided legal support to the acquisition of China CNR by China South Locomotive, assisted Ping’An Bank’s acquisition of Shenzhen Development Bank, and helped China Mobile with its investment in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. He has represented several prestigious companies such as China Mobile, China International Capital Corporation, Huaneng Power International Inc, Temasek, China Construction Bank, Ping’An Bank, China Reinsurance Company, and BBVA.

卞昊相信熟能生巧，他的法律职业生涯始于 2003年，如今已是国内并购和资产重组项目方 面的专家。卞律师擅长处理股权相关事务，曾 为中国南车收购中国北车项目提供法律支持， 协助平安银行收购深圳发展银行，并帮助中国 移动投资上海浦东发展银行。他曾代理多家 知名公司，如中国移动、中国国际金融有限公 司、华能国际电力股份有限公司、淡马锡、中 国建设银行、平安银行、中国再保险集团以及 西班牙对外银行。

Bian Hao 卞昊

Guo Rui Firm: AllBright Law Offices Practice: Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law

Guo Rui 郭锐

郭锐 律所：锦天成律师事务所

Position: Senior Partner

执业领域：争议解决，公司法

Guo Rui handles complicated cases of dispute resolution as well as significant commercial projects, such as the real estate-related conflict at the Shanghai Bund (involving Fosun, SOHO, Zendai and Greentown), the right of reputation report issues with Qihoo’s “Black Box” case, and the bankruptcy and reorganisation of China Metal Recycling. The 39-year-old partner also advised on the construction of civilian projects such as Hongqiao pivot and Pudong goods pivot. His professionalism has attracted a roster of clients from various sectors, including Zhenhua Heavy Manufacturing, Shandong Chenming Paper Industry, Kaiyuan Hotel Group, Taiwan Cement and Shanghai Electric. His focus on enhancing his clients’ value and improving the rule of law has landed him a place in the Shanghai Lawyers Association’s list of Top 20 Excellent Young Lawyers in 2014. He was also named as one of the Top Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers of Pudong New District in 2010.

职位：高级合伙人 郭锐主要处理复杂的争议解决案件和重大商 业项目，如上海地王案（涉及复星、SOHO、 证大和绿城）、奇虎 “黑匣子”报道名誉权纠纷 以及中国再生金属资源(控股)有限公司破产重 组。这位39岁的合伙人还为虹桥枢纽和浦东货 运枢纽等土木工程项目的建设提供建议。郭律 师的专业素养吸引了一大批来自各行各业的客 户，包括振华重工、山东晨鸣纸业、开元酒店 集团、台湾水泥和上海电气。注重为客户增加 价值和改善法治的精神，使得他在2014年获得 了上海市律师协会20佳杰出青年律师称号，他 还曾获得2010年浦东新区十佳杰出青年律师称 号。

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CO-EFFORT LAW FIRM LLP 协力律师事务所

“LAWYERS SHOULD PLAY A LEAD- “ 律师在资本市场应该 扮 ING ROLE IN THE CAPITAL MARKET” 演主导作用”

Zhang Ne, Senior Partner 张讷，高级合伙人

As the head of the securities department of Co-effort Law Firm, Zhang Ne focuses on capital market, innovative fund, financing and investment, merger and acquisition, and restructuring practices. Last year, he helped a number of representative small and medium-sized enterprises successfully list on the New Third Board. Dealing with such a large number of difficult cases requires both professional expertise and innovative ability, which has won Mr. Zhang wide praise within the industry and ALB’s Rising Lawyer award.

作为协力所公司证券部负责人，张讷律师致力 于资本市场、创新基金、投融资以及并购重组 业务。在去年，他帮助多个有代表性的中小 企业成功登陆新三板。这些案件数量大，难度 高，需要很强的专业性和创新能力，张讷律师 也因此受到业界的一致好评，荣登ALB律师新 星榜。

ALB: Can you share with us the most challenging case in the past year?

Zhang: The Wuxi Tengxuan Technology case is the one that comes to mind. This is a high-quality high-tech company that faces a number of issues. First is the issue of asset independence. Since Tengxuan Technology’s assets are in the name of another company, we needed to help it restructure assets for transfer purpose before the equity reform. However, asset transfer involves hefty tax costs. So we drew up an asset restructuring scheme that helped lower 70-80% of the tax costs. Second is the issue of staff independence. The old part of the company was still there, even as the new part is a listed entity.

The employment record of a lot of the staff members was still in the old company rather than the listed entity. In addition, Tengxuan Technology also faced peer competition and financial problems.

Lastly, it was embroiled in a lawsuit filed by an overseas Fortune 500 company over core intellectual property rights, casting doubts on its ability to continue operations. Despite all these problems, we proposed very good solutions once onboard, and also helped Tengxun Technology win the lawsuit eventually.

ALB：能否分享一下过去的一年里最有挑战的 一个案子？ 张讷律师：印象最深的是无锡的腾旋科技，这 家企业非常优质，是高新技术企业，可是问题 也比较集中。首先是资产独立性的问题，他的 资产在另外一家公司的名下，在股改前我们需 要帮他做资产重组，转移资产。但是转移资产 税收成本非常高，所以我们就帮他设计了一个 资产重组的方案，帮他降低了百分之七八十的 税；其次是公司人员独立性的问题，该公司旧 的企业还在，新的企业是挂牌主体，但公司很 多员工的关系仍然在旧的企业，并不在挂牌主 体；此外他也存在同业竞争和财务问题。最后 是他的核心知识产权面临国外一家500强企业诉 讼，持续经营能力受到了质疑。面对所有这些 问题，我们入场后都帮他提出了很好的解决方 案，最后的诉讼也取得了胜利。

ALB: As the head of the securities department of Co-effort Law Firm, could you tell us the characteristics of the department’s practices?

Zhang: The securities department is very important in Co-effort Law Firm. Securities department staff can be found in all of Co-effort’s branches, and there are over 20 such members at our headquarters.

All of them are managed by me. As we all know, securities business is an industrial chain. In addition to traditional listing services, we also provide services in every other stage of the industrial chain, from fund establishment, to pre-listing PE investment, bond investment, post-listing rights issue, merger and acquisition, and restructuring.

In other words, we provide enterprises with multi-level services throughout the whole process.

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ALB: What kind of role should lawyers play in a company’s listing?

Zhang: I think lawyers should play a leading role in the capital market.

Therefore, it will be good for companies if the listing process is led by lawyers. Currently, the intermediary services in the capital market are led by brokerages, whose main service is to underwrite share offerings and track industries. However, companies have various demands during the listing process, such as business operation standardisation, risk prevention, group structural adjustments, M&A and restructuring, and bringing in investors in the earlier stages, and further standardisation and development after listing. To meet these demands, the core issue is how to leverage rules and laws. Therefore, lawyers are needed to help design schemes that complies with the rules with their expertise.

As lawyers, our goal should be to change the ecosystem of the industry to achieve the ultimate goal that lawyers should become IPO project leaders in the future. My hope is justified as this goal has already been achieved in foreign countries and controls on brokerage licenses are set to be relaxed on the New Third Board, as we have already seen. Lawyers are to lead the industry. This is my goal.

Lawyers should aim to be the consolidator and leader of the industry.

ALB：公司证券部的负责人，可不可以介绍一 下协力证券部业务特点？ 张讷律师：公司证券部是我们协力比较重要的 一个部门，我们各个分所都有证券部的成员， 本部有20多人，由我统一管理。众所周知， 证券业务是一个产业链，因此我们除了提供传 统的挂牌上市服务，整个产业链上的其他步骤 我们都有提供服务，从基金组建、挂牌上市前 PE投资、债券投资、到挂牌上市后增发、并购 重组，我们为企业提供的是全过程多层次的服 务。 ALB：律师在公司上市业务中应该扮演什么样 的角色？ 张讷律师：我认为律师在资本市场应该扮演主 导作用。目前资本市场的中介服务现状是由券 商主导，券商的主要服务内容是股票发行承销 以及行业追踪，而企业在挂牌上市过程中会产 生多方面的需求，前期经营规范、风险防范、 集团结构调整、并购重组、引入投资人，挂牌 上市后的进一步规范和发展壮大，这些方方面 面的需求本质都是适用法律和规则，更需要律 师利用自己的专长设计方案适用规则。因此， 帮助企业挂牌上市由律师主导，对企业将大有 裨益。 我作为律师，我们的目标是改变这个产业的 生态结构，将来最终实现律师成为上市项目主 导方。我这样的期待是有依据的，第一是国外 已经实现了，第二是目前我们已经看到新三板 将来会把券商牌照放开。律师成为主导，这是 我的目标。律师要做行业的整合者和主导者的 角色。

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Hu Qi

胡琪

Firm: Grandway Law Offices

律所：北京国枫律师事务所

Practice: Corporate Law, IPO Position: Partner

Hu Qi 胡琪

In nine years of legal practice, Hu Qi has been steadily gaining recognition for her “excellent legal expertise” and “diligent professionalism”, said Liu Guang, CEO of NetPosa. Qi has participated in several M&As, including Zhong Nan Heavy Industry’s acquisition of Da Tang Brilliant and DSM’s buyout of Aland (Jiangsu) Nutraceutical, and she has advised on a number of successful listings such as the IPO of NetPosa, Founder Securities, Zhong Nan Heavy Industry and Yotrio Group. She also served as the issuer’s counsel in IPO of Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts in 2015, the issuance scale of which was valued at around $76 million.

Apart from her legal work, Qi also actively participates in the activities of the Beijing Bar Association as a guest of honor and speaker, and she is always willing to challenge herself by engaging in other types of corporate cases.

职位：合伙人 东方网力科技股份有限公司首席执行官刘光认 为在胡琪9年的法律执业生涯中，她一直稳步 赢得客户对其“优秀法律专业知识”和“勤奋敬 业”的认可。胡律师曾参与多起并购案，包括 中南重工收购大唐辉煌以及帝斯曼全盘收购江 苏江山制药，并为东方网力、方正证券、中南 重工和浙江永强等多家公司的成功上市提供咨 询。2015年，她还担任宁波继峰首次公开发 行股票并上市的发行人法律顾问，此次发行价 值约为7600万美元。除了法律工作之外，胡 律师还积极参与律师协会的各种活动，担任嘉 宾和演讲者，并渴望参与其他类型的公司案件 挑战自己。

Hu Zhengzheng

胡铮铮

Firm: Jingtian and Gongcheng

律所：竞天公诚律师事务所

Practice: IPO, Private Equity, M&A, Debt Financing

执业领域：IPO，私募股权，并购，债务融资

Position: Partner

Hu Zhengzheng 胡铮铮

执业领域：公司法，IPO

Believing that legal-service providers should protect the rights and promote the interests of clients, Hu Zhengzheng has been introducing companies to potential investors for win-win collaborations. His 11-year career reflects his familiarity with onshore and offshore capital markets as well as expertise in different deal types, allowing him to build a client portfolio that includes Sequoia Capital, Saif Partners, Citic Holdings, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co. He has helped over 30 China companies go public in local and foreign markets, including Baofeng’s China listing and the Hong Kong IPOs of Wanzhou (Shuanghui) and Forgame. He has also worked on M&A deals and closed several debt-financing deals – Southern Grid’s takeover of CLP Power and China Life’s subordinated RMB debt worth around $4.8 billion, among others – on behalf of over 20 listed companies. His achievements have earned him a reputation for “being always at the top level in the industry” not just with clients, but also among colleagues.

职位：合伙人 法律服务提供者应保护客户权利、促进客户 利益为信念，胡铮铮不断协助潜在投资者和众 多优秀企业成功对接，以实现双赢合作。从业 11年，他熟悉境内和境外资本市场并掌握不 同交易类型的专业知识，这使得他建立起包括 红杉资本、赛富投资基金、中信控股、摩根士 丹利和摩根大通等公司在内的客户群。他帮助 30多家中国公司在国内外市场上市，包括暴 风影音在国内上市以及万州国际（双汇）和云 游控股的香港IPO。他还曾代表20多家上市公 司参与并购交易并完成多笔债务融资，其中包 括南方电网收购中华电力，以及中国人寿发行 价值48亿美元左右的人民币次级债。客户和 同事都认为他取得的成绩让他 “始终处于业内 顶尖水平”。

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DACHENG LAW OFFICES 大成律师事务所

Zhou Liang, Senior Partner 周亮，高级合伙人

北京大成律师事务所 地址：北京市朝阳区东大桥路 9号侨福芳草地D座7层 邮编：100020 电话：+86 10 5813 7799 传真：+86 10 5813 7788 E-mail： beijing@dachenglaw.com 网址： www.dachenglaw.com 北京大成（广州）律师事务所 地址：广东省广州市体育西路 103号维多利广场A座45、 51楼 邮编：510620 电话：+86 20 8527 7000 传真：+86 20 8527 7002 E-mail： guangzhou@dachenglaw.com 网址： guangzhou.dachenglaw.com

DACHENG: A NEW JOURNEY FOR THE WORLD’S LARGEST LAW FIRM

大成：全球最大律所踏 上新征程

On January 27, 2015, Dacheng Law Offices (“Dacheng”), the largest law firm in Asia, and Dentons, a top 10 global law firm, signed an agreement to combine to create the world’s biggest law firm by headcount. After the merger, the new firm will set up a joint management team under the “one firm” principle and have 120 offices over five continents across the globe.

“Dentons, ranked seventh in the world, boasts rich resources of overseas clients globally. This would help raise Dacheng’s service quality and level of expertise. For Dentons, Dacheng comes with the same strength.” Zhou Liang, an attorney and senior partner with Dacheng, told ALB. Before the merger, Dacheng is already one of the first and largest full-service law firms in China. The slogan of “excellence, inclusiveness, perseverance and teamwork” as shown on its website is a true reflection of Dacheng’s development over the years.

Founded in 1992, Dacheng is home to over 4,000 attorneys and other professionals worldwide. Its main practice areas include: banking and finance, cross-border investment, securities and capital markets, private equity and investment funds, merger, acquisition and corporate restructuring, etc.

After more than 20 years of hard work, Dacheng has been well recognized for its professional expertise in the industry, and has won numerous awards. In 2015, Zhou Liang, an attorney with Dacheng, becomes the second youngest winner of the “2015 ALB Top 15 Rising Lawyers in China” award due to his outstanding performance in banking and finance as well as foreign-related practices. He is set to establish a top-notch team in these practice areas. Additionally, an attorney from Dacheng is one of the ten recipients of the “2015 FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards” by the Financial Times of UK. Dacheng and the attorney team led by Zhou Liang are one of the earliest law firms and teams in China to work on the design and compliance of financial products for Yuan internationalization. As a senior partner of Dacheng, attorney Zhou Liang is a member of its banking and finance as well as cross-border investment teams, with rich practical experiences in the fields. Mr. Zhou has been assisting the China Construction Bank (Asia), the Hong Kong branch of the China Construction Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) on the design and compliance of more than ten cross-border and offshore RMB products and other financial products. He has also been involved in many state-level cross-border investments.

Banking and finance, as well as cross-border investment are the two primary fields for China’s future development. The former is the life blood of the national economy, while the latter will be rolled out across China with the implementation of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. As an attorney specializing in these two fields, Mr. Zhou believes shrewd appreciation, quick response and learning ability, and relentless innovation are the must-have quality for lawyers.

Mr. Zhou suggests clients in banking and finance, as well as cross-border investment to look for new business opportunities or breakthroughs to lower financing costs amid State policy changes, and to explore the development of new products as the government relaxes policies.

2015年1月27日，亚洲最大律师事务 所——北京大成律师事务所（以下简称“大成” ）与全球十大律所之一的Dentons签署协议， 两个律所合并后将成为全球律师业规模最大的 律师事务所。合并后，新律所将按照“一个律 所”的原则组建联合管理团队，在全球设立120 个办公室，遍布五大洲。 “全球排名第七位的Dentons律师事务所在 全球拥有丰富的境外客户资源，可以使大成得 到业务水平和专业水平的双提升。对于Dentons而言，大成也具有同样的优势。”大成律 所高级合伙人周亮律师对ALB表示。 而此前，大成已经是中国成立时间最早、 规模最大的综合性律师事务所之一。“志存高 远 海納百川 跬步千里 共铸大成”大成官网的这 段话正是这些年来大成发展历程的真实写照。 大成成立于1992年，目前已经拥有4000余 名律师及其他专业人员。大成主要的专业领域 包括：银行与金融、跨境投资、证券与资本市 场、私募股权与投资基金、公司收购、兼并与 重组等等。 经过20多年的辛勤耕耘，大成的专业水准 已经得到业内的认可，获奖不断。2015年， 大成律所周亮律师因在银行与金融业务、涉外 业务突出而成为ALB中国十五佳律师新星奖的 第二年轻获得者，有望建立该领域最顶尖的专 业团队。此外，大成律师还荣获了2015年度 英国金融时报“2015年度亚太地区最具创新能 力的十大律师”殊荣。 大成和周亮律师团队是我国最早全面从事 人民币国际化金融产品设计和合规工作的律所 和团队之一，作为大成的高级合伙人，周亮律 师隶属于大成银行与金融业务、跨境投资业务 团队，在该领域拥有丰富的实战经验。周亮律 师一直协助中国建设银行（亚洲）股份有限公 司、中国建设银行香港分行及中国工商银行（ 亚洲）有限公司对超过10款跨境和离岸人民 币产品及其他金融产品进行设计和合规工作， 并在众多国家级跨境投资项目中频频现身。 银行与金融、跨境投资是中国未来发展最 主要两个领域，银行与金融领域是整个经济体 的血液，跨境投资领域将随着我国“一路一带” 的政策而向全国覆盖。对于专注于这一领域 的律师，周亮律师认为敏锐的触角、快速的应 变与学习能力和永无休止的创新精神是必备素 质。 对于银行与金融业务、跨境投资业务的客 户，周亮律师则建议在国家政策变动中寻找新 业务亮点或降低融资成本的突破口，深入发掘 国家政策放松所释放的新产品研发空间。

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Li Haiping

李海平

Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

律所：美国世达国际律师事务所

Practice: Corporate finance, M&A and public company representation

执业领域：资本市场，并购， 上市公司业务

Position: Partner

Li Haiping 李海平

Li Haiping is a “uniquely strong advisor” in the Shanghai legal market, according to a fellow partner at Skadden. With bar qualifications in both New York and Hong Kong and legal background in China, Haiping provides high quality full spectrum legal services to her China-based U.S. and Hong Kong listed company clients. She has extensive experience in advising companies, underwriters and shareholders in U.S. capital market transactions. Her recent initial public offering clients include household names in China such as Momo, Jumei, JD.com, Xunlei, Tuniu, 58.com, YY and Vipshop. On M&A front, Haiping has advised U.S. public companies in many high profile mergers, acquisitions, business combinations, investments and dispositions. Her recent M&A deals include representing Ctrip.com in its partnership and investment with global travel service providers, such as Priceline Group, Expedia Inc., Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.; advising 58.com in its investment in Ganji.com and Anjuke; and representing Youku in its merger with Tudou. In addition, Haiping’s pro bono work brought her a Distinguished Award from the Law Society of Hong Kong in 2014.

按一名世达合伙人的说法，李海平是上海法律 界“绝无仅有的具备强大实力的法律顾问”。而 凭借美国纽约州和香港的双料律师执业资格和 中国法律背景，李海平律师为她的美国和香港 上市公司客户提供全方位、高质量的法律服 务。李律师在代表公司、股东和承销商进行美 国资本市场上市、股权和债务发行等诸方面拥 有丰富的经验。事实上，她成功帮助中国很多 家喻户晓的企业在美国成功上市，最近的例子 包括陌陌、聚美优品、京东、迅雷、途牛旅游 网、58同城、欢聚时代和唯品会。李律师在 跨境兼并、收购及投资，以及其他公司法事务 方面也有骄人的成绩。她最近的跨境收购及投 资交易包括：代表携程旅行网与跨国集团的战 略合作和投资，例如Priceline集团、Expedia 和Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd，代表58同城 投资赶集网和安居客，及代表优酷网兼并土豆 网。此外，李律师所参与的公益工作还为她在 2014年赢得了由香港律师会颁发的杰出贡献 奖。

Li Zheng

李铮

Firm: Zhonglun W&D Law Firm

律所：北京市中伦文德律师事务所

Practice: Cross-Border Investment Law, Corporate Law, Finance Law, Real Estate Law

执业领域：跨境投资法、公司法、金融法、房 地产法

Position: Senior Partner

Li Zheng 李铮

职位：合伙人

Li Zheng began practicing law in 2004 and has successfully represented and assisted Beijing Capital Land Co.,Ltd., Beijing Real Estate Trading Center Ltd., Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, other financial institutions and large enterprises in areas such as Cross-Border Investment, Corporate, Finance, Real estate, IP, antitrust, international trade and WTO dispute resolution. He also played an active role in the negotiation and legal services of the China Center project which is located in One World Trade Center or “Freedom Tower” in New York City. Apart from the non-litigation service, he also advised several litigation services, the loancontract dispute of HuaRong International Trust Co.,Ltd., and the cross-border trademark dispute of Beijing Vantone Holding Co., Ltd. With Li’s impressive range, it is no wonder that clients see him as a “one-stop” professional, someone who provides high-quality and comprehensive legal services.

职位：高级合伙人 李铮从2004年开始律师生涯，在跨境投资、 公司、金融、房地产、知识产权、反垄断、国 际贸易和WTO争议解决等领域，成功代理和 协助了首创置业股份有限公司、北京房地产交 易市场有限公司、中华人民共和国商务部以及 其他金融机构和大型企业。他还积极参与了位 于美国纽约的世贸中心一号楼（“自由塔”）中 国中心项目的谈判及非诉法律服务。除了非诉 讼服务，他的团队还提供多种诉讼、仲裁代理 服务，解决了华融国际信托有限公司的金融贷 款合同纠纷及北京万通控股股份有限公司跨境 商标侵权纠纷等。李律师所擅长的领域如此众 多，也难怪客户将其视为能提供优质全面法律 服务的“一站式”专业人士。

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JINGTIAN & GONGCHENG 竞天公诚律师事务所

Hu Zhengzheng, Partner 胡铮铮，合伙人

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JINGTIAN & GONGCHENG: A LEGAL GUARDIAN IN CAPITAL MARKETS

竞天公诚： 资本市场的法律守护星

In June 2015, China National Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. successfully went public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, making it the IPO that raises the most funds on the A-share market in five years. In March 2015, Beijing Baofeng Technology Co., Ltd. successfully listed on the ChiNext board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and gained by its daily 10% limit for nearly 40 consecutive days, becoming the bellwether of the return of red chip stocks to the A-share market via IPO in the Chinese capital market. Additionally, Wanda Cinema Line IPO, Guosen Securities IPO, CSR-CNR merger ... Behind all these success stories lies one name: Jingtian & Gongcheng.

As a full-service law firm focusing on securities and capital market practices in China, Jingtian & Gongcheng has been a leader in the fields of securities and capital markets.

Jingtian & Gongcheng is recommended by LegaL500 as a “Top-tier Firm in Capital Markets (Beijing)” for its excellent performance. “This firm’s deep bench and stellar performance in both equity and debt capital markets keeps it at the top of the table.” said Chambers about the firm.

The securities and capital markets team, which is in charge of domestic and overseas private equity investments, listing, merger and acquisition, bond issuance and other practices, is the most important team at Jingtian & Gongcheng. It now has more than 40 partners and over 100 attorneys and paralegals. During the two decades from its establishment, capital markets practices have been the most recognized and watched business of Jingtian & Gongcheng in the legal profession, with a continuous pipeline of large and innovative projects.

In 2013, 2014 and 2015 YTD, Jingtian & Gongcheng has taken more than 30% market share of HK IPO each year, in terms of deal number as either issuer’s legal counsel or underwriter’s legal counsel. In addition to the listing of China National Nuclear Power and Beijing Baofeng Technology, it has continued to provide legal services for market leaders like Sequoia Capital, Everbright Group and Suning.

Hu Zhengzheng, a partner at the securities and capital markets team of the firm, believes the reasons for Jingtian & Gongcheng’s excellent performance are that the firm provides customized services that can meet the diversified needs of various clients and projects, its culture and atmosphere provide ample room for the development of young and capable lawyers and that senior partners have laid a solid foundation for the firm’s current market position.

Hu Zhengzheng holds LL.M from the University of Leicester Law School in 2004 and LL.B from Nanjing University Law School. Mr. Hu has been in charge of a number of IPO deals of Chinese enterprises on HKEx, NYSE, NASDAQ, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges as well as stock exchanges in other regions, and has helped a number of domestic and overseas private equity funds complete M&A and private equity deals involving equity assets inside China.

2015年6月，中国核能电力股份有限公司在上 海证券交易所成功挂牌上市，这是近五年A股市 场募集资金最多的IPO项目。2015 年3月，北京 暴风科技股份有限公司在深交所创业板成功挂牌 上市，随后连续近四十个涨停，成为中国资本市 场中“红筹回归A股IPO”的风向标。以及万达院线 IPO、国信证券IPO、南北车合并……… 这些项 目成功的光环背后，都萦绕着竞天公诚律师事务 所（下简称“竞天公诚”）的影子。 作为中国一家以证券和资本市场业务为主的 综合性律师事务所，竞天公诚在证券与资本市 场领域一直处于顶尖地位。因其出色的业绩表 现，LegaL500将其评为“资本市场（北京）领域 第一级推荐律所”。钱伯斯更是评价其“在股权与 债券资本市场的充足人才配备及杰出表现使其稳 居同行前列”。 由从事境内外私募、上市、并购、发债等业务 的专业律师组成的证券与资本市场团队是竞天公 诚最主要的业务团队，目前大约包括超过四十名 合伙人，以及超过一百名的律师和律师助理。从 成立之初到现在的二十几年中，资本市场业务就 始终是竞天公诚在律师行业里最受市场关注和认 可的方面，大型项目、开创性项目层出不穷。 过去的一年，竞天公诚承接了中国核电、暴风 科技等上市项目，在2013年度、2014年度以及 2015年度截至目前，竞天公诚担任发行人或承销 商律师的香港上市项目数量，均占香港全部上市 项目的三成以上，并且持续为红杉资本、光大集 团、苏宁等处于市场领先地位的客户提供法律服 务。 对于竞天公诚的出色表现，其证券与资本市场 团队合伙人胡铮铮律师认为，竞天公诚所提供的 贴身性服务可以满足不同客户在不同项目中的多 元化需求，其文化和氛围对年青且有能力和想法 的律师提供了良好的发展空间，同时资深合伙人 们为竞天公诚在目前市场中的地位奠定了优秀的 基础。 胡铮铮律师拥有英国莱斯特大学法学院硕士学 位和南京大学法学院本科学位，承办过多起中国 企业在香港联交所、纽交所、纳斯达克、境内沪 深交易所及其他地区证券交易市场上市项目，并 曾协助多家境内外私募股权基金完成多宗涉及中 国境内权益资产的并购和私募交易。

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RISING STARS Steve Lin

林邦

Firm: Kirkland & Ellis

律所：凯易律师事务所

Practice: Corporate Law

执业领域：公司法

Position: Partner

Steve Lin 林邦

Steve Lin is only 33, but he is one of the most senior attorneys at the Beijing office of Kirkland & Ellis. Since he started practicing law in 2009, he has gained extensive experience in the TMT, renewable energy, healthcare and education sectors.

He recently represented Qihoo 360 Technology on its issuance of $1 billion in convertible senior notes due 2020 and 2021.

This was the largest-ever convertible bond issued by a U.S.listed Chinese technology firm at the time. Lin also advised iDreamSky Technology Ltd – one of China’s biggest independent mobile-game publishing platforms – on its $133 million public offering of American depositary shares on NASDAQ. Aside from his work, Lin is involved with China Magic Circle, an organization that provides real-world education and practical training to legal professionals and students.

职位：合伙人 林邦律师只有33岁，但已是凯易律师事务所北 京分所最资深的律师之一。从2009年开始执 业以来，他在科技、媒体和电信（TMT）、技 术、可再生能源、医疗和教育领域积累了丰富 经验。最近他代理了奇虎360科技有限公司发 行2020年和2021年到期的10亿美元可转换高 级票据。该交易是当时在美国上市的中国科技 公司规模最大的可转换债券发行。林律师还为 中国最大的独立手游发布平台之一的深圳市创 梦天地科技有限公司在纳斯达克公开发行1.33 亿美元美国存托股票提供咨询。工作之余，林 律师还参与了向法律专业人士及学生提供现实 世界教育和实践训练的组织“华麦”。

Bernie Liu

刘赟春

Firm: Llinks Law Offices

律所：通力律师事务所

Practice: Corporate Law, M&A, PE, Real Estate

执业领域：公司法，并购，私募股权，房地产

Position: Partner

Bernie Liu 刘赟春

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With his outstanding professional knowledge and sense of service, it’s no surprise that Bernie Liu is so “adept at instructing rookies,” says another partner at the firm. Trainee lawyers benefit immensely from Liu’s depth of experience, as he has advised a large number of foreign companies in their M&A deals, such as Hong Kong-based LimeTree Capital’s purchase of garages and car parks across China. He also helped several well-known real estate companies with concerns such as acquisition, land transfer, development and reconstruction, project assignment and capital raising. One of the deals he worked on was the sale of China Resource Land’s office building project to Harvest Capital Partners for approximately $483 million. Additionally, Liu handles PE investments in a variety of sectors, including automobile, mineral resources, and entertainment. He represented Vision Knight Capital when it injected an undisclosed amount of funding into Allyes Group, a China-based provider of digital marketing solutions. This was Vision Knight’s largest single investment since it was established in 2011.

职位：合伙人 同所的另一名合伙人认为，凭借杰出的专业知 识和服务意识，刘赟春律师能够如此“善于指导 新人”。由于刘律师曾为多家外资公司的并购交 易提供咨询，如香港的LimeTree Capital在中 国各地购买车库和停车场等，见习律师可从他 的丰富经验中收益。他还在收购、土地转让、 开发与改造、项目转让及募资等问题上向多家 知名房地产公司提供帮助。他曾参与的其中一 笔交易是华润置地以约4.83亿美元的价格向汉 威资本管理有限公司出售写字楼项目。此外， 刘律师还处理包括汽车、矿业资源和娱乐业在 内的多个行业的私募股权投资。他代理嘉御基 金向国内数字营销解决方案提供商好耶集团注 资（金额未披露）。这是嘉御基金自2011年成 立以来金额最大的单笔投资。

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Su Liyun

苏丽云

Firm: Guang Da Law Firm

律所：广东广大律师事务所

Practice: Criminal Law, Legal-Risk Prevention

执业领域：刑法，法律风险防范

Position: Professional Lawyer

Su Liyun 苏丽云

A deep-rooted desire to use the law to protect the rights of people is what drove Su Liyun to pursue and practice law. Focusing her attention on gambling, corruption, bribery, fraudulent declaration and other related misconduct has made her an expert in dealing with complicated criminal cases. One such case involved a senior bank officer who committed financial fraud, embezzling and misappropriating funds worth around $16 million. She has dealt with more than 1,000 criminal issues over a span of four years, which has reaped provincial and civic honors from different organizations. Her dedication and professionalism has won her recognition from the SinoGlobal Legal Alliance (SGLA): she was named “Best Criminal Defender.” Clients see her as a representative of justice, while for her colleagues she is a “responsible, knowledgeable and irreplaceable lawyer.”

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职位：执业律师 用法律保护人民权利是苏丽云深植于心的愿 望，这一愿望激励着她学习法律并实践法律。 苏律师重点关注赌博、腐败、贿赂、欺诈性声 明和其他相关不当行为，使她成为处理复杂刑 事案件的专家。其中一起此类案件涉及一名银 行高级职员，犯下的金融诈骗、贪污和挪用资 金达1600万美元左右。她在四年时间内处理了 1000多起刑事案件，获得不同机构颁发的省 级和民间荣誉。她的执着与敬业为她赢得中世 律所联盟的认可，获得“最佳刑事辩护律师”称 号。客户视她为正义的化身，而对同事而言， 她是一名“负责任、知识渊博、不可替代的律 师”。

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RISING STARS Jason Xu

许嘉

Firm: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

律所：富而德律师事务所

Practice: Equity, Capital Markets

执业领域：股票，资本市场

Position: Counsel

Jason Xu 许嘉

Educated in China and the UK, Jason Xu is a Hong Kongtrained corporate solicitor belonging to a new generation of legal professionals who are confident and familiar with the ways of both East and West. Xu has maintained a well-balanced practice over the years, focusing on IPOs, public and private M&As, regulatory compliance and other corporate work.

He was involved in $5.47 billion A- and H-share rights issue of China Merchants Bank, China Everbright Bank’s $3 billion H-share IPO, China Cinda Asset Management’s $2.5 billion Hshare IPO, and Sinopec’s $3.1 billion share placement. These four deals were shortlisted as finalists for the ALB China’s Equity Market Deal of the Year in 2014. That same year, Xu was the lead associate advising on CITIC Pacific’s $36.5 billion acquisition of CITIC Limited from CITIC Group – the largest conglomerate in China – and its subsequent share offering to institutional investors. In addition, he has worked with almost all major investment banks active in Asia, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and HSBC.

职位：法律顾问 许嘉是分别在中国和英国接受教育，同时于香 港受训的香港事务律师，属于充满自信、熟 悉东西方两种方式的新一代法律专业人士。许 律师的执业领域多年来始终相当均衡，侧重于 IPO、公开及私人并购、监管合规和其他企业 事务。他曾参与中国招商银行54.7亿美元A股 和H股增发配股、中国光大银行30亿美元H股 IPO、中国信达资产管理有限公司25亿美元H 股IPO和中石化31亿美元配股。这四笔交易均 入围ALB 中国版的2014年股票市场年度交易 决选名单。同年，在中信泰富以365亿美元从 中国最大的企业集团中信集团收购中信股份以 及该公司对机构投资者的后续股票发行中，许 律师都担任主办律师。此外，他与活跃在亚洲 地区的几乎所有主要投行都进行合作，包括高 盛、摩根士丹利、瑞银、瑞信、美银美林、摩 根大通和汇丰。

Xu Xiaodan

徐晓丹

Firm: King & Wood Mallesons

律所：金杜律师事务所

Practice: Labor and Employment Law

执业领域：劳动及就业

Position: Partner

Xu Xiaodan 徐晓丹

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Women leaders still face considerable challenges in the workplace, but this hasn’t stopped Xu Xiaodan from doing her job with utmost confidence. As part of KWM’s dispute resolution & litigation team, she has represented many domestic and overseas well-known companies in handling disputes arising out of termination or ending of employment, salary payment, bonus, non-compete, infringement of company trade secret, employment discrimination, labor dispatch and work-related injury. Her notable cases include a litigation case arising from 57 employees’ stock ownership whose claims were amounted up to about $54.8 million, a case relating to the recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitral award in China worth $20 million. A member of KWM’s Public Interest Committee, she also has extensive practical experience in general labor consulting area. Her dedication and deep understanding of her practice area has won her not just appreciation from clients, but also recognition from the Beijing Bar Association as a leading labor and employment lawyer.

职位：合伙人 女性领导人在职场仍然面临相当多挑战，但这 并未阻止徐晓丹律师以无比的自信从事自身的 工作。作为金杜律师事务所争议解决与诉讼团 队的一份子，徐律师代表国内外众多知名企业 处理因劳动关系解除或终止、工资薪酬、奖金 佣金、竞业限制、商业秘密、就业歧视、劳务 派遣及工伤待遇等等引起的争议。她经手的著 名案件包括索赔总额达5480万美元左右的57名 员工持股引起的一宗诉讼，以及处理某ICC仲 裁裁决在中国境内的承认和执行，裁决项下的 总金额为2,000万美元。作为金杜公益委员会 的委员，她在处理复杂劳动法非诉事务领域也 积累了丰富的实践经验。她对自己执业领域的 执着和深刻理解不仅为她赢得了客户的称赞， 还被北京市律师协会评选为“北京市优秀劳动法 专业律师”。

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Steven Yu

郁雷

Firm: Global Law Office

律所：环球律师事务所

Practice: Private Equity, Venture Capital, M&A

执业领域：私募股权，风险投资，并购

Position: Partner

Steven Yu 郁雷

For over a decade, Steven Yu has collaborated with both international and domestic PE firms/VC funds in hundreds of China-based portfolio investments, especially in the TMTrelated sector. He has also represented industrial giants in their investments in national and international companies, especially via VIE structure. For instance, he counseled on Ping’ An Trust’s $800 million strategic investment in Jahwa Group which holds the stake of a Shanghai-listed A Share company in 2011 and represented Greenwoods to participate in the $22 million Series B and $90 million Series C preferred share investments in Dada via VIE structure in 2015. With his keen acumen and efficient professionalism, it’s not surprising that he has earned the trust of big companies such as IDG, SIG, Northern Light Venture Capital, Greenwoods, Ping’ An Venture Capital and Matrix. He was recently one of the speakers at the 2015 ALB In-house Legal Summit (Guangzhou and Shanghai). Steven is forging ahead in the legal field driven by his belief “an unchangeable heart itself from the very beginning, is the true enlightenment that makes one accomplish his most real dream.”

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职位：合伙人 十多年来，郁雷律师与国内外私募股权公司/ 风险投资基金就数百个中国投资项目进行合 作，尤其是在TMT相关领域。同时，他代表 行业巨头对中国境内外公司展开战略投资（尤 其是通过可变利益结构（VIE结构）的方式） 。例如，2011年他作为平安信托的法律顾问 协助其完成对家化集团8亿美元的战略投资， 后者持有一家上海A股上市公司股份；以及在 2015年他代表景林投资参与通过VIE结构对达 达的2200万美元B序列优先股投资和9000万 美元C序列优先股投资。凭借敏锐的洞察力和 高效的职业素养，郁雷律师毫不意外地赢得了 IDG、SIG、北极光创投、景林投资、平安风 险投资和经纬中国等大公司的信任。最近，他 作为发言人之一出席了ALB公司法务法律峰会 （广州和上海场）。“不忘初心，方得始终”， 这是郁雷律师在法律人生道路上不断前行所秉 持的信念。

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ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS JULY 2015

Zhang Ne

张讷

Firm: Co-effort Law Firm

律所：协力律师事务所

Practice: Capital Market, Innovation Funds, Investment, M&A

执业领域：资本市场，创新基金，投资，并 购

Position: Senior partner

Zhang Ne 张讷

In recent years, Zhang has focused on the listings on the New Three Board, helping companies such as Txuan Technology and Xuzhou Microstarfsof, and assisting listed companies with their private placement and M&A services. In particular, he helped Golumbus Commercial with its reorganization, stock ownership incentive, brought investors, laid solid groundwork for its listing on the New Three Board. Apart from his outstanding M&A work in Chinese market, Zhang has also led his team in M&A deals for international companies such as LG and Rockfield and Decathlon as well as created several “first-ever cases” for his clients. Familiar with the operation mode and investment of funds, he has won the recognition of several renowned investment organizations. As if these achievements weren’t enough, he has published at least six articles in core industry journals, edited the Commercial and Legislation Observation newsletter at the firm, and was chosen as one of “Top Ten Young Lawyers” in Shanghai’s Pudong District in 2013.

近几年，张律师以新三板上市为重点，帮助腾 旋科技和徐州中矿微星软件股份有限公司等公 司上市，并为诸多挂牌企业提供定向增发收购 兼并等持续服务。尤其，他帮助江苏哥伦布商 业管理股份有限公司重组、股权激励并引入投 资人，为该公司挂牌新三板以及商业发展打下 坚实基础。除了在中国市场杰出的并购工作之 外，张律师还带领团队为LG、Rockfield和迪 卡侬等国际公司处理并购交易，并为客户创造 了多笔“首创交易”。他熟悉基金的运营模式和 投资，赢得了多家知名投资机构的认可。除了 这些成绩，他还在核心业内期刊上发表了至少 6篇文章，编辑所内的商业与立法观察简报， 并获得2013年上海市浦东新区“十大杰出青年 律师”称号。

Zhang Ping

张平

Firm: Han Kun Law Offices

律所：汉坤律师事务所

Practice: Private Equity fund, VC/PE Investment and Financing, M&A

执业领域：私募基金、私募股权投资与融资、 并购

Position: Partner

Zhang Ping 张平

职位：高级合伙人

In the last 10 years, Zhang Ping has been active in private equity fund, VC/PE investment, VC/PE financing, and M&A, assisting in the establishment of more than 100 private equity funds, such as Qiming Ventures, Shengjing 360, BlueFocus, Bona, China Everbright Limited and GE Ventures. He also provided legal service to various well-known PE funds, listed companies in their local and overseas equity investment, bond investment and mezzanine investment, among others. Additionally, he helped his clients with their domestic and foreign equity financing, debt financing, M&A deals, including successful investments in approximately two hundred VC/ PE projects by Sequoia Capital, IDG and Qiming Ventures as well as ICBC Financial Leasing’s distribution of foreign bonds worth over $1 billion in 2014. Clients praise his “professionalism, business sense, and thoughtfulness”.

职位：合伙人 过去10年中，张平一直从事私募基金、风险资 本/私募股权投资、风险资本/私募股权融资和 并购，协助成立了启明创投、盛景网联、蓝色 光标、博纳影业、光大控股和通用创投等100 多家私募基金。他还为各家知名私募股权基 金、上市公司的境内外股权投资、债券投资和 夹层投资等事务提供法律服务。此外，张律师 还帮助客户进行国内外股权融资、债务融资、 并购交易，其中包括红杉资本、IDG和启明创 投等成功投资约200个风险资本/私募股权项目 以及工银租赁2014年发行超过10亿美元外国债 券。客户称赞他“具备职业素养和商业意识，并 考虑周全”。

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Leo Zhou

周亮

Firm: Dacheng Law Offices

律所：北京大成律师事务所

Practice: Banking and Finance, Foreign Investment, PublicPrivate Partnership

执业领域：银行与金融，外商投资，公私合伙制

Position: Senior partner

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The 34-year-old Leo Zhou Liang is one of the youngest senior partners at the firm, and strongly believes that hewing closely to “the Rule of Law” is the only way for the future of Chinese development. He has the distinction of being one of the first lawyers in China to comprehensively develop expertise in design and compliance work of financial products relevant to RMB internationalization since it has been launched on a large scale in 2009. As such, he has assisted China Construction Bank (Asia) and the Hong Kong branch of China Construction Bank with the design and compliance work of more than 10 cross-border and offshore RMB products and other financial products. He has also helped with reforms at commercial banks in Guangdong Province, including public-infrastructure financing projects and foreign investment. His excellent track record has attracted clients from Fortune 500 companies and major international enterprises such as Cardinal Health, Tesco and HSBC NF Fund, among others. His clients praise his expertise in the field of cross-border financial transactions, and also his “humility, diligence, and wisdom in commercial transactions.”

执业领域： 房地产法、公司法、金融法、资 本市场、外商投资 客户评价： 钱伯斯将陈文律师评为房地产 与建筑工程领域唯一的业界元老 执业介绍： 陈文律师 陈文律师从1992年开始执业， 北京市中伦文德律师事务所 主要从事金融、房地产和公司的法 创始合伙人律师、董事长 律事务，包括：房地产开发，房地 产项目转让、销售和后期服务等房地产法律服务；银行信 贷、项目担保、票据、支付结算、基金、信托和融资租赁等 金融法律服务；公司并购、股权转让、公司上市、债转股 等公司法律服务。陈文律师为上百家的房地产公司及包括 国家开发银行、中国工商银行、中国建设银行、北京商业 银行等大型金融机构提供法律服务，并多次参与了与房地 产、金融有关法律法规的研究与立法工作。 陈文律师认为： 陈文律师经过多年的法律执业认为，能够引领法律服 务的方向，站在法律服务的前沿，并在所服务的法律领域 起到积极作用，这其中的意义远远超过那些自己承办过的 标的额达几十亿元的案件。

职位：高级合伙人 34岁的周亮是律所最年轻的高级合伙人之一，他 深信坚守“法治”是中国今后发展的唯一出路。自 2009年启动大规模人民币国际化以来，他就成 为国内全面发展人民币国际化相关金融产品的设 计与合规工作专业知识的首批律师之一。因此， 他协助中国建设银行（亚洲）股份有限公司和中 国建设银行香港分行进行了10多个跨境和境外人 民币产品和其他金融产品的设计和合规工作。他 还帮助广东省多家商业银行进行改革，包括公共 基础设施融资项目和外商投资。他的优异业绩吸 引了康德乐、乐购和汇丰南丰基金等财富500强 公司和大型国际企业。客户称赞他在跨境金融交 易领域的专业知识，也对他的“谦逊，勤奋，充 满商业交易智慧”表示赞许。

执业领域： 公司法、金融法、房地产法、国际投资与贸易法 客户评价： 李铮律师在提供法律服务的过程中，表现出极 高的专业水准和敬业精神。他遵循着诚信为本、 专业至上、提高效率和及时沟通的原则，从每一 个客户的自身需求出发，第一时间解决客户之所 需，并善于防范风险于未然。李铮律师实现了专 李铮律师 业法律服务的最大化融合，能够为客户提供高质 北京市中伦文德律师事务所 量、全面、专业的一站式法律服务。一位客户这样 高级合伙人律师 评价李律师：他具有让谈判对手产生信任的能力， 是一名十分出色的交易促成律师。 执业介绍： 李铮律师从事法律工作16年，执业范围涵盖：公司法、金融法、房地产 法、国际投资与贸易法等律师实务领域。 目前，他担任着17家内、外资企业的常年法律顾问。同时，他还经常为 内、外资公司、企业提供设立、尽职调查、并购和融资等专项法律顾问服 务，为企业、公司提供国内及涉外诉讼、仲裁等法律服务。 李铮律师能够熟练运用英语提供法律服务 。 李铮律师认为： 任何事情，做起来都比想象中的简单，所以不要畏惧，只需要在正确 的方向上实干就好!

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万达之路

DALIAN WANDA GROUP, CHINA’S BIGGEST REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, IS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN JUST BEING A DEVELOPER. ITS HIGH-PROFILE STEPS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS ARE A CONVINCING INDICATOR THAT THAT THE CONGLOMERATE IS MOVING ELSEWHERE. HOW RISKY IS ITS QUASI-REITS PRODUCT? HOW WILL THIS GLOBAL JUGGERNAUT HANDLE ITS TRANSFORMATION INTO AN ASSET-LIGHT BUSINESS? HOW WILL IT NAVIGATE THE CHOPPY WATERS OF INTERNET FINANCE? SHANGJING LI REPORTS

中国最大的房地产开发商大连万达集团对仅当个开发商已经不再感兴趣。该集团过去6 个月中的高调举动证明了一点，即这家企业集团正在四面出击。其准房地产投资信托 （REIT）产品的风险性如何？这家全球巨头将如何把握自身向轻资产型企业的转变？ 它又将如何顺利驶过互联网金融汹涌的波涛？记者李尚晶报道。 **The Chinese translation of this story was prepared by CLS Communication**

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“IF THE REITS SYSTEM GETS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED IN CHINA’S MARKET, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD NEWS FOR BOTH INVESTORS AND DEVELOPERS. THE HIGH STANDARD OF REITS WILL STANDARDISE OUR MARKET. WE REALLY SHOULD CALL FOR QUICK INTRODUCTION OF REITS.” Chen Yongxing, Zhong Lun W&D

“如果中国市场正式推出REIT体系，我认为对投资 者和开发商而言都是好消息。REIT的高标准能规 范我们的市场。我们应该呼吁REIT尽快出台。” 陈永兴，中伦文德律师事务所

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hough a bit later than promised, Dalian Wanda Group’s first online investment project finally made its debut.

In June, the company jointly launched a product called “Stable Earner No. 1” with online payment service provider 99Bill. Those who want to invest in the product can do so online or through a mobile app on their phones. Only a minimum investment of 1,000 yuan or $161 is required, which means that for the first time, investing in commercial real estate will be open to ordinary investors.

The logo of Wanda Plaza is seen in Shanghai. REUTERS/Aly Song

Those who signed up for the crowd-funding project can expect annualised returns of 12 percent, generated through rental fees and property appreciation.

The revolutionary move comes six months after Wanda acquired 68.7 percent of the third-party payment service provider 99Bill Corp, China’s fourth largest third-party payment company.

Many property developers in China have ramped up diversification into e-commerce and shifted away from their core business since last year in face of thinning margins and slowing sales.

Wang Jianlin, Wanda’s billionaire chairman, said in a recent staff meeting that by 2016, revenue from the company’s service sector will surpass revenue from the real estate segment. “Technically speaking, Wanda is no longer a real estate company from next year onward,” he said.

As such, it comes as no surprise that the company is making the shift to finance – Internet finance, to be exact.

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然比承诺的时间晚了一些， 大连万达集团的首个在线 投资项目最终还是亮相登台

6月，该公司与在线支付服务提供商 快钱网共同推出了一款名为“稳赚一号” 的产品。想投资该产品的人可在线或 通过手机app进行操作。最低投资仅需 1000元人民币（约合161美元），这意 味着，商业地产投资将第一次向普通投 资者开放。 参与此次众筹项目的人可预期获得 通过租金费用和地产增值产生的12%的 年化回报率。 这项革命性的举措在万达收购了快 钱68.7%的股权六个月之后面世。快钱 是中国排名第四的第三方支付公司。 面对利润不断缩水和销售日益放 缓，从去年开始，许多中国房地产开发 商加快了多元化发展步伐，从自身核心 业务转移，投身电子商务。 万达亿万身家的董事长王健林在近 期一次员工会议上称，到2016年，公司 服务行业的收入将超过房地产行业的收 入。“从技术上讲，万达从明年起就不 再是一家房地产公司了。”他称。 因此，该公司正转向金融（准确地 说，是互联网金融）就一点也不令人感 到意外了。

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REITS OR NOT? Launching Stable Earner No.1 was widely regarded as an important step in this direction. The online investment product has raised five billion yuan or $807 million since it was introduced.

The 12 percent annualised return comprises 6 percent right to yield each year and earnings from property appreciation according to public documents acquired by ALB. First, Stable Earner No.1 is likely to pursue listing as a real estate investment trust, which in turn would allow investors to enjoy 70 percent of the project appreciation. Meanwhile, the product can be transferred to another party. If this crowdfunding product fails to pursue an IPO within seven years, Wanda will repurchase it when it is due, which is aimed for another 6 percent of the returns.

Stable Earner No.1 was branded as a real estate investment trust (REITs) product or, to be precise, a pre-REIT or a quasi-REIT product.

“Wanda’s wealth management product is like a REIT,” Wang said in a speech in April. “If investors are in urgent need of cash and need to exit the investment, we have spoken to authorities in two financial reform trial zones to set up a title transaction platform.”

For many industry insiders, however, using the “REITs” label is only a marketing maneuver to attract buyers. The product itself inherently lies on the red line.

Alexander Li, a partner Allbright Law Offices, said the Stable Earner No. 1 is not REITs. He insists it is a kind of debt-based crowd-funding product, similar to asset-backed securities or ABS abroad. Besides, in terms of liquidity, Wanda’s product lags way behind than traditional REITs, which is tradable in public market.

Stable Earner No. 1 product does not guarantee returns of principals and gains. The proceeds will be used to finance five Wanda Plaza commercial

People walk in front of a logo of Wanda Plaza in Shanghai. REUTERS/Aly Song

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REIT，做还是不做？

推出稳赚1号被广泛视为是朝这个方向迈出的重要一步。这款 在线投资产品自面世后已筹集到50亿元人民币，折合8.07亿 美元。 根据ALB获得的公开资料，12%的年化回报率包括每年 6%的收益率和房地产升值收益。 首先，稳赚1号有可能寻求作为REIT挂牌上市，这样一来 投资者就能享受到项目升值的70%的收益。同时，该产品还 可以转让给其他人。如果这款众筹产品未能在7年之内实现 IPO，万达将在其到期时进行回购，从而保证另外6%的回报 率。 稳赚1号打着REIT产品的旗号，准确而言，是一款预 REIT或准REIT产品。 “万达的理财产品与REIT很像。”王健林在4月份的一次演 讲中称。“如果投资者急需现金，需要退出投资，我们已经与 两家金融改革试验区的相关部门谈过，会设立一个产权交易 平台。” 但对许多业内人士而言，使用“REIT”这个标签只是用来吸 引买家的一种营销手段。这款产品本身处于敏感地带。 锦天城律师事务所合伙人李鹏飞律师表示，稳赚1号并不 是REIT。他强调，这是一种基于债务的众筹产品，与国外的 资产担保证券（ABS）类似。此外，就流动性而言，万达的 产品远不如能在公开市场进行交易的传统型REIT。 稳赚1号并不能保证回本和收益。筹集到的资金将用于为 尚未开工或甚至都尚未确定的五座万达广场商业地产项目提 供资金。

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property projects, which haven’t begun or even identified yet.

At present, China does not have specific laws regulating Wanda’s hybrid product. The most relevant law draft was released last December by the Securities Association of China. It addresses equity-based crowdfunding, indicating that fundraising should be a private placement for less than 200 real-name investors.

But Wanda’s quasi-REIT product is aimed at individuals with a mere 1,000 yuan threshold. “The product is highly likely to reach more than 200 investors. Such a move could face a sudden shut down if clear rules are rolling out,” Li said.

目前，中国并没有监管万达这种混合产品的具 体法律。相关性最大的法律草案去年12月由中国 证券业协会发布。该草案提到了以股权为基础的 众筹，表明集资应是面向200名以下的实名投资者 的定向发行。 但万达的准REIT产品门槛只有区区1000元人 民币，瞄准个人。“这款产品极有可能超过200名 投资者。一旦明确的规定出台，这类产品很可能 会被突然叫停。”李律师称。

Lawyers have agreed that equity-based fundraising is filled with many risks. Taking this “observe first, regulate later” attitude is fundamentally risky for investors.

律师们认同基于股权的集资充满许多风险。抱 着这种“先看看，再监管”的态度，在根本上对投资 者是有风险的。

Wang Jianlin used to decry a lack of funding options in public.

Specifically, he mentioned that China lacks REITs, which use pooled capital from investors to purchase and manage property.

王健林过去常在公开场合抱怨缺少融资选择。 他尤其提到中国缺少可用从投资者处汇集的资本 购买和管理房地产的REIT。

Talks of introducing REITs in China started years ago, with major cities such as Shanghai and Tianjin drafting proposals in 2010 to the central bank and the State Council to seek approvals.

中国在数年前就开始出现关于推出REIT的言 论，上海和天津等大城市于2010年向央行和国务 院递交了起草方案，寻求批准。

In June, the China Securities Regulatory Commission approved its first REIT public offering, which will consist of office properties owned

by China Vanke and managed by Penghua Fund Management REITs. It is the only REITs project approved by China and will be set up in the newly established free trade zone in Qianhai, Shenzhen.

“If REITs system gets officially introduced in China’s market, it would be good news for both investors and developers. The high standard of the product will standardise our market as well. We really should call for quick introduction of REITs,” said Chen Yongxing, managing partner of Zhong Lun W&D.

上个月，中国证监会批准了首个REIT产品公 开发行，由万科集团拥有的写字楼组成，由鹏华 基金REIT进行管理。这是中国唯一一个获批的 REIT项目，将放在新设的深圳前海自贸区。 “如果中国市场正式推出REIT体系，我认为对 投资者和开发商而言都是好消息。REIT的高标准 能规范我们的市场。我们应该呼吁REITs尽快出 台。”中伦文德律师事务所管理合伙人陈永兴律师 表示。

“ITS MODEL IS NOT VERY APPLICABLE TO SMALL DEVELOPERS. FOR STARTERS, WANDA HAS A BRAND VALUE IN SELLING ITS FINANCIAL PRODUCT. PEOPLE KNOW WANDA, KNOW WANG JIANLIN. FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FROM SMALL DEVELOPERS WOULD NOT FACE SUCH A HUGE MARKET DEMAND AND WOULD BE HARD TO SELL.” Wang Tao, East & Concord

“它的模式并不十分适用于小型开发商。首先， 万达在销售自己的金融产品方面具备品牌价值。 大家知道万达，知道王健林。小型开发商因为 没有品牌效应，市场上对他的认可不高，很难卖 出。” 汪涛，天达共和律师事务所

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THE WANDA-FUL WAY Wanda has been seeking to transform its bricks-and-mortar retail empire to an “asset-light” brand, looking for outside investment to finance its malls and selling them off after five or seven years.

“What is the definition of a real estate company? Besides property development, a true real estate company nowadays should be equipped with great financing power,” said Chen from Zhong Lun W&D. “Unlike real estate companies abroad, most Chinese companies face great restrictions in financing. From this perspective, Wanda’s financial innovation is very much acknowledged.”

Since last year, Wanda embarked on a series of high-profile moves.

Its commercial property branch Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties raised $3.7 billion in its Hong Kong initial public offering, which made it the largest listing in Asia last year. It also strengthened its online payment platform by buying into 99bill Corp, coming up with “Stable Earner No. 1” six months later.

By the end of 2014, the conglomerate built more than 109 office-retail complexes called Wanda Plazas in 80 cities across China while 26 new projects are expected to open this year.

But Wanda’s chairman is eyeing a light-asset model, which means that the construction of Wanda Plazas is funded only by external investors, while Wanda takes care of site selection, project construction, merchant recruitment and property management. Using the brand appeal of Wanda Plaza and its “Huiyun” intelligent business information management system, the company is transitioning from a real estate giant to a business investment service operator.

The decision switch to the light-asset model was made after considering that the model could help diversify the property giant’s business operations and help it earn corporate revenues from rentals rather than from property sales, which is subject to great market volatility. The strategy thus guarantees a steady long-term development for the company.

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万达一直以来都试图把自己的砖头加水泥的零售帝国转型为“ 轻资产”品牌，寻找外部投资为其商场提供资金，并在五到七 年后将其售出。 “房地产公司的定义是什么？除了房地产开发，如今真正 的房地产公司应具备强大的融资能力。”中伦文德的陈永兴律 师表示。“与国外的房地产公司不同，绝大多数国内公司在融 资方面面临很多限制。从这个角度看，万达的金融创新值得 认可。” 从去年起，万达就开始采取一系列高调举动。该公司商 业地产部门大连万达商业地产在香港首次公开发行时筹集到 37亿美元，成为去年亚洲最大的股票上市。该公司还通过购 买快钱的股权加强了在线支付平台，六个月之后推出了“稳赚 1号”。 到2014年底时，万达在全国80个城市建了超过109座名 为万达广场的商务零售综合楼宇，预计今年将有26个新项目 开张。 但万达董事长正关注轻资产模式，这意味着建造万达广 场的资金只来自外部投资者，而万达负责选址、项目施工、 商户招租和物业管理。利用万达广场的品牌吸引力和该公司“ 慧云”智能商业信息管理系统，万达正从一家房地产巨头转型 为商业投资服务运营商。 在考虑轻资产模式能帮助万达实现业务经营多元化，以 及帮助该公司从租金而非市场波动性较大的房地产销售那里 获得收入之后，万达做出了向轻资产模式转变的这一决定。 因此这一战略能确保公司长期稳定发展。 “如果开发商想积极扩张，首先要做的就是盘活资产，确 保充沛的现金流。这也解释了为何轻资产模式已成为如今商

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“If developers want to expand aggressively, the first thing to do is to activate the asset and ensure ample cash flows. This explains why the lightasset model has become a much-wanted path for commercial developers and operators today,” said Li, a partner at Allbright Law Offices told ALB. Moreover, early this month, Wanda has announced plans for six new acquisitions – an equal mix of foreign and domestic purchases – in the second half of 2015 to further move away from the real estate market and rebrand itself as a “service company.”

Aiming to get 65 percent of its net profit from service by 2018, Wanda said it will set up a financial holding company to “complete acquisitions of banks, security and insurance companies, and form the Wanda financial group with the existing Wanda Investment Company.”

The company is no doubt turning “Internet Plus” finance, a governmentbacked buzzword, encouraging the integration of offline business with e-commerce.

But is Wanda’s strategy doable or advisable for other real estate developers? Few lawyers would agree.

“Its model is not very applicable to small developers. For starters, Wanda has a brand value in selling its financial product. People know Wanda, know Wang Jianlin. Financial products from small developers would not face such a huge market demand and would be hard to sell,” said Wang Tao, a partner at East & Concord.

But whether more developers will follow in Wanda’s footsteps is not the question anymore, as moving online and towards finance has become inevitable.

“Internet finance is everywhere. And the biggest investment in our life usually goes to real estate. For developers, Internet finance lowers their cost, and for investors, Internet finance lowers the threshold for investing, thus satisfying people’s need to invest, no matter how small the amount.

Therefore, Internet finance and real estate will definitely team up and be a target to pursue,” says Allbright Law Offices partner, Alexander Li.

REAL ESTATE 业地产开发商和运营商一心想走的道路。”锦天城合伙 人李鹏飞对ALB表示。 此外，本月初，万达宣布了2015年下半年的6项全 新收购计划，国内外收购各占一半，将进一步远离房地 产市场，把自身重塑为“服务公司”。 以到2018年从服务行业获得65%净利润为目标，万 达称将成立一家金融控股公司，“完成对银行、证券和 保险公司的收购，与现有的万达投资公司组建万达金融 集团”。 该公司无疑正在转向“互联网＋”，这是一个由政府倡 导的热门词汇，鼓励线下商业与电子商务进行整合。 但万达的战略对其他房地产开发商是否可行或可 取？少数律师表示认同。 “它的模式并不十分适用于小型开发商。首先，万达 在销售自己的金融产品方面具备品牌价值。大家知道万 达，知道王健林。小型开发商因为没有品牌效应，市场 上对他的认可不高，很难卖出。”天达共和律师事务所 合伙人汪涛律师说。 但无论是否会有多少房地产开发商追随万达的脚 步，向互联网和金融转型都在所难免。 “互联网金融最容易切入的地方是我们的日常生活， 而生活中最大宗的交易主要集中在房地产投资上。互联 网金融对于开发商而言，可以降低其营销和资金成本； 对投资者而言，降低了房地产投资门槛，满足了老百姓 小份额的投资理财需求。因此，互联网金融＋房地产， 必然成为资本追逐的游戏。”锦天城律师事务所李鹏飞 律师说道。

“INTERNET FINANCE IS EVERYWHERE. AND THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT IN OUR LIFE USUALLY GOES TO REAL ESTATE. FOR DEVELOPERS, INTERNET FINANCE LOWERS THEIR COST, AND FOR INVESTORS, INTERNET FINANCE LOWERS THE THRESHOLD OF INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, THUS SATISFYING PEOPLE’S NEED TO INVEST, NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE AMOUNT. THEREFORE, INTERNET FINANCE AND REAL ESTATE WILL DEFINITELY TEAM UP AND BE A TARGET TO PURSUE.” Alexander Li, AllBright Law Offices

“互联网金融最容易切入的地方是我们的日常生活，而生活中最大宗的交 易主要集中在房地产投资上。互联网金融对于开发商而言，可以降低其 营销和资金成本；对投资者而言，降低了房地产投资门槛，满足了老百 姓小份额的投资理财需求。因此，互联网金融＋房地产，必然成为资本 追逐的游戏。” 李鹏飞，锦天城律师事务所

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ANTITRUST LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY IS ON THE RISE IN ASIA, AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES SEEK TO CLAMP DOWN ON ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR. THIS IS ALSO TRUE IN TAIWAN, WHERE A RECENT AMENDMENT TO ITS FAIR TRADE ACT LAID OUT A NEW PATH FOR KEY AREAS OF COMPETITION LAW AND TRANSFORMED THE ISLAND’S BUSINESS LANDSCAPE. KANISHK VERGHESE REPORTS

随着当地政府部门视图取缔反竞争行为，亚洲的反垄断执法活 动日益增多，台湾也是如此。最近台湾《公平交易法》修正案 为竞争法的关键领域开辟了一条新路，并改变了该地区的商业格 局。Kanishk Verghese报道。 **The Chinese translation of this story was prepared by CLS Communication**

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aiwan’s amended Fair Trade Act (TFTA) came into effect in February, bringing with it some of the biggest changes to the Act since its inception in 1992. The amendments, which focus primarily on merger control, cartel enforcement and unfair competition, have changed the way business is conducted in Taiwan. But while the legal community has welcomed the reforms, it has also pointed out areas where further fine-tuning is needed.

Some of the TFTA’s most significant reforms have been in the area of merger control, lawyers say. Firstly, the assessment of whether a company needs to file a pre-merger notification with the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) has been broadened to include the company’s controlling entity, affiliates and any brother and sister companies under common control. Secondly, in Taiwan, where it is common for businesses to be controlled by a single person or noncorporate entities, individuals can now be defined as a party to a merger and subjected to pre-merger filing requirements.

Lawyers point out, however, that some grey areas remain. For example, the TFTC uses a market share ratio and a turnover ratio when conducting its merger control assessments. The amended TFTA features a new clause stating that when calculating the turnover threshold, the total turnover of the party, as well as its group companies, has to be included, says Dr. Matt Liu, a partner at Taiwanese law firm Tsar & Tsai.

The TFTC had proposed to remove the market share threshold from the assessment, but Taiwan’s legislature rejected the proposal, much to the surprise of the TFTC and the legal industry. As a result, calculating the market share threshold has become a difficult task, as the new clause applies only to the turnover threshold, explains Liu. “This gives rise to the question of when calculating the market share threshold, do we consider the market share of all the group companies, or just the entity that is a party to the merger? We have received different opinions from the TFTC officials on this issue, so it is not very clear. The TFTC has to issue a ruling making this clear,” he says.

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湾新修订的《公平交易法》（TFTA）于 今年2月生效，带来了一些自该法1992 年制定以来最大的变动。此次修正案主 要侧重于兼并控制、反卡特尔和不公平竞争，改变 了在台湾开展商业活动的方式。尽管法律界欢迎此 次改革，他们也指出了需要进一步调整的地方。 律师们表示，TFTA一些最重大的改革是在兼 并控制领域。首先，在评估一家公司是否需要向台 湾公平交易委员会（TFTC）进行预兼并申报时， 评估范围已扩大到包括公司的控制实体、关联公司 和受共同控制的任何姊妹公司。其次，在台湾，企 业由单一个人或非法人实体控制很常见，现在个人 可被定义为并购的一方并受到预并购申报要求的制 约。 但律师们指出，仍存在某些灰色地带。例 如，TFTC在进行兼并控制评估时使用市场份额率 和营业额率。台湾常在国际法律事务所合伙人刘致 庆律师表示，TFTA修正案有一个新条款，称在计 算营业额标准时，该兼并参与方的总营业额及其集 团公司的营业额都应包括在内。 TFTC提出在评估中取消市场份额门槛，但台 湾“立法院”否决了这项议案，非常出乎TFTC和法律 界的意料。刘律师解释称，这样计算市场份额门槛 就成为一件难事，因为新条款只适用于营业额门槛 的计算。“这就提出了一个问题，在计算市场份额 时，我们是要考虑所有集团公司的市场份额，还是 仅仅考虑参与兼并一方的份额？对于这个问题，我 们从TFTC官员那里得到了不同的意见，因此非常 不明确。TFTC需要发布一项决定以明确这一点。” 他表示。

“THE CHANGE WAS MADE BECAUSE THE TFTC RECENTLY LOST SOME CARTEL ENFORCEMENT CASES IN COURT, WHICH RULED THAT THAT THE TFTC FAILED TO FULFIL ITS BURDEN OF PROOF. THE NEW AMENDMENT GIVES THE TFTC A MORE POWERFUL WEAPON FOR CARTEL ENFORCEMENT, AND PUTS THEM IN A BETTER POSITION TO WIN THOSE CASES.” Stephen Wu, Lee and Li

“出现这种变化是因为TFTC近期在法庭上输掉了一些反卡特尔案件， 法院判决TFTC未能满足举证责任。新修正案给了TFTC针对反卡特 尔案件的更有力的武器，使其更有希望打赢官司。” 吴志光，理律法律事务所

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A TALE OF TWO CASES Prior to the amendment of the TFTA, the onus was on the TFTC to demonstrate the existence of collusive pricing between competitors. But with the new TFTA, the burden of proof now lies with the accused parties. Lawyers say the amendment was proposed and passed because in recent years, some key court decisions have gone against the TFTC. A widely reported example is the ‘Coffee Case’. In November 2011, the TFTC fined four major convenience store chains in Taiwan for jointly raising the price of their freshly brewed coffee by NT$5 ($0.16) during the same week. The identical amounts and timing of the increases suggested that there was a collusive agreement, or a “meeting of the minds”, among the chains, claimed the TFTC. However, the Taiwan’s highest administrative court decided in April 2014 that the price hikes could be explained by ‘conscious parallel pricing’ or ‘the act of price following’. “The TFTC was unable to prove that there was a cartel agreement in place. Since the burden proof was on the TFTC, it failed to prove its case, and therefore lost the case,” says Stephen Wu, a partner and head of the competition law practice group at Lee and Li. Another case that drew media attention is the ‘Milk Case’. In October 2011, the TFTC slapped three major dairy producers in Taiwan with administrative fines for simultaneously raising the price of fresh milk by NT$6 per litre. The TFTC asserted that it was impossible for this to have taken place without collusion, and that the inelastic demand for fresh milk as well as the three producers’ combined market share provided an added incentive to collude.

Throughout the investigation, the accused parties did not provide sufficient evidence to prove that no price collusion had occurred.

Interestingly, although the TFTC found no direct evidence of a meeting of the minds, it won the case. “Given the similarity between the Coffee Case and the Milk Case, the lawmakers and the media questioned how the TFTC won one case and lost the other,” says Wu. “As a result, they decided to change the law to shift the burden of proof to the accused parties, and to equip the TFTC with a more powerful weapon so in the future it can win both of these types of cases.”

SHIFTING THE BURDEN OF PROOF The updated TFTA also contains enhanced measures to help the TFTC combat cartels. These include larger administration fines for antitrust violations, an extension of the statute of limitations for conducting investigations from three years to five years, a direct appeal process to the Administrative Court, and the introduction of a suspension and termination system.

Another significant amendment allows the TFTC to presume the existence of collusion between competitors based on its assessment of market conditions, product or service characteristics, and cost analyses. Prior to the amendment, the burden of proof lay with the TFTC to demonstrate the existence of a cartel agreement among competitors. The new TFTA shifts the burden of proof to the accused

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双案记 在TFTA法修正之前，TFTC负有证明竞争者之间存 在串通定价的举证责任。但按照新TFTA，举证责 任现在由受指控一方承担。律师们称，修正案之所 以提出并获得通过，是因为TFTC近些年在一些重 要的法庭案件中落败。 广为报道的一个案例是“咖啡案”。2011年11 月，因在同一周内一同把各自的现磨咖啡价格上 调5元新台币（0.16美元），TFTC对台湾四家主 要的连锁便利店处以罚款。TFTC称，相同的涨价 金额和调价时机表明连锁店之间存在串通协议或“ 合意”。 但“最高行政法院”于2014年4月判决称，价格上 调可解释为“有意识的平行定价”或“价格跟随行为” 。“TFTC无法证明存在卡特尔协议。既然举证义务 在TFTC，它又无法对此加以证明，因此就输掉了 案子。”理律法律事务所合伙人兼竞争法事务部负责 人吴志光律师称。 引起媒体注意的另一个案件是“牛奶案”。2011 年10月，因同时把鲜奶价格每升上调6元新台 币，TFTC对台湾三家主要乳制品生产商处以行政 罚款。TFTC声称，没有串通是不可能发生这种情 况的，对鲜奶的非弹性需求以及这三家生产商的合 计市场份额更是为串通提供了诱因。 在调查中，被指控方没有提供充足的证据证明 未发生价格串通。有意思的是，尽管TFTC未发现 有直接证据能证明合意的存在，它还是打赢了官 司。“鉴于咖啡案和牛奶案的相似性，立法者和媒体 质疑TFTC怎么会赢了一个案子而输掉另一个。”吴 律师称。“因此，他们决定修改法律，把举证责任转 移到被指控方，使TFTC有更有力的武器，从而在 今后能赢得这两种类型的案子。”

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最新的TFTA还包括了帮助TFTC打击卡特尔的强化 措施。这些措施包括提高违反反垄断规定的行政罚款 金额，把进行调查的法定时效从三年延长到五年，可 以直接向行政法院上诉，以及推出一套暂停和终止体 系。 另一大修正允许TFTC根据它对市场条件、产品 或服务的特点以及成本的分析，推定竞争者之间存在 共谋串通。法案修正之前，TFTC负有证明竞争者之 间存在卡特尔协议的举证责任。新TFTA把举证责任 转移到了受指控的一方。“出现这种变化是因为TFTC 近期在法庭上输掉了一些反卡特尔案件，法院判决

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IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO OBSERVE HOW STRINGENT THE COURT WILL BE ON REQUIRING THE TFTC TO PROVE THE REASONABLENESS OF THEIR INDIRECT EVIDENCE, AND WHETHER THE COURT WILL CHANGE THE STANDARD OF BURDEN OF PROOF IN THE FUTURE. THERE IS ROOM FOR A COMPANY TO ARGUE THAT THE INDIRECT EVIDENCE THE TFTC PUTS FORWARD IS INSUFFICIENT, SO I DON’T THINK THE TFTC WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL, EVEN UNDER THE NEW PROVISION.” Matt Liu, Tsar & Tsai

“观察法庭将多严格地要求TFTC证明其间接证据的合理性以及未来法庭 是否会变更举证责任的标准，将会很有意思。公司尚有余地辩称TFTC 提出的间接证据是不充分的，因此我认为即使是按照新规，TFTC也不 会始终占上风。” 刘致庆，常在国际法律事务所

parties. “The change was made because the TFTC recently lost some cartel enforcement cases in court, which ruled that that the TFTC failed to fulfil its burden of proof. The new amendment gives the TFTC a more powerful weapon for cartel enforcement, and puts them in a better position to win those cases,” says Stephen Wu, a partner and head of the competition law practice group at Lee and Li. The business community and some lawyers have criticised the cartel enforcement amendment, citing its lack of economic foundation and potential to create situations where accused parties are seen as guilty of price collusion until proven innocent. “Companies now face a difficulty. If you increase your price, and a competitor increases their price at almost the same time, then the TFTC can assume that you are conducting a cartel, unless you can prove your decision is justifiable based on actual cost analysis or other documents convincing enough to show that the decision was made without any coordination among competitors,” says Wu. “Other jurisdictions like the U.S. and the EU have this assumption, but their competition agencies, instead of the accused parties, are required to prove both economic evidence and behavioural evidence,” he adds.

For his part, Tsar & Tsai’s Liu says that even though the burden of proof has been shifted to the companies, the TFTC still needs reasonable grounds to presume the existence of a cartel. “It will be interesting to observe how stringent the court will be on requiring the TFTC to prove the reasonableness of their indirect evidence, and whether the court will change the standard of burden of proof in the future. There is room for a company to argue that the indirect evidence the TFTC puts forward is insufficient, so I don’t think the TFTC will always prevail, even under the new provision,” says Liu. Furthermore, the TFTC’s powers remain limited after the Taiwan’s legislature rejected a proposal to grant the Commission the right to conduct dawn raids. “I thought the dawn raid proposal would be passed by the legislature. When you look at international practices, dawn raids are a very important weapon for agencies to conduct cartel enforcement,” says Liu. “In Taiwan, we only have a leniency programme. But if you don’t have search and seizure power, it is not very useful because when you have only one leniency applicant and the other companies deny their conduct and

TFTC未能满足举证责任。新修正案给了TFTC针对 反卡特尔案件的更有力的武器，使其更有希望打赢 官司。”理律法律事务所合伙人兼竞争法事务部负责 人吴志光律师称。 商业界和一些律师批评反卡尔特的修正条款，称 其缺乏经济基础，可能造成受指控的一方在被证明 清白之前都会被视为进行了价格串通。“公司现在面 临一种困境。如果你提价，而竞争对手几乎在同时 也提价，那么TFTC就可以推定你们之间结成了卡特 尔，除非你能证明自己的决定根据实际成本分析是 合理的，或者有其他很有说明力的文件表明该提价 决定是在未与竞争对手进行任何协调的情况下做出 的。”吴律师称。“像美国和欧盟等其他司法管辖区 也有这种假设，但在那些地方，竞争法执法部门而 不是受指控的一方必须提供经济和行为证据。”他补 充道。 常在国际法律事务所的刘律师表示，即便举证 责任被转移到了公司一方，TFTC仍需要合理的依 据来推定卡特尔的存在。“观察法庭将多严格地要求 TFTC证明其间接证据的合理性以及未来法庭是否会 变更举证责任的标准，将会很有意思。公司尚有余 地辩称TFTC提出的间接证据是不充分的，因此我认 为即使是按照新规，TFTC也不会始终占上风。”刘 律师称。 此外，在“立法院”否决了授予TFTC突击检查权 的提案后，TFTC的权利依然有限。“我以为‘立法院’ 会通过突击检查提案。纵观国际上的做法，突击检 查是开展反卡特尔执法中非常重要的武器。”刘律师 说。“在台湾，我们只有宽恕政策。但如果你无搜查 和没收权，那么宽恕政策就不太有效了，因为当你 只有一个希望得到宽大处理的申请人而其他公司都

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are uncooperative, it is very difficult for the TFTC to collect sufficient evidence to prove the existence of a cartel,” adds Liu. It is highly likely that the proposal for dawn raids will be a top priority when the next round of amendments is tabled, which could be in another three to five years.

However, the TFTC is set to gain another advantage. In June, four months after the amended TFTA took effect, the Taiwan’s legislature passed a new provision requiring the TFTC to set aside 35 percent of the money it receives from fines and penalties for a ‘whistleblower reward fund’. The fund will create a financial incentive for companies, employees or insiders to come forward with information on anti-competitive behaviour. “With the whistleblower reward soon to be in place, businesses should regularly conduct internal investigations.

Otherwise, they could be exposed to the risk of employees providing information and acting as government witnesses against the company,” says Liu.

否认自己的行为且不合作时，TFTC要收集足够的证据证 明存在卡特尔就非常困难。”刘律师称。突击检查提案极 有可能在下一轮修正案日程确定之后成为重中之重，但 下一次修订可能要在三五年之后。

STRENGTHENING INTERNAL CONTROLS With companies in Taiwan now exposed to whistleblowers and tasked with shouldering the burden of proof in cartel enforcement cases, lawyers advise businesses to keep detailed and transparent records, particularly of their internal pricing procedures. “Most companies deem their cost analyses as highly confidential information and are reluctant to disclose that information to the TFTC. Now that the law has changed, I urge companies to prepare a detailed cost analysis before increasing the price of their good or service, and provide this documentation at the very beginning if the TFTC decides to investigate,” advises Wu. While the amended TFTA has enhanced Taiwan’s competition regime, companies need to pay special attention to the new merger control requirements, and carefully document their pricing strategies and cost analyses to avoid getting ensnared in a TFTC investigation. Businesses should also look to future court decisions on cartel cases under the new TFTA for further clarity.

With the onus now on the companies to justify their pricing strategies, will the TFTC consistently prevail in these cases? Only time will tell.

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但TFTC也势必得到另一个优势。在TFTA修正案生 效四个月之后，“立法院”于6月通过了一项新规定，要求 TFTC在其收到的罚款和罚金中拿出35%用于设立“举报 人奖励基金”。该基金将为公司、员工或内幕人士带来 经济激励，刺激他们挺身而出提供有关反竞争行为的信 息。“随着举报人奖励即将到位，公司应当定期进行内部 检查。否则，它们可能会面临员工提供信息并作为政府 的证人站在公司对立面的风险。”刘律师表示。

由于台湾企业现在面临举报人风险，还肩负着反卡特尔 案件中的举证责任，律师们建议企业要保存详细透明的 记录，尤其是公司内部定价流程。“绝大多数公司把自己 的成本分析视为高度机密的信息，不愿向TFTC披露。但 现在法律变了，我敦促公司在提高商品或服务的价格之 前，先编写详细的成本分析，如果TFTC决定着手调查， 就在第一时间提供这份文件。”吴律师建议。 TFTA修正案强化了台湾的竞争法制度，公司需要特 别注意新的兼并控制要求，并仔细书面记录自身的定价 策略和成本分析，以避免遭遇TFTC调查。企业还应当关 注今后法庭按照新TFTA对反卡特尔案作出的判决，以便 获得更清晰的信息。既然公司现在肩负着证明自身定价 策略合理的义务，TFTC是否始终能在这些案件中获胜？ 只有时间会告诉我们答案。

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PEAK PANIC MODE

恐慌峰值模式

CHINA’S ATTEMPTS TO STAVE OFF A FULL-BLOWN CRASH HAVE INCLUDED UNLEASHING UNPRECEDENTED EMERGENCY SUPPORT MEASURES, REPORTS ALEX RICHARDSON 中国进行多种尝试避免股市全面崩溃，包括采取前所未有的紧急救市措施， Alex Richardson报道 **The Chinese translation of this story was prepared by CLS Communication**

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hinese stocks rebounded earlier this month, after Beijing unleashed an unprecedented series of support measures to stave off the prospect of a full-blown crash that was threatening to destabilize the world’s second-biggest economy.

In an extraordinary flurry of policy moves, brokerages and fund managers vowed to buy massive amounts of stocks, helped by China’s state-backed margin finance company, which in turn would be aided by a direct line of liquidity from the central bank.

Investors, who had ignored official measures to prop up the market as equity indexes slid around 12 percent in the first week of July, finally reacted, with the CSI300 index of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen jumping 4 percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 3 percent.

Blue chips, the explicit target of the stabilisation fund, outperformed stocks on the smallcap ChiNext indexes.

The rapid decline of China’s previously booming stock market, which had recently fallen around 30 per cent from a mid-June peak, had become a major headache for President Xi Jinping and China’s top leaders, who were already struggling to avert a sharper economic slowdown.

In response, China has orchestrated a halt to new share issues, with dozens of firms scrapping their IPO plans in separate but similarly worded statements over the weekend, in a tactic authorities have used before to support markets.

China Vanke Co Ltd, the country’s largest developer, said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it planned to repurchase up to 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) worth of its domestic shares to protect investor interests.

China’s state media rolled in behind the official moves with supportive reports and commentaries.

“Rainbows always appear after rains,” said an editorial by the People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party. “(China has) the conditions, ability and confidence in maintaining capital market stability,” the newspaper said.

Oliver Barron, China policy research analyst at NSBO, said it wasn’t just faith in the markets at stake.

“After the market continued to fall despite myriad support measures, the government reached peak panic mode and must have worried that investors would not only lose confidence in the markets, but in the government itself,” he said.

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中国政府推出前所未有 的一系列支持措施以期 避开可能的股市全面崩 溃之后，本月早些时候中国的股市 出现反弹。股市的全盘崩溃很可能 会使全球第二大经济体陷入混乱。 在一连串数不胜数的政策举措 中，多家券商与基金管理公司郑重 宣布将大量购入股票，此举得到了 国家支持的融资融券公司的帮助， 而该公司又会从央行直接获得流动 性援助。 那些此前无视了官方救市措施的 投资者终于做出回应，代表沪深两 市规模最大上市公司的CSI300指数 跳升4%，而上证综指则上涨3%。 对比之下，7月第一周的股票指数 下跌12%左右。 作为市场稳定基金明确目标的蓝 筹股则跑赢创业板小盘股指数。 之前还兴兴向荣的中国股市急 速下跌，已成为原本就在努力避免 经济大幅放缓的习近平主席和中国 最高领导层的心头大患，中国股市 近期已比6月中旬的峰值跌去了约 30%。 作为应对，中国精心策划了暂停 新股发行。上周末，数十家公司纷 纷发表各自的声明宣布IPO计划搁 浅，措辞相似，有关部门之前曾用 这种战术来支持市场。 中国最大的房地产开发商万科 集团周一在一份致香港联交所的声 明中称，该公司计划回购高达100 亿元人民币（16亿美元）的国内股 票，以保护投资者利益。 中国国家媒体在官方采取行动之 后也参与进来，纷纷发表支持性报 道和评论。 执政共产党的喉舌人民日报周一 在一份社论中称，“彩虹总在风雨 后”。“（中国有）条件，有能力， 有信心维持资本市场稳定。”该报 称。 OliverBarron是蓝橡资本英国的 中国政策研究分析师，他认为现在 岌岌可危的不仅仅只是市场信心问 题。 “在出台无数救市措施之后市场 仍然下跌，这使得政府达到恐慌峰 值模式，它们肯定担心投资者不仅 会对市场失去信心，对政府本身也 会失去信心。”他认为。

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TOO FROTHY China stocks had more than doubled over the past year, despite a cooling economy and weakening corporate earnings, resulting in a market that even China’s bullish securities regulators eventually admitted had become too frothy.

But the slide that began in mid-June, and which the China Securities Regulatory Commission initially tried to downplay as a “healthy” correction, quickly showed signs of getting out of hand.

A surprise interest-rate cut by the central bank at the end of June, relaxations in margin trading and other “stability measures” did little to calm investors, many of whom have borrowed heavily to play the stock market.

In a series of initial announcements, China’s top brokerages pledged to collectively buy at least 120 billion yuan ($19.3 billion) of shares to help steady the market, and would not sell holdings as long as the Shanghai Composite Index remained below 4,500, a level last seen on June 25.

The China Mutual Fund Association said 25 fund companies also pledged to buy shares. Another 69 fund firms said they would do the same.

In addition, 28 companies that had been approved to launch IPOs all announced they had suspended their plans.

The U-turn is consistent with past IPO freezes in China when share markets were falling sharply, though they are usually spun as spontaneous company decisions, not as government directives.

China state-owned investment company Central Huijin said it had recently been buying exchange-traded funds and would continue to do so.

The combined effect of the policies is to signal to China’s army of retail investors, who conduct around 85 percent of share transactions, that the government is now standing behind the stock market.

CONTINUE VETTING China’s securities regulator said it will not stop vetting new initial public offerings, after share sales were postponed by 28 companies earlier this month because of recent market volatility.

Citing unidentified sources, the Wall Street Journal previously reported that the government had decided to suspend IPOs to help to stabilize the stock market.

In a statement posted on its official weibo, the China Securities Regulatory Commission said there will not be new IPOs in the near term but it will not stop vetting new deals.

“After the 28 companies suspended their IPOs, there will be no new IPOs in the near term. Going forward, the approvals will not stop but the number of IPOs and the fundraising size will be greatly reduced,” the commission said.

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尽管经济不断降温，企业盈利日趋疲软，中国的股市在 去年仍然翻了一番以上。形成这样的市场，即便是乐观 的中国证券监管部门最终也不得不承认泡沫过多。 中国证监会最初还试图将6月中旬开始的大跌淡化 为“健康的”市场调整，但此次下跌迅速显露出失控的迹 象。 6月底央行突然降息、放宽融资融券交易规则以及其 他“稳定措施”对投资者的安抚效果微乎其微，其中许多 人大量借钱炒股。 在上周六宣布的一系列初步公告中，中国最大的 几家券商承诺至少合计购买1200亿元人民币 （193亿美元）的股票以帮助稳定市 场，并且只要上证综指仍低于6月 25日达到的4500点，就不会出 售所持股票。 中国证券投资基金业 协会称，上周六有25 家基金公司承诺购买 股票。另有69家基 金公司在上周日称 也会采取同样的 行动。 此外，28家 获批进行IPO 的 公 司 集 体 宣布将暂停 IPO。 这 一 大 反 转与以往中国 股市大跌时就 冻结IPO的做法 一致，但以前的 IPO关闸通常都被 说成是公司自发的 决定，而不是政府指 令。 上周日，中国国有投资 公司中央汇金称其近期一直 在购买交易型开放式指数基金， 并将继续此类操作。 多项政策的综合效应是向占股票交易量 85%左右的中国散户投资大军发出信号，政府正在 全力支持股市。

IPO审批仍在继续

中国的证券监管部门表示将不会停止审查新的IPO材 料。此前28家公司在本月初因近期的市场动荡而推迟 股份出售。 《华尔街日报》此前在报道中援引来源不明的消息 称，政府已决定暂停IPO，帮助稳定股市。 在中国证监会官方微博发布的一份声明中，该机构 称近期内不会有新的IPO，但新交易的审查不会停止。 “28家公司暂停IPO之后，短期内不会有新的IPO。 今后，审批不会停止，但IPO的数量和融资规模将大幅 降低。”证监会称。

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HIDING IN THE SHADOWS China’s ‘grey market’ lenders are lining their pockets even as the bourses bomb, find Engen Tham and Shu Zhang

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hina’s vast network of “grey market” lenders have reaped big profits from lending money to individuals and companies to buy stocks, but as markets slump their customers face heavy losses after borrowing up to 10 times their starting capital. 正当股市崩溃之时，中国的“灰色市场”贷款人却仍 Global investors are increasingly worried about the scale of leverage in China’s stock market, fearing 大发其财，记者Engen Tham和Shu Zhang报道。 the impact of a crash on the ordinary retail investors who dominate it could destabilize the world’s second biggest economy just as growth is slowing. 国数量众多的“灰色市场”贷款人通过借钱给个人和 The risks have been magnified by the grey or shadow market – 公司购买股票而获利颇丰，但随着市场暴跌，在借 a network of state-owned commercial banks, including the largest 了比启动资金高出10倍的款项后，它们的客户现在 five state-owned lenders, as well as trust companies, fund managers, and an endless variety of self-styled stock matching endowment 面临严重亏损。 firms. Many of the latter, which are essentially grassroots finance 全球投资者对中国股市的杠杆规模日渐担心，害怕由于中 firms, were founded in the last year and often have backing from 国经济增长正在放缓，市场崩溃对主宰股市的普通散户投资者 government enterprises but operate outside the remit of China’s se- 带来的影响可能会使得这个全球第二大经济体陷入混乱。 curities or banking regulators. 风险已被灰色或影子市场放大，这个市场里有国有商业银 This financing, which can carry annualised interest rates of up to 行，包括五家最大的国有银行，以及信托公司、基金管理公司 17 percent, was the financial rocket fuel that powered a 110 percent gain in Shanghai stocks between November and early June, by al- 和层出不穷的自封的股票配资公司。后者中许多根本上是草根 金融公司，去年才成立，通常获得政府企业的支持，但在中国 lowing borrowers to substantially leverage their capital.

These firms continue to benefit from interest payments and fees, 证券或银行监管部门的监管范围之外运作。 even as more than $2.5 trillion was wiped from China’s market capi这种融资的年化利率可高达17%，通过允许借款方对资金 talization over a period last four weeks. 进行大幅杠杆，成为去年11月到今年6月初沪市指数110%暴 Excessive leverage can be lethal in stock markets, because as 涨的金融助推剂。 overextended borrowers sell shares to meet “margin calls” they 即使在持续四周的时间内中国股市市值蒸发了2.5万亿美 drive prices down further, creating a vicious cycle. 元，这些公司仍继续从利息和手续费中获利。 Light regulation of shadow lending underscores Beijing’s quan过高的杠杆率在股市中是致命的，因为过度借款的借款方 dary as it looks to both protect the army of mom-and-pop investors, 会卖出股票进行“补仓”，拉动价格进一步走低，形成恶性循 who comprise 80 percent of the stock market, while supporting a rally that has helped raise more than $63 billion from primary and 环。 secondary equity sales in China and Hong Kong this year alone. 对影子借贷的宽松监管凸显了中国政府面临的窘境。它既 “This needs to be controlled,” said Jiahe Chen, chief strategist at 要保护占股市80%的大爷大妈投资者大军，又要支持仅今年一 Cinda Securities, adding that when markets were falling high lever- 年就从内地以及香港的一二级市场股票出售筹集到630亿美元 age could create a domino effect.

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GREY NETWORK Calculating the size of China’s grey financing network is tricky, bankers say, due to its loose regulation. Total margin debt at brokerages stood at 2.2 trillion yuan in late June, but the amount of grey market leverage may exceed that amount.

For China’s trust companies alone, stock assets increased by 225 billion yuan ($36 billion) from the previous quarter in the first three months this year, reaching 777 billion yuan by March 31, according to China Trust Association data.

That helped drive a 33 percent year-on-year gain in total profit for China’s 68 trust firms in the first quarter of 2015.

Typically, banks cooperate with trust firms and stock matching endowment companies to raise cash by issuing wealth management products (WMPs) that are sold to banking clients.

These products generate funds that are then used to finance in-

资金的市场上涨。 “这需要得到控制”，信达证券首席策略师陈嘉禾认为。他还 表示当市场下跌时，高杠杆会造成多米诺效应。

灰色网络

银行家们表示，由于监管宽松，计算中国灰色融资网络的规模 非常困难。6月底券商的融资融券总额达到2.2万亿元人民币， 但灰色市场杠杆的金额可能超过该数字。 按中国信托业协会的数据，仅中国的信托公司而言，今年 头三个月的股票资产比前一个季度增加2250亿元人民币（360 亿美元），3月31日达到7770亿元人民币。 这拉动了中国的68家信托公司在2015年一季度实现总利润 年同比增加33%。 通常情况下，银行与信托公司和股票配资公司合作，通过 发行出售给银行客户的理财产品筹集现金。

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dividual and corporate stock market investors at ratios of up to 1:10, according to executives familiar with the businesses.

The arrangement highlights a persistent faultline running through China’s financial system, despite Beijing’s efforts to regulate the shadow system – people buying WMPs through mainstream banks may be, knowingly or not, left highly exposed to the vagaries of the stock market.

Trust companies have also used such products to back real estate loans, corporate junk bonds and short-term over-the-counter debt instruments.

“Riskier clients go to trust companies because they can’t get loans from banks,” said Edmond Law, banks analyst at UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Ltd, adding that investors in trust products backed by lending to these clients were at higher risk.

据熟悉这些业务的高管表示，这些产品募得的资金之后按 最高可达1:10的比率为股市的个人和企业投资者提供资金。 这种做法突显了在整个中国金融体系内一直存在着的一条 断层。尽管中国政府努力监管影子体系，但有意无意中，通 过主流银行购买理财产品的人很可能将面临股市各种各样的 大量风险。 信托公司还用这类产品来为房地产贷款、企业垃圾债券和 短期场外债务工具进行担保。 “风险较高的客户来找信托公司融资，因为它们无法从银 行获得贷款”，大华继显（香港)有限公司的银行分析师罗浩 业说。他还表示，投资者如果持有向高风险客户放贷来进行 担保的信托产品，他们面临的风险就更高。

‘GOOD MONEY FOR NOTHING’ The financing firms limit their own risk by requiring investors to add cash or sell shares once their accounts lose anywhere from 50 to 70 percent of their original investment value, executives said.

Two large and two smaller trust firms told Reuters that large stateowned banks such as Bank of China Ltd (BoC) and Bank of Communications Co (BoCom) Ltd , as well many smaller lenders, indirectly channel money into the stock market this way.

“Banks are making good money for nothing,” said an executive at a Shenzhen-based stock-matching endowment firm. His firm, a subsidiary of a central-government owned state enterprise, raises funds by selling WMPs through Bank of China.

It works like this: BoC raises 40 million yuan by selling the WMP to its clients, after a stock matching firm provides 20 million yuan in collateral. That creates a 60 million yuan pool that the stock matching firm can use to sell leverage to its customers.

BoC charges 10 percent annualised interest for such products, allowing the stock matching firm the opportunity to earn as much as 5 percent, based on the 15 percent annualised interest it charges clients.

Using trust firms as conduits, banks also invest money in funds that pile capital directly into stock markets, according to banking executives familiar with the situation.

BoC and BoCom declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

A mid-level banker with one of the top five state-owned banks said that lending to trust companies involved very little risk to lenders themselves, as agreements were structured so banks are paid first if the markets tank.

“There are things that banks can’t do directly because of risk to asset quality or reputation,” he said. “So we use trusts as channels.”

高管称，一旦投资者账户亏掉初始投资金额的50-70%，融 资公司就会要求投资者增加资金或出售股份，以此来限制自 己的风险。 两家大型和两家小型的信托公司对路透社表示，诸如中行 和交行等大型国有银行以及众多小型贷款机构就是通过这种 方式间接向股市注资。 “银行空手套白狼”，深圳一家股票配资公司的高管称。他 所在的公司是一家央企的子公司，通过从中行出售理财产品 来筹集资金。 运作方式是这样的：在股票配资公司提供2000万元担保 之后，中行通过向客户出售理财产品筹集4000万元。这样一 来就创造出6000万元的资金池，股票配资公司可用来向客户 出售杠杆。 中行对此类产品收取10%的年化利息，在按向客户收取 15%的年化利息的基础上，股票配资公司就有机会获利高达 5%。 据熟悉情况的银行高管称，利用信托公司为渠道，银行还 可直接把资金投入直接投资股市的基金中。 路透社就此事联系中行和交行时，双方均拒绝置评。 在五大国有银行之一的某家银行任职的一位中层银行家 称，向信托公司放贷给贷款方带来的风险极小，因为按协议 安排，如果市场崩盘，银行将首先获得付款。 “由于资产质量或声誉有风险，有一些事情银行无法直接 去做。”他表示。“因此我们用信托作为渠道。”

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汤森路透 “律所高速发展之财务管理”会议成功举办 在现代化技术迅猛发展的今天，法律服务市场瞬息万 变。今天的律师事务所比以往都更需要利用信息建设优 势，摸索出更高效的管理模式，提升财务管理水平，从而 拥有持续的市场竞争力。 Vivien Guo， Dentons技术支持经理

然而，当前多数律所的财务管理仍然相对传统，很多 财务管理的作用未能发挥出来。各大律所在提供准确的 财务数据和财务管理支持方面都遇到了阻碍，急需全面 的解决方案。如何提升财务管理水平成为当下法律界重 要的议题之一。 在此背景下，汤森路透于6月10日在北京国贸大酒店 举办了“律所高速发展之财务管理”主题会议。会议邀请 了国内领先律所的IT经理对大数据时代下律师事务所财 务管理的新模式、新方法、新运行态势进行分析和研究， 结合律师事务所的实际需求，展开深入的交流和探讨。

贾颖， 君合律师事务所 IT 经理

会议开始由君合律师事务所的 IT 经理贾颖，国际知名 律所Dentons技术支持经理Vivien Guo 分别从中资所和 外资所的角度进行了IT系统在律所行业是如何发展和建 设的经验分享以及对未来发展方向的探讨。 贾颖是君合律师事务所IT主管，负责事务所整体IT方 面的工作，包括IT战略规划，企业架构规划，相关IT制度 及信息安全策略制定，信息化建设与管理，IT团队建设与 管理等。具有18年律师事务所工作经验。

安杨， Elite 3E系统实施顾问

作为Dentons 亚太区的技术支持经理，Vivien Guo 同 样在律所信息技术领域有着丰富的经验，她在律所信息技 术领域工作了15年，其中最近5年在Dentons 的亚太地区， 负责建立和管理律所在亚洲区办公室的IT系统。她的知识 和经历融合了国际律师事务所的IT体系结构的第一线工作 经验和对亚洲地区性特点的深度了解。 君合律师事务所2012年确定与Elite 合 作，2013年Elite 3E系统正式上线。贾颖表 示，君合一直都在做数据分析，之前律所的 人事数据、财务数据、业务数据，如律师工 作小时等，都存在于各自独立的系统， 数 据之间无法打通，形成了信息孤岛。为满足 管理层的数据分析要求，行政人员不得不 在多个系统间筛选数据，进行大量的人为干 预，这样数据的安全性和准确性受到了一定 的制约，而且增加了行政部门的工作量，降 低了工作效率。 3E上线后，这种情况得到了根本的改 变。尽管上线初期合伙人、律师以及各行 政部门人员都经历了很长一段时间适应， 但带来的好处也是显而易见的，首先，借鉴

国际所的先进管理经验与流程，帮助君合财务和业务管 理理念国际化，同时，以3E为基础，在此之上开发管理运 营工具，实现灵活管理。在数据分析方面，消除了数据割 裂与信息孤岛，增强了数据安全，君合可以从业务领域、 财务状况、律师团队、律师个人以及客户、案件等多个领 域进行多维度分析。 3E对于支持管理层管理决策，事务所发展，甚至事务 所改革发挥了重要作用。 在产品本土化方面，贾颖也对3E进行了肯定。她表示， 国外律师事务所的权限是打开的，强调资源共享， 然而 在国内由于文化差异，资源的权限控制得很严，这些不同 之处都能通过3E二次开发来满足。同时她也提出了一些 问题，比如需要对中国市场更大力度的支持，加强中文培 训、技术支持，提高问题解决速度，另外，3E的中英文匹 配和中文翻译还有待改进。 Dentons技术支持经理Vivien也从国际律所的角度分 享了他们财务管理支持的经验。她介绍了国际所入驻中 国后的业务发展过程和需求变化。Dentons使用的是3E 的前身 Enterprise。Vivien说，律所的发展需要一个包括 财务系统在内的完整的体系，公司的发展方向是依靠这个 完整的体系来支持的。 最后Elite 3E系统实施顾问安杨从实务的角度解释了 Elite 3E如何能给律所管理提供强大的支持他详细介绍 了计时模块， metric报表等，展示了该系统如何满足律 所独特的财务需求，以及为何能够显著提高利益冲突检 索的准确性和效率。 会议引发了现场各大律所IT和财务负责人的热烈探讨， 最终取得圆满成功。

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