AVIATION LIABILITY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IN CHINA Wintell & Co Paul Zhou Managing Partner Tel: +86 21 6854 4599 paul.zhou@wintell.cn en.wintell.cn/pc/professional_detail.aspx?id=119
Wintell & Co is a full-service law firm headquartered in Shanghai and has offices in Guangzhou, Haikou, Ningbo, Tianjin and Zhoushan. Since its establishment in 2005, the firm has grown rapidly into a worldwide legal service provider through its capabilities in China, membership with the Sino-Global Legal Alliance, joint operation office with Holman Fenwick Willan LLP in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, and collaborations with prestigious international law firms such as Hogan Lovells. Wintell & Co has built up reputations in antitrust and competition, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and commerce, cross-border dispute resolution and intellectual property. Its dedicated professionals – 55 partners and 102 associates – many of whom are foreign-educated and trained, specialising in sectors of aviation, construction, insurance, labour and employment, maritime and shipping, and real estate.
Managing Partner Paul Zhou noted: “It takes a firm like ours with strong leadership and demonstrable expertise and experience to strive in this ever-changing world. We are committed to delivering results and providing quality services to clients in major developed and emerging economies. We maintain a proud record of success at different levels of the judicial process and various stages of arbitral proceeding. In collaborating with local law firms in France, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, the UK and the US, Wintell & Co has established a global presence to best provide our clients with efficient solutions.” In 2019, the firm strengthened its relationships with current clients and partners, and continued to expand its services in representing domestic and international businesses in crossborder disputes and transactions. Various professional ranking guides have recommended Wintell & Co’s teams and attorneys, including Asian Legal Business, Chambers, China Business Law Journal and the Legal 500.
Various professional ranking guides have recommended Wintell & Co’s teams and attorneys. Mr Zhou added: “In recent years, we have actively expanded our capacity in the aviation sector and have since obtained a team of experts with profound understandings and experiences dealing with the relevant laws and regulations, and insights of the latest industrial developments. “We are currently representing and assisting several reputable airline companies and aircraft manufacturers, and our top-rated aviation practice has drawn clients such as manufacturers of commercial nonpassenger aircrafts and drones to seek our expertise. Our attorneys have proven skills in handling matters involving aircraft sale, subleasing and financing, compliance and regulation, complex disputes in commercial contracts and insurance, and general aviation operations and crew management. “We are living in a world with constant challenges and competitions – be ready and ahead with Wintell & Co.”
BANKING & FINANCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IN CHINA Global Law Office Xin Zhang Partner Tel: +86 10 6584 6676 zhangxin@glo.com.cn www.glo.com.cn
Global Law Office (GLO) is a leading full-service law firm in China, providing premium legal services to multinational and Chinese clients in a wide range of cross-border and domestic transactions and dispute resolution matters. As the first law firm in China, Global Law Office was established in 1984 under the auspices of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and was subsequently converted to a private partnership in early 2001. Back in 1979, Global Law Office was initially established as the Legal Counsel Office of CCPIT. Since its establishment, the firm has provided services for numerous high-profile cross-border and domestic transactions and dispute resolution matters which set precedents in China. Today, with more than 450 lawyers practising in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices in China, Global Law Office has become a leading Chinese law firm providing comprehensive quality legal services to clients worldwide.
Xin Zhang graduated from Xiamen University (Bachelor and Master of Law) and London University (LL.M and Ph.D. in Law). He is qualified as a PRC lawyer (1996) and an English solicitor (2004). He is now a senior partner at Global Law Office. He provides legal services for Chinese and international banks and investors in relation to banking and finance, corporate investment and the related commercial dispute resolution, with an extensive coverage of financing, energy and real estate sectors. He has also advised on a number of overseas investment and financing transactions by Chinese investors and financial institutions pertaining to natural resources, power and infrastructure projects. Dr Zhang has recently been working on a number of arbitration and court cases, acting for Chinese and foreign clients in front of Chinese and international arbitration tribunals and courts, involving the areas of international trade, shipbuilding, leasing, financial product and investment disputes.
He has profound knowledge and experiences in the legal and regulatory regime, financial product innovations and market development for the China interbank market. He serves as a member of the NAFMII Financial Derivatives Experts Committee, Trading Committee and Legal Committee, and has been awarded as the Leading Lawyer in PRC Banking and Finance and PRC Securitisation & Derivatives by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia: Asia’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Asia Legal 500, IFLR and Asialaw Profiles over the years. Dr Zhang noted: “We are committed to offering clients quality and efficient services that are tailored to their needs. We deliver not only sound legal advice but also practical solutions to clients’ specific issues. “With a combination of profound Chinese legal and business knowledge and international expertise, we are specialised in advising legal matters that require excellent language skills, extensive practical experience and exceptional sophistication.”
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