Evan is a partner of JunHe. Commencing his legal professional work since 2004, Evan is dual qualified in both mainland China and Hong Kong. Prior to private practice Evan worked in the judiciary for many years in charge of adjudication of civil and commercial litigation cases. Prior to joining JunHe, Evan practiced in the Hong Kong offices of a few internationally renowned law firms such as Deacons and Leob & Loeb. Evan has been recognized by China’s Ministry of Justice in the list of “One Thousand Foreign-Matter-related Lawyers”.
Evan's main practice areas are dispute resolution, corporate and M&A, energy and infrastructure. He has represented clients in cases in courts throughout China and domestic and foreign arbitration institutions. Relying on clear legal logic, rich experience in court appearances, and sharp responses during court trials, Evan pursues the maximum legal interests for clients. The cases he handled cover equity disputes, contract disputes, corporate governance, investment and M&A, securities false statements, international trade, infrastructure, BOT agreements, environmental resources, marriage and inheritance, intellectual property, administrative litigation, and official crimes.
Thanks to his rich experience in multiple jurisdictions, Evan provides clients with full-process services from China to overseas in cross-border disputes. He has accumulated extensive experience in cutting-edge fields such as cross-border corporate control disputes, cross-border investment and financing disputes, cross-border divorce, cross-border inheritance, cross-border bankruptcy, cross-border asset recovery, parallel litigation, etc.
In corporate and M&A, Evan has advised domestic and overseas clients in various projects involving corporate mergers and acquisitions, overseas investment, international trade, overseas financing, international goods transportation, pledge of mining rights, overseas stock pledge, etc. He frequently provides clients with legal opinions on enterprise compliance, corporate governance, and asset restructuring.
In the field of energy and infrastructure, Evan provides legal services such as ESG due diligence and EHS compliance. He acts for clients in contractual and tort litigation, civil public interest litigation, and criminal litigation cases in association of environmental resources. Evan has advised large energy companies and handled complex litigation and arbitration cases such as international crude oil trading, public utilities projects, and international shipbuilding contracts.

The University of Hong Kong PhD in Law；The College of William & Mary (American Law) LLM；Sun Yat-Sen University (International Law) LLM；Sun Yat-Sen University LLB

Recent Representative Client Work

Advising China State Power Investment Corporation Ltd as annual consultant.

Advising China Three Gorges Corporation as annual consultant.

Advising a Hong Kong listed company in connection with acquisition of a aircraft company.

Advising a client on an international transport of goods project involving China, Hong Kong, Russia and Czech.

Advising a Finland listed company in connection with acquisition of a paper manufacturer in China.

Advising a China company in association with acquisition of an Angolan company.

Acting for a U.S.-based supply chain company against a company in Dongguan in an international trade arbitration administered by China International Economic and Trade Commission involving three jurisdictions (i.e. Mainland China, Hong Kong and the United States).

Acting for a well-known China-based real estate company in an arbitration administered by Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre in connection with a dispute arising from its Malaysian real estate project with Malaysian law being the governing law.

Acting for BiliBili in an arbitration administered by HongKong International Arbitration Centre in connection with a share issuance agreement with the amount in dispute of HK ξ155 million.

Acting for Foshan Water & Environmental Protection Co.,Ltd in an arbitration concerning an infrastructure project BOT agreement dispute administered by Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration.

Acting for a company wholly owned by a Hong Kong investor in a company dissolution proceeding brought by a shadow shareholder, and initiating counter back litigation in relation to damage to the company's interests and return of the company's books.

Acting for Semk Products Ltd in a lawsuit against a infringer for infringement of exclusive trademark rights in a

Shenzhen court. 

Acting for a game design company in a game copyright litigation against a big IT company of China.

Acting for and filing a counterclaim for Kingfa in a litigation arising from a supply chain financing.

Acting for an internet company in several proceedings against infringers for infringement of exclusive trademark right in Shanghai courts.

Advising a couple of high-net-worth individuals on onshore and offshore property division litigations and advising on the property preservation after division, involving assets in excess of RMB 1 billion.

Acting for a company in an ongoing arbitration administered by China International Economic and Trade Commission in applying to Hong Kong courts for an asset freezing order.

Advising a Guangzhou commercial bank on a cross-border bankruptcy case administered by the Hong Kong court.

Advising a listed company in the luxury goods industry on its pre-pack and reorganization.

Advising a listed company in the new energy industry on its pre-pack and reorganization.

Acting for a Guangzhou real estate company in its liquidation proceedings.

Acting for a Guangzhou food company in its liquidation proceedings.

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