Lei Yuan holds the degree of Master of Laws and has practiced the law for more than 10 years. For many years Lei Yuan has worked in the trial division of a Guangdong court, the legal department of a Chinese well-known investment company, and several local law firms. Yuan has provided legal services for numerous corporate and individual clients, including several large asset management companies, China’s top 10 real estate enterprises, publicly listed internet companies, Hong Kong-funded enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises.

Lei Yuan has extensive litigation experience in civil and business disputes,covering contract disputes, real estate and construction-related disputes, debt recovery, and etc.,as well as represented clients in various of labor disputes. She has also led multiple non-litigation projects such as large-scale asset transactions, equity transactions, due diligence, as well as corporate compliance services.

Lei Yuan focuses on the resolution of civil and business dispute, labor law dispute, corporate compliance, and investment & financing. With a deep understanding of judicial reasoning and strong business acumen, Yuan excels at providing comprehensive solutions for clients in complex transaction as well as all types of civil and business dispute.

● Litigation and Arbitration
a.Represented Company Q in a contract dispute upon an investment fund repayment, the court fully adopted the defense opinions, ruled the case outside the Chinese jurisdiction, case dismissed

b.Defended a real estate enterprise in a construction labor subcontract dispute, the court upheld all defense opinions and found the employer from liabilities

Represented a real estate company in a contract dispute filed by Company J, settlement was reached through negotiation, cutting down the client’s liability of payment by roughly 35%

Represented a real estate developer in a construction contract dispute, settlement was reached through negotiation, cutting down the client’s liability of payment by roughly 27%

Represented a real estate company in an arbitration involving a commercial housing sales agency contract, cutting down the client’s liability of payment by roughly 20%..

Represented a tech company in a labor dispute，the majority of the employee's claims was dismissed, cutting down the client’s liability of the compensation payment by roughly 42%.

● Major Dispute Resolution and SignificantTransaction
Led the transactionof sales of commercial property assets valuing CNY 246 million for Real Estate Company Z, drafted transaction documents and participatedin all transactional procedures

Represented Company T in equity transfer valuing CNY 37 million, conducted due diligence, prepared equity transfer agreements and participatedin execution

Managed complaints and claims from over 300 house buyers regarding false promotion accusations against Real Estate Enterprise W, coordinated with administrative authorities, worked to avoided litigation filing, administrative penalties and civil compensation liabilities

Resolved delivery default disputes involving more than 800 house buyers against Real Estate Enterprise J, provided customized response strategies and on-site support to facilitate negotiations and settlements to reduce litigation risks

Conducted due diligence in transactions for multiple asset management and real estate firms, with the total value of assets exceeding CNY 10 billion

Provided corporate governance services for a Fortune 500 publicly listed company, formulated standardized rules and supporting documents for shareholders’, board and supervisory committee meetings to optimize corporate governance structure

Advised a top tier real estate enterprise as the legal counsel, reviewed all business contracts and provided legal related advice

Master of Laws, Guangdong University of Finance & Economics

Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts, Yangtze University

Mandarin, English