Mr. ZHOU is a partner in Guantao Law Firm Beijing office, who specializes in Corporate/M&A, and providing advice on corporate matters on a retainer basis as well as energy and infrastructure and construction law. Mr. ZHOU Joined Guantao Law Firm in 2012, working in the International Investment and Trade department till now. He advises many companies on an annual retainer basis, mainly SOEs in electric power energy area. His main practice areas include dealing with a large number of legal issues in relation to investment projects and daily operation, as well as litigations and arbitrations.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
• Served as legal counsel of several subsidiaries of State Grid Corporation since 2012.
• Served as legal counsel of several subsidiaries of China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (Energy China Group) since 2012.
• Served as legal counsel of plenty of foreign owned companies, such as NEBI, USANA Health Science etc.
• CPECC throughout the investment project in Hanoi, Vietnam to build a thermal plant in BOT model .
• SOEs on the acquisition of wind power plants and solar power plants across China.
• China Energy Conservation Environmental Protection Group on several construction contract litigations and arbitrations.
• Clyde Bergemann Huatong Materials Handling Company Limited on several purchase contract litigations and arbitrations.
• Sinopec Guande Holdings Co., Ltd. (stock code: 00934) on the acquisition of an oil pipeline worth HKD 3.5 billion.
• Sinopec Guande Holdings Co., Ltd. (stock code: 00934) on the acquisition of Five Terminals Co., owned by China Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
• SOEs on the acquisition of many photovoltaic power generation projects and wind power projects.
• East China Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd of China Power Engineering Consulting Group on several EPC projects, providing legal services throughout the projects including but not limited to project biding/contract review/payment review/engineering settlement/on-site legal service/legal training.
• Changzheng Engineering Co., Limited on several construction contract litigations and arbitrations and achieved the satisfying results.
EDUCATION
University of International Business and Economics LL.M.
Qingdao University of Science and Technology LL.B.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Practicing Certificate, People’s Republic of China