CHINA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Lingyue Sun, Xiang Mao and Yi Wu Merits & Tree Law Offices Merits & Tree Law Offices was founded in 2006 and is now a comprehensive law firm with nine offices across China. Its real estate and infra - structure team is led by four key partners and over ten supporting partners, in addition to over 20 lawyers. The team provides contentious and non-contentious legal services in this sector, in - cluding construction and engineering of build - ings and infrastructure, real estate development and sales, land acquisition, project mergers and acquisitions, urban renewal, property manage -
ment and operation, project investment and fi - nancing, project tax planning and asset-backed securitisation. The lawyers advise local giant real estate developers as well as various con - struction companies in China, such as Vanke, Longfor and Greentown. The team specialises in construction and provides strategic and pro - fessional solutions to clients on contract ne - gotiation, bidding and tendering, construction claims and disputes, and on-demand guaran - tee-related matters.
Authors
Lingyue Sun is a partner at Merits & Tree Law Offices and is specialised in legal services in relation to the development, management, operation, investment and acquisition of
Xiang Mao is a partner at Merits & Tree Law Offices who specialises in real estate and infrastructure, M&A, rail transit and above-ground property development, urban renewal and
commercial complex, tourism projects, hotels and other types of real estate projects. Lingyue has been engaged in the commercial real estate and hospitality industry for over ten years. He has advised various renowned domestic property developers and operators as well as international hotel managers in over 100 commercial real estate and hotel projects of different kinds, covering M&A, management, franchise, lease, dispute resolution and other aspects of project development and operation. Lingyue is highly experienced in solving different issues owing to his strong legal and business sense.
operation of commercial property. Prior to joining Merits & Tree, he worked at King & Wood Mallesons and Shenzhen Metro Group for many years. During his career, he has successfully handled a number of real estate investment and urban renewal projects on behalf of a wide range of clients, including foreign companies, state-owned enterprise, listed companies and private companies. He is a member of the Real Estate Law Professional Committee of Shenzhen Lawyers Association and a member of the Urban Renewal Group of the Real Estate Professional Committee.
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