George Cheng Partner
Shanghai
021-58785888
gang.zheng@dentons.cn
  • Banking & Finance
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Capital Markets
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English

Introduction

George Cheng graduated from the Law Department of Fudan University with major in Economic Law, and obtained a Bachelor's degree in Law. He then pursued graduate studies in Finance at Fudan University from 2003 to 2005. Currently, he works at Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai), serving as a partner, deputy director of the Banking & Finance Department, secretary of the Sixth Party Branch of Dacheng Shanghai, vice chairman of the Overseas Chinese Returned Scholars Association of Dacheng Shanghai, and supervisor of its Mediation Center.
George Cheng with over 35 years of legal service experience, currently provides legal services to numerous large enterprise groups, investment companies, and financial institutions in the fields of Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution and more.

Education

  • Fudan UniversityBachelor's degree(1991)

Admissions and Qualifications

  • PRC Licensed Lawyer

Working Experience

  • Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shanghai)Partner(2015 ~ Present)

Representative Projects/Matters

Selected into the lawyer pool (non-litigation and litigation) of China Construction Bank Corporation Shanghai Branch

Selected into the lawyer pool of China Great Wall Asset Management Co. Ltd Shanghai Branch

Selected into the lawyer pool of China Citic Bank Corporation Limited Shanghai Branch

Served as the first permanent legal counsel for FOUNDER MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE CO.,LTD, participating in the entire process of legal services for its establishment and operational management.

Provided perennial legal advisory services to LeadBank Technology Co., Ltd., participated in numerous trust plans and asset management plan projects, and provided legal services for its acquisition of all the equity interests in Western New York Bank Fund Management Co., Ltd. held by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Provided legal services for a fixed asset loan project of China CITIC Bank International (China) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch

Provide legal services for Shanghai Daohecheng New PE Fund Management Co., Ltd. in coordinating the establishment of Pre-fund projects with insurance funds.

Selected into the lawyer pool of China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited‌ and serving as the leader of the in-pool lawyer team

Provided legal services such as legal due diligence, drafting of transaction documents, and negotiation for the D-round financing project of Guangdong Gushengtang on behalf of Jinpu Fund, China Life Chengda (Shanghai) Health Industry Equity Investment Centre (L.P.), and China State-Owned Capital Risk Investment Fund Co., Ltd.‌

Provided legal services for the investment and construction projects of Taiping Life Insurance Company Limited, and served as its perennial legal advisor for the invested companies.

Provided full-process legal services for the Nanjing Hexi Olympic Sports Center Complex Project and Yangzhou Slender West Lake Resort Project of Huaxin (China) Investment Co., Ltd.

Served as the permanent legal advisor for Guoxin Holdings (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., and provided comprehensive legal services throughout the entire process of its investment in the construction of the Guoxin Holdings Building located in the B section of the Shanghai World Expo Park.

Provide legal services for the Sino-US joint venture cultural and entertainment investment project of China Cultural Industry Development Group Co.,LTD.

On behalf of Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, I invested in the sub-project of the national "910 Project", the major industrial project of Shanghai during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and the "Huali Microelectronics Phase II 12-inch Advanced Production Line Project", a major project of Shanghai in 2016, with an investment of over 10 billion yuan. I provided legal services.

Provide legal services for the capital increase project of a certain environmental technology company by Green Development Fund Private Equity Investment Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Provided legal services for the acquisition of control rights of a listed company on behalf of Baosteel Metal Co., Ltd.

Provided legal services for a mixed-ownership reform project of a technology company within China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited.

Provided legal services such as legal due diligence, drafting of transaction documents, and negotiation for Jinpu Fund and Zhejiang Private Enterprise Joint Investment Co., Ltd. in their capital increase and equity participation in Zhejiang Banger Co.Ltd

Responsible for the legal work related to the listing plans of N-shares, H-shares, and A-shares of a certain super-large enterprise

Provided legal services for the major asset restructuring (financial asset acquisition) project of Guangdong Zhongnan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., which is affiliated to China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited

Provided legal services for Shanghai Co-Win Shengyun Asset Management Co., Ltd.‌‌ in registering as a fund manager with the Asset Management Association of China

Provide legal services for Shanghai Daohe Long-term Investment Management Co., Ltd. in registering its funds as fund managers with the Asset Management Association of China

Provide legal services for insurance fund equity investment projects managed by Daohe Long-term Investment Management Co., Ltd.

Provided legal services for a major asset restructuring project of a listed company

Provided legal services for a listed company's issuance of convertible bonds

Served as the permanent legal advisor for Shanghai CEO Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.‌‌, providing legal services for its multiple private placement projects, IPO on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, and restricted stock incentive plans

Serve as the perennial legal advisor for securities affairs of Baowu Magnesium Technology Co., Ltd.

Selected and admitted into the legal litigation and non-litigation service provider team of China Railway Group Limited in key cities nationwide

In a loan dispute case that was represented in the first instance by the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court, the verdict was overturned in favor of our client at the Shanghai High People's Court

Represented Shanghai Hanhong Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in the first-instance mortgage contract dispute case at the Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court and secured a victory, successfully completing the enforcement in a different location

Represented Shanghai International Trust Investment Co., Ltd. in the application for enforcement at the Shanghai Municipal First Intermediate People's Court, achieving an enforcement result satisfactory to the client

Represented a large trust company in multiple disputes related to beneficiary rights transfer contracts, achieving good results

Represented a client in the photovoltaic industry in an arbitration case at the Shanghai International Arbitration Center. Through timely and effective judicial channels, we successfully obtained multiple property preservation measures for substantial amounts, completed arbitration mediation within a short period of time, and ensured the claims were fully covered

Provided structured legal services for arbitration and litigation in an investment dispute between a listed company and its overseas subsidiary, on one hand, and a key subsidiary of a central enterprise, on the other. We achieved full victory in arbitration, first-instance trial, and second-instance trial, with the judgments being fully executed

Represented multiple first-instance and second-instance cases in the Shandong Provincial Higher People's Court, Anhui Provincial Higher People's Court, Hunan Provincial Higher People's Court, and Shanghai Financial Court

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