We sincerely welcome Lawyer Zhang Zhizhi to join Gaopeng as a partner.Lawyer Zhang Zhizhi practices in Gaopeng's Beijing office,mainly engaged in commercial arbitration and litigation(investment and financing,property insurance,construction engineering,and entertainment law),bankruptcy liquidation.

Before joining Gaopeng,Lawyer Zhang worked as a partner in two"Red Circle"law firms.Thanks to his experience leading and handling cases in multiple teams with different business expertise,Lawyer Zhang has excelled in commercial arbitration and litigation,as well as domestic and foreign related businesses.

Lawyer Zhang's main business area is commercial arbitration and litigation.Lawyer Zhang has provided legal services for well-known domestic and foreign enterprises and units such as Softbank Group,Hillhouse Investment,Macquarie Group,Huakong Fund,CITIC Capital,Zhongzhi Group,Minmetals Group,PICC Property Insurance,Haier Group,Gome Group,New World Real Estate,Meili China,Korea Mineral Resources Corporation,Peking University,and has represented in litigation cases in multiple and multi-level courts in China,as well as the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Arbitration cases managed by multiple arbitration institutions such as the Beijing Arbitration Commission,the Shanghai Arbitration Commission,the Shanghai International Arbitration Center,and the Shenzhen International Arbitration Court involve a wide range of commercial fields such as investment and financing,property insurance,construction engineering,international trade,film and television entertainment,and artist brokerage,with a dispute amount of over 10 billion yuan.

In 2019,Lawyer Zhang participated in the first"Chinese International Arbitration Competition"held by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center(HKIAC),winning the Beijing regional championship and the national runner-up.

In June 2021,Lawyer Zhang was recommended as a Future Star in the field of"commercial disputes"and"international arbitration"by Benchmark Litigation's first publication in China.

Representative performance

Arbitration:

Equity Transfer Contract Arbitration Case:Represented the founder of a music and entertainment listed company and an internationally renowned investment institution in an equity transfer contract arbitration case filed by investors in the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 10 billion yuan.

Foreign Capital Merger and Acquisition Contract Arbitration:Represented a leading international investment bank in four interrelated foreign capital merger and acquisition dispute arbitration cases against more than ten parties in the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.The subject matter of the dispute in this series of cases exceeded 1.4 billion yuan.

Fund Share Repurchase Arbitration Case:Represented the Beijing Municipal Government to participate in the establishment of an industrial investment fund and initiated arbitration against two well-known investment institutions in the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.The subject matter of the dispute exceeded 213 million yuan.

Commercial Property Leasing Contract Arbitration Case:Represented a real estate fund in an arbitration initiated by an internationally renowned supermarket chain enterprise in the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 30 million yuan.

Arbitration of International Sales of Goods Contract:Represented a Croatian shipbuilding enterprise in an international sales of goods contract arbitration filed by a steel company in the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

Financial trade contract arbitration case:Represented a Fortune 500 company in a joint venture company's arbitration at the Beijing Arbitration Commission,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 40 million yuan.

Construction project contract arbitration case:Represented a subsidiary of a central enterprise to initiate arbitration against a joint-stock company in the Shenzhen International Arbitration Court,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 40 million yuan.

Financial Advisory Agreement Arbitration Case:Represented a seasoning company in a financial advisory agreement arbitration case filed by a financial advisory company at the Shanghai International Arbitration Center,with the subject matter of the dispute amounting to nearly 2 million yuan.

Litigation:

Financing Agreement Litigation:Represented a well-known investment holding group in three related financing agreement litigation cases against related parties,with the disputed subject matter exceeding 500 million yuan.

Financing Trade Contract Litigation:Represented a state-owned enterprise in 11 related party lawsuits against a private enterprise,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 360 million yuan.

Equity buyback contract lawsuit:Representing an investment institution in an equity buyback lawsuit against the actual controller of a manufacturing enterprise,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 100 million yuan.

Insurer's subrogation lawsuit:Representing a property insurance company to file an insurer's subrogation lawsuit against an electric power company,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 25 million yuan.

Housing Lease Contract Litigation:Represented a state-owned enterprise in Beijing in a housing lease contract lawsuit filed against a well-known time-honored enterprise,with the subject matter of the dispute exceeding 20 million yuan.

Construction project contract lawsuit:Represented a Hong Kong listed company to file a lawsuit against a subsidiary of a central enterprise,claiming construction project payment exceeding 20 million yuan.

The first case of a bad artist:representing a listed company to sue actor Gao Yunxiang.This case is known in the industry as the"first case of bad artists",winning lawsuits for customers.

Artist Brokerage Contract Litigation:Representing an actor in a lawsuit against his brokerage company for breach of contract.After two trials,this case ultimately helped clients achieve the optimal outcome of successfully terminating the contract without paying any compensation.

Academic Achievements:

1.Is the ruling that the respondent's performance of debts to a third party under the contract constitutes"excessive adjudication"——From the perspective of an arbitration case

2.Contract formation standards under CISG-from the perspective of an arbitration case

Whether the effectiveness of the contract terms for the target company to repurchase the investor's equity has reached a definitive conclusion——Brief review of the Supreme Court's No.96 guidance case

(This article is translated by software translator for reference only.)