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Feng(Frank)Qu

Qu Feng Senior Partner

Working language:Chinese, English
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Finance

Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency

Dispute Resolution

Capital Markets

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Frank has accumulated experience as a lawyer since 1998 in advising clients on many critical legal issues, complicated transactions, and strategic decisions. He specializes in futures and derivative, banking and finance, private equity and venture capital, investment banking, private banking, mergers and acquisitions, trust and assets securitization, advising both domestic and overseas banking and non-banking financial institutions on their legal service, including conducing legal due diligence, drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction documents; advising on both legal and financial opinions on the operation of the related business.

His clients include many leading industrial and business corporations, banks, and international organizations, such as China Financial Futures Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange, Dalian Commodity Exchange, Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange,  China Development Bank, China Merchant Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, State Bank of India, CCTIC Trust, ZRT, SRE GROUP, Plinth Capital, D&C Capital China.

Project Experience

Syndicated Loan & Project Finance

  • China Development Bank on its debt restructuring of New Zealand Yellow Pages Group (approximately A$22bilion) The legal work involved legal due diligence, drafting transaction documents and advising on compliance matters;
  • China Development Bank on its debt financing provided for Botswana copper acquisition project valued at USD1billion, including advising on compliance matters such as legality of the borrower, legality of the security arrangement, approvals of authorities, foreign exchange control, and governing law;
  • China Development Bank on its finance arrangement for a project in Jeju Island of the Republic Of Korea (approximately USD47million) The legal matters involved advising on compliance matters such as legality of the borrower and the source of repayment, legality and enforceability of the security arrangement, as well as approvals of authorities, foreign exchange control, tax collection, and governing law;
  • Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Corp. on its daily legal matters, including but not limited to reviewing or amending contracts, providing legal training, providing interpretation regarding policy;
  • SinoPac Holdings Co, Ltd. on its daily legal matters, especially for its banking and financial leasing business in the mainland, assisting in risk-control and corporate governance of daily operation, providing legal advice regarding the establishment of governance structure, board of directors and supervisors and management level, participating in commercial negotiation of the company, providing legal support in terms of information disclosure, sharing information resources, reviewing contracts and related documentation;
  • Shanghai Huangyu Asset Management Co., Ltd. on its daily matters, including  but not limited to reviewing contracts and corporate internal documents, providing legal training and legal advice in terms of business and corporate decision, and filing declaration and lawyer’s letter accordingly;
  • A fund management company on the establishment of a resettlement housing investment fund in Sichuan, including conducting legal due diligence , advising on deal structure, drafting investment and transaction documents, advising on compliance issues and so on;
  • An equity management limited company on the collection and establishment of investment fund, including but not limited to assisting in planning structure of the fund and providing legal advice, assisting in legal demonstration of fund plans, assisting in preparation of related legal documentation, drafting and reviewing related legal documentation, providing legal consultation regarding establishment and raising of fund, and assisting in designing and demonstrating plans of investment and withdrawal;
  • State Bank of India, Shanghai Branch on its loan transaction, including drafting and reviewing a full set of agreements of loan transaction along with different means of mortgage;
  • China Everbright Bank on its transfer of a credit asset, including conducting legal due diligence and advising on compliance matters of the credit asset.

 

Futures and derivatives

  • Advised Bank of China International Futures Co., Ltd on its application for consultancy certificate regarding investment of futures;
  • Advised China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) on its perennial legal issues, including legal consulting, reviewing project, reviewing and amending contracts, drafting and amending Company rules and regulations, advising on drafting laws and regulations and editing journals, etc;
  • Advised Shanghai Futures Exchange on the legal issues relating to spot gold trading and gold futures trading;
  • Advised Haitong Futures Co., Ltd. on its capital-raise legal matters, including conducting legal due diligence, opining on capital raising contract, board and shareholders resolutions, issues on the share transfer and the defects in the rights;
  • Advised Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange on its carbon emission trading, including comments on detailed transaction fuels and regulations and preparation of full set of transaction documents;
  • Advised Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Assets Exchange on its design of financial product, trading rules and legal compliance;
  • Advised Bank of China International Futures Co., Ltd. on its capital-raising and related legal matters;
  • Advised J Aron & Co (Singapore) PTE on its marketable securities offsetting security deposits and related legal matters.
Educational Background
  • Master of Science in Finance (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2009)
  • LLM (East China University of Politics and Law, 2005)
  • LLB (Heilongjiang University, 2001)
Relevant qualifications
  • Admitted to Practice PRC Law, 1998
  • Singapore Registered Foreign Lawyer , 2008
  • Qualification of Independent Director of Listed Company
  • Qualification of Independent Director of Futures Company
  • Certificate of Security Qualification
  • Certificate of Futures Qualification
Publication
  • Study on the Green Bonds (published on Dentons website, 2017.07.31)
  • New Opportunities of Soil Pollution Abatement and Remediation Industry (published on Wolters Kluwer, 2016.06.29)
  • Carbon Emission Trading (published on legal Studio, 2016.06.01)
  • E-commerce fully opens to foreign investors Are you ready?  (published on legal Studio, 2015.03.27)
  • New Administrative Measures of the Financial Leasing Companies—new opportunities for the development of financial lease industry (published on legal Studio, 2014.04.18)
  • Interim Provisions on Labour Dispatching (published on legal Studio, 2014.03.26)
  • China State Council Propelling Registration System Reform of Corporation Registered Capital (published on legal Studio, 2013.11.06)
  • Measures for Implementation of Labour Dispatch Permit (published on legal Studio, 2013.06.28)
  • MHRSS soliciting public opinions on Measures for Administration of Labour Dispatch Permit (published on legal Studio, 2013.05.03)
  • Overview of Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Certain Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Labour Dispute Cases (Ⅳ) (published on legal Studio, 2013.02.21)
  • Amendments Aiming To Improve The Labour Dispatch Environment (published on legal Studio, 2013.01.21)
  • More open market and new investment opportunities – Shanghai Free-Trade Pilot Zone (published on westlaw China, 2013.12.10)
  • Decision on Amending the PRC Labor Contract Law (published on westlaw China, 2013.03.28)
Membership status of professional organizations
  • Foreign lawyer of DACHENG CENTRAL CHAMBERS LLP
  • Adjunct Professor of Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade Law School
  • Chairman of Futures Business Research Committee of Shanghai Bar Association
  • Committee  Member of Financial Law Research Committee of Shanghai Law Society
  • Committee  Member of Financial Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association of Shanghai Municipal Government
  • Committee Member  of Trust Business Research Committee of Shanghai Bar Association
  • Member of Shanghai Youth Intellectuals Friendship Association
  • Vice President of Harbin Chamber of Commerce Shanghai Branch
  • Executive Vice President of Shanghai Pudong New Area Youth Entrepreneurship Founding Association
  • Member of Pudong Association of Returned Overseas Scholars
Awards
  • China Business Law Journal(CBLJ) – The Deal of the Year 2015
  • Financial Times(FT) – Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers 2015(the only one in China)
  • Asian Legal Business (ALB) – Candidate for 2013 Energy &Nature Resources deal
  • China Law and Practice(CLP) - 2013 Energy Resources Deal of the Year 2012
  • Top 10 Young Lawyers in Shanghai Pudong New Area
 
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