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Karen Xu
Xu Qing Partner
Corporate and M&A
Employment and Labor
Cross-Border Investment and Trade
Dispute Resolution
Detailed introduction
Karen Xu is a Partner of Dacheng Shanghai office. Prior to joining Dacheng in 2018, she had five consecutive years of experience working in the legal departments of large enterprises and previously served in the labor law practice group of a renowned law firm. Ms. Xu’s primary practice areas include corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and dispute resolution. She has provided legal services related to investment, financing, and dispute resolution to numerous multinational corporations and private enterprises. She has also acted as daily legal counsel for clients such as adidas, Jerde, Audatex, Air China, and China Eastern Airlines. Karen Xu was selected as the Shanghai representative for the Shanghai-Singapore Lawyer Exchange Program organized by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice and the Singapore Ministry of Law, during which she spent three months working at a Singaporean law firm.
Karen Xu has frequently provided clients with labor law services, including daily consultations on labor-related legal issues, review of employment contracts, non-compete agreements, employee handbooks, and HR management policies. She has also participated in multiple employee relocation or transfer projects, drafting or reviewing relevant legal documents, and engaging in negotiations for termination agreements. Karen Xu has represented clients in numerous labor dispute cases, demonstrating extensive expertise in labor and employment matters. She was recognized as a “Recommended Lawyer for Labor & Employment” in the Legal500 2024 rankings.
Karen Xu’s service industry focus on manufacturing, technology innovation, and cultural entertainment. In her legal practice, she adeptly integrates clients’ commercial objectives with legal requirements, meticulously addressing their business needs through methodical logic, a strong sense of responsibility, and efficient execution. Leveraging her solid theoretical foundation, comprehensive knowledge base, professional skills, and extensive practical experience, she combines business-oriented thinking with legal rigor to deliver high-quality, integrated legal solutions.
Corporate Compliance
Conducted a specialized compliance review of medical advertisements for an international hospital.
Provided anti-corruption and anti-commercial bribery compliance legal services for a medical device company.
Assisted a fast-moving consumer goods company in responding to administrative investigations and enforcement actions, offering legal advice on product promotion, labeling, and compliance matters.
Assisted a cultural and entertainment derivatives company in streamlining internal processes and key terms for IP licensing agreements and conducted related training.
Assisted an FMCG company in addressing major consumer complaints and internal investigations into employee embezzlement.
Provided legal services to an MCN agency for revising influencer cooperation agreements and restructuring internal policies.
Labor & Employment
Represented a renowned foreign-invested meat supply chain company in resolving a labor dispute arising from termination of employment, achieving a favorable outcome for the client.
Assisted a prominent financial institution in litigating a high-value executive bonus dispute, securing a successful verdict.
Developed a comprehensive strategy for a leading automotive appraisal company to lawfully terminate an employee unilaterally, resulting in the dismissal of all claims and judicial recognition of the termination’s legality.
Represented a U.S. enterprise’s China representative office in negotiating the termination of a 20-year senior employee (who claimed RMB 2 million in compensation), ultimately reaching a settlement that saved the client over RMB 600,000 compared to its approved budget.
Assisted an investment firm executive in recovering over RMB 1.2 million in bonuses at the first-instance trial (compared to only RMB 300,000 awarded during arbitration under prior representation).
Assisted a well-known convenience store chain in a work-related injury dispute, obtaining a court ruling that denied the injury’s classification and avoided nearly RMB 1 million in compensation.
Assisted a German sports brand in revising employee handbooks and internal corporate policies.
Dispute Resolution
Assisted a leading pharmaceutical company in resolving a health rights dispute, achieving a client-satisfactory result.
Assisted a multinational corporation in handling multiple civil and commercial cases, including lease contract disputes and warehousing service contract disputes.
Represented an insurance brokerage firm in a commercial arbitration case related to equity investment disputes.
Assisted a fast-fashion brand in resolving lease contract disputes across multiple jurisdictions.
Assisted an FMCG company in addressing a sales contract dispute with its distributors.
Assisted an animation company in resolving a lease contract dispute.
Domestic & Cross-border Investments
Provided due diligence services for a foreign-invested enterprise’s equity acquisition project, including drafting due diligence reports and preparing transaction documents.
Advised a company and an insurance firm on establishing a joint venture in Singapore, including drafting shareholder agreements, technology licensing agreements, and articles of association.
Conducted legal due diligence for a fintech company’s RMB 150 million project investment and prepared related investment agreements.
Represented a logistics real estate developer (backed by Baring Asia PE Fund) in acquiring warehouse and logistics real estate enterprises in Kunming, Changsha, and Wuhan.
Represented New Ease China (a logistics real estate developer under Warburg Pincus) in acquiring logistics real estate enterprises in Shanghai.
Represented Tianhong China in transferring its equity stake in a British Virgin Islands (BVI) company.
Represented Jiajie Fund in an indirect acquisition of Himalaya during a cross-border transaction.
Advised Yuqi Group on legal matters related to its investment in a Shanghai-based industrial park operation and management company.
Provided legal services for Yuqi Group and Caronlion Group in multiple logistics project collaborations.
Conducted due diligence for a Liaoning state-owned enterprise’s full acquisition of a prominent Shanghai office building.
The University of Hong Kong, School of Law, LLM, 2017
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