Jingluan Xu
Xu Jingluan Senior Partner
Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency
Detailed introduction
An agile thinker who majored in science and engineering, served in real estate companies, and is experienced in lawsuits and disposal of non-performing assets
Adept at handling complicated commercial matters and real estate disputes, and familiar with the work flow of courts at all levels in Shanghai
Ms. Jingluan Xu has extensive experience in the practice of law and has served in real estate and architectural design companies. She is proficient in handling various litigious and non-litigious legal matters for corporate clients in respect of real estate development, construction, financial leasing, mergers and acquisitions, as well as equity disputes, and has accumulated a wealth of experience in advising trusts and other financial institutions on their investment and financing transactions. She has represented trusts and asset management companies in quite a number of investment and financing projects as a lead counsel or co-counsel. She is especially skilled in handling various major, complicated and difficult litigation, arbitration and other dispute resolution cases as well as disposal of non-performing assets. With her academic background in science and engineering and work experience, Ms. Xu has an intimate knowledge of operation processes and legal needs of companies and can provide comprehensive, efficient legal services for clients. She is an agile thinker with meticulous analytical skills when handling major difficult litigation and arbitration cases. During her long-term dedication to the practice of law, Ms. Xu has accumulated a wealth of litigation experience from handling numerous lawsuits, is familiar with the work flow of courts at all levels in Shanghai and, therefore, can quickly and comprehensively protect the legitimate rights and interests of her clients, and have earned high recognition from them.
- Represented or represents a number of large companies and financial institutions in dispute resolution through litigation, arbitration, negotiation and other means: Shanghai NGS Real Estate Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Construction No.5 (Group) Co., Ltd., Ascendas Group, Ascendas Real Estate (Wujiang) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Donggang Building Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Aux Real Estate Co., Ltd., Tongji University, Hemei Hotel Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Sodexo (Shanghai) Management Services Co., Ltd., Shanghai International Trust Co., Ltd., Suning Appliance Co., Ltd., China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd., Shanghai International Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Development Co., Ltd., and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited. During her long-term dedication to the practice of law, Ms. Xu has assisted many clients to recover huge economic losses with her professional and efficient work.
- Assisted construction companies to receive hundreds of millions of RMB payments by initiating enforcement proceedings.
- Assisted a building and decorating company to receive tens of millions of RMB payment even though the owner was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- Assisted a chain hotel to reduce the total rent payable by more than RMB 30 million in a lease dispute.
- Broke the rules and obtained Shanghai court's first judgment on foreign stock options in a huge-amount (approx. RMB 200 million) and complicated case concerning the property division of foreign stocks and options.
- Assisted the largest creditor (with mortgage priority) in a bankruptcy case to reduce taxes payable by more than RMB 10 million in the disposal of secured real estate and finally receive full repayment of (more than RMB 80 million) debt.
- Represented a well-known financial institution in a lawsuit against a global clean energy giant, involving a total amount of more than RMB 1.1 billion; this lawsuit was settled within six months through mediation; non-performing assets were organized by the assignment of the creditor's rights and equity investment and repurchase; the trust plan was successfully terminated; the defendant was given time and space for sustainable operation and resumption of trading of its Hong Kong stock; and good social effects were achieved.
- Advised a trust company on its trust plans, including preparing and reviewing contracts and issuing legal opinions (involving amounts ranging from hundreds of millions of RMB to several billions of RMB).
- Represented an industrial company in establishing, investing in, and liquidating subsidiaries.
- Represented a architectural company in applying to the court for enforcement and for bankruptcy of the debtor and fully receiving payment for the creditor's claims (approx. RMB 50 million).
- Advised a real estate group company on its renovation of a large building as well as communication with nearly 100 small foreign owners.
- 2006 - 2008 Further education, University of Colorado Law School
- 2003 - 2006 Master, Fudan University Law School
- 1993 - 1997 Bachelor, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Tongji University
- 2008 - date Partner, Dentons Shanghai Office
- 2007 - 2008 Assistant Professor, Civil, University of Colorado at Boulder
- 2001 -2008 Lawyer, Shanghai Guoyao Law Firm
- 1999 - 2001 Lawyer, Shanghai Branch of Tianjin Zhida Law Firm
- 1997 - 1999 Sales Director, Shanghai Shenjiang Real Estate Development and Operation Company/Deputy Manager, Shanghai Shenjiang Architectural Design Company
- Lawyer's License, 2001
- Lawyer's Practice Certificate, 2000
- Lawyer's Qualification Certificate, 1999