Recently, the Beijing Lawyers Association released the List of Foreign-Related Legal Talent Pool of the Beijing Lawyers Association, featuring two lawyers from Chance Bridge: Xiaoran Song, Partner in the Corporate Practice Department, and Shuyang Gao, Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department. Additionally, Fang Song, Partner in the Intellectual Property Department, Ning Li, Senior Associate in the International Trade and Compliance Department, and Xinyun Pan, Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department were listed as reserve talents for the Foreign-Related Legal Talent Pool.

Ms. XiaoranSong is a partner in the Corporate Practice Department of Chance Bridge. Her practice areas focus on equity investment and financing, listing and restructuring, cybersecurity and data protection, corporate compliance, etc. Ms. Song has a 20-year history in the internet, e-commerce, media and high- tech (TMT) industries. She has served as the chief legal officer, legal director and legal counsel for many large well-known companies in the TMT industry, and has extensive experience in the areas of corporate private equity financing, equity investment, listing and restructuring, corporate governance, cybersecurity and data protection, corporate compliance, contract management, intellectual property and dispute resolution.

Ms. Shuyang Gao specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration and specializes in litigation and arbitration cases involving finance, equity interest and real estate. She has advised China Minsheng Bank, XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL BANK, COFCO CORPORATION, Ping An Trust, COFCO Trust, Huarong Capital, China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited, Dayue City Holdings, POWERCHINA Real Estate Group Ltd. and Golden Resources, and resolved disputes for clients before the Supreme People's Court and various higher people's courts, in addition to CIETAC and Beijing Arbitration Commission.

Ms. Fang Song possesses exceptional professional capabilities and extensive practical experience in the fields of intellectual property, including trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, data privacy, trade secrets, e-commerce, design patents, and online contract disputes. She represented global leading enterprises such as Apple, Ralph Lauren, Cisco, TSMC, Corning, and Kohler in handling thousands of intellectual property cases, achieving a high proportion of favorable outcomes, settlements, or actively securing positive solutions. The cases were characterized by their complexity, high confrontation, large scale, and protracted duration, with many lasting over five years and entering into retrial and counter-retrial stages. Some of the cases represented have been selected as "Top Ten Typical Cases of the Year" and "Top Ten Excellent Cases of the Year".

Ms. Ning Li currently works in the international trade and compliance team. In the field of trade remedies, Ms Ning Li has represented the Chinese Government and Industry Associations and Chinese enterprises in anti-dumping and countervailing investigations initiated by the European Union, the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, India, Saudi Arabia and other countries, involving industries such as new energy, iron and steel, pharmaceuticals, chemical industry, agricultural products, textiles, etc. In the field of trade compliance, she has also provided legal advice to many Chinese enterprises on matters related to overseas investment and international trade. In the field of trade compliance, she has also provided legal consulting services to many Chinese enterprises in relation to overseas investment and international trade in goods.

Ms. Xinyun Pan, with PRC Legal Professional Qualification, Securities Practitioner Qualification and Fund Practitioner Qualification, has joined Chance Bridge Law Firm since 2021. She specializes in settling disputes in financial and commercial market and has been providing in-depth services for financial institutions, investment companies and other clients.

Global Reach Based on Professionalism

Since its foundation in 2011, Chance Bridge has been guided by the development philosophy of specialisation. The company is deeply engaged in the areas of capital markets, finance, international trade and compliance, and has a team of professionals who have both local legal insights and international perspectives. In cross-border transactions, we have always engaged in 'full-process risk control', providing solutions that combine business insight and legal expertise, from transaction structuring to multi-jurisdictional compliance review.

Against the backdrop of global economic integration, the scope of legal services is constantly expanding and the legal environment faced by enterprises is becoming increasingly complex and diverse. Thanks to its profound legal expertise, extensive cross-border project experience, and in-depth understanding of international business rules, Chance Bridge is well-placed to leverage its unique strengths in international legal services, delivering comprehensive, targeted, and efficient legal support to global corporate clients.

Cross-Border Securities and Financial Markets

Capital markets is one of the core areas of expertise of Chance Bridge. In the cross-border equity financing, Chance Bridge has provided comprehensive legal services in connection with all aspects of cross-border legal services such as overseas listing, securities issuance and refinancing, cross-border M&A, overseas ESOP, equity structure setup, transaction scheme design, etc. Such services cover companies from a broad range of industries including big data, semiconductors, IT, medicine/medical equipment/medical institutions, education and training, military, real estate, cultural media/film and television, machinery manufacturing/processing, light industry/papermaking, chemicals/pesticides, non-ferrous metals, transportation, home appliances, energy, electronic equipment, electrical equipment, energy management, and environmental protection.

With deep and comprehensive understandings of international financial trading practices and domestic and foreign financial laws and regulations, our team consistently provides clients with practical legal solutions. Team members are particularly skilled at leveraging the resources of our global network and combining domestic and foreign laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements, to help clients to operate in accurate, efficient, and compliant manner, tailored to their business characteristics, business models and actual needs.

Cross-Border Investment

Cross-border investment, financing, mergers and acquisitions are among the earliest and most active business areas of Chance Bridge and we have a team focused on this area. All team members have studied overseas and have a deep understanding of China’s laws, markets, and culture along with those of many key overseas markets. We have years of experience in providing cross-border legal services, especially in capital markets, banking and finance, government regulation, infrastructure, and engineering construction. This enables our firm to thoroughly understand the demands and working habits of foreign and Chinese enterprises, and effectively communicate to them the possible legal risks in mergers and acquisitions transactions. At the same time, we can assist clients in effectively communicating with counterparties and organically cooperating with other service agencies to provide clients with a full range of legal services.

Cross-Border Compliance

The International Trade and Compliance Team of Chance Bridge is one of the earliest Chinese legal  teams to engage in WTO, international trade, and compliance services. It primarily represents the Chinese government, industry associations and import-export companies in responding to overseas litigation, including anti-dumping, countervailing, anti-circumvention, trade compliance, import-export control, economic sanctions and WTO disputes.

Our services cover a wide range of countries and regions, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Eurasian Economic Union, Malaysia, Turkey, etc. We have expertise in various industries such as electric vehicles, steel products, photovoltaic industry, non-metallic products, chemical fibres and textiles, light industry, chemical raw materials and products, electromechanical products, food, agricultural products, rubber products, plastic products, furniture and specialised equipment.

Through years of practice, our team has established close and fruitful relationships with investigative agencies, government agencies, industry organisations, and foreign lawyers in many countries and regions. With a bespoke professional division of labour and close teamwork, the International Trade and Compliance Team is capable of providing high-quality international legal services to enterprises.

Cross-border Dispute Resolution

Dispute resolution is a core practice area of Chance Bridge, and our team of litigation and arbitration specialists excel in terms of cross-border dispute resolution matters. Our litigation team is able to provide full services in English, French, German, Japanese and other foreign languages and can draw upon our global network of partner law firms around the world to provide related support at all stages of the litigation and arbitration process.

We have extensive experience providing legal services for numerous large multinational companies in cross-border cases and developed exceptional capabilities in key categories of complex litigation in connection with sophisticated transactions.

As to the new trend of Chinese enterprises going global, we have currently established special working groups of cross-border debt collection, cross-border equity disputes, and infringement settlements.