Ma Zhongming, Senior Partner of Shanghai K-Insight Law Firm, graduated from Fudan University with a Master's Degree in Law and is a qualified securities lawyer. He has been working as a full-time lawyer since January 1993, with over 20 years of experience in litigation and non-litigation practice in real estate, finance and securities, corporate law, investment and financing. He has served as a permanent legal advisor of many banks, state-owned enterprises and real estate companies, and has accumulated rich practical experience in the fields of finance, real estate and corporate law. He has provided legal services to many large state-owned enterprises and listed companies for their related equity transfer, real estate, financing projects and corporate business, and provided scheme planning and legal documents for a number of major asset operation projects.  

Professional Specialty

• Corporate legal advisor

Ma Zhongming has ever provided perennial or special legal services for the following banks, state-owned enterprises, real estate companies, Sino-foreign joint ventures, etc., including but not limited to: Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd., Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd., Shanghai Liangyou (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai INCOM Risk Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Deqiang Industrial Co., Ltd., Shanghai Kaida Washing and Cosmetic Products Co.,Ltd., Shanghai Caolu Town Construction Investment & Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Beiyue Industrial Co., Ltd., Shanghai Beiduoyu Real Estate Co., Ltd., Shanghai Rensheng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Rensheng Investment Holdings Co., Ltd., Shanghai Guorui Hospital Investment Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Yichen Industry Co., Ltd., Sino-US Joint Venture Shanghai Jinzhong Molecular Sieve Co.,Ltd., Sino-US Joint Venture Kunshan Elegant Machinery Co., Ltd., Sino-Japanese Joint Venture Shanghai Jiuzhong Textile Co., Ltd., Shanghai Anqifeng Textile Co., Ltd., Shanghai Pudong Neihang Economic Trade Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Baotailong Cement Products Co., Ltd., Shanghai Dongyou Concrete Products Co., Ltd., Shanghai Fuqin Machinery Co., Ltd., Shanghai Assured Liquors Store Co., Ltd., etc..

• Enterprise reformation, M&A and reorganization

Ma Zhongming has provided legal services for many state-owned enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises in reformation, M&A and reorganization. For example, he has provided non-litigation legal services for Shanghai Rensheng Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. in acquiring the equity of the real estate project company owned by CITIC Group Real Estate Co., Ltd., including credit investigation, and the drafting, revision, negotiation and signing of contracts (the area of the real estate involved is about 3,000 mu).

• Securities and capital market

Ma Zhongming has provided a full range of legal services for a number of companies in equity investment and project financing, including but not limited to due diligence, drafting and modifying relevant transaction documents, participating in commercial negotiations, issuing corresponding legal documents, etc. For example, he provided non-litigation legal services for Shanghai Rensheng Investment Co.,Ltd. in acquiring 80 million shares of Orient Securities Co., Ltd., including due diligence, drafting and modifying the share transfer contract, etc. (with a subject amount of RMB1.2 billion); and he provided non-litigation legal services for Shanghai Rensheng Industrial Co.,Ltd. in the fund trust project with Huabao Trust Co., Ltd., including due diligence, attorney witnessing, drafting and revising capital trust contracts (with a subject amount of RMB1 billion).

• Banking and financing

Ma Zhongming has provided legal services for many financial institutions, including but not limited to civil litigation, non-performing assets liquidation, etc., and has recovered a huge amount of financial losses for them, such as: Pudong Development Bank Shanghai Branch XX Subbranch v. Shanghai Jiangchuan (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Maqiao Nonggongshang Industrial Corporation (enforcement of judgment for disputes over a loan contract); Pudong Development Bank XX Branch v. Shanghai Minhang Beiqiao Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Beiqiao Industrial Co., Ltd. (enforcement of judgment for disputes over a loan contract)；Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank XX Branch v. Wuhan Securities Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Trust Co., Ltd. (case of disputes over a national debt purchase and sales contract) (subject amount involved: RMB1.1 billion); Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank Pudong Branch XX Subbranch v. Shanghai Pudong Heqing Industry Development Co.,Ltd., Shanghai Pudong XX Town People’s Government, and Shanghai Pudong Heqing Asset Management Co.,Ltd. (case of disputes over a loan contract) (subject amount involved: RMB300 million); Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank XX Subbranch v. Zhongqi Hongwang Co., Ltd. and Zhongqi Finance Co., Ltd. (enforcement of judgment for disputes over a loan contract)；Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank XX Subbranch v. Shanghai Jenergy Electrical Appliance Co.,Ltd., Shanghai Yejia Industrial Co.,Ltd. and Shanghai Songjiang District XX Town People’s Government (case of disputes over a loan contract)；Bank of Shanghai XX Branch v. Shanghai Longyao Plastic Products Co.,Ltd., Shanghai Anle Industrial Corporation (enforcement of judgment for disputes over a loan contract).

• Real estate and construction engineering

Ma Zhongming has provided legal services in the field of real estate and construction engineering for many famous enterprises in China and abroad, including but not limited to litigation and non-litigation services, such as: Shanghai Jintian Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Pudong Gonglu Industrial Corporation, Shanghai Pudong XX Town People’s Government (case of disputes over a real estate development contract) (land area of real estate involved: 300 mu); Shanghai Dawei Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Pudong Caolu Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Pudong XX Town People’s Government(case of disputes over a real estate development contract) (land area of real estate involved: 300 mu); Shanghai Dongshi Real Estate Operation Co., Ltd. v. Lotus (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.  (case of disputes over a real estate leasing contract) (subject amount involved: RMB250 million); Shanghai Beiyue Real Estate Co.,Ltd. v. Shanghai Jiangcheng Real Estate Development Co.,Ltd., Shanghai Huiguan Real Estate Co.,Ltd. and Shanghai Gedaya Investment Development Co., Ltd. (case of disputes over a real estate development contract) (land area of real estate involved: 500 mu).