JI Cheng

Professional Experience

　　Mr. Ji Cheng commenced his legal practice in 2006 and currently practices at Beijing DHH Law Firm. He now holds the positions of Executive President and Managing Partner of the firm. His distinguished professional and public service roles include: Member of the Dongcheng District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Beijing; Deputy Director of the Legal Affairs Committee, Beijing Municipal Committee of the China Zhi Gong Party; Expert Consultant for Civil and Administrative Cases at the Supreme People's Procuratorate; Arbitrator with the E'erduosi, Wuhan, and Beihai International Arbitration Commissions; Legal Counsel to the Shigatse Buddhist Association. With a career spanning over a decade, Mr. Ji possesses extensive experience in the legal profession.

　　Mr. Ji Cheng is qualified to serve as an independent director for companies listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and currently holds the position of Independent Director at Sinodata Co.,Ltd. He has long served as legal counsel to a diverse portfolio of major clients, including large central state-owned enterprises such as the China Everbright Group and China Life Insurance, as well as prominent corporations like the Beijing Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative and the Beijing Renewable Resources Development Group. This has endowed him with extensive experience in corporate legal services and complex litigation for large enterprises. He has represented clients in hundreds of litigation cases, each with a dispute value exceeding tens of millions of RMB, and is particularly adept at handling major, difficult and complex corporate lawsuits that involve the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and various provincial High Courts. Mr. Ji is highly proficient in designing corporate governance structures, formulating equity incentive mechanisms and executing investment and M&A transactions. The professional capabilities of his team are widely acclaimed within the industry. He has provided sophisticated litigation and non-contentious legal services to numerous financial institutions, including: CITIC Bank; China Huarong Asset Management; China Cinda Asset Management; Jingu International Trust; Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank; Bank of Tianjin; Chang'an Liability Insurance; Longjiang Bank. His profound theoretical knowledge, diligent work ethic, and prudent approach to case management have earned him the trust and high regard of his clients and peers alike.

　　Representative Clients Have Included: China Life Insurance Company Limited; New China Life Insurance Company Ltd., Beijing Branch; Happy Life Insurance Co., Ltd.; China Jingu International Trust Co., Ltd.; China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd.; China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd.; China Resources Land Ltd.; Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited; Agricultural Bank of China Ltd.; China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited; Qihoo 360; Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank; Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd.; Dangdang Inc. (E-commerce China Inc.); Chang An Property And Liability Insurance Ltd.; Beijing Municipal Supply and Marketing Cooperative; Greater China Financial Holdings Limited (HK 00431); Zhongxi International (Holdings) Limited (HK 00264); Beijing Hilon Asset Management Group; Beijing Jingnong Holding Group Co., Ltd; Beijing Renewable Resources Development Group; Hiking Group; Shixin Oriental Culture Group; Shixin Holding Group; SIIC Shanghai Holdings Co.,Ltd.; Longjiang Bank, etc.

Representative Cases

　　Corporate Client for Retained Legal Services

　　• Provide services for the legal counsel project (consultation, contract, compliance) of China Life Insurance Co., LTD;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for the Beijing Supply and Marketing Cooperative General Society and its affiliated companies;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for the Public Security Fire Brigade of Xicheng District, Beijing;

　　• Serve as the long-term legal advisor for Tianjin Jingjin Zhongguancun Science and Technology City Development Co., LTD., a subsidiary of Zhongguancun Development Group;

　　• Provide legal services for the Beijing Branch of Agricultural Bank of China Co., LTD;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for the Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank Co., LTD;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for the Beijing Branch of New China Life Insurance Co., LTD;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for Beijing Yikelong Commercial Co., LTD;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for the listed company Cubic Digital Technology (300344);

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for Huahui Jinfu Information Technology (Beijing) Co., LTD., a subsidiary of Country Garden Group;

　　• Serve as the long-term legal advisor for Dangdang.com;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for film and television companies such as Dongchun Film Company and Fengyi Film Company;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for Beijing Boya Tianxia Media Culture Development Co., LTD;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for the Beijing Representative Office of the Film Council (Korea);

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for China Tobacco New Business Alliance E-commerce Co., LTD;

　　• Provide long-term legal advisory services for Zhongnong Jimu (Jilin) Agricultural Development Co., LTD.

　　Non-Litigation

　　• Provided special legal advisory services to client China Life Insurance Company Limited for its Qihang Fund project;

　　• Provided special legal advisory services to client China Life Insurance Company Limited for its Jinfan Fund project;

　　• Conducted legal due diligence for the IDG investment project involving PICC Group, PICC Life, and PICC Health;

　　• Issued 27 legal opinions for the Beijing Supply and Marketing Cooperative Investment Management Center regarding the issuance of non-interbank debt financing instruments;

　　• Provided special legal services to China Jingu International Trust Co., Ltd. for the "Jingu Linghui No. 40 Collective Funds Trust Plan";

　　• Provided special legal services to China Jingu International Trust Co., Ltd. for the "Jingu Xintou Fengshi Collective Funds Trust Plan";

　　• Provided special legal services to China Jingu International Trust Co., Ltd. for the "Jingu Ruixiang No. 30 Collective Funds Trust Plan";

　　• Provided special legal services for the equity transfer in a project company of a certain Big Data Group Co., Ltd. (transaction value: RMB 500 million);

　　• Provided special legal services to Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank for a state-owned asset acquisition project;

　　• Provided special legal services to Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank for the "Wanhe Series" project;

　　• Provided special legal services to Zhonghaiwaili Technology (Shandong) Co., Ltd.;

　　• Participated in the production of the film "Fertile Land" (Wotu), providing legal services;

　　• Served as special legal counsel for the investment and production of the TV series "The Killer Is Also Anxious" (Bajiaoting Miyu), providing legal services;

　　• Served as legal counsel for the film "So Long, My Son" (Dijiutianchang), providing legal services. The film won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival;

　　• Participated in the production of the film "Lao Lu", providing legal services;

　　• Served as legal counsel for the film "Red Amnesia" (Chuangruzhe), providing legal services;

　　• Participated in the suspense drama "Day and Night 2" (Baiye Zhuixiong 2) project, providing legal services;

　　• Participated in the "Dream House" (Piaoliang de Fangzi) project, providing legal services;

　　• Participated in the "Dragon and Underground Subway" (Long yu Dixia Tie) project, providing legal services;

　　• Provided special legal services to Jingu International Trust for the issuance of the Ruixiang No. 30 and Xintou Fengshi No. 1-20 trust plans;

　　• Provided special legal services to Jingu International Trust for a specific asset transfer project.

　　Litigation

　　• Represented Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. in a non-performing asset disposal lawsuit involving RMB 2 billion;

　　• Represented Longjiang Bank Co., Ltd. in a trust contract dispute against a certain trust company, with a dispute value of RMB 1.3 billion;

　　• Represented Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. in a series of cross-over civil and criminal cases;

　　• Represented Zhongzhi Group in a financial dispute case valued at RMB 300 million;

　　• Represented Xinyu Huicheng Asset Management Co., Ltd. in a loan contract dispute;

　　• Represented China Cinda Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in cases involving financial leasing disputes and surety contract disputes;

　　• Represented Tianjin Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. in a series of financial institution loan contract disputes;

　　• Provided legal representation services to the client Tianjin Financial Assets Registration and Settlement Co., Ltd. during both the litigation and enforcement stages;

　　• Represented Bank of Tianjin Co., Ltd. in a series of non-performing credit rights cases;

　　• Represented China Jingu International Trust Co., Ltd. in a series of non-performing asset litigation cases;

　　• Represented Chang'an Liability Insurance Co., Ltd. in a series of credit information-related cases;

　　• Provided services to Ping An Bank Co., Ltd., Shanghai Branch regarding litigation claims for problematic assets;

　　• Provided services to China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd., Beijing Branch for its personal mortgage business;

　　• Handled the sales contract dispute case for Dangdang Information Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. against Shanghai Qianzhi Enterprise (Group) Co., Ltd.;

　　• Represented a certain Ningbo film and television company in an investment contract dispute, achieving a favorable judgment and successfully recovering over RMB 17 million in total, including the investment amount and default penalties;

　　• Represented a certain Beijing media company in the second instance, retrial, and procuratorial supervision stages of a labor dispute case, achieving favorable outcomes at all stages;

　　• Represented the parties in a bankruptcy creditor's rights confirmation dispute case for certain employees in Chengde, achieving a successful appeal resulting in the case being remanded for retrial after the dismissal of the complaint was overturned;

　　• Represented a certain Beijing advertising company in shareholder and creditor rights cases at both the first and second instance trials, achieving favorable outcomes in both;

　　• Represented the client in a certain Beijing housing sales contract dispute case, achieving a favorable judgment;

　　• Represented a certain Inner Mongolia film and television company in a copyright licensing dispute with a well-known author, achieving a favorable judgment;

　　• Represented a certain Tianjin engineering company in the second instance of a construction project contract dispute, achieving a favorable judgment;

　　• Represented a certain Shanghai film and television company in an investment contract dispute arbitration, achieving a favorable outcome;

　　• Represented a certain Inner Mongolia film and television company in a loan contract dispute with an animation production company (case ongoing).

Publications

　　• Interpreting the Five Highlights of the Insurance Law

　　• The Role and Practice of Lawyers in the Operation of Private Equity Funds

　　• Pursuing Fairness and Justice, Serving a Harmonious Society: On the Essence of the Professional Spirit of Lawyers

　　• On the Diversification of Financing Channels for Chinese Real Estate Enterprises

　　• Legal Analysis of Transferring Real Estate Projects Through Company Equity Acquisition

Social Activities

　　• Member of Dongcheng District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Beijing

　　• Expert Consultant of Supreme People's Procuratorate (for Civil and Administrative Cases)

　　• Deputy Director of Legal Services Research Committee, Beijing Lawyers Association

　　• Arbitrator of Wuhan Arbitration Commission

　　• Arbitrator of Ordos Arbitration Commission

　　• Arbitrator of Beihai International Arbitration Court

　　• Council Member of Rule of Law Culture Research Society, China Law Society

　　• Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Committee, China Zhi Gong Party

　　• Council Member of Banking Law Society, Beijing Law Society

　　• Chairman of the Board, Beijing CPPCC Charity Foundation

　　• Legal Counsel of Shigatse Buddhist Association

　　• Customer Service Quality Supervisor of New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Honors

　　• Outstanding Lawyer Award, DHH (2008)

　　• Outstanding Lawyer Award, DHH (2009)

　　• Outstanding Lawyer Award, DHH (2010)

　　• Outstanding Lawyer Award, DHH (2011)

　　• Best Managing Partner Award, DHH (2012)

　　• Outstanding Member Award, Dongcheng District Committee of the CPPCC (2018)

　　• Outstanding Member Award, China Zhi Gong Party, Beijing Municipal Committee

　　• Outstanding Member Award, China Zhi Gong Party, Dongcheng District Committee (2019-2020)