朱元 Senior Lawyer

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zhuyuan@zhenghan.com

Personal Introduction
Zhu Yuan

Attorney Zhu’s primary practice focuses on the resolution of major and complex commercial disputes, particularly in the fields of real estate, finance, and corporate legal matters. Attorney Zhu consistently provides dispute resolution services to numerous central state-owned enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and financial institutions across the country. He excels in planning diverse dispute resolution strategies based on the specific characteristics of each case. He has represented multiple significant litigation/arbitration cases in the real estate and financial sectors, handling cases with a total claim amount exceeding 15 billion RMB, and has achieved positive outcomes for clients.

Represented a provincial commercial bank in handling its contract validity dispute, damages dispute, and a series of derivative cases with an insurance company, with the total amount involved approaching 2 billion RMB.

Represented a bank in handling a series of contract validity dispute cases with an insurance company, with the total amount involved approximately 1.7 billion RMB.

Represented a Hong Kong-funded real estate enterprise in handling a series of disputes over the right to use construction land with a district-level platform company in Shanghai, with the total amount involved approaching 500 million RMB.

Represented a Shanghai municipal state-owned enterprise in handling a share transfer dispute with a central state-owned enterprise, with the amount involved exceeding 2 billion RMB.

Represented a Shanghai municipal state-owned enterprise in handling a dispute over damages to company interests with a central state-owned enterprise, with the amount involved exceeding 5 billion RMB.

Represented a subsidiary of a central state-owned enterprise in handling a construction project dispute with a contractor. The case involved a major overseas "Belt and Road" construction project, with the total amount involved approaching 100 million RMB.

Represented a trust company in handling trust contract disputes with multiple credit enhancement entities, with the total dispute amount exceeding 3 billion RMB.

Represented a Shanghai municipal state-owned enterprise in handling a cooperative business dispute with a listed supermarket brand company. The case involved multiple legal matters, including entrusted loans, damages to company interests, and shareholders' right to information, with the total amount involved exceeding 1.4 billion RMB.

Represented a trust company in handling a cooperation dispute and non-litigation resolution with a central state-owned enterprise. The case involved an amount of approximately 1.6 billion RMB and was subsequently successfully settled through mediation.

Represented a Yunnan state-owned capital platform company in handling a contract dispute with a Beijing-based cultural company, with the amount involved exceeding 100 million RMB.

Represented a private enterprise in handling a series of construction project disputes with the project owner, with the total amount involved approaching 100 million RMB.