Yaosong (Will) LU

Representative Matters

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Represented Arkema, a Fortune Global 500 French chemical leader, in the carve-out and global disposal of its ozone-depleting substances business as part of its carbon neutrality strategy, providing end-to-end legal support. The transaction was conducted through a competitive bid process and involved multiple jurisdictions across North America, Europe, China and Southeast Asia
• Represented Ningbo Daye Garden in its acquisition of a 100% equity interest in AL-KO Gardentech, providing end-to-end legal support. AL-KO Gardentech operates more than 20 subsidiaries across Europe, North America and Oceania, and is one of the leading garden equipment brands in Europe
• Represented a Buy-out Fund in its acquisition of a German-headquartered wheel manufacturing group with core production bases in Europe and Asia. The transaction involved multiple legal jurisdictions and entities across Mainland China, Hong Kong, France, Germany, and Russia
• Represented BMZ Group and advised on the cross-border aspects of its self-initiated insolvency and restructuring, including the transfer of assets, corporate governance arrangements and closing mechanics for its Hong Kong and Shenzhen entities, in coordination with the German restructuring team in connection with a structured M&A sale process and the integration of assets across jurisdictions
• Represented a consortium of private equity sponsors in the going-private transaction of Focus Media (NASDAQ: FMCN). This project stands as one of the landmark cases during the wave of US-listed Chinese companies’ delisting and domestic re-listing, characterized by its massive transaction scale and intricate legal structure
• Represented First Priority, the leading logistics real estate enterprise by market share in the Greater Bay Area, in the full-lifecycle legal service for the Dongguan Machong Logistics Park project, covering both the acquisition and cross-border exit stages. With a transaction value of approximately RMB 4.1 billion, this project was one of the largest logistics real estate disposal deals in South China in 2025
• Represented Oaktree Fund in its acquisition of a diverse real estate asset portfolio across South and East China, which comprised 13 project companies spanning seven cities, involving a total of more than 30 land use rights
• Represented the German LAEPPEL Group in the global restructuring and carve-out of its Rotary Table business unit, providing full-scope PRC legal support. The transaction involved coordinated separation between the German parent company and its China operations, requiring the comprehensive disentanglement of business, personnel and assets under PRC law, with complex legal relationships and multi-level stakeholder coordination

• Equity Investment
• Represented Yimidida in its Series A, A+, B, B+, C1, C2, and D financing rounds to receive the equity investment from over ten prestigious funds, including GLP, Skycus Capital, Boyu Capital, Source Code Capital, and BOCGI
• Represented MEMSIC, a world-leading provider of inertial MEMS sensors and solutions, in Series A financing rounds to receive the equity investment of over RMB 1 billion from more than ten renowned fund companies including Yunfeng Capital, GIC, Taishan, and Guofang
• Represented Hanyuan Technology, the operating entity behind the sports and health drink brand ElectroX, in its Angel, Pre-A, Series A and A+ financing rounds to receive the equity investments from a diverse group of investors, including Linhua Investment, Hijaman, Yiyuan Capital, Sequoia China, and Guangzhou Light Industry Group
• Represented Oriental Pearl and Lanyu Capital in providing legal services for their investment in the implementation entity of a China-incubated global multimedia satellite system project

• Corporate Governance
• Acted as international counsel to Gaoce Technology, a STAR Market-listed company, advising on its overseas operations across multiple jurisdictions, including Japan, Turkey, India and North America
• Represented YQN, a one-stop international logistics service platform, in providing full-process legal services for its investment in nearly ten warehouses across New Jersey, Georgia, California, Texas, and Illinois in the United States, as well as in Germany
• Acts as PRC counsel for Arkema, a Fortune Global 500 company, providing legal services for its daily operations, compliance, outbound investment, and other business matters in the Chinese market
• Acts as PRC counsel for Swire Properties, providing full-cycle legal services for Shanghai Zhangyuan and Taikoo Li Qiantan, covering various stages from project preparation and opening to mature operations
• Acts as the PRC counsel for Brookfield, one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, providing legal services for several commercial office and mixed-use projects, as well as over ten logistics and warehousing projects in Mainland China
• Acts as the PRC counsel for China Overseas Property (East China region), a leading enterprise in China’s real estate industry, and provides legal services for various collaborative developments, M&A projects, and business operations in the East China Region

Education Background

• LLM, Case Western Reserve University (2009)
• LLB, Shanghai Maritime University (2008)

Professional Qualifications

• Bar admission in P.R. China
• Bar admission New York (US)

Recognitions and Affiliations

• Member of Law Firm Regulation and Development Committee in Shanghai Bar Association
• External Mentor of East China University of Political Science and Law

Recognitions

• Named among the “30 Under 30” by LEGALBAND (2016)
• Selected for the Foreign-Related Lawyers Talent Pool of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice (2018)
• Named among the “Client Choice: Top 15 Rising Partners” by LEGALBAND (2022)
• Shortlisted for “Young Lawyer of the Year (East China - Non-local)” by ALB (2023)
• Selected, as a foreign-related lawyer, for the inaugural of the “Dingxin Legal Talent Pool” of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice (2024)