Zhenggang CHEN

Representative Matters

• Investment, Financing, and Shareholder Equity Disputes
• Represented a fund affiliated with a certain company in a 2 billion yuan equity buyback dispute against a listed financial company
• Represented a certain group company in an arbitration case involving a 300 million yuan equity investment and related loan agreement dispute
• Represented Mr. Ma in a dispute with a listed company regarding a related-party loan agreement and a shareholding proxy arrangement
• Represented a national development zone industrial investment management company in a series of investment dispute cases
• Represented a real estate company in an appeal regarding a development contract and shareholder dispute, successfully securing a reversal of the original judgment and a reduction of damages by 25 million yuan

• Construction Projects and Product Liability Disputes
• Represented a state-owned enterprise in a 200 million yuan claim arising from quality defects in the first-of-its-kind chemical equipment
• Represented a conglomerate in an arbitration case concerning a design contract dispute for the construction of a large-scale factory building and production line
• Represented a company in an arbitration case regarding a sales contract dispute for large-scale integrated steel rolling equipment
• Represented a group company in a 100 million yuan construction project contracting dispute litigation and secured a favorable judgment
• Represented a Shanghai-based state-owned enterprise in a construction contract dispute involving fire safety infrastructure in an industrial park
• Represented a construction engineering company in a contract dispute with a China Railway Bureau regarding a hotel construction project
• Represented a construction engineering consulting center in a dispute over construction project bidding agency fees
• Represented an engineering company in a construction contract dispute regarding the Tongzhou Grand Canal Scenic Area project
• Represented a subsidiary of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research in a dispute over a water conservancy project general contracting agreement
• Represented a construction engineering company in a case involving both criminal and civil aspects, as well as a retrial before the Supreme People’s Court
• Represented a detachment of the People’s Armed Police Force in a series of lawsuits regarding the vacating of military-owned housing
• Represented a property management company under China State Railway Group in a property management dispute

• Intellectual Property and Internet Disputes
• Represented a provincial broadcasting and media company in contract disputes involving advertising and film/television
• Represented a provincial broadcasting authority in a series of cases against a video platform regarding CBA online broadcasting rights
• Represented a client in a dispute over an Internet Data Center (IDC) lease contract
• Represented a subsidiary of Lenovo Group in a dispute over information technology outsourcing services
• Represented a company under Digital Guangdong in a software development outsourcing dispute
• Represented a listed company in a series of cases involving disputes over advertising placement and baijiu sales contracts
• Represented a group company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case against a domestic chain brand with over 1,000 stores

• Cross-border Dispute Resolution
• Represented a South American company in a series of trademark invalidation and litigation cases against a domestic company spanning 10 years
• Represented a Hong Kong-based company in trademark strategic planning, registration applications, and appeals against rejections in China and Southeast Asia
• Represented a company in a dispute over a conference services contract arising from a business event held in Paris, France
• Represented a Southeast Asian company in a dispute regarding the termination of an employment contract with a mainland executive and an employee stock option dispute
• Represented a media company in a dispute against a domestic FMCG company and its shareholder, a Hong Kong-based company
• Represented Mr. Ge in a dispute regarding immigration to Canada and other countries, as well as employment service contracts

• International Trade and Cross-Border Investment and Financing
• Participated in overseas investment projects for an energy company involving Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, and Laos
• Participated in a project for a wind power company involving the review of equipment export contracts and legal risk analysis for the Indian market
• Provided legal consultation and served as general counsel for multiple litigation cases involving an international advertising and media company
• Provided legal services for a domestic company in a debt recovery case related to an overseas cultural tourism and hotel project

• Enforcement, Bankruptcy, and General Legal Counsel
• Participated in the bankruptcy reorganization of a group, including the filing of 900 million yuan in claims and the review of debt-to-equity swap and trust agreements
• Provided services related to enforcement, objections to enforcement, and general legal counsel for a chemical joint-stock company
• Provided litigation and general counsel services for an investment and operation company of an international airport comprehensive bonded zone
• Provided legal advisory services for a China Communications Construction Company Limited Cultural Tourism platform project involving the Immersive Ecological Town on the Ancient Western Beijing Trail
• Provided legal consultation services for corporate compliance and data security protection at a subsidiary of Sinopharm Group
• Provided litigation analysis and consultation, as well as ongoing legal counsel, for multiple cases at a subsidiary of China Railway Signal & Communication Group
• Provided legal services for the verification of dozens of historical debt claims and litigation analysis at a subsidiary of Sinomach Group

Education Background

• Shandong University of Science and Technology Double Bachelor's Degrees in Law & Materials Engineering 2015
• University of International Business and Economics Juris Master 2018
• Peking University Law School – DeHeng Law Offices 2023 Training Program for Outstanding Young Lawyers 2023

Professional Qualifications

• Bar admission in P.R. China
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• Member, Forensic Certified Public Accountant Society (FCPAS)
• Training Certificate for Security and Confidentiality Management Involving Military-Related Classified Business
• Corporate Compliance Professional Certification
• Securities and Fund Industry Practitioner Qualifications

Professional Affiliations

• Attorney in the Beijing Lawyers Association's Foreign-Related Legal Talent Pool
• Member, China Academy of Arbitration Law
• Member, Beijing Comparative Law Studies Association
• External Mentor, Law School, University of International Business and Economics
• Member, Publicity, Liaison and Awards Committee of the Xicheng District Lawyers Association

Recognitions

• 2025, Awarded the title of Rising Lawyer in North China Region in Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025): Corporate & Commercial Practice by Lvxin Society.
• 2023, Received Letter of Appreciation from China Communications Construction Travel Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.
• 2022, Outstanding Lawyer of the Year, Beijing DeHeng Law Offices.

Professional Background

• Before joining DeHeng, Attorney Chen Zhenggang worked for many years at the headquarters of a listed company and a well-known law firm.

Selected Publications

• Reconsidering the Finality of Commercial Arbitration Awards: Legal Exceptions, Judicial Oversight, and the Legitimacy of Arbitral Justice, Transnational Dispute Management (2025)
• Interpretation of Core Provisions of the Company Law and Compliance Governance Recommendations (a serialized series consisting of over 20 articles) Wolters Kluwer (2025)
• Thirty-Six Strategies for Shareholder Disputes: Essential Litigation Strategies Every Entrepreneur Must Know (400,000 words) China Legal Publishing House (2024)
• Recommendations on Contract Compliance and Dispute Resolution Based on the Interpretation of the General Provisions of the Contract Part of the Civil Code (a series of articles) (2023)
• The Company Law column chief-authored was selected as one of the "Wusong·Annual Reading Report for Lawyers: Top 10 Most Popular Columns of 2022" (2022)
• Shortlisted for the Annual Top Ten Cooperative Institutions and Most Influential Articles List of Pkulaw Practice Database. (2021)