Firm Appointed Standing Legal Counsel to Hengfeng Bank Shenzhen Branch
The firm's appointment as standing legal counsel to Hengfeng Bank Shenzhen Branch recognises its banking and finance legal-service capability.
The firm has recently been appointed standing legal counsel to the Shenzhen Branch of Hengfeng Bank Co., Ltd. The appointment is further recognition by a national joint-stock commercial bank of the firm's banking and finance capability and strengthens its work in the Greater Bay Area financial-services market.
The engagement is led by Director and Founding Partner Liu Chao and Partner Wu Qiyi and delivered by the Mingdao Shanxing legal team. The team will provide ongoing support tailored to the Branch's operations, including corporate governance, lending compliance, financial-consumer protection, employment, contract management and dispute resolution.
The firm will continue to provide professional, rigorous and efficient legal support for the Branch's high-quality, compliant development and its participation in the Greater Bay Area.
About Hengfeng Bank
Hengfeng Bank is one of China's twelve national joint-stock commercial banks. It was named among China's climate-friendly banking institutions in 2023, ranked 118th in The Banker's 2025 Top 1000 World Banks, 438th in the 2024 China Top 500 Enterprises and 26th in the 2024 Top 100 Chinese Banks.
The Shenzhen Branch opened on 15 December 2021 in Nanshan Science and Technology Park as a core tier-one branch serving the Greater Bay Area. Its services include deposits, lending, settlement, bill discounting and foreign-exchange business, with a focus on technology finance, green finance, inclusive finance and credit support for technology companies.
About the Lead Lawyers
Liu Chao is a Founding Partner and Director of Guangdong Zhuojian (Guangming) Law Firm. He holds a Master of Laws from Wuhan University and combines extensive capital-markets, corporate-governance and dispute-resolution experience. His principal practices include IPOs and listings, investment, financing and M&A, banking, insurance, securities and financial legal services, ongoing corporate counsel and complex commercial disputes.
Wu Qiyi is a Partner of Guangdong Zhuojian (Guangming) Law Firm and holds a master's degree from Macau University of Science and Technology. He advises central and state-owned enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, insurers, banks, innovative businesses and manufacturers, combining legal analysis, corporate-management perspective and commercial experience.
Wu's principal practices include capital markets, complex civil and commercial dispute resolution, ongoing corporate counsel, economic criminal-civil crossover matters, anti-fraud and compliance. He provides strategic and execution-oriented advice on corporate operations, contracts, financing, shareholder disputes, receivables, internal fraud and economic-crime matters.