Chenghai Zheng Counsel
Beijing
  • Practice： Investments and M&A、Global Energy and Natural Resources、China Outbound Investment、Foreign Direct Investment、French Practices
  • Languages： Mandarin、English、French
  • Tel： （86-10）5809 1193
  • Email： zheng.chenghai@jingtian.com
  • Practice： China Outbound Investment、Global Energy and Natural Resources、Investments and M&A、Foreign Direct Investment、French Practices
  • Languages： Mandarin、English、French
  • Tel： （86-10）5809 1193
  • Email： zheng.chenghai@jingtian.com
Mr. ZHENG Chenghai joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in 2018 as counsel. He has more than 10 years of experience in M&A. Before joining Jingtian & Gongcheng, he worked at prestigious French and Chinese law firms.
 
Mr. ZHENG is one of the few Chinese French lawyers. He has rich experience in energy, natural resources, mining and infrastructure sectors, and has in-depth understanding of the emerging markets in the African continent. Besides, Mr. ZHENG knows very well the OHADA laws, the legislations related to the mining industry and the PPP projects in the major African jurisdictions (including the DRC, Guinea, Zambia, Djibouti, Cote d’Ivoire, and Morocco).
 
Rich project experience and solid legal expertise enable Mr. ZHENG to take into account the commercial arrangements and desires, and feasibly and accurately advise Chinese companies in their overseas investment projects in the respects of the pre-transaction, mid-transaction and post-transaction risk control and innovative transaction structure. He can also use Chinese, French and English as working languages to negotiate on behalf of clients and draft cross-jurisdictional legal documents with great complexity.
 
Mr. ZHENG obtained his Master’s Degree in Commecial Law from Université Toulouse 1.
 
Mr. ZHENG is a lawyer at the Court of Appeals of Paris.
 
 

Social Activities

Mr. ZHENG is a member of the Legal Professional Committee of the China Mining Association;

Mr. ZHENG is a mining arbitrator of Beihai Arbitration Commission/Beihai International Arbitration Institute.

 

Educational Background

EFB – Lawyer School of Court of Appeals of Paris Bar Association   Bar Admission

Université Toulouse 1  Master in Commercial Law

Université Toulouse 1   University Diplome in Economic, Social and Administration Studies

 

Professional Experience

Jingtian & Gongcheng Counsel

King & Wood Mallesons Associate

Zhong Lun Law Firm Associate

BIGNON LEBRAY Law Firm Associate

JEANTET Law Firm Consultant

 

Qualification

Admitted to the Bar Association of Paris, France

 

Notable Practitioner of 2020 in Corporate and M&A, Asialaw Profiles

Notable Practitioner of 2020 in Corporate M&A, Legal 500

 

The PPP project on the modernization transformation of the road Kasumbalesa-Sankana and the land port of Jiayou International Logistics Co., Ltd. in the French-speaking African country DRC;

A copper mine project of China-Africa Fund for Industrial Cooperation Co., Ltd. in the DRC;

Product sharing project of HongKong Excellen Mining Investment Co., Limited in the DRC;

Acquisition project of copper-cobalt mine assets of Australian listed company by Chinese A-stock listed company;

Comprehensive mining development project by a central enterprise in Guinea;

Djibouti Salt Industry Company share acquisition project of China Communications Construction Company Ltd. International Engineering Branch Company;

Industrial park project of a central enterprise in Djibouti;

The acuqisition and privatization project of the French company CLARINS;

The railway privatization project in Africa by a central enterprise;

International arbitration project of a mining project company of a central enterprise;

A number of overseas energy investment projects by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. and by China Nonferrous Metals Corporation.