Ms. LONG Yanmei joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in 2018 as partner. (Before joining Jingtian & Gongcheng, Ms. LONG worked for 10 years at Zhong Lun Law Firm.)

As one of the few Chinese lawyers with working proficiency of both English and Chinese, Ms. LONG has always been in the frontier of legal practices, and has led plenty of projects in the relevant industries, with great complexity and influence. The work, practices and clients of Ms. LONG are very diverse, including over 60 domestic and international projects that she has taken the leading role, with a geographical reach of more than 30 countries and a rich experience in the mining and energy investment sector. Ms. LONG is deeply rooted in Africa, the land of passion, and she has handled a large number of mining and energy projects in many African countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Guinea, Djibouti, and Zambia, in particular providing high-quality legal services for most Chinese companies investing in mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ms. LONG is attentive to the needs of the client in the aspects of finance, taxation, investment, business, law, etc., and is highly recognized and trusted by the client for her professional, pragmatic and efficient approach and client-oriented style.

Educational Background:

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas   Master in Industrial Property

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas   Master in Private International Law

Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics   Bachelor of Laws

Work Experience:

Jingtian & Gongcheng   Partner 

Zhong Lun Law Firm   Partner

Qualification:

Qualified PRC Lawyer

Recognized in the Foreign-related Legal Talents List of Ministry of Justice of PRC in 2018;

Recognized as Top 100 A-list Legal Elites of 2018 by China Business Law Journal;

Recognized as 2019 China Top Lawyers;

Recognized as Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020 in 2019；

Recommended as 2020 Project and Energy Lawyer by Legal 500;

Recommended as 2020 Overseas Investment, Energy and Natural Resources Lawyer by Legal Band.

DEZIWA, KAMBOVE projects of China Nonferrous Metals Corporation in the DRC;

Project K product sharing project of HongKong Excellen Mining Investment Co., Limited;

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;

DRC mining infrastructure reconstruction project invested by Chinese companies and groups led by Sinohydro Group Ltd.;

General Moly Inc. acquisition project of Amer International Group Company Limited;

Coal-fired power project of China Wuhuan Engineering Co., Ltd. in Zambia;

A package deal of a large group company in the Republic of Guinea;

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

A number of overseas energy and natural resources investment projects by Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd.