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Jingu LINPartner
Areas of Practice

Mr. Lin is particularly adept at handling complex and difficult civil and commercial disputes, and has been involved in a number of major civil and commercial disputes in the Supreme Court, provincial high courts, financial courts, and leading arbitration institutions in China, many of which are precedents in domestic judicial practice or typical cases in the industry.

Mr. Lin has accumulated extensive experience in the areas of corporate investment and financing, private equity and asset management disputes, securities misrepresentation, corporate governance disputes, execution objection actions, and labor compliance.

The types of disputes that Mr. Lin has handled include, but are not limited to: securities misrepresentation disputes, bond default disputes, private equity fund contract disputes, asset management product disputes, suitability obligation disputes, manager liability disputes, equity repurchase disputes, entrusted wealth management disputes, and trust contract disputes.

Meanwhile, Mr. Lin provides legal services to a number of technology start-ups and labor compliance advice to listed companies.

Working language

Mandarin Chinese and English

Education
Peking University,LL.M in Commercial Law
China University of Political Science and Law,Bachelor of Laws
Representative Matters(Selected)
In 2025, represented a general partner (GP) in a resolution dispute with a limited partner (LP) before an Intermediate People's Court in Beijing, securing a favorable judgment with a reversal of the first-instance decision on appeal. As the first groundbreaking case in China involving the permissibility of without-cause removal and replacement of a GP, it provides an important paradigm for internal governance of funds.
In 2025, achieved a successful outcome in a creditor's revocation right dispute before a court in Tianjin. As a pioneering exemplary case in China where a gratuitous waiver of claims was comprehensively determined and revoked in the absence of an express agreement, it sets a benchmark for similar disputes.
In 2025, represented an AI enterprise in a series of redemption disputes initiated by investors before the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC). Successfully limited the founder's liability to the disposal value of the equity interests, rendering the case of significant exemplary significance for defining liability boundaries in investment disputes.
In 2024, handled five securities misrepresentation cases for a renowned securities company before the Beijing Financial Court, securing favorable first-instance judgments. As the first landmark case nationwide in the interbank bond market where claims were rejected on the ground of lack of materiality, it clarifies the application of the "materiality" standard in securities litigation.
In 2022, resolved a contract dispute between a fund distribution company and a private fund manager. As the first national compensation case involving suitability obligations between a fund distributor and a private equity manager, it was listed as a "Classic Case" by the Beijing Financial Court.
In 2021, represented a renowned securities company in a bond misrepresentation case against Kangmei Pharmaceutical before the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court. As the first case involving a listed company in the interbank bond market, it addresses cutting-edge legal issues in bond misrepresentation disputes.
In 2023, represented a Swiss company in a complex large-scale goods sales contract dispute with a domestic enterprise. The dispute involved multiple legal proceedings across jurisdictions, including the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), courts in Beijing and Shandong, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Hong Kong (China), Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. A client-satisfactory outcome was ultimately achieved through cross-jurisdictional coordination.
In 2023, represented a Guangxi-based real estate company in an administrative lawsuit challenging an administrative penalty decision imposed by the tax authority, with the subject matter amounting to over RMB 60 million. Secured a full reversal of the decision on appeal, serving as a typical case affirming the principle that late payment penalties shall not exceed the principal amount.
Since 2023, has represented a large-scale military satellite enterprise in nearly ten valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) redemption disputes before the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), involving a total subject matter of up to RMB 1.5 billion, and achieved favorable representation results.
Since 2022, has successively handled more than 50 private fund disputes involving various financial products for a well-known domestic financial group and its affiliated asset management companies, fund distribution companies, and trust companies.
Honors and Awards
2025
LegalOne Blue Ribbon 15: Investment and Financial Disputes (China 2025)