Yongwen has a strong team of professional lawyers focusing on the environment, energy, and resources.
Yongwen’s clients in the environmental field include the top 500 domestic and foreign companies, as well as government agencies and NGOs such as the State Oceanic Administration, the Ministry of Land and Resources, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, the China Environmental Protection Foundation, the China Environmental Protection Federation, etc. For many years, Yongwen lawyers have extensively covered various internal environmental projects including water, sewage, watershed management, river management, dredging, reclamation, reclamation, water diversion, lake integration, etc. Yongwen is fully capable of providing environmental administrative licenses, HSE compliance review, due diligence, environmental project investment and financing, construction, mergers and acquisitions, listing, refinancing, environmental public welfare fund establishment and operation, asset securitization and other comprehensive environmental-related non-litigation legal affairs, as well as handling environmental public interest litigation, administrative Rich practical experience in various environmental disputes such as reconsideration and administrative litigation, civil litigation and arbitration.
In the field of energy and resource services, Yongwen provides professional legal support for Chinese and foreign clients including the investment destination country and target project due diligence investigation, the acquisition, development and construction of prospecting rights, mining rights and franchise rights, to projects Comprehensive legal services for mergers and acquisitions, project listing and financing, covering areas such as hydropower, thermal power, nuclear power, wind power, solar energy, biomass energy, forests, oil, natural gas (LNG), coalbed methane, coal, gold mines and other types of Mineral field.
Environment
Full-range services regarding environment related PPP projects
HSE review and compliance counseling
Review, management and prevention of environment law related risks
Due diligence investigation regarding environmental law
Energy conservation and emission reduction projects
Cap and trade schemes and green finance
Management of and investment in carbon assets
Investment in and M&A of environmental infrastructures
Licensing and transfer of energy saving and environmental protection technologies
Solutions for environmental emergencies
Disputes over and compensation for environmental pollution and ecological damage
Serving as a long-term legal counsel for environmental institutions
Resolution of environmental disputes
Energy
Establishment of Sino-foreign joint ventures
Full-range services for domestic and foreign energy PPP projects
Tendering for offshore energy projects and providing subsequent services
M&A of energy projects at home and abroad and green field investments
Financing for energy projects
PE financing and public financing for energy companies
Management of legal risks of energy companies
Dispute resolution involving energy sector
Acting as a long-term legal counsel for energy companies and their competent authorities
Mining
Due diligence investigations on mining rights and mining companies
Applications for exploration and mining rights, and transfer, mortgage and lease thereof
Negotiation for mining exploration agreements
M&A of mining companies and natural resources companies
Acting as a long-term legal counsel for mining companies, natural resources companies and their competent authorities
Issuance of onshore or offshore bonds for mining companies and natural resources companies
Investment in mining and natural resource projects
Establishment of joint ventures to develop mining exploration projects
Full-range services for PPP projects regarding mining or natural resources
Establishment of risk prevention and containment systems for mining companies
Dispute resolution in relation to mining
