Charles Wu Senior Partner
Shanghai
021-58785888
charles.wu@dentons.cn
  • Real Estate, Construction and Energy
  • Criminal Law
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Banking & Finance
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English

Introduction

Charles Wu has formed a distinctive professional feature of commercial real estate during his nearly 30 years’ experience of practice.

 

The project formats for providing legal services of Charles include construction projects, urban infrastructure projects (BOTBTPPP), rail transit superstructures, urban renewal (including renovation of 2 old buildings and 1 village), renovation of old buildings, joint development of primary and secondary land, commercial office buildings, houses, hotels, excellent historical building protection, EOD, industrial parks, cultural tourism complexes, joint offices, long-term rental apartments, pension real estate, and so on.

 

The project service stage includes the whole process of project demonstration, early development, fund raising and structured financing, district (including level I) development, land acquisition, construction, operation management, lease and sale, withdrawal and so on.

 

Commercial real estate services cover transaction structure design and demonstration, structured financing scheme design, business process design, risk management, compliance management, in-depth due diligence, negotiation, bulk asset acquisition, enterprise restructuring, domestic and foreign REITS, crowdfunding, funds and major dispute resolution.

 

Service customers include domestic and foreign benchmark commercial real estate enterprises, real estate funds, institutional investors, asset management service enterprises, planning and design institutes, intermediary marketing agencies, real estate transaction supervision departments, etc.

 

Charles is unique in the industry with his solid theoretical foundation, complete knowledge structure, professional skills, rich practical experience, commercial thinking and legal thinking to provide high-quality non-litigation legal services and commercial dispute resolution legal services.

Honors and Awards

  • Selected into the "Boutique Legal Service Brand Guide" (2024) of Legal Vision and won the "2024 Brand Star in M&A: Powerful Lawyer"(2024), Legal Vision
  • Top 15 Ranked Lawyers in China in the 2024 LEGALBAND Special Recommended List: Real Estate and Urban Renewal.(2024), LEGALBAND
  • 2023-2024 Asialaw Profiles Distinguished Lawyer(2024), Asia Law
  • Real Estate Listed Lawyer of Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2023(2023), Chambers Asia-Pacific
  • 2023 Listed Lawyer of Legal 500(2023), Legal 500
  • 2022 Listed Lawyer of Who’s Who Legal Global Outstanding Ranked Lawyers(2022), Who’s Who Legal
  • Real Estate Listed Lawyer of Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2022(2022), Chambers Asia-Pacific
  • 2022 Listed Lawyer of Legal 500(2022), Legal 500
  • Real Estate Listed Lawyer of Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2021(2021), Chambers Asia-Pacific
  • 2020 Listed Lawyer of Who’s Who Legal Global Outstanding Ranked Lawyers(2020), Who’s Who Legal
  • 2020 The Ninth BRIC Value List 50 people in China's Real Estate Finance(2020), BRIC
  • Listed Lawyer of China Top Ranked Lawyers of LEGALBAND in 2020(2020), LEGALBAND
  • Real Estate Listed Lawyer of Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2020(2020), Chambers Asia-Pacific
  • Real Estate Listed Lawyer of Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2019(2019), Chambers Asia-Pacific
  • 2019 Listed Lawyer of Legal 500(2019), Legal 500
  • 2023 Outstanding Contribution Award for Professional Brand Influence of Dacheng Real Estate and Energy Professional Committee(2023), Dacheng Law Firm
  • Outstanding Contribution Award of Beijing Dacheng Law Firm's 30th Anniversary Party Building(2023), Dacheng Law Firm
  • Beijing Dacheng Law Firm 30th Anniversary Award (Dacheng Outstanding Contribution Award) Outstanding Contribution Award of Dacheng Shanghai Office in the 30th anniversary of its establishment.(2023), Dacheng Law Firm
  • 2022 Best Construction Real Estate Project of Dacheng Shanghai office(2022), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • 2021 Excellent Lawyers in architecture and real estate of Dacheng Shanghai office(2021), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • 2021 Best Dispute Resolution Project of Dacheng Shanghai office(2021), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • 2019 Best Fund Project of Dacheng Shanghai office(2019), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • 2017 Excellent Professional Lawyer of Architecture and Real Estate of Dacheng Shanghai office(2017), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • 2016 Construction and Real Estate Professional Lawyer of Dacheng Shanghai office(2016), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • 2016 Best M&A Project of Dacheng Shanghai office(2016), Dacheng Shanghai Office
  • Top Ten Youth Economic Figures of Shanghai in 2007(2007), /
  • The Pace-setter in the New Long March by Shanghai Justice Administration system in 2008(2008), Shanghai Justice Administration
  • Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Jing’an district, Shanghai in 2008(2008), Jing’an district, Shanghai

Representative Projects/Matters

Provided dispute resolution and non-litigation legal services for a listed state-owned company on its disputes with related enterprises and local governments in relation to soil pollution responsibility, the amount in dispute exceeded 10 billion yuan.

Provided legal services on dispute resolution and non-litigation negotiation for China Development Fund in relation to its primary and secondary development cooperation disputes of land in Chuansha New Town project, the amount in dispute exceeded 6.5 billion yuan

Provided legal service for Yongxinhua Real Estate on its commercial negotiation and dispute resolution on the primary and secondary land development cooperation and contract disputes over the assignment of state-owned construction land use rights

Provided legal service for FuYang SIASUN Company on its commercial negotiation and dispute resolution in relation to real estate joint venture and cooperative development disputes between a robot industry company;

Provided dispute resolution legal services for Lee Kum Kee's project company on its lease contract disputes;

Provided legal service for a private enterprise, on its commercial negotiation and dispute resolution on land development cooperation agreement disputes.

Assisted Mori Building China (Shanghai) Company Limited in the sale of a commercial and cultural complex at Lot 89 on the North Bund, The project set a record for the highest bid commercial property transaction in 2022;

Assisted AIA Life Insurance Company Limited in the acquisition of Capital Square Beijing, which is a typical example of completing acquisitions with a real estate lifecycle perspective in the era of large capital management

Assisted Shanghai Industrial Zone Development General Company Limited and other property owners in completing the transfer of Junxin Times Plaza;

Provided legal service for the original shareholders of a real estate company, indirectly transferred the land use right of a plot in Gao Qiao Town, Pudong New Area to a subsidiary company of Hong Kong Land through the transfer of 100% equity of the real estate project company. The plot of the project involves many historical issues such as planning adjustment, and legal services involve providing legal text review, modification, participation in contract negotiation and legal opinions for the acquisition project.

Provided legal service for Hangzhou Longfor and Bluewater (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited,(registered in Hong Kong) which was overseas acquired of LaSalle on its acquisition of Hangzhou Huigang Science Park. Legal services include designing transaction structure for clients, conducting legal due diligence on domestic property and project companies, coordinating overseas lawyers to conduct legal due diligence on target companies and counterparties, and coordinating and assisting overseas lawyers to modify transaction documents, etc.

Provided legal service for Nantong State-owned Assets Investment Holding Co., Ltd. on its transfer of 45% equity of Nantong Port Group Co., Ltd. from Hong Kong listed company PAUL Y. and signed an equity transfer agreement. The equity price was about RMB 1.6 billion;

Provided legal service for a subordinated company of Longfor Real Estate on its acquisition of part of the equity of the target company held by Shanghai Taidi Investment Co., Ltd.

Provided legal service for Huaxin Group’s affiliated company (one of Fortune 500 companies) on its acquisition of Gateway Plaza.

Provided legal service for Walgreen Co., the largest chain pharmacy operator in the United States, a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, (one of world's largest pharmaceutical business group), including but not limited to reviewing transaction documents, compliance assessment of business structure, demonstration of legal feasibility and commercial convenience, and issuing legal opinions of China on cross-border and territorial matters such as the reorganization of Walgreen China Business Trust, a subsidiary of Walgreen, and the establishment of Walgreen Asia Trading Ltd.,

Wujiaochang Project: Provided legal service for Rongdu Investment on its acquisition of 70% equity project of Jiangwan Wujiaochang of Shanghai Ganshang Real Estate Ltd.

On behalf of Suzhou Captial Qidi Innovation Investment Management Co., Ltd., invested in a number of high-tech start-ups located in Kunshan. The legal services include legal due diligence, revision and review of investment documents, and legal advice on related issues

Provided legal services for the famous Asian real estate developer Mori Building Co., Ltd. to invest in Shanghai landmarks

Provided legal service for Beisheng Company, China Resources and CITIC to form a bidding consortium to obtain commercial plots of Nanjing West Road and Shimen No.1 Road in Jing 'an District.

Provided legal service for TusHoldings in relation to the project of Zhongyi TusHoldings Science and Technology City in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, including construction, financing, leasing and operation.

On behalf of Harvest Fund and CityHoldings, jointly launched the first commercial real estate PE-City Harvest Fund in the public offering industry to assist it in completing the acquisition of the target project;

Provided legal service for Balings Fund on obtaining a number of industrial logistics sites in Shanghai, Xi 'an, Chengdu, Wuhan, Tianjin and other places through the establishment of joint ventures.

Provided legal service for ABP Group on its successful investment in the East London Financial Center Project in relation to Royal Albert Dock in London, UK.

As a Chinese lawyer, assisted the IDIM (Investors Direct Investment Management) which is under IDFG (Investors Direct Financial Group)(a Australian Financial Real Estate Group) to successfully launch a global cross-border real estate investment fund.

Nanjing Bailout Project: Provided legal services for a large local group company and its subsidiaries in Nanjing in relation to the restructuring of bad debts enjoyed by them and their related parties to including due diligence, legal analysis, agreement communication, etc.

Project Disposal of non-performing assets of Lufa: Provided legal services for a well-known construction company in relation to project restructuring of its share rights of non-performing assets in a trust project whose underlying assets are a commercial property, including due diligence, litigation strategy analysis, and making a restructuring plan.

Fengxian Law Auction Project: On behalf of a well-known overseas industrial logistics investment fund, assisted to win a bad land asset through judicial auction procedures, including but not limited to asset due diligence, transaction process and transaction scheme design, assistance in communication between the executive court and government departments, and assistance in transfer and delivery.

Provided legal service for Lee Kum Kee Hong Kong on lease operation, property management, pre-settlement of disputes, etc. for Infinite of Shanghai Xintiandi Landmark Commercial Complex Project and Infinite Plaza of Guangzhou Baiyun District Landmark Commercial Complex Project;

Provided legal services for Mori Building on lease operation and space innovation for the Shanghai World Financial Center project;

Provided legal services for Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC)’s subordinate company Shanghai Industry Comprehensive Development Zone Co.,Ltd. on its construction project, commercial housing sales, lease operation and other whole processes for Taopuzhi Chuangcheng Project in Putuo District, Shanghai

Provide legal services for Vanke in relation to legal due diligence, cooperation agreement, lease agreement drafting, review and revision on Minhang Dazheng riverside lease reconstruction and operation project.

Vanke Zhongxing Road Old Reconstruction Project: Provided legal services such as transaction structure design, compliance demonstration, transaction document drafting and negotiation with the government, cooperated with state-owned enterprises and other relevant parties on behalf of Vanke Group on the old renovation project of historical raw land.

Vanke Huayi Dazheng Project: Provided legal service for China Vanke Co., Ltd. for the renovation project of Dazheng Old Land in Minhang Riverside in cooperation with Shanghai Huayi Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

Luoyang Super Brand Mall and Civic Center Project: The project is a key large-scale urban comprehensive project jointly developed by Super Brand Group and Luoyang Municipal Government. It is located in Luoyang New District, with a construction area of nearly 1 million square meters and a total investment of about 3 billion yuan. The project has a rich format, including residential, commercial, hotel, catering and government repurchase of public infrastructure projects. Provide special legal services for the whole process of development and construction of the project;

Bailian Zhonghuan Commerce Plaza Project: Located at the intersection of Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway and Zhenbei Road Central Ring Road, Bailian Zhonghuan Commerce Plaza, with an area of 100,000 square meters and a construction area of 430,000 square meters, is one of the largest comprehensive Shopping Mall in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, integrating shopping, dining, leisure and entertainment, and is a super-large and modern consumer place. As the legal consultant of this large-scale real estate project, we assisted the transferee to acquire the project as a whole, and particip

Bund No.22 Project: Located on the Bund of Shanghai, it combines historical architecture and Shanghai culture, including office, hotel, shopping and entertainment, and has rich urban real estate formats. As the legal consultant of the project, I participated in the commercial negotiation, equity transfer and investment leasing of the project.

Shanghai Jianpeilong Commercial and Office Building Comprehensive Real Estate Project: Provided major legal services for Dade Investment on its acquisition of Shanghai Jianpeilong in terms of equity transfer, tender for resumption of work and syndicated loan;

China Resources Holdings Jiuli the Bund Project: As a special legal adviser in the construction stage and the lease and sale stage of this project, our firm provides services in project bidding, construction contract management, pre-sale scheme determination and contract review for this project;

Hongqiao Tianjie Project: Located in Hongqiao Business Block, Minhang District, adjacent to two major functional projects in the region-Hongqiao Hub Station and National Convention and Exhibition Center. Provided special legal services for the project on behalf of Longfor

Mori Building: Providing special legal services for Mori Building on the Z4-2 underground commercial space project in Lujiazui Central District and the joint development complex project between plot No.89 of North Bund and SIIC;

Huangpu World Trade Plaza: provided full legal services for City Jiashi Real estate Fund on its renovation and renewal acquisition project of Huangpu World Trade Plaza.

Activities and Affiliations

  • CPC Shanghai committee , Relevant contradictions of politics and law committee of the CPC Shanghai committee
  • University of Finance and Economics Law School , Part-time Master Tutor of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Law School
  • East China University of Political Science and Law , Master Tutor of law of East China University of Political Science and Law
  • Shanghai Lawyers Association , Vice chairman of Young Lawyers committee of 7th Shanghai Lawyers Association
  • Shanghai Lawyers Association , Standing director of 8th Shanghai Lawyers Association
  • ACLA , Director of 7th ACLA
  • Urban Renewal and Existing Building Reconstruction Branch of the All-Union Real Estate Chamber of Commerce , Vice President of the First Council of the Urban Renewal and Existing Building Reconstruction Branch of the All-Union Real Estate Chamber of Commerce
  • Nantong People’s Government , Legal adviser of Nantong People’s Government
  • Baoshan District Committee and District Government of Shanghai , Legal Adviser of Baoshan District Committee and District Government of Shanghai
  • Shanghai Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau , Legal adviser of Shanghai Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau
  • Shanghai Justice bureau , First batch Part-time government legal adviser of Shanghai Justice bureau
  • National Housing and Urban-Rural Development , Mediator of “head to head” lawsuit-intermediation of the National Housing and Urban-Rural Development
  • Baoshan Pan Asia International Commercial Mediation Center of Shanghai (BPICMC) , Chief Mediator of Baoshan Pan Asia International Commercial Mediation Center of Shanghai (BPICMC)
  • Nantong Arbitration Commission , Arbitrator of Nantong Arbitration Commission
  • Shanghai Arbitration Commission , Arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Commission
  • Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission , Arbitrator of Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
  • Shanghai Arbitration Commission , Member of Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC)

Academic Achievements

  • Why the investor neglect the elderly real estate market on China Real Estate
  • Introduction to Tax on Chinese Real Estate
  • Establishment of the Housing Security System with Chinese character
  • Design of the Institutional Structure of Real Estate Investment and Financing

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