On July 23, 2024, Mr. Zhang Libin, Managing Partner of Foreign Affairs Department of Beijing King&Capital Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as “King&Capital”), was invited to participate in the New Energy International Investment Conference of China (Shanghai). The New Energy Alliance, the organizer of the conference, awarded King&Capital Law Firm as the Pioneer Unit of New Energy International Development in China for the year of 2024-2025 (in the category of comprehensive services), and Mr. Zhang Libin received the award on behalf of King&Capital Law Firm.
The conference was organized by China New Energy Overseas Development Alliance, co-sponsored by GCL Group, and undertaken by Beijing Huabiao New Energy Technology Research Institute, with the theme of “Internationalization, Breaking the Internal Volume, Crossing the Cycle”. The conference was held to promote the sustainable development of new energy international cooperation under the new situation, to break the difficulties of the new energy industry's involution and industrial cycle adjustment through commercial technology innovation and new energy international cooperation, to sort out the achievements of new energy international cooperation in China (Yangtze River Delta), and to promote the third-party market new energy cooperation between the central enterprises and private enterprises, and between the Chinese enterprises and international enterprises. More than 400 representatives from Chinese and foreign enterprises and organizations in the field of energy participated in the meeting, gathering wisdom and strength for the development of China's new energy international investment and cooperation, and offering advice and suggestions.
Mr. Zhang Libin, as a senior expert in the energy industry, made a speech in the session of “New Energy International Cooperation between China (Yangtze River Delta) and Europe and the United States”, and the topic of his speech was the new energy international cooperation between China (Yangtze River Delta) and Europe and the United States in the context of carbon neutrality. The topic of the session with the participation of guests from the Chinese New Energy Overseas Development Alliance Deputy Secretary General Fu Cong, British Standards Institution BSI East China Standards Application Program Director Lian Weikan, Poland's Ministry of Economy, Investment and Trade Bureau in China Office of the Business Development Manager Monika Kolpaczynska, Bureau Veritas Power Division Key Account Manager Yin Jingshu and other representatives.
Mr. Zhang Libin combined with his own rich experience in handling cases from three levels to share in-depth thinking on new energy international cooperation. The first level is the analysis of the concept of energy transition, specifically from the energy efficiency, a variety of energy mix, low carbon / greenhouse gas emissions, the energy industry system from the monopoly model to the centralized / distributed hybrid model of the transition of these four aspects.
The second level is to explore what we can do from the governmental and business perspectives: from the domestic perspective, there are still a lot of tasks to be accomplished in the areas of energy contract management, the development of energy policies to support photovoltaic/wind power, low-carbon emission reduction, and the transition to a hybrid model of centralized/distributed energy supply; and from the international perspective, the international trade in energy and energy investment abroad are still topics worth discussing.
The third level prompts companies to pay attention to the risks of energy transition projects, including transaction risk/project management risk, policy risk, legal risk (judicial corruption), foreign exchange risk, compliance risk, project contract risk, etc.
Introduction of King&Capital Law Firm's Foreign Law Department:
King&Capital Law Firm's Foreign Law Department specializes in providing domestic and foreign clients with professional services in four major categories: cross-border dispute resolution, cross-border investment and mergers and acquisitions, international trade and overseas compliance. Mr. Zhang Libin, the partner-in-charge of the Foreign Law Department, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 1997 and obtained his J.D. degree. He is licensed to practice law in New York State and China, and has nearly 30 years of experience in foreign law practice, and is recognized as an industry leader in the field of energy and natural resources. Mr. Zhang is an arbitrator for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA), and he has also appeared on behalf of his clients as an attorney or expert witness before international arbitration institutions or courts in Singapore, London, and the Netherlands, and has obtained client-satisfying results. We have also represented our clients as attorneys or expert witnesses before international arbitration institutions or courts in Singapore, London and the Netherlands, and achieved satisfactory results for our clients.
The other partners and lawyers of the Foreign Law Department all graduated from famous law schools in China, the United Kingdom, the United States and Europe, and have in-depth understanding of Chinese and foreign cultural backgrounds and business environments, as well as legal systems and rule of law conditions in different jurisdictions of the common law system and the civil law system, and are able to provide clients with reasonable and effective comprehensive solutions based on the clients' needs in cross-border dispute resolution, cross-border investment and mergers and acquisitions, international trade, and overseas compliance. Solutions.
Since its establishment in 2012, the Foreign-related Business Department has established stable relationships and maintained good cooperation with dozens of law firms in many jurisdictions around the world in Europe, America and Asia, Africa and Latin America, which include, but are not limited to, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Argentina and Brazil.
Recent representative cases
Expert decision on a hydropower project in a country along the “Belt and Road” route by an overseas investment company of a famous state-owned enterprise in the field of construction.
Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC) arbitration case arising from a dispute over the quality of equipment for a wind power project in Southeast Asia by a Chinese centralized enterprise.
ICC arbitration case arising out of an EPC contract for a photovoltaic power plant project in Latin America by a famous central enterprise in the field of construction.
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) arbitration case arising from an oil and gas group's oil and gas production sharing contract with a government in an African country, and the subsequent negotiation and settlement.
Structured negotiations and settlement of a dispute between a domestic pharmaceutical importer and exporter and its partner manufacturer in relation to its new overseas pharmaceutical production line.
Negotiation of a long-term trade agreement between a domestic copper company and a foreign supplier for the import and export of copper products.
Negotiation and upstream due diligence of an LNG import LTA between a Chinese energy company and a U.S. LNG company.
