On September 23, 2022, renowned legal directory LEGALBAND announced its "2022 Client Choice: Top 15 Insurance Versatile Practitioners". The ranking identifies 15 highly recommended versatile insurance lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Yuzhou XU was named in the list.
Reasons for selection: With years of in-depth study and practice in finance and insurance asset management, Mr. Xu has accumulated expert knowledge and robust experience in areas such as insurance funds investment, insurance financial product investment and formation, insurance product and derivative design, and corporate governance and compliance. He has established long-term cooperations with many financial institutions and SOEs, and has advised on numerous influential transactions such as debt financing for the "Bluewhale1" ultradeep water drilling platform, which is the first heavy equipment engineering project in the insurance asset management field, and multiple major insurance fund equity investments and subsidiary establishments for Zhongan Online P&C Insurance Co., Ltd. Mr. Xu is acutely able to identify the difficult issues and legal risks underlying each deal, and always proposes transaction plans backed by thorough analysis and reasoning. He has won tremendous accolades among clients for providing top-notch professional services that have procured successful implementation of several heavyweight debt investment plans. "Mr. Xu has supported clients with effective solutions and efficient services by offering sound judgment on market trends and policy directions, tactical ways to use legal means, strong adaptability and risk aversion capabilities, etc. He has also demonstrated a remarkable ability to synergize different industry sectors. We expect Mr. Xu and his team to continue their march forward in the insurance industry and to contribute unique professional value to this field."
Lawyer's profile: Mr. Xu has over 20 years of practice experience focusing on financial compliance, asset management, and SOE-related services. In the insurance sector, he specializes in insurance funds investment, insurance asset management product launches and investment, corporate compliance of insurance companies and insurance AMCs, etc. Mr. Xu has extensive experience in and enjoys a good reputation for handling a wide spectrum of services, such as advising insurance AMCs on their equity and debt investments, management of entrusted insurance funds, launching various asset management products, and providing compliance services to all types of insurance institutions. Mr. Xu is an incumbent member of the Professional Committee for Compliance under the Insurance Asset Management Association of China.
