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YANG, Chen Partner

Professional Experience

Francis is a partner at JunHe LLP and is based in Beijing. Francis practices in the areas of antitrust and competition law, as well as FDI review filings.


Francis has handled many high-profile and complicated merger filings, such as JX Metals’ acquisition of shares in TATSUTA (conditional approval), American Axle & Manufacturing's acquisition of Dowlais (conditional approval), GSK’s acquisition of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business, AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan and the merger between FCA and PSA. He also assists clients in coordinating multi-jurisdictional filing assessments. In antitrust investigations and compliance programs, Francis advises clients to defend antitrust investigations, applying for leniency or settlement, assisting clients in conducting internal compliance reviews and providing professional advice regarding antitrust legal issues. Francis also dealt with multiple antitrust litigations involving abuse of market dominance, abuse of SEP, and RPM.


Furthermore, prior to joining JunHe, Francis represented numerous domestic and international clients in litigation and non-litigation cases involving intellectual property rights and unfair competition.


Francis has assisted clients from a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, automobiles & parts, petrol chemicals, energy & resources, consumer products (food/wine/cosmetics), semi-conductors, manufacturing, internet, financing & insurance, airline, shipping, telecom, real estate and PE. 


Francis is highly recognized by clients for his professional and comprehensive antitrust knowledge. Clients have commented that “JunHe's work was impressive and has yielded extremely favorable results for us”. Francis was recommended by Legal 500 for competition and antitrust law and selected by CLECSS as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Lawyers. He also serves as Social Media and Website Officer for the Antitrust Section of the International Bar Association.


Education

Bachelor of Laws, China University of Political Science and Law 


Master of Laws, China University of Political Science and Law 


Master of Laws, Hamburg University (EU law and competition law) 


Professional Associations

Qualified to practice law in China

Language Skills

Language Skills

Mandarin, English


JunHe is the only Chinese law firm to be admitted as a member of Lex Mundi and Multilaw, two international networks of independent law firms. JunHe and selected top law firms in major European and Asian jurisdictions are “best friends.” Through these connections, we provide high quality legal services to clients doing business throughout the world.
As the first carbon neutrality fund sponsored by a law firm in China, the BAF Carbon Neutrality Special Fund was jointly established by JunHe and the Beijing Afforestation Foundation (BAF) to promote carbon neutral initiatives, and encourage social collaboration based on the public fundraising platform to mobilize engagement in public welfare campaigns.