Song Dongjian — Criminal Defense Lawyer in Hangzhou

His practice is particularly relevant to business owners and executives whose companies encounter criminal allegations after financial distress. A business can fail for ordinary commercial reasons, but investigators may suspect fraud or illegal fundraising where money was obtained through false statements, unauthorized public solicitation or conduct inconsistent with the stated business purpose.

The defense lawyer’s task is to reconstruct intent and business reality. Corporate records, investor communications, bank statements, use of funds, project expenditures and attempts at performance can help show what management believed and did when money was raised.

A later collapse should not be projected backward automatically as proof of fraudulent intent. At the same time, genuine business activity does not excuse false representations or unlawful fundraising. Defense counsel needs to test each representation and each flow of funds rather than rely on the broad statement that “the company was real.”

Song’s public materials emphasize early criminal intervention, meetings, applications concerning coercive measures, non-prosecution, probation and substantive defense. Those stages can be important for executives because detention can disrupt both the individual defense and the company’s ability to preserve records.

Financial and commercial offenses often require accounting analysis. The prosecution may characterize all receipts as criminal amount, while the defense may identify legitimate transactions, returns, refunds or funds unrelated to the alleged scheme. The calculation method can materially affect the case.

Corporate hierarchy also matters. A legal representative, finance director and salesperson can have very different knowledge and authority. Title alone should not substitute for proof of personal participation.

Where investors or customers have filed complaints, civil claims and criminal allegations may proceed in parallel. The defense should preserve legitimate company rights while avoiding conduct that could be interpreted as interference with witnesses or evidence.

If evidence supports criminal liability, restitution and the confession-and-punishment leniency framework can become relevant. The 2026 national guidance emphasizes proportionality and informed application. Counsel should evaluate the actual charge, facts and likely sentencing consequences before advising a client on a plea position.

Song’s long criminal-defense focus is also relevant to appeals and serious charges. A defense theory needs consistency from first meeting through trial because later changes can be used to challenge credibility.

For foreign-invested companies or overseas family members, clear explanation of PRC criminal procedure can be as important as courtroom advocacy. Families need to understand detention, arrest review, prosecution and trial without being promised outcomes no lawyer can guarantee.

Executive cases also require care with internal company records. Board minutes, budgets and audit reports can show whether management openly discussed business risks or concealed them. A company that maintained ordinary governance and attempted remediation may present a different intent picture from a scheme built around fictitious projects or fabricated returns.

Fund use is especially important in illegal-fundraising or fraud allegations. Counsel should trace whether money went into operating expenses, asset purchases, repayment to earlier investors, personal accounts or unrelated projects. The legal significance depends on the charged offense, but a reliable use-of-funds schedule can sharpen both liability and amount analysis.

Song’s long criminal-defense focus is also relevant where multiple executives blame one another. Job title, signature authority and nominal legal-representative status should be compared with actual decision-making. A manager who lacked access to fundraising materials may be differently situated from the person designing and approving them.

Restitution planning should avoid chaotic transfers. The defense can document source, amount, recipients and whether payments correspond to particular victims or investors. This prevents later disputes about what has been returned.

For companies that remain operating, counsel must balance defense with preservation of lawful business activity. Employees need clear instructions not to delete or alter records, while management should avoid communications that could be interpreted as coordinating testimony. A controlled legal hold and response process can protect both the investigation and ongoing operations.

Song’s profile is also relevant to companies facing simultaneous investor complaints, police inquiries and cash-flow pressure. Decisions made after an investigation begins—such as repayment, asset sales or public statements—can affect both business survival and the defense record. Legal advice should therefore coordinate immediate company actions with the individual executive’s procedural position.

Song’s long-running criminal practice is also relevant to investigations involving corporate decision-making over several years. Founder-led companies often rely on informal approvals, personal messaging and overlapping finance roles, which can make later responsibility difficult to reconstruct. Defense counsel needs to separate formal title from actual authority and to identify when management knowledge changed as the business deteriorated. That chronological approach is particularly important in fraud and fundraising cases, where later insolvency can otherwise distort how earlier commercial decisions are interpreted.