Professional profile
About Jianming
Practice Focus
Jianming Shen is a Senior Partner at the Eastern China branch office of a leading national law firm, based in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. He is widely recognized as a key practitioner in cross-border transactions and international dispute resolution.
Mr. Shen's practice covers outbound direct investment (ODI), cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international engineering and energy projects, and complex cross-border dispute resolution. He also offers specialized expertise in cross-border estate and inheritance planning for high-net-worth individuals.
Following the expansion of regional trade initiatives, Mr. Shen has advised numerous Chinese manufacturing and technology enterprises on setting up production bases across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. He guides clients through the entire ODI lifecycle: structuring the transaction, managing filing procedures with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), negotiating real estate and land-use rights, and addressing localized labor compliance risks.
In the international engineering and energy sector, Mr. Shen is experienced in international construction and energy projects. He is well-versed in the FIDIC standard form contracts, including the Red Book (Conditions of Contract for Construction), the Yellow Book (Plant and Design-Build) and the Silver Book (EPC/Turnkey Projects), as well as custom EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) structures. He understands how each form allocates risk between employer and contractor: the Red Book places design responsibility with the employer, the Yellow Book with the contractor for plant and design-build works, and the Silver Book with the contractor on a turnkey basis, subject to stricter performance guarantees. He has supported major contractors and renewable energy developers in securing cross-border concessions, managing subcontractor risk, and handling supply chain logistics for overseas solar, wind and infrastructure assets.
Local Practice
Mr. Shen holds key positions within the professional community. He is an empaneled member of the Provincial Foreign-Related Legal Talent Pool and serves as the Vice Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Local Bar Association. In these roles he helps establish practice standards for foreign-related legal services, organizes regional training programs for exporting enterprises, and publishes legal risk-mitigation strategies. His research and analytical commentary have been published by national trade remedy platforms and official commerce think tanks. Nantong and the wider Jiangsu region are home to one of China's largest concentrations of construction contractors and export manufacturers, many of which operate projects or subsidiaries overseas; Mr. Shen's ODI, engineering and dispute practices are built around the needs of this regional industrial base.
Representative Work
Mr. Shen's representative work includes advising on ODI filings and structuring for manufacturing bases in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand; negotiating land-use rights and investment incentives; reviewing FIDIC-based contracts and bespoke EPC agreements for solar and wind projects; representing parties in commercial litigation and arbitration involving international sales contracts and equity joint ventures; and structuring multi-jurisdictional estate plans involving offshore asset allocation, trust structuring and international probate matters. He regularly advises on private international law questions where conflicting jurisdictions are involved.
Languages and Engagement
Mr. Shen holds the Chinese Senior Interpretation Certificate and the Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) Higher. These advanced linguistic credentials allow him to navigate high-pressure, real-time international negotiations, draft complex bilingual transactional documents, and eliminate miscommunication between cross-border counterparties. He conducts his practice in both Chinese and English.
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