Team

Dr. iur. (2004), University of Zurich
LL.M. (2000), University of Zurich
Master of Law ( 1997), UIBE, Beijing
Bachelor of Law ( 1994), Peking University

Major practice fields include foreign direct investment, international trade, M&A, corporate finance, capital market, technology transfer, group restructuring, intellectual property, and tax law in relation to China–investment.

Wenbin Wei worked in a leading Chinese law firm in Beijing from 1995 to 1998. From 2000 to 2004, he worked as associate lawyer in the Zurich office of an international auditing and consulting firm. In 2005, he founded lexsina ltd.

Admitted to the PRC Bar Association since 1995
Fluent in Chinese, English and German

Ph.D. (2001), Renmin University, Beijing
LL.M. in Common Law ( 1998), Hong Kong University
Bachelor of Law ( 1994), Peking University
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Major practice fields include foreign direct investments, M&A, IPO, corporate finance and capital market. He is involved in numerous internet, telecommunication, education, power utilities and mineral resources related projects, as well as various forms of financing for such projects.

Tony Chen served in the HK and Macao Affairs Office of State Council from 1994 to 1997 where he experienced in person Hong Kong’s hand-over to the PRC. He worked as an in-house legal counsel of a top PC producer in China from 2000 to 200 I. He joined Tianyuan in 2002 and became Partner in 2005.

Admitted to the PRC Bar Association since 1995
Fluent in Chinese and English

Master of Law ( 1997), Peking University
Bachelor of Law ( 1994), Peking University
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Major practice fields include foreign direct investment, international trade, M&A, venture capital, technology transfers, real estate and labour relations. He has participated in numerous Sino-foreign joint venture projects.

Before joiningTianyuan Law Firm in 2003, Zhihua Xia first worked as an in-house counsel for a leading nationwide import and export corporation and then transferred to the Beijing representative office of a Hong Kong based consulting company. He worked for a prestigious Chinese law firm registered in Beijing from 1999 to 2003, where he was a salary partner.

Admitted to the PRC Bar Association since 1996
Fluent in Chinese and English

Master of Law ( 1997), Peking University
Bachelor of Law ( 1994), Peking University
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Major practice fields include foreign direct investments, M&A, asset reorganization of listed companies, IPO and capital market. He is also involved in numerous Internet and e-commerce related projects. He is an expert in the areas of forex control, tax incentive, protection of trademark and copyrights in China.

Guanxiong Wu served as an in–house counsel from 1994 to 1997 for a nationwide im- and export corporation, during which he represented the company in several projects in the USA and Canada. In 1997, he moved to Singapore and practiced in a reputable regional law firm until 1999. He joined Tianyuan in 1999 and obtained partnership by 2001.

Admitted to the PRC Bar Association since 1995
Fluent in Chinese and English

PhD ( 1994), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Master of Science ( 1990), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
EMBA (2003), State University of New York and GSBA
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Major practice fields include international technology management, global technology transfer, value engineering and strategic R&D. He has extensive experience in change management and globalization of technology organizations.

Ernst Lutz serves on the Industrial Advisory Panel of the Materials Departments of Oxford University and ETH. In addition he is a member of the board of EIRMA (European Industrial Research Manager Association) and a member of the research commission of economiesuisse. As of July 2023 he was appointed as CTO of Bekaert. In the years before he held various executive functions, always in the area of global Technology and Innovation Management as well as Corporate Strategy and Business Developmet. He served on the executive boards of Gurit, Grundfos, Sulzer and RioTinto Alcan. He was stationed in Denmark, Japan, Canada, Germany, Shanghai and Switzerland. He is a founding member of lexsina ltd.

Fluent in German and English