Zhong Lun Appoints Regional Partners Wu Kaiqi and Yu Jiakai, And Counsel Leonard Lou
Zhong Lun appoints Wu Kaiqi, Yu Jiakai, and Leonard Lou to strengthen capital markets and litigation expertise.
Zhong Lun Appoints Regional Partners Wu Kaiqi and Yu Jiakai, and Counsel Leonard Lou to Strengthen Capital Markets and Litigation Expertise
The full-service Chinese multinational law firm, considered a member of China’s elite "Red Circle" of legal practices, Zhong Lun Law Firm has appointed regional partners Wu Kaiqi (Chengdu) and Yu Jiakai (Shanghai), and counsel Leonard Lou (Beijing). These strategic hires aim to bolster the firm’s expertise in Hong Kong and offshore capital markets, litigation, and arbitration.
Wu Kaiqi, with 14 years of experience, joins from Chengdu-based GongShengMing Law Firm, where he served as a senior associate. Wu focuses on litigation and arbitration, debt restructuring, and distressed asset disposal. He has advised financial institutions, listed companies, and major enterprises, including Fusen Noble-House Industrial, Great Wall Asset Management, Chengdu Jiaozi Financial Holding Group, and Okay Pharmaceutical.
Yu Jiakai, who brings 16 years of experience, previously worked as a partner at Jincheng Tongda & Neal’s Shanghai office for five years, and earlier practised at Grandall Law Firm and Boss & Young Attorneys at Law. Yu specialises in litigation and arbitration, commercial criminal matters, and entertainment law, focusing on occupational and financial crime defence, compliance, and risk management. His clients include celebrities, film and television companies, multi-channel network agencies, and online platforms.
Leonard Lou joins Zhong Lun from Sidley Austin, marking the firm’s latest hire from the firm following the recruitment of Renee Xiong and Alan Wong in late 2025. Lou has 15 years of experience, including six years as counsel at Sidley’s Beijing office, and previously practised at Latham & Watkins and Shearman & Sterling. He focuses on Hong Kong and offshore capital markets, debt restructuring, and distressed asset disposal, with notable engagements including CITIC Securities’ Hong Kong listing, Bilibili’s Nasdaq IPO, and the USD 12.3 billion offshore debt restructuring of Kaisa Group.
Zhong Lun introduced the title of regional partner in February 2025 to respond flexibly to a fast-changing market and support lawyers with exceptional expertise and growth potential. These appointments reinforce the firm’s commitment to strengthening its capabilities across capital markets, litigation, arbitration, and complex regulatory matters in China and abroad.
Zhong Lun Law Firm is one of the first partnership law firms in the PRC. With effect from April 17, 2012, it was restructured into a limited liability partnership in accordance with the law. Today, Zhong Lun has established itself as one of the largest full-service law firms in China, with over 390 equity partners and more than 2,500 professionals working across eighteen offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Qingdao, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Haikou, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Almaty. The firm’s in-depth expertise and close inter-department collaboration enable it to provide clients with high-quality legal services in more than 60 jurisdictions across a wide range of industries and sectors.
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