Harry Wu

PARTNER

Practice Areas and Work Experience

Dr. Harry Wu entered the legal profession in 2013, accumulating extensive experience in trusts, securities, and funds. Dr. Wu has long served multiple prominent trust companies, securities firms, and fund management companies in Shanghai. A representative case involved representing a trust company in a dispute over a trust product default exceeding 400 million yuan with a investment company in Hubei. In this case, Dr. Wu accurately timed his approach, leveraging the investment company’s concerns about political and commercial repercussions of default. He initiated high-pressure negotiations through litigation, compelling a pre-trial settlement, successfully recovered over 400 million yuan within just half a month. Additionally, in cases such as a contract dispute between a trust company and a Xinjiang-based company over the shortfall liability for a trust plan exceeding 300 million yuan; a trust dispute between a trust company and a Hangzhou-based company concerning the trustee’s fiduciary duty; and a securities misrepresentation liability dispute between Mr. Hong and a securities firm and an accounting firm. Dr. Wu devised systematic litigation strategies with his keen insight and professional expertise, earning high praise and client loyalty.

Dr. Wu specializes in major and complex corporate commercial disputes, particularly those intricate legal relationships at the intersection of criminal and civil law. For instance: the series of successful cases involving the debt transfer dispute between a bureau of China Construction Group and the Lanzhou Government and its controlling company, exceeding 1 billion yuan, concluded at the Shanghai High People’s Court. The equity sale dispute between a trust company and a corporation, concluded at the Sichuan High People’s Court, exceeding 1 billion yuan. A capital withdrawal dispute between a trust company and a corporation, with a claim amount of 638 million yuan, concluded at the Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court. A series of successful cases involving the commercial credit insurance for financial leasing of Sunshine Property Insurance Co., Ltd., which intersected criminal and civil law and involved supervision by insurance regulatory authorities. These cases were heard by intermediate and high courts in multiple locations including Shanghai, Suzhou, Xiamen, and Fuzhou, with a total claim amount exceeding 100 million yuan; And so on.

Dr. Wu also possesses extensive experience in providing daily legal services, compliance oversight and risk management for companies. He consistently delivers routine legal services to numerous renowned banks, insurance companies, large state-owned enterprises, listed companies, and government agencies. His service scope encompasses contract review, daily management consultation, issuance of legal letters, review of internal management documents and systems, legal training, and business negotiations.

Key Projects

The series of successful cases involving the debt transfer dispute between a bureau of China Construction Group and the Lanzhou Government and its controlling company, exceeding 1 billion yuan, concluded at the Shanghai High People’s Court.
The dispute over a state-owned land use right transfer between a Shanghai company and the relevant government agencies of a Shanghai district, heard by the Shanghai Intermediate People’s Court, involved a claim value of 800 million yuan.
The equity sale dispute between a trust company and a corporation, concluded at the Sichuan High People’s Court, exceeding 1 billion yuan.
A capital withdrawal dispute between a trust company and a corporation, with a claim amount of 638 million yuan, concluded at the Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court.
The Shanghai High People’s Court’s adjudication of a contract dispute between an asset management subsidiary of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and a subsidiary investment company of the Chongqing state-owned assets supervision and administration commission, with a dispute value exceeding 600 million yuan.
A series of cases heard by the Shanghai Financial Court involving a Shanghai trust company and a subsidiary of a Xinjiang-listed natural gas company over a commercial trust dispute, with a total value exceeding 300 million yuan.
A case heard by a Beijing Intermediate People’s Court involving a Shanghai trust company and a subsidiary of China Railway Group over a partnership agreement dispute, with a total value of approximately 200 million yuan.
A case heard by the Shanghai Financial Court involving a Shanxi securities company and a listed company over a financial loan contract dispute, with a total value of approximately 140 million yuan.
A photovoltaic private equity fund dispute between a photovoltaic new energy company and a partnership enterprise, heard by the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, with a claim amount of approximately 100 million yuan.
A series of successful cases involving the commercial credit insurance for financial leasing of Sunshine Property Insurance Co., Ltd., which intersected criminal and civil law and involved supervision by insurance regulatory authorities. These cases were heard by intermediate and high courts in multiple locations including Shanghai, Suzhou, Xiamen, and Fuzhou, with a total claim amount exceeding 100 million yuan.
A dispute case between a Shanghai trust company and a Hangzhou company concerning fiduciary duty in a commercial trust, with a claim amount of approximately 68 million yuan, was finally adjudicated by the Shanghai Higher People’s Court.
A financial contract dispute case between a Shanxi securities firm and Sanpower Group, with a claim amount exceeding 60 million yuan, was heard by the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court.
The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Shanghai Sub-Commission heard a dispute over an equity investment contract between Mr. Li and a Ningbo investment management partnership enterprise and Mr. Hu, with a claim amount exceeding 60 million yuan.
The Shanghai International Economic and Trade Commission heard a dispute over securities misrepresentation liability between a Shanghai fund and bond issuer company and an accounting firm, with a claim amount of 50 million yuan.
Performance-based investment dispute between a subsidiary of state-owned group and a medical company, with a claim amount exceeding 44 million yuan.
Fujian Shaxian “Forestry Bio-Asset Notes” project, which received the Class I Award in the “2024 Fujian Provincial Financial Innovation Achievement Projects

Educational Background

Doctor of International Economic Law, East China University of Political Science and Law

Professional Qualifications

Awards

Master’s Supervisor, East China University of Political Science and Law
Legislative Work Lawyer Expert, Pudong New Area Justice Bureau, Shanghai
Executive Director, International Law Alumni Association, East China University of Political Science and Law
Member, Review Committee, Shanghai Bar Association
Course Mentor for the Qingyun Plan, Youth Work Committee, Shanghai Bar Association
2020 Key Excellent Research Project Award, China Securities Association
Outstanding Communist Party Member, Shanghai Lawyers Industry
Top Ten Outstanding Youths, Lujiazui Financial City, Shanghai
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Shanghai (Top 20)
Top Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers of Pudong New Area”, Shanghai

Working Languages

Mandarin, English