Practice Experience:
Han Yixue is a Joint Partner at Beijing DHH Law Firm. She holds legal practice qualifications in both China and Russia, specialising in civil and commercial matters, and has ten years of hands-on experience in Russia-related legal work. She previously worked in Moscow. She holds a master's degree from the Faculty of Law at Lomonosov Moscow State University and has studied law in both China and Russia.
Her practice focuses on China-Russia cross-border matters. She advises businesses on two-way investment, international trade and project operations, providing legal risk assessments, due diligence, contract drafting and negotiation, compliance reviews and dispute resolution. She has extensive experience in Russia-related trade, energy cooperation, infrastructure development, cross-border disputes and the establishment of investment vehicles. Several matters she handled were selected as representative Belt and Road legal service cases. As a member of the legal services team for the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Russia, she provided legal support to its Consular Section, Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office and Education Office.
Representative clients include China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC); China Kunlun Contracting & Engineering Corporation; China National Complete Plant Import & Export Group Co., Ltd. (COMPLANT); Xinhua News Agency's Eurasia Regional Bureau; Anhui Publishing Group; Anhui Conch Cement Group; Jiangsu Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.; China Power Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd.; China Machinery Engineering & Construction Corporation; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Russia); China Eastern Airlines' Moscow Office; State Grid Corporation of China's Moscow Representative Office; China National Chemical Engineering No. 7 Construction Co., Ltd.'s Russia Representative Office; China Railway's Representative Office in Russia; Greenwood Management LLC; Sinohydro (Russia) Co., Ltd.; Qingdao Haier New Materials R&D Co., Ltd.; Weichai Lovol Intelligent Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.; China-Russia Energy Investment Private Fund Management Co., Ltd.; AECC Gas Turbine Co., Ltd.; Guiyang Aluminium Magnesium Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.; Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd. (XCMG); China Development Bank; and OZON.
Representative Matters:
I. Cross-Border Investment, M&A and Project Operations
- Advised Xinhua News Agency's Eurasia Regional Bureau on an ongoing basis, including tax planning that helped reduce cadastral tax by approximately RUB 1 million.
- Served as legal counsel to a Beijing-based outbound investment company on its Russia-related trade and investment projects.
- Advised a listed company on a US$40 million Russian energy joint venture, including legal environment review, due diligence and project document drafting.
- Advised a new materials company on its acquisition of a technology company in Russia, including preliminary legal due diligence and full-scope M&A support.
- Advised Qingdao Haier New Materials R&D Co., Ltd. throughout the establishment of a manufacturing facility and joint venture in Russia.
- Advised a leather-goods market operator on an investment in and acquisition of a commercial center in Russia.
- Advised the Russian subsidiary of Weichai Group on legal and financial due diligence, compliance remediation, and an equity acquisition.
- Advised Anhui Heli Co., Ltd. on establishing a new entity in Russia and completing China's outbound direct investment filing procedures.
- Advised a China-Russia fund management company on acquiring a Russian coal mine, including legal due diligence and sanctions compliance review.
- Advised a Beijing technology company on an investment in Russia and a commissioned technology development arrangement.
- Advised a Hangzhou company on cryptocurrency mining projects in Russia and Kazakhstan.
II. Cross-Border Construction, Energy and Mining
- Advised COMPLANT on a Russian EPC project, including legal and financial research, EPC contract review and project negotiations.
- Advised CRCC on multiple Russian construction projects, including due diligence, legal and tax opinions, and review of framework, shareholder and EPC agreements.
- Advised on a Russian PTA plant EPC project, including risk and sanctions analysis, due diligence, legal and tax advice, and contract drafting and negotiation.
- Advised a state-owned enterprise on preliminary legal research for a Russian copper mine civil works and equipment installation project, including sanctions risk assessment and analysis of the proposed delivery structure.
- Advised Zhejiang Nurotron Biotechnology Co., Ltd. on contract review and negotiations for a public-private partnership project in Russia's healthcare sector.
- Conducted preliminary legal research for a state-owned enterprise's construction project in Uzbekistan.
- Advised a company on compliance matters for a mining project in Uzbekistan.
III. International Trade, Customs and Trade Remedies
- Advised AECC Gas Turbine Co., Ltd. on the sale and installation of large-scale machinery in Russia, including contract review, legal risk analysis, and compliance management.
- Advised Guiyang Aluminium Magnesium Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. on equipment sales and assembly in Russia, including contract review and sanctions risk analysis.
- Advised a state-owned enterprise on the export of large-scale printing machinery to Russia, including contract review, payment and settlement arrangements, and compliance management.
- Advised a freight forwarding company on a transport dispute in Russia and liaised with Russian customs authorities regarding the detention of cargo.
- Advised XCMG on Russian customs matters arising from its import and export of machinery and equipment.
- Advised a supplier in responding to the Eurasian Economic Commission's anti-dumping investigation concerning titanium dioxide originating in China.
IV. Cross-Border Disputes and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Provided comprehensive assistance with dispute resolution for a major water plant investment project in Irkutsk Region.
- Advised a logistics company on a dispute arising from its logistics operations in Kazakhstan.
- Advised on the misappropriation of assets from a state-owned forestry project in Russia, pursuing litigation, diplomatic channels and other avenues.
- Represented a Russian engineering and technology center in a CIETAC arbitration in Beijing against a Chinese company arising from a sale-of-goods contract; the tribunal granted all claims.
- Represented a major central state-owned enterprise in Russian court proceedings arising from a major construction investment project and obtained favorable judgments.
- Represented a Shenzhen chemicals company in an investment and equity dispute in Russia and obtained a favorable judgment.
- Represented a Shenzhen electronics company in Russian trademark infringement proceedings and obtained a favorable judgment.
- Represented a client in a Russia-related engineering design payment dispute and secured a court-facilitated settlement on appeal that achieved its litigation objectives.
- Represented a Russian company in an international trade contract dispute and secured a court-facilitated settlement that achieved its litigation objectives.
- Represented a client in an appeal concerning a Russia-related carriage contract dispute and obtained judgment in full in the client's favor.
- Represented OZON in Chinese proceedings for recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award; the award was recognized and enforced.
- Represented a state-owned enterprise in Russian timber trade disputes and obtained favorable judgments in all matters.