2025-06-30

The unveiling ceremony of the Corporate Governance Business Committee of Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office and the special seminar on Company Law were successfully held

On June 26, 2025, the unveiling ceremony of the Corporate Governance Business Committee of Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office and the special seminar on Company Law were successfully held at the Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office. This event brings together industry experts, scholars and legal practice elites. It combines professional discussions with an unveiling ceremony to provide a platform for the exchange of cutting-edge issues in the field of corporate governance. The event was hosted by Lawyer Zhang Xiangren from Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office

PART01

Welcome Speech

Lawyer Zhang Wencan, the director of the National Management Committee and the director of the Dehehantong Taizhou Law Office, delivered a welcoming speech. He stated that corporate governance is the "brain and body" of an enterprise's sustainable development. The establishment of the Corporate Governance Business Committee of Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office aims to provide enterprises with full-cycle "governance partner" services, including articles of association design, equity structure, and cross-border compliance, to help enterprises "live clearly and go far" in the complex business environment.

PART02

Leader's Speech

Miao Xiaobao, the former director and Party secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice, and the former member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the director of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee, from the perspective of a "judicial veteran", affirmed the development achievements of Dehehantong Hantong over the past 20 years, and pointed out that as the foundation of the national economy, the company's governance level is directly related to the country's economic development. He encouraged the business committee to be courageous in exploration, demonstrate professional capabilities, become the commanding heights of legal services for corporate governance, and contribute Dehehantong's wisdom to the development of the industry.

PART03

Theme Sharing

Professor Li Yu, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Guanghua Law School of Zhejiang University and a member of the Research Group on the Legislation of the National Code of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivered a presentation on the theme of "Internal and External Legal Measures for the Responsibilities of Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management in the New Company Law Era". He deeply analyzed the balance logic of directors' responsibilities under the old and new company laws in light of the "Man Company case" where the Supreme People's Procuratorate lodged a protest, and pointed out that there is a trend of "heavy responsibility" in the current company law, and it is necessary to be vigilant against the negative impact of excessive criticism on the performance of duties by directors, supervisors and senior management. Professor Li Yu emphasized the definition of responsibility boundaries in scenarios such as directors' obligation to collect capital contributions and illegal capital reduction, providing theoretical guidance for practical operations.

Professor Wang Dongguang, the vice dean, professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Economic Law at East China University of Political Science and Law, and the vice president of the Shanghai Shareholding and Securities Research Association, delivered a presentation on the theme of "From Put Option Agreements to Corporate Control Rights - Taking Class Shares as the Clue". He focused on the application of put option agreements in scenarios such as equity investment and the acquisition of listed companies, starting from the judgment rules and theoretical disputes, to explore the validity and performance logic of put option agreements. Professor Wang Dongguang particularly pointed out that it is necessary to clarify the boundaries between the put option agreement and the rights of shareholders, and in combination with the provisions in the new Company Law that prohibit financial assistance and illegal distribution, provide compliance ideas for the design of corporate control rights.

PART04

Unveiling Ceremony

PART05

Founding Speech

Lawyer Wang Yu, a partner of Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office and the director of the Corporate Governance Business Committee of Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office, delivered the founding speech. She stated that the establishment of the owners' committee is a positive response to the complex governance needs of clients. Its core team will adopt a dual-track model of "litigation + non-litigation" to achieve professional complementishment between "dispute resolution" and "risk prevention" - being adept at "deploying" in disputes such as control rights struggles and also being able to "plan ahead" in scenarios like investment and financing, thus building a governance system that runs through the entire life cycle of the enterprise. Lawyer Wang Yu disclosed that the owners' committee has initiated the drafting of the "White Paper on Legal Practice of Corporate Control Rights Struggle", and will promote the two-way integration of theory and practice through regular professional discussions, cooperation and co-construction with universities, and industry exchange and linkage, striving to become a "rule participant" and "industry observer" in the field of corporate governance.

PART06

Closing Remarks

Lawyer Jiang Chun, the founding partner of Dehehantong, delivered the closing speech. He stated that the establishment of the Corporate Governance Business Committee of Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office is a significant move in Dehehantong's professional strategy. In the future, Dehehantong will rely on its national service network and cross-disciplinary professional teams to continuously delve into the specific fields of corporate governance, providing enterprises with solutions that combine business thinking and legal wisdom, and contributing to the optimization of the business environment.

This event demonstrated Dehehantong's professional accumulation and innovative determination in the field of corporate governance, and at the same time, it established a deep exchange platform for legal practice and academic research. With the official establishment of the Corporate Governance Business Committee of Dehehantong Shanghai Law Office, in the future, Dehehantong will contribute professional strength to the modernization of corporate governance with the concept of "diligence, craftsmanship and excellence", and promote the practice of company law to a new height.