Ark Bao is a partner atAllBright Law OfficesinShanghai. His practice areas include corporate, securities and capital markets,and real estate matters.

Mr. Bao has provided legal services to several domestic and overseas companies regarding A, corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges. He has also advised numerous well-known PE and VC investment projects and has assisted many real estate companies in obtaining strategic investments and share and trust financing. Mr. Bao is currently counsel to many state-owned enterprises and multinational companies, and he serves as an independent director of several listed companies. As a standing legal consultant for the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange, Mr. Bao has helped in successfully settling many matters involving the transfer of state-owned properties. He has also participated in formulating the Shanghai municipal rules on the transfer of state-owned properties, as well as the administrative regulations of the Shanghai United Property Rights Exchange.

Mr. Bao acts for a number of real estate developers on matters such as: first-class land development, project financing, construction management, and the sale and leasing of property. These properties include urban district developments, premium residential blocks, commercial properties, industrial properties, and transport hubs. He has also led many projects relating to the acquisition of properties-under-construction, BOTs, and other properties. As legal counsel to over ten investment institutions involving real estate assets, Mr. Bao has also successfully handled several real estate financing projects through trusts, loans, and acquisitions.

Mr. Bao graduated from the East China University of Politics and Law with an LL.B. degree in international commercial law. He also holds an LL.M. in civil and commercial law from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

Mr. Bao is a practicing lawyer in China. His working languages are Mandarin and English.

Transactions and Cases

• Multiple ABL Cases Featured in Compilation of Selected Cases of Foreign Legal Services in Shanghai
• AllBright advises Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. on its 2015 private placement of A Shares
• AllBright Client Wonders Information Wins Approval for Acquisition Deal
• AllBright Advises Fosun International on investment in Beijing Sanyuan Foods
• AllBright Represents Bund Development Group in Jazz Deal
• AllBright Advises Greenland on Medium Term Note Program at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• AllBright Advises Art Duty Free Warehouse Project
• AllBright Advises Greenland Hong Kong on Medium Term Note Program
• AllBright Client Wins Approval for Acquisition
• AllBright Advises Greenland Global on Senior Notes Issuance
• AllBright Advises Fosun International on Share Issuance
• AllBright Advises Victor Group on Australian IPO
• AllBright Advises Fosun Pharma on Issuance of Placing Shares