Daniel Ding

Practice Areas

Attorney Daniel Ding graduated from East China University of Political Science and Law and holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Fudan University. He has been practicing law for 25 years and is now the chief partner and director of Joius Law Firm. With his rich practical experience, attorney Ding is adept at identifying the key points of commercial cases, gaining insight into the positions and demands of the parties, finding the crux of the problem and formulating an effective solution. His greatest strength lies in his ability to reduce complex commercial disputes to real legal issues and then find practical solutions from a legal perspective. With this rational, pragmatic and efficient way of working, attorney Ding is widely trusted by clients in commercial disputes and widely recognized by the legal profession, for which he was awarded the Shanghai Youth May Fourth Medal and the honor of "Shanghai Outstanding Lawyer" from 2015 to 2018. Attorney Ding has held a number of positions in the Shanghai Bar Association. At the same time, attorney Ding is also active in public affairs, holding key positions in the Shanghai Jing'an District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Shanghai Youth Federation, Shanghai Jing'an District Youth Federation, Shanghai International Cooperation Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Shanghai Blockchain Association, Shanghai Jing'an District Federation of Industry and Commerce, Shanghai Joint People's Mediation Committee for Securities, Funds and Futures Disputes, and CSI Small and Medium Investors Service Center. Attorney Ding is also active in the field of arbitration, serving as an arbitrator for the Shanghai Arbitration Commission, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SIETAC), Shenyang Arbitration Commission and Dalian International Arbitration Center.

Attorney Ding insists on combining practice and theory and has published a number of monographs. In March 2018, the book "Practice of Securities Law Practice for Lawyers", of which attorney Ding was the executive editor in chief and the group editor of the Municipal Law Association, was completed and published; in 2019, he edited "Practice and Case Analysis of Cross-border Debt Collection from Taiwan to Mainland China"; in 2020, he co-edited "Essential Knowledge and Legal Practice for Setting up and Operating Companies in China"; in October 2022, he co-edited "Cross-border Financing of Chinese Enterprises Legal Practice and Case Analysis of Cross-Border Financing of Chinese Enterprises", which was successfully selected in the "Shanghai Lawyers Series" of Shanghai Law Association in 2021; "Legal Regulation of Blockchain", which was co-edited in 2023, has been published. At the same time, Attorney Ding is also an adjunct professor and supervisor of master's degree students of two Shanghai universities, namely East China University of Political Science and Law and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

In addition, Attorney Ding led the firm to establish the first "Taiwan Young Legal Talent Practice Base" on the mainland in 2016 to promote the exchange of young legal talents across the Taiwan Strait. The practice base, which is attended by the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee, the Minister of United Front Work, the Director of the Shanghai Municipal Taiwan Affairs Office and the Secretary of the Jing'an District Committee in charge of the inauguration and launching ceremony every year, was awarded the Top Ten News of Shanghai-Taiwan Exchange in 2016.

Publications

1. Acting as the executive editor-in-chief and the editor of the book "Practice of Securities Law Practice for Lawyers" organized by the Municipal Law Society completed publication

2. Editor-in-chief of "Practical Operation and Case Analysis of Cross-border Debt Collection from Taiwan to Mainland China".

3. Co-edited "Essential knowledge and legal practice for setting up and operating companies in China"

4. Participated in and edited "Legal Practice and Case Analysis of Cross-border Financing for Chinese Enterprises", which was successfully selected in the 2021 Shanghai Lawyers' Association's Shanghai Lawyers' Series

5. "The Legal Regulation of Blockchain" was published.

Languages Spoken

English; Chinese.

Professional Memberships

1. Member of the 11th Shanghai Bar Association, Deputy Director of the Planning and Rules Committee of the 11th Shanghai Law Association, Director of the Securities Business Research Committee of the 10th Shanghai Law Association, Deputy Director of the Securities Business Research Committee of the 11th Shanghai Law Association

2. Member of Shanghai Jing'an District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Standing Committee of Shanghai Youth Federation, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Youth Federation of Jing'an District, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Small and Medium Enterprises International Cooperation Association, Director of Shanghai Blockchain Association and Vice Chairman of the Legal Special Committee, Standing Committee of Shanghai Jing'an District Federation of Industry and Commerce

3. Arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Commission, Arbitrator of Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Centre), Arbitrator of Shenyang Arbitration Commission, Arbitrator of Dalian International Arbitration Centre

4. Mediator of the Shanghai Joint People's Mediation Committee for Securities, Funds and Futures Disputes, Public Interest Lawyer of CSI Small and Medium Investors Service Center

5. Part-time professor and supervisor of master students at East China University of Political Science and Law and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Clients

Capital Market Business: The cases we have participated in include but not limited to, Company A (stock code 002158), Company B (stock code 002514), Company C (stock code 300378 ), Company D (stock code 603958), Company E (stock code 603929), Company F (stock code 300260), Company G - KY (stock code 6666), Company H - KY (stock code 6641) and other capital market projects such as Company D (stock code 603958) and Company E (stock code 603929). Company G (stock code 6666), Company H-KY (stock code 6641) and other IPO cases and capital market projects such as Company D (2018) equity incentive. Assisted many pre-IPO M&A and restructuring cases of proposed listed companies and M&A and restructuring cases of other non-listed companies.

Banking and Finance: She has also served as a lecturer at the Institute Name of Financial Studies and has participated in serving many cases including but not limited to: the general credit cases and syndicated loan projects of many financial institutions such as Bank A, Bank B, Bank C, Bank D, Bank E, Leasing Company etc.; the project of establishing Wuxi branch of Bank F

Acting as legal adviser to the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economic and Information Technology, the Municipal Government of District A, and the Political and Legal Committee of District A, etc.

Industry Sector Expertise

Government Affairs, Finance & Securities, Commercial Dispute Resolution.

Career

Attorney Daniel Ding is the director and founding partner of Joius Law Firm（Shanghai Top Ten Law Firm）. He graduated from East China University of Political Science and Law with a bachelor's degree, and holds master's degrees from Fudan University and National Taiwan University. With 25 years of legal practice, he specializes in commercial dispute resolution, financial securities, and government affairs.He has served numerous financial clients both at home and abroad, such as banks, financial leasing companies, factoring companies, non - performing asset management companies, and private equity funds.

Attorney Ding has long been engaged in handling dispute resolution cases in the commercial field, and specializes in handling commercial cases in a three-dimensional manner. He has acted as an arbitrator for the Shanghai Arbitration Commission and Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Centre), and has represented in litigation and arbitration cases including but not limited to:

1. representing nine banks including Bank A v. Company A and others in a loan contract dispute (Jiangsu High People's Court)

2.Bank B v. Major Shareholder of a Well-known Enterprise in a Contractual Guarantee Dispute (Shanghai High People's Court)

3.Dispute between Bank C and a Taiwanese individual over the recognition and enforcement of a Taiwanese judgment (Shanghai High People's Court)

4.Dispute over Construction Contract of Construction Works between Company D v. Real Estate Company A and others (Chongqing High People's Court)

5.Company E v. Factory A and Real Estate Company B in a dispute over confirmation of shareholders' qualification (Chengdu Intermediate People's Court)

6.Company F, Company G v. and Company H and Other Disputes over Equity Transfer (Suzhou Intermediate People's Court)

7.Dispute Resolution of Guarantee Contract Dispute of Bank D (Supreme People's Court)

Education

Work Highlights

He took the lead in representing the first case in Shanghai and the third case in China regarding the emergency arbitrator procedure and successfully achieved cross - border preservation based on the "Emergency Arbitrator's Decision".

Attorney Daniel Ding is also an award - winning lawyer in The A - List of China Business Law Journal: Visionary Leaders in China Practice 2023. He has been listed in the Chambers Asia - Pacific Region Guide from 2018 - 2024 in the "Corporate/Commercial: Shanghai" category and was a key recommended lawyer in the "Other Notable Law Firms in Shanghai" category of The Legal 500 Asia - Pacific Region rankings from 2020 - 2023.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Government Affairs, Finance & Securities, Commercial Dispute Resolution.

Awards