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HUA, Xiaojun (Warren) Managing Partner

Experienced practitioner Warren Hua provides a skilful handling of cross-border transactions. He assists state-owned enterprises with their outbound investments, as well as advising international clients on their strategic investments into China.

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020

Professional Experience

Warren is the Managing Partner of JunHe. He joined the firm in 2012, bringing with him nearly two decades of diverse legal experience across domestic and international practice. His early career comprised five years of litigation and banking and finance work with local law firms in Beijing and Jiangsu Province, followed by twelve years advising on FDI, M&A, infrastructure, and project finance with two leading international firms in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou. 


Over the course of his 32-year career, Warren has represented leading multinational corporations in greenfield investments, project finance, and complex M&A transactions throughout China. He has built an outstanding track record advising foreign investors on strategic investments in Chinese A-share listed companies and related restructurings. He has also counseled major state-owned enterprises on outbound investment and financing. His industry expertise spans water, transport, mining, automotive, banking, construction, and consumer goods. 


Warren has been recognized by Chambers as a leading lawyer in corporate/M&A and banking & finance in China for many consecutive years. He was named "Managing Partner of the Year" by Asian Legal Business (ALB) in 2022 and "Innovative Leader – Asia Pacific" by the Financial Times in 2023.

Education

LLM in International Commercial Law – Distinction, University of Kent at Canterbury


Diploma on English Legal System, Training Program for Young Chinese Lawyers, SOAS, University of London 


LLB, Northwest University of Political Science and Law

Professional Associations

Warren was qualified as a Chinese lawyer in 1995 and is currently a member of the All-China Bar Association.

Language Skills

Fluent in English and Mandarin.

JunHe is the only Chinese law firm to be admitted as a member of Lex Mundi and Multilaw, two international networks of independent law firms. JunHe and selected top law firms in major European and Asian jurisdictions are “best friends.” Through these connections, we provide high quality legal services to clients doing business throughout the world.
As the first carbon neutrality fund sponsored by a law firm in China, the BAF Carbon Neutrality Special Fund was jointly established by JunHe and the Beijing Afforestation Foundation (BAF) to promote carbon neutral initiatives, and encourage social collaboration based on the public fundraising platform to mobilize engagement in public welfare campaigns.