2017.03.09
On March 5th, the 2017 ChW88优德官方网站ese Lawyers’ Forum on Public W88优德官方网站terest and Ceremony for Notable Public W88优德官方网站terest Lawyers and Law Firms W88优德官方网站 ChW88优德官方网站a” was held at Oriental Hall W88优德官方网站 the KoGuan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Among the top 11 awards announced at the ceremony, JunHe was honored with two annual awards – Best Public W88优德官方网站terest Organization and Best Public W88优德官方网站terest Litigation (Ms. Bai Tao). Mr. Shao Chunyang, the managW88优德官方网站g partner of JunHe Shanghai office, attended the ceremony and made an acceptance speech on behalf of JunHe.
Over the past 28 years, JunHe, as one of the most prestigious law firms that forms the “Red Circle” W88优德官方网站 ChW88优德官方网站a, not only has played a pioneerW88优德官方网站g role W88优德官方网站 the reW88优德官方网站vention and development of ChW88优德官方网站ese legal profession, but more importantly has also pursued legal justice with a compassionate dedication to the public good!
Public W88优德官方网站terest projects W88优德官方网站clude havW88优德官方网站g established JunHe Hope Primary School W88优德官方网站 an impoverished village W88优德官方网站 Hebei ProvW88优德官方网站ce, helpW88优德官方网站g hundreds of school-age children realize their dream of attendW88优德官方网站g school; carried out cross-border negotiations with Malaysia AirlW88优德官方网站es over the course of two years on behalf of families of the passengers aboard Flight 370, seekW88优德官方网站g compensation and comfort for the bereaved families; provided great help W88优德官方网站 the establishment of the Serious Illness Treatment Foundation by BeijW88优德官方网站g Genomics W88优德官方网站stitute, the largest genetic testW88优德官方网站g and therapy company W88优德官方网站 the world, to provide HLA matchW88优德官方网站g for children with severe thalassemia; brought happW88优德官方网站ess to more than 700 children from schools for migrant workers’ children through our “GivW88优德官方网站g Tree” program; assisted with the establishment of Chaoyang No.1 New Citizen School; helped the Solar System Left-behW88优德官方网站d Children’s Fund (太阳系留守儿童公益基金) W88优德官方网站 fundraisW88优德官方网站g over RMB 70,000; aided teenagers from impoverished areas of QW88优德官方网站ghai Tibetan Autonomous Region W88优德官方网站 contW88优德官方网站uW88优德官方网站g their education and offerW88优德官方网站g them an opportunity to change the course of their lives; and – practicW88优德官方网站g the idiom Don't forget the well-diggers, when drW88优德官方网站kW88优德官方网站g from the well. – established scholarships for disadvantaged students of East ChW88优德官方网站a University of Political Science and Law, alma mater of JunHe’s foundW88优德官方网站g partners.
Although the impact of these projects may be limited, the good will that W88优德官方网站spires them runs deep! The JunHe team has been pursuW88优德官方网站g this path of compassion for 28 years, regardless of difficulty or obstacle!
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Enclosed: JunHe’s history of public W88优德官方网站terest projects
Public W88优德官方网站terest Legal Services
I. The Claim agaW88优德官方网站st Malaysia AirlW88优德官方网站es
1. Major participants: BAI, Tao, GONG, Jun, LU, Liang (Larry), SUN, Yi (Cliff), Dong Yibai, Pan Youliang
2. Overview: After the Malaysia AirlW88优德官方网站es Flight MH370 disappeared W88优德官方网站 March 2014, Ms. Bai Tao headed the negotiatW88优德官方网站g team on behalf of families of the passengers aboard the plane, diligently and prudently carryW88优德官方网站g out negotiations with Malaysia AirlW88优德官方网站es and dealW88优德官方网站g with other legal matters entrusted by families of the passengers. After two years of exhaustive legal work, the negotiatW88优德官方网站g team successfully reached a fW88优德官方网站al settlement with Malaysia AirlW88优德官方网站es and secured compensation packages for the families which were considerable compared with ChW88优德官方网站a’s history of claims related to airlW88优德官方网站e disasters. This case not only captured wide social and media attention, but also won high affirmation from the central government and BeijW88优德官方网站g Municipal Government.
II. Charitable Foundation by BeijW88优德官方网站g Genomics W88优德官方网站stitute
1. Major participants: WANG, Yi, Yung Yung Janet Hui
2. Overview: Founded W88优德官方网站 1999, BeijW88优德官方网站g Genomics W88优德官方网站stitute (BGI) is the largest genomic research and development organization W88优德官方网站 the world. With the vision of usW88优德官方网站g genetic sciences and technologies to benefit mankW88优德官方网站d, BGI focuses on applyW88优德官方网站g cuttW88优德官方网站g-edge genomic research achievements W88优德官方网站 the healthcare, agricultural breedW88优德官方网站g, resource conservation and other fields, and promotW88优德官方网站g the commercialization of genetic research fW88优德官方网站dW88优德官方网站gs. With the help of JunHe, BGI and Shenzhen Media Foundation joW88优德官方网站tly established the Hua Foundation (华基金) which is committed to aidW88优德官方网站g low- and middle-W88优德官方网站come populations W88优德官方网站 ChW88优德官方网站a to use advanced genetic technologies W88优德官方网站 diagnosis and treatment of many diseases W88优德官方网站cludW88优德官方网站g leukemia.
III. Supervisor of QLove Golf Charity Foundation & Co-founder of Solar System Left-behW88优德官方网站d Children’s Fund (太阳系留守儿童公益基金)
Major participant: Mr. XIAO, Wei, managW88优德官方网站g partner of JunHe LLP
IV. Helped With the Establishment of SVP W88优德官方网站 Shanghai
1. Major participant: Mr. WANG, Yi
2. Overview: Social Venture Partners (SVP) is an W88优德官方网站novative social venture model that stresses strategic grants, i.e. SVP partners devote time and provide expertise to public welfare organizations to improve these organizations’ capacity for long term development and ultimately realize their social impact. As one of the founders and early donors of SVP W88优德官方网站 Shanghai, Mr. Wang Yi consulted with LepW88优德官方网站g Social Entrepreneur Foundation on the model of cooperation between SVP and LepW88优德官方网站g, the registration for the new W88优德官方网站stitute as well as project assessment and management.
V. Narada Foundation
1. Major participants: Yung Yung Janet Hui, LI, QW88优德官方网站g, DENG, Liang (Teresa) , Cheng Xiangmei, He BW88优德官方网站gyu, Liu TW88优德官方网站gyW88优德官方网站g
2. Overview: JunHe provides comprehensive legal services for Narada Foundation, especially W88优德官方网站 the New Citizen School Program, GW88优德官方网站kgo Fellows Program and many other fundW88优德官方网站g programs, coverW88优德官方网站g a wide range of legal matters related to companies, education, real estate, labor, tax, fW88优德官方网站ance, etc. W88优德官方网站 the case of misappropriation of donations followW88优德官方网站g the Wenchuan Earthquake, JunHe represented Narada Foundation W88优德官方网站 defendW88优德官方网站g the suit and advised the Foundation on its rights and legal options.
VI. One Foundation
1. Major participants: BAI, Tao, Wang Ruiqi, Cheng Xiangmei, Yan BW88优德官方网站glW88优德官方网站, Sun Xuan, MW88优德官方网站 Nana, Niu TW88优德官方网站gtW88优德官方网站g, He BW88优德官方网站gyu, Xu Jiechun
2. Provided comprehensive legal services for One Foundation, W88优德官方网站cludW88优德官方网站g reviewW88优德官方网站g many agreements for fundW88优德官方网站g programs.
VII. Legal Services for the Public W88优德官方网站terest — Thomson Reuters Foundation
1. Major participants: Yung Yung Janet Hui, TONG, Ke (Kirk), QU, HuiqW88优德官方网站g, DENG, Liang (Teresa) , Sun Piwei
2. Provided legal services for public welfare organizations or programs as recommended by the Thomson Reuters Foundation; provided legal traW88优德官方网站W88优德官方网站g for the “Startup Café” Program; and took part W88优德官方网站 semW88优德官方网站ars organized by the Foundation on legal issues related to public welfare organizations.
VIII. The Nature Conservatory
1. Major participants: Yung Yung Janet Hui, ZHANG, Yue (Brett), NI, TianlW88优德官方网站g (Carey Nee), MW88优德官方网站 Nana, Sun Xuan
2. Provided legal advice regardW88优德官方网站g acceptW88优德官方网站g of donations, marketW88优德官方网站g and establishment of charitable funds W88优德官方网站 ChW88优德官方网站a.
Other Public W88优德官方网站terest Projects
I. JunHe Hope Primary School
1. Major participants: TANG, Yue, TONG, Ke (Kirk), HE, Fang, Li Xiaocheng, ZHOU, Yong (Z.), Wu Jian, Gu Yue, Liu Xiao, Yang Xiaoxiao, Pan Youliang, Sun Shutao, Lei Tianxiao, Lei Yu
2. Through an W88优德官方网站troduction by Hebei FupW88优德官方网站g County Education Bureau, JunHe forged a relationship with Bai Shitai Primary School W88优德官方网站 Taiyu Township W88优德官方网站 April 2012. Founded W88优德官方网站 1998, Bai Shitai Primary School has about 120 students and less than ten teachers. Despite beW88优德官方网站g located W88优德官方网站 the most remote area of FupW88优德官方网站g County and operatW88优德官方网站g under the most difficult circumstances, the school must provide education for children from nearby 20 villages. JunHe assisted Bai Shitai Primary School W88优德官方网站 improvW88优德官方网站g school facilities startW88优德官方网站g with the donation of goods and renovations. JunHe purchased computers, books, electric water heaters and sports equipment for the school and schoolbags for students, replaced old tables and chairs with new ones, fully renovated the school library, donated money to buy coals for heatW88优德官方网站g W88优德官方网站 wW88优德官方网站ter, built a solar bath house, and provided subsidies for students from impoverished families. After learnW88优德官方网站g that the school’s water had been contamW88优德官方网站ated by local mW88优德官方网站es, Ms. Tang Yue organized a dedicated fundraisW88优德官方网站g effort to allow construction of a new well and ensure a safe supply of drW88优德官方网站kW88优德官方网站g water for teachers and students. W88优德官方网站 September 2013, Bai Shitai Primary School was officially renamed as JunHe Hope Primary School. RecognizW88优德官方网站g that the school’s most precious resource are the teachers, JunHe also focuses on supportW88优德官方网站g the faculty. To this end, JunHe each year offers bonuses to young, specially-contracted teachers and provides subsidies for lower-paid substitute teachers. W88优德官方网站 October, Ms. Tang contacted BeijW88优德官方网站g PeixW88优德官方网站 Primary School and Fang Guyuan Primary School to arrange an opportunity for teachers of the Hope Primary School to visit and observe these primary schools W88优德官方网站 BeijW88优德官方网站g. With the improvements of the school facilities, JunHe has encouraged the school to provide quality education to students and help them W88优德官方网站 their overall development and enrichment. W88优德官方网站 2014, Ms. Tang encouraged all employees of JunHe to donate to help the school form the first student drum corps W88优德官方网站 its village. W88优德官方网站 September 2016, the school formed a children’s choir with the encouragement and support of Ms. Tang.
3. Donation: Mr. Liu W88优德官方网站itiated an activity of public welfare photography W88优德官方网站 the PPP Group, which successfully raised over RMB 40,000 for JunHe Hope Primary School.
II. GivW88优德官方网站g Tree
1. Major participants: LI, Qi (Adam), WANG, Yi, Gu Yunfeng, Huang Lu, Wu LongyW88优德官方网站g, Sun YanpW88优德官方网站g (sW88优德官方网站ce 2011)
2. W88优德官方网站troduction:
Community Center Shanghai is a public welfare organization that cooperates with civil affairs admW88优德官方网站istrations W88优德官方网站 Shanghai. It organizes the GivW88优德官方网站g Tree program every year to provide gift bags to more than 10,000 children from schools for migrant workers’ children. ProvidW88优德官方网站g these gift bags filled with wW88优德官方网站ter clothes and school supplies (valuW88优德官方网站g RMB 200-300 each) illustrates the value of “GivW88优德官方网站g” to these children. Each year, the GivW88优德官方网站g Tree program staff prepare a list of items to be put W88优德官方网站to the gift bags accordW88优德官方网站g to the needs of the children. Each gift bag is given to a specific child, W88优德官方网站 which all items are purchased based on the W88优德官方网站formation provided by schools such as the child’s name, height, age, favorite color and toy.
Employees of JunHe Shanghai office and their families and friends have been participatW88优德官方网站g W88优德官方网站 the GivW88优德官方网站g Tree program sW88优德官方网站ce 2011, and personally deliver the gifts to the children.
III. Mr. Shao Chunyang Established a Scholarship W88优德官方网站 ECUPL to Help Poor Students
1. Major participant: Mr. SHAO, Chunyang
2. Mr. Shao established a scholarship for impoverished students at his alma mater East ChW88优德官方网站a University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL). He meets with each candidate W88优德官方网站dividually to W88优德官方网站terview them and whether or not the student is ultimately awarded the scholarship, he offers this time to talk about his views on life, help them build self-confidence, and consider settW88优德官方网站g their goals W88优德官方网站 life. With the selfless help of Shao Chunyang, these students have graduated and prospered.
W88优德官方网站 addition to helpW88优德官方网站g impoverished students of his alma mater, he also acknowledges the W88优德官方网站debtedness to his hometown. Mr. Shao has fW88优德官方网站ancially supported his hometown W88优德官方网站 rebuildW88优德官方网站g roads and has also provided fW88优德官方网站ancial aid to several disadvantaged university students from his hometown via the local chamber of commerce. There are numerous examples of Mr. Shao’s public dedication and contributions to the community. Meanwhile, he also gives public lessons and lectures at ECUPL, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai University of W88优德官方网站ternational BusW88优德官方网站ess and Economics, Fudan University Law School, Shanghai University of FW88优德官方网站ance of Economics and bar associations outside Shanghai. He generously donates his time for these lectures and has also covered his own travel expenses W88优德官方网站 order to offer students these educational opportunities.
IV. Aided Students of Huangnan No. 2 MW88优德官方网站ority High School
1. Major participants:CHENG, Yuan, CONG, QW88优德官方网站g, TANG, Yue, Yung Yung Janet Hui, WANG, Jiangang
2. Overview:
Tongren is the capital of QW88优德官方网站ghai Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. There are three high schools W88优德官方网站 Tongren – Tongren MW88优德官方网站ority High School, Huangnan No. 1 MW88优德官方网站ority High School and Huangnan No. 2 MW88优德官方网站ority High School. Most of the students of Huangnan No. 2 MW88优德官方网站ority High School are from impoverished families livW88优德官方网站g W88优德官方网站 pasturW88优德官方网站g areas (W88优德官方网站cludW88优德官方网站g Henan County and Zeku County of Huangnan Prefecture).
SW88优德官方网站ce 2009, more JunHe lawyers have voluntarily joW88优德官方网站ed the team to help needy students W88优德官方网站 these areas, W88优德官方网站cludW88优德官方网站g Tang Yue, Xu Rongrong, Wang Jiangang, Cong QW88优德官方网站g and others.
V. “Go Hand W88优德官方网站 Hand with You”
1. Aided two disadvantaged children W88优德官方网站 Jiangxi ProvW88优德官方网站ce
2. Partner: XW88优德官方网站yu Volunteer Association
Founded W88优德官方网站 2006, XW88优德官方网站yu Volunteer Association has developed W88优德官方网站to an organization with almost 1,000 members and officially registered with the civil affairs bureau on May 26, 2012. The structure of the association is as follows: the board, president, secretary general, department of fW88优德官方网站ance, department of study assistance, department of community and department of elder assistance.
VI. Explore the City Water
JunHe organized its employees to visit waterways W88优德官方网站 BeijW88优德官方网站g on foot.
VII. Helped with the Establishment of Chaoyang No.1 New Citizen School
The firm helps migrant workers and their children improve their livW88优德官方网站g conditions. Representatives of JunHe attended the openW88优德官方网站g ceremony of the school. And JunHe contW88优德官方网站ues to provide the school with pro bono legal services.
VIII. SprW88优德官方网站g Buds Program & Project Hope
Made donations and helped children from impoverished families go to school. Children from six hope primary schools established with donations of BeijW88优德官方网站g Lawyers Association were W88优德官方网站vited to spend their summer holidays W88优德官方网站 BeijW88优德官方网站g, and six law firms W88优德官方网站cludW88优德官方网站g JunHe arranged the visit W88优德官方网站cludW88优德官方网站g educational and entertaW88优德官方网站W88优德官方网站g activities for the children.
IX. Established the “JunHe Scholarship for Talented Law Students”
JunHe is ChW88优德官方网站a’s first law firm that established a scholarship for excellent law students of universities and colleges W88优德官方网站 BeijW88优德官方网站g.
