As a pioneer of third-party legal funding in China, we, with abundant capital and a strong professional services team, provide diversified and innovative legal services for enterprises, organizations and individuals to solve their legal problems and meet their financial needs encountered in dispute resolution and project management.
As a pioneer and leader in China's legal service industry, our founders and expert team, with their keen insight and high sense of social responsibility, provide new ideas and ways for dispute resolution, provide new opportunities for law firms and young lawyers to develop, and create a new climate for the legal service market through our platform that integrates legal services and investmant services.
WHO ARE WE ?
OUR TEAM
Cao Xinguang
- Beijing Huizhong Law Firm
Senior Partner
- Founding Partner, Houzhu Capital
- Arbitration: China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SCIA), Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC), Qingdao Arbitration Commission, Cross-Straits Arbitration Center (CAA), China Arbitration Association and China Maritime Arbitration Commission
- Member: Expert Committee of CIETAC; Expert Advisory Committee of SCIA
Mr. Cao specializes in commerical arbitration and litigation and has handled hundreds of arbitration cases as an arbitrator for over 30 years. In most of the cases, Mr. Cao has served as a presiding arbitrator and is respected for his professionalism. Many of the cases that Mr. Cao has handled as a presiding arbitrator were widely influential and have been selected by CIETAC as model cases. He has been recognized by Chambers Review as the " Most in Demand Arbitrator - China" for his highly commendable practice and professionalism as a senior arbitrator.
"Litigation funding is in full swing in the international arena and is still emerging in the domestic legal market. As the leading litigation funding institution in China, Houzhu is not an imported product, but grew up from the local legal environment with the development of rule of law to meet the market demand. Houzhu will be committed to upholding the justice of the judiciary and escorting Chinese enterprises going overseas."-Cao Xinguang
Li Hongji
- Beijing Commerce & Finance Law Offices Senior Partner
- Founding Partner, Houzhu Capital
- Former legal supervisor, Supreme People's Procuratorate
- Recognized by Chambers in 2021 as a Senior Statesperson in litigation and arbitration and was named the "Most in Demand Arbitrator"
Mr. Li specializes in resolving complex and difficult legal disputes and has handled several high-profile cases. He finds the underlying logic in complicated evidence and facts, clarifies legal relationships to make a full argument and formulates a sensible plan with real-world application. He understands the focus and direction of the case,and ultimately brings clients a satisfactory result.
"Third-party funding is a combination of law and capital, and Houzhu is based on legal expertise and supported by capital. In Houzhu, almost all cases can receive the most sophisticated, comprehensive,and practical 'diagnosis and treatment. Houzhu collects the top experts in various fields, so that even a tough case can be brought from 'the end of the mountain and river' to see the 'light at the end of the tunnel."-Li Hongji
Fei Ning
-Beijing Huizhong Law Firm
Managing Partner
-Senior Cpunsel, Houzhu Capital
- Arbitrator: China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SCIA), International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration (ICC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB).
- Member, Advisory Committee of Shenzhen International Arbitration Court
- Vice Chairman, Dispute Resolution Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
- The first Mainland Chinese serving on the HKIAC Board from 2013 to 2019
Mr. Fei Ning has represented Chinese and foreign clients in hundreds of litigation cases and commercial arbitrations at all levels of Chinese courts, including the Supreme People's Court and major arbitration institutions in China and overseas. Since 2006, Mr. Fei has been continuously ranked by Chambers as one of the top lawyers in China in the field of dispute resolution, and has been recognized as "an experienced litigator who is appreciated for his high level of professionalism and his ability to provide efficient and intelligent business advice."
"Whether as a lawyer or an arbitrator, I have seen the role of third-party funding in legal proceedings in a significant number of foreign-related cases. For the vast majority of Chinese companies, international litigation,and arbitration are very unfamiliar, and many are forced to forgo opportunities for redress as a result. Houzhu can help companies unravel the mysterious velil of international litigation and arbitration. Houzhu provides legal resources, strategies, and financial support, so that Chinese companies won't have to fear international dispute resolution and bravely face international and overseas markets."-Fei Ning
Wang Jialu
-Beijing Commerce & Finance Law Offices Senior Partner
-Founding Partner,
Houzhu Capital
"In my thirty years of practice, I have seen too many cases regretfully lost due to inopportune timing and wrong choice of strategy. Low-priced competition and industry involution are intensifying, which seriously minimize the development space of lawyers. The birth of Houzhu, an innovative legal service organization, not only aids the enterprises in trouble, but also creates new opportunities for the hard-working lawyers." - Wang Jialu
- Arbitrator: China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Beijing Arbitration Commission, Taiwan Chinese Arbitration Association, Qingdao Arbitration Commission and Zhuhai Arbitration Commission
- Part-time mentor, Peking University School of Law
- Recognized as an elite lawyer in the field of "Dispute Resolution: Arbitration"by Chambers for many years and has been selected as a leading lawyer in the field of"Real Estate and Construction" and "Dispute Resolution" by Asialaw, a leading Asian legal rating agency.
Mr. Wang has extensive experience in multinational investment, syndicated loans, real estate development, construction, litigation and arbitration. The dispute resolution team led by Mr. Wang received praises such as "focused on intellectual property and private equity-related disputes," "respected","maintains high quality work and is very conscientious, careful and diligent," and "a very powerful dispute resolution team".
Yang Jin
-Vice President / General Counsel
TCL Technology Group Corporration
-Purplevine IP Group
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
-Senior Counsel, Houzhu Capital
- BA and LLM degrees from Beijing Foreign Affairs University
- LLM, Cambridge University
-EMBA, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
- Arbitrator of CIETAC
- PRC qualified lawyer
- Independent director of a listed company in China
Mr. Yang has nearly 20 years of professional experience in legal compliance and management in multinational corporations and large enterprises. He has broad experience in energy and transportation infrastructure projects, international commercial arbitration, global patent licensing/litigation, trade secrets, antitrust, corporate governance, capital market transactions, and investment disputes. He has handled several cases with national and international impact. He is skilled at grasping the essence of law in complex commercial arrangements and finding practical and creative solutions to business issues.
"Being in a corporate world for more than 20 years, I know the importance of in-house counsel and outside lawyers to the development of a company, and the butterfly effect of one case may bring disruptive impact to the company. Houzhu is the best platform to provide professional judgment and treatment for major and difficult cases, allowing lawyers to focus on professional play without the concern of low price competition, and also relieving the financial pressure of dispute resolution cost for companies, sharing the risk of case outcome with the companies, allowing companies to focus more on business development. Especially in the global inteilectual property rights protection, Houzhu is an irreplaceable helper for companies."- Yang Jin
Fu Tong
-Chief Executive Offiicer, Houzhu Capital
- BA degree from Fudan University
- EMBA, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
-Arbitrator of BAC
- Part-time mentor, Renmin University of China
- Member of Central Committee of Jiu San Society
- Recognized as "Best General counsel" by ALB, a leading Asian legal rating agency, for many years.
Mrs. Fu has more than 20 years of professional experience in legal compliance and management. She has served as a senior executive in JD Group, 360 Group, Tom Online and other large enterprises. Proficient in corporate legal business, familiar with corporate compliance business, thorough understanding of professional knowledge, business logic and continuous exploration, good at building business model of legal services, compliance management, intellectual property rights and risk prevention system, with rich team management experience, forward-looking strategic, and implementation ability.
"I have been engaged in corporate legal affairs for more than 20 years. I have witnessed the development of national digital economy and growth of innovative enterprises. I constantly embrace changes and opportunities,and create value for enterprises with my professional strength. In the new era, a large number of new economic entities not only need professional support, but also need financial support. Houzhu has gathered a group of professional partners who are proficient in law, understand the new economy, have business insight and love to learn. With the mission of creating value with professional power, Houzhu explores to build a Chinese version of litigation funding model."-Fu Tong
