Youle CHEN
Shanghai Office
Secretary of the CPC Branch Committee of Shanghai Everbright Law Firm
Senior Partner
Mr. Chen serves as Vice Chair of the 10th Committee of the Hongkou District Youth Federation and as a member of the Criminal Procedure Law and Criminal Defense Practice Research Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association. He holds an LL.B. from Guizhou University and an LL.M. from East China University of Political Science and Law. He is also an External Practice Mentor at the School of Law, Shanghai International Studies University, and a Practice Mentor for Master’s Students at the School of Law, Tongji University.
Mr. Chen focuses on developing meticulous, case-specific defense strategies for difficult and complex criminal matters. He has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate and commercial crime, financial and securities offenses, tax-related offenses, intellectual property crimes and duty-related offenses. He also has substantial experience in corporate criminal compliance and anti-fraud and internal misconduct investigations, and has advised numerous major enterprises on criminal compliance.
In the areas of corporate compliance and governance, Mr. Chen advises a range of prominent corporate clients. In addition to providing day-to-day compliance advice, he assists clients in identifying and assessing legal risks arising from their business activities. His non-contentious work includes designing corporate compliance and risk-control frameworks, internal governance structures and integrated project solutions, with the aim of protecting and advancing clients’ commercial interests to the fullest extent.
Professional Field
Representative Matters
- Criminal Defense
Defended a senior executive of a major state-owned enterprise against allegations of embezzlement and bribery.
Defended a senior executive of a securities firm in an insider trading case.
Defended the founder of a listed company in a securities market manipulation case.
Defended the chief financial officer of a high-tech company in a fundraising fraud case.
Defended the general manager of an internet finance company against allegations of illegally taking deposits from the public.
Defended a client in a fraud case involving blockchain-based virtual currencies.
Defended the founder of a private enterprise against allegations of occupational embezzlement and misappropriation of funds.
Defended a client in a major case supervised by the Ministry of Public Security involving the alleged illegal manufacture of registered-trademark representations.
Defended a client in a major organized-crime-related fraud case supervised by the Ministry of Public Security
Defended the general manager of a high-tech company in a trade secret infringement case.
Defended a senior executive of a major human resources company against allegations of falsely issuing special value-added tax invoices.
Defended the founder of a private enterprise in a case involving the alleged infringement of citizens’ personal information.
Defended the board secretary of a listed company in a contract fraud case. - Criminal Compliance
Conducted an internal anti-fraud investigation for a major restaurant chain.
Conducted an internal anti-fraud investigation for a nonprofit organization.
Advised a multinational chemical company on filing and pursuing a criminal complaint
concerning trade secret infringement.
Advised a major construction group in a tax-related compliance-based non-prosecution matter.
Advised a senior executive of a high-tech company in a compliance-based non-prosecution matter involving allegations of illegal business operations. - Corporate Compliance and Governance
Provided special legal services to a major specialist maternal and infant care chain in a matter involving overlapping civil and criminal issues.
Advised a major internet company on corporate compliance.
Advised a high-tech company on intellectual property compliance.
Provided non-contentious corporate governance advice to a listed internet company.
Provided special corporate governance advice to a high-tech manufacturing company.
Representative Clients
- Beijing Yuanshiyun Technology Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai Kaijing Xinda Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Kingnet Network Co., Ltd.
- Guanfu Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai Wukang Yibai Catering Management Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai Maike Commercial Factoring Co., Ltd.
- Pude (Shanghai) Fashion Trading Co., Ltd.
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