Mr. Xu completed postgraduate studies at East China University of Political Science and Law and holds an Executive MBA in Real Estate Business Administration from Fudan University. He serves as a practice mentor for master’s students at Tongji University School of Law and as an external practice mentor at Shanghai International Studies University School of Law. He also holds senior-level certifications in corporate compliance and carbon asset management.

Mr. Xu leads Everbright’s real estate team and has extensive experience in foreign investment in real estate, mergers and acquisitions, property development, and operations. Throughout his career, he has served as legal counsel to dozens of major domestic and international real estate groups, including numerous internationally recognized companies. His experience spans commercial real estate, industrial and business parks, serviced apartments, and luxury residential developments. Under his leadership, Everbright’s real estate practice has remained at the forefront of the market in terms of both the volume and quality of its work and has established a widely recognized professional profile.

Mr. Xu was nominated by industry peers as a candidate in the inaugural Shanghai “Oriental Lawyer” selection and was recognized as an Outstanding Individual in Shanghai’s judicial administration system. He was invited by China Central Television (CCTV) to serve as the lead legal presenter for its television series A Guide to Home Purchase Contracts. He currently serves as legal counsel to the People’s Government of Hongkou District, Shanghai; a member of the Legal Expert Advisory Panel to the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Hongkou District Committee; and a member of the Real Estate Practice Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association.