Stone Lou specializes in commodity trade, cross-border investment and M&A, futures and derivatives, and trade finance. With more than 30 years of legal professional experience, and profound expertise and robust practical capabilities developed in commercial legal services, he is fully capable of providing comprehensive legal solutions for both domestic and cross-border business needs.
Stone Lou serves a diverse clientele, including large multinational corporations, private enterprises, and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). In addition to assisting dozens of corporate clients in completing domestic and overseas M&A transactions, he possesses deep expertise in the following areas:
Full-Chain Commodities Trade Services: import/export, shipping and logistics, trade finance, futures and derivatives, foreign exchange, and insurance.
Cross-Border Compliance & Risk Control: export controls, economic sanctions, and corporate compliance management.
Dispute Resolution: cross-border commercial disputes and commercial arbitration.
Over a lawyering career spanning more than 15 years, Stone Lou has accumulated exceptional practical experience in handling complex commercial legal matters, with a particular focus on highly sophisticated cross-border legal challenges. Representative matters include:
Represented a globally leading commodity trading company in a large-value warehousing contract dispute involving tens of millions of RMB. Faced with complex legal issues concerning the characterization of warehouse receipts and the allocation of contractual liabilities, Stone Lou leveraged deep industry expertise and sophisticated legal strategy to effectively protect the client’s rights and interests. The court ultimately ruled in favor of the client, securing the recovery of substantial economic losses.
Represented a multinational trading company in an agricultural commodity dispute involving over RMB 100 million. Prior to accepting representation, the litigation was already at a significant procedural disadvantage. Stone Lou strategically reconstructed the evidentiary chain through meticulous legal investigation and well-executed preservation measures. Despite the challenging circumstances, he effectively advanced settlement negotiations and facilitated successful mediation, bringing a protracted commercial dispute to a favorable and definitive resolution.
Led the acquisition of a domestic industry leader by a globally recognized listed corporation. Stone Lou provided full-lifecycle legal services, encompassing due diligence, transaction structuring, negotiations and final closing. When negotiations reached a deadlock, he designed a creative and commercially balanced mechanism to bridge the parties’ fundamental differences, ultimately ensuring the successful closing of the transaction.
Stone Lou’s working languages are Chinese and English.
