Recently, Dentons Xi'an office and Zhongnan Real Estate Shaanxi Branch officially signed a contract to provide standing legal services for the company. The Dentons team was led by senior partner and head of Real Estate and Mineral Energy Practice Yang Hui, assisted by his team, including associates Liu Cong, Yu Fei, Xu Wei and Li Yuan, and paralegals Yang Lan and Hou Jiaqi.

Zhongnan Real Estate is the real estate flagship brand of Zhongnan Construction (stock code: SZ000961) and it has developed rapidly under the support of the multi-industry chains of the parent group. It is globally focused and dedicated to R&D, and has created five major businesses, including boutique housing, commercial real estate, feature towns, tourism and health, and industrial parks, as well as three supporting services: property service, cultural and educational service, and gardening and greening. With the corporate philosophy of "Live in the Moment", the company believes that health is the core of a better life. It is committed to provide a healthy, intelligent and human-centered new urban lifestyle for 800,000 home owners in 100 cities and 300 projects nationwide.

In 2017, the company ushered in a critical period of significant development. Its annual sales jumped to RMB 96.73 billion, up 91.76% year-on-year, and the company won numerous awards, including the 19th Place in "Top 20 Chinese Real Estate Development Enterprises 2018", the 18th Place in "Top 100 Chinese Real Estate Companies 2018", "Top 5 Commercial Real Estate Operation in Chinese Real Estate Development Enterprises 2018", "2018 Top 10 Chinese Commercial Real Estate", " Top 10 Corporate Operating Efficiency in Top 100 Chinese Real Estate Companies 2018", "Top 100 Chinese Real Estate Companies 2018 in Excellence ", "2017 Top 10 Real Estate Listed Companies (A-share) in China", and the 12th Place in "Top 20 Chinese Real Estate Enterprises 2017 in Brand Value".

The firm has rich experience in serving as the standing legal counsel for real estate companies, and real estate investment and M&A transactions. The Real Estate Group of Dentons Xi'an office has acted as the standing legal counsel for many listed developers and locally-renowned developers, including Country Garden, Gemdale, Greentown, Sino-Ocean, CapitaLand, Landsea, Laian, Kingfar, Mosaic, Yahe and Mingwei, and has served as the legal service provider in the field of investment and M&A for many famous real estate companies, including Vanke, Poly, BRC, OCT, Huayuan and Exce Group. The firm hopes to bring high quality and efficient legal services to Zhongnan Real Estate through this cooperation.