Resolve a commercial dispute
Assess a failed transaction, organise evidence and evaluate the next procedural or settlement step.
Explore support ↗CHINA LAW. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
China legal support for disputes, business exits and cross-border assets.
Work with Michael Lin, a Shanghai-based partner whose background spans legal practice, banking and corporate legal roles.
Explore my practice ↗For overseas lawyers & in-house counsel ↗Based in Shanghai · Working across borders
MICHAEL LIN Partner · Sunhold Law Firm
Legal analysis. Commercial implementation.
Connect the legal question with the evidence, transaction documents and payment steps needed to move the matter forward.
START WITH YOUR OBJECTIVE
What do you need to resolve?
Exit an investment or dispose of assets
Review the sale route, ownership documents and how the proceeds are intended to reach the overseas recipient.
Explore support ↗Handle an inheritance across borders
Identify China assets, review estate documents and plan the steps for ownership, administration or disposal.
Explore support ↗01 / AREAS OF PRACTICE
China-related matters.
Considered from your side.
Support shaped around the transaction, the dispute and the commercial outcome you need to pursue.
China Commercial Arbitration
A practical strategy for China-related contract disputes, from early assessment and evidence to arbitration and settlement.
Contract disputes · Evidence & damages · ArbitrationChina Investment & Business Exit
Support for investment, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, corporate control and the legal steps of a business exit.
Investment · Shareholding · Business exitsChina Asset Disposal & Remittance
Plan ownership review, sale documentation and the supporting record for cross-border transfer of the proceeds together.
Asset sales · Transaction documents · RemittanceInheritance of Assets in China
Assist overseas heirs and families with China assets, estate documents, succession and subsequent disposal planning.
Overseas heirs · Estate documents · China assetsExplore the full service guides
Commercial arbitration ↗Investment & business exit ↗Asset disposal & remittance ↗Inheritance of assets in China ↗
02 / YOUR COUNSEL
Michael Lin 林政男
Taiwan-educated. Shanghai-based. Informed by banking and business.
Michael is a partner at Sunhold Law Firm in Shanghai and holds a Chinese lawyer qualification. His areas of work include investment, corporate matters, asset disposal, cross-border inheritance and commercial arbitration.
Earlier legal roles with Standard Chartered Bank in Taiwan and corporate legal teams inform his approach to compliance, documentation and transaction implementation.
Read full professional profile ↗Media interview & public commentary ↗Partner · Sunhold Law Firm, Shanghai
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE, SHARED
Bringing China legal practice into the conversation.
Michael shares practical perspectives on China-related investment, asset disposal and cross-border inheritance. His Taiwan background and Shanghai practice inform the questions he helps businesses and families work through.
Explore background & speaking topics ↗FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNSEL
Your China-side legal contact.
Defined support for overseas lawyers and in-house counsel on arbitration, corporate matters, asset transactions and cross-border inheritance.
SEE THE WORK BEHIND THE ADVICE
Clear questions. Useful working documents.
Explore preparation checklists and illustrative evidence reviews, exit work plans and estate preparation matrices. Each shows how a legal question can become a defined next step.
Illustrative tools only — no client cases.
03 / HOW WE WORK
A clear process, from the outset.
01 /
Understand the matter
Share the parties, the relevant documents, your objectives and any immediate deadlines.
02 /
Assess the options
Identify the key issues, evidence gaps and possible routes, with a proposed scope and fee arrangement.
03 /
Move forward
Once conflicts and engagement terms are cleared, proceed with an agreed strategy and next steps.
INSIGHTS / 專題文章
Questions worth asking.
Investment & governance
Investing in a China Joint Venture: Control Starts Before the Dispute
Read article ↗Asset disposal & exit
Selling Assets in China: Plan the Exit and the Proceeds Together
Read article ↗Inheritance & succession
Cross-Border Inheritance: Preparing for Assets Located in China
Read article ↗CONTRACT TEMPLATES / 合同生成工具
Your details. A clear first draft.
Choose a Chinese or English template, enter the transaction details and download an editable Word draft in your chosen language.
04 / START A CONVERSATION
What do you
need to resolve?
Outline your matter and the support you are looking for. Please share only a general description at this stage.
Michael.lin@sunhold.com.cn ↗+86 183 2213 6425 China+886 939 231 425 Taiwan
Sunhold Law Firm · Shanghai
36F–37F, Office Tower 1, Grand Gateway 66,
No. 1 Hongqiao Road, Xuhui District
75F, Shanghai Tower, 501 Middle Yincheng Road,
Pudong New Area
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