LexisNexis® UNDER 40 2024
Song Shang
Senior Associate
Beijing DHH Law Firm
Transitioning from an independent lawyer to a team leader, Shang believes that advancing from "individual combat" to "team combat" greatly enhances the ability and quality of customer service. Over the past 12 months, Shang led his team in representing 47 civil and commercial cases and projects (including ongoing and completed cases), primarily in the fields of real estate, construction engineering, energy, and infrastructure. Among these, 21 cases involved a target amount exceeding 10 million yuan, and 8 cases had a target amount surpassing 100 million yuan.
Shang has been deeply involved in the real estate and construction engineering sectors, providing clients with superior and professional engineering legal services. His clients encompass central state-owned enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises, and large engineering companies such as China Resources Land, China Communications Construction Group, Guangdong Thermal Power, SK Hynix, Dahua Group, and Zhuzong Group. Additionally, he secured 19 new clients for the law firm through bidding, referral, and other means, including large/well-known enterprises like Dahua Group (a former directly affiliated enterprise of the National Development and Reform Commission), Century Tianhong (a listed company), Zhongnan Construction (a well-known real estate listed company), and Shanchuan Xiumei (a new SME).
Shang is an outstanding high-level lawyer who provides excellent legal services to society. Shang has participated in interviews with authoritative news media multiple times, expressing legal opinions on current and topical social events. He has also provided annual scholarships to four primary and secondary school students in need through a charity foundation for the seventh year in succession.
Shang actively pursues a growth mindset by participating in professional training and seminars to enhance his legal skills and introducing innovative technologies to optimise team workflow. He led the team in establishing a specialised research database for construction project cases, including typical cases, legal documents demonstrations, and evidence collection standards, to enhance the team's professional capabilities.