Nova Sun

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Nova Sun is a Senior Partner at Shanghai Hiways Law Firm. He holds a Master of Laws from Tongji University and is a 2025 candidate for the EMBA program at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS). He serves as a member of the Young Lawyers Working Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association, a mediator at the Mediation Centre of China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, a Master’s Supervisor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, and a Legal Counsel at Shanghai Private New Century Middle School. Additionally, he is a invited legal expert for media outlets including CBN Weekly and Guangzhou Daily.

The team’s other core members are graduates from renowned universities such as Fudan University, China University of Political Science and Law, East China University of Political Science and Law, and Shenzhen University. They combine legal expertise with cross-industry experience in fields including intellectual property, finance, healthcare, and the internet. For years, the team has specialized in cultural media, intellectual property, corporate/commercial law, and enterprise compliance, demonstrating unique problem-solving approaches and extensive litigation experience. Guided by professionalism, client needs, and innovative strategies, the team assists enterprises and individuals in maximizing their legitimate rights and interests.

Nova works daily in Chinese, English.

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Chinese、English

Education

Master degree, Tongji University
2025 Class EMBA Candidate, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Practices

Culture, Entertainment and Media Committee
Intellectual Property
Corporate Commercial
Dispute Resolution

Landmark Cases

1.Successfully represented a multi-million-follower anchor in an internet tort liability dispute against a leading media outlet, setting a precedent for regulating online media conduct and protecting public figures’ right to reputation.
2.Handled Fujian’s first live-streaming reward reimbursement dispute case, safeguarding transaction security and online economic order.
3.Represented a global leading industrial software company in a software license contract dispute, defeating a ¥50 million damages claim at the Supreme People’s Court (Second Instance), establishing a benchmark compliance case for multinational tech enterprises in China.
4.Advised on a ¥100+ million land cooperation dispute involving a 3,000-mu government-invested project, addressing administrative breach of contract in public-private partnerships.
5.Represented a well-known tea brand (“X Snow”) in a non-state employee bribery case, assisting the enterprise in rooting out internal corruption and building a compliant corporate culture.

Notable Projects

1.Comprehensive legal services for multiple renowned MCN agencies and influencer anchors, including establishing operational management systems for live-streaming commerce, providing specialized legal support for influencers, and assisting in removing infringing links and efficiently pursuing liability for intellectual property violations.
2.Comprehensive enterprise compliance governance projects for affiliated companies, involving optimization of corporate structures, risk mitigation in transactions, operational cost reduction, and systematic reforms of internal regulations, contract templates, and evaluation systems, with professional legal advice on organizational architecture and data protection.
3.Legal counsel for corporate establishment and special governance projects, covering equity structure design, tax planning, brand management, and personnel recruitment.
4.Series of enforcement cases for real estate groups, efficiently resolving enforcement measures against clients through strategic coordination with in-house legal teams to balance efficiency and cost.
5.Contract dispute case for a Hong Kong client in Shanghai, where, despite the absence of written agreements, the team successfully added multiple defendants through legal arguments on capital reduction procedures and piercing the corporate veil, securing asset seizures (real estate and bank accounts) via cross-border notarization processes.
6.Financial loan dispute for a real estate enterprise, involving urgent property preservation measures, multi-jurisdictional site inspections in Beijing to seize land parcels, and freezing of substantial assets, leading to efficient case resolution.
7.Integrated brand governance and long-term legal services for a leading health product brand, combining civil litigation, criminal prosecution, and administrative complaints to suppress infringement and safeguard brand development.
8.Intellectual property protection system design and brand governance for a renowned fashion brand, including customized strategies to build brand protection frameworks and support rapid brand value growth.
Criminal complaints for multiple enterprises involving forged company seals, resulting in criminal liability prosecution for perpetrators and effective protection of clients’ legal rights.

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