Practical articles on shareholder rights, equity financing and corporate law by Attorney Kevin Jun Lin — written for founders and investors, in plain language. Browse the latest below.
You worked hard to become a shareholder, only to suddenly discover that the company quietly passed a resolution behind your back: transferring core assets to a related party of the…
Who Loses When Nominee Shareholding Goes Wrong? Conditions, Risks and Self-Help for Hidden Shareholders Seeking Registration | Lawyer Kevin Jun Lin You put in real money, yet the company’s shareholder…
Company Never Pays Dividends or Shows the Books? An Action for Inspection Rights Shows You How to Legally Inspect | Lawyer Kevin Jun Lin You put in real money and…
Does Your Self-Made Company Get Split with Your Spouse After Death? Equity Rules for Marital Property Part 3 (Prevention) | Does Your Self-Made Company Get Split with Your Spouse After…
Equity Purchased with Marital Property and Registered Under the Husband's Name: Can You Obtain Shareholder Status at Divorce? — The Separation of Capital Source and Shareholder Status Part 2 (Separation…
This article centers on the high-frequency dispute of "how to divide the post-marriage appreciation of premarital equity at divorce," and, combining the theory of the matrimonial property regime under the…
When many entrepreneurs read the previous article explaining that the articles of association may provide that "equity shall not be inherited," their first reaction is: if I simply write a…
Case: At the end of 2024, a Beijing-based enterprise management software company that had been in business for seven years reached its end. After a roller-coaster ride—from its peak of…
Case Introduction: At the end of 2024, an AI infrastructure startup in Hangzhou encountered a problem that kept its founder awake at night. After Mr. Wang, the company's former chief…









