Jun Sun
Ms. Sun Jun is our Senior Counsel, China Practice, bringing comprehensive expertise in the development of the blockchain industry and its legal affairs. She stands out as one of the earliest and most reputable professionals in the field, having covered key cities across the nation with extensive knowledge of local judicial systems. While her experience is relatively limited in Tibet, Qinghai, and Northeastern China, she has handled at least five cases in other provinces.
2016-2017: Focused on fund filing services for over ten companies, primarily in the film and television, fund, and blockchain industries, while managing compliance matters.
2017-2019: Provided specialized services to blockchain companies and individuals, particularly for investments and acquisitions. Assisted in the acquisition of three blockchain companies, including cryptocurrency exchanges and related assets such as mining farms, mining pools, mining machines, and chips; also handled compliance for these entities.
2019-Present: Specializes in researching money laundering risks from telecom fraud and online gambling, excelling in managing legal risks for individual digital currency trading in the blockchain sector. Handles major economic and financial criminal cases, especially money laundering; in two and a half years, represented hundreds of cases, secured bail for over 200 suspects, and unfrozen billions of yuan in bank card funds.
Work Highlights
Successfully reclassified charge from Disguising Criminal Gains to Assisting Criminal Activities, reducing sentence from 4 years and 1M RMB fine to 1 year 2 months (time served) and 20K RMB fine; client released immediately. Provided pro bono due to financial hardship.
Defended company executive accused of leading pyramid schemes; submitted legal opinion to police, leading to release on bail after 30 days and reducing asset seizure from 15M to 5M RMB.
Represented 8 individuals accused of forming a criminal gang; met clients on 34th detention day, persuaded prosecutor no crime occurred, resulting in release on 37th day without arrests.
Recovered 5M RMB confiscated from client by explaining case nature to police and providing self-collected evidence, leading to full return of funds.
Credentials
B. S in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Zhengzhou University
LL.M., Shanghai Jiaotong University