The list of China’s Top 100 Highly Influential Doctoral Dissertations in Law has been officially released recently. The doctoral dissertation Delisting of Listed Companies: Theoretical Analysis and Institutional Construction written by Lawyer Zhai Hao from Shanghai BillionsLawyer LLP made it to the list, ranking 75th.
Selected from over ten thousand legal doctoral dissertations published in the past 30 years through both quantitative and qualitative evaluations, this list aims to recognize high-value academic achievements in the field of law. As early as 2012, this dissertation established a systematic theoretical framework for the delisting of listed companies, covering mandatory and voluntary delisting, and accurately predicted the reform direction of the normalized delisting mechanism in China’s A-share market. Core viewpoints put forward in the dissertation, such as improving delisting criteria and protecting the rights and interests of minority shareholders, have been widely adopted in the subsequent revision of the Securities Law and new delisting regulations. The dissertation also boasts a high citation rate. Centering on the delisting system for listed companies, it has built a complete theoretical and practical framework, providing solid academic support for the reform of China’s capital market and the implementation of the registration-based IPO system.
Zhai Hao is a practicing lawyer at Shanghai BillionsLawyer LLP and holds a Doctorate in Economic Law from East China University of Political Science and Law. He has academic backgrounds in history, accounting and finance, as well as law. He has long been engaged in practices concerning capital markets, corporate compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and financial dispute resolution. With profound academic attainments and extensive practical experience, he serves numerous listed companies and large enterprises, and has delivered fruitful research outcomes in both legal practice and academic research related to capital markets. His selection into the list is a recognition of his academic professionalism, and also demonstrates the professional strength of Shanghai BillionsLawyer LLP in capital market legal services. Going forward, the firm will continue to uphold the philosophy of Professionalism, Diligence and Long-term Vision, deliver high-quality legal services to clients, and keep contributing to the development of the rule of law.
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