Cuiping Zhang

Languages Spoken

Chinese

Japanese

English

Hokkien

Practice Areas

Personal Data & Privacy / Big Data Businesses, Cross-border M&A, Compliance, Life Sciences, Governance, M&A/ Reorganization, Corporate & Commercial Transactions, International Arbitration, China, Hong Kong

Career

Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (2010 - present)

Parnter, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing (2008 – 2010)

Cuiping is one of the leaders of Nishimura & Asahi’s China Practice Team. Specialized in the legal and business practice of both China and Japan, she shares the needs of clients who wish to expand their business abroad, and advises them on a wide range of business including investment and M&A between China and Japan, corporate governance, data protection, etc. based on her abundant experience.

Having worked as a partner in a prestigious law firm in China for about 3 years, in September 2010, Cuiping decided to come to Japan and work as one of the leaders of Nishimura & Asahi’s China Practice Team, so as to take a step closer to her clients willing to expand their business globally and to help resolve their foreign legal issues more timely and actively. As an international lawyer specialized in the legal and business practice of both China and Japan, she has participated in plenty of investment and M&A projects between China and Japan using her fluent Chinese and Japanese. She also helps her clients to expand their business both domestically and globally using her strong social network established via numerous cross-border projects.

Besides general corporate practice and corporate governance, she also devotes herself to cutting-edge legal issues such as the protection of data or personal information, presents creative resolutions to her clients, and provides them with continuous support on their overseas business.

She also brings the latest legal news regarding China and Japan to her clients proactively not only by publishing articles, but also by attending multiple business seminars as a speaker.

Professional Memberships

Admitted in China (2004)

Registered as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Primary jurisdiction: China) (2011)

Publications

"The Chinese Civil Code and Corporate Law: Impact on Japanese Companies and Changing Business Practices", April 2021

"Corpus Juris Series - Personal Information Protection Legislation (Global)", September 2020

"A Practical Guide to Personal Information Protection Law (Global)", December 2017

Work Highlights

KDDI Corporation: Tender Offer for LAC Co., Ltd., November 2024

KDDI Corporation: Tender offer for Lawson, Inc. and capital and business alliance with Lawson and Mitsubishi Corporation, February 2024

T Capital Partners Co., Ltd. - Investment in Stripe International Inc., 2022

Daikin Industries, Ltd. - Acquisition of Duplomatic MS S.p.A, 2022

Toyobo Co., Ltd. - Joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, 2022

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. and MUFG Bank, Ltd. - Investment in Silvrr Technology Co., Ltd. (“Akulaku”), 2022

Ichikara Inc. - B round equity financing of JPY 1.9 billion, 2020

Suzhou Secote Precision Electronic Co., Ltd. - Increased stake in Optima Co., Ltd., 2019

Awards