Feng Zhao

Securities Compliance and Securities Litigation, Anti-Corruption and Investigations, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, White Collar Criminal Defense

Ms. Zhao Feng is a generalist in the area of government enforcement and regulatory compliance. Her practice covers securities compliance and litigation, anti-bribery, internal investigation, litigation and arbitration as well as criminal compliance. She has rich experience in providing services to both multinational and domestic clients.

Ms. Zhao represented a great number of listed companies and their senior executives, intermediary institutes, financial institutes and investment companies in government enforcement cases concerning securities compliance matters. She is specialized in handling cases addressing financial issues. With rich experience and deep insights in the field, Ms. Zhao worked on various landmark cases, such as CITIC Securities'impunity case related to CITADEL's securities margin trading and Kangdexin's financial fraud case. Ms. Zhao assists clients with framing and enacting comprehensive and targeted strategies by not only addressing legal issues but also financial ones. With her experience in economic crimes, Ms. Zhao is highly sought after in cases involving all administrative, civil and criminal risks.

Ms. Zhao assists a wide range of clients with internal investigations and compliance advisory. She has rich experience in conducting internal investigations, responding to internal investigations or government enforcements, evaluating and promoting compliance systems, providing compliance advisory and compliance training.

Commercial litigation and arbitration are among Ms. Zhao's areas of practice. With her deep insights in law and legal practice, she won favorable results in various cutting-edge cases for clients. Ms. Zhao also provides compliance advisory to a number of listed companies and intermediary institutes concerning securities compliance matters.

The clients Ms. Zhao worked with include CITIC Securities, CICC, KPMG, Founder Securities, CASIC, Kangdexin, Taikang Asset and Suning.com.

Ms. Zhao was recognized as"30 under 30" by Legalband in 2018. The cases she handled, which are the CITIC Securities'impunity case related to CITADEL's securities margin trading, and the Founder Securities'securities fraud litigation, were awarded as"the Deals of the Year-Disputes & Investigations"in 2018 and 2019 separately.

Ms. Zhao joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in 2017 and is a partner. Before joining, she worked in King&Wood Mallesons for various years.

Ms. Zhao won her Juris Master Degree in PRC Law and Juris Doctor Degree in U.S. Law in Peking University and her Bachelor's Degree in Corporate Finance in Nankai University.