Gavin Zhang

Work Highlights

Acted as lead counsel to Shanghai Disney Theme Park & Resort

Acted as lead counsel to the Universal Beijing Resort project

Acted as lead counsel to Six Flag Theme Parks and Resorts in multiple cities

Acted as lead counsel to LEGOLAND in multiple cities

Acted as lead counsel to Tesla for its Shanghai Factory

Acted as lead counsel to Blackstone in numerous real estate projects in PRC (including logistics & warehousing, residential, commercial and office properties)

Acted as lead counsel to Blackstone and Vanke in their incorporation of an offshore JV and several logistics and warehousing real estate projects in PRC invested in by them through such JV

Acted as lead counsel to LaSalle Investment in several real estate projects in PRC (including logistics & warehousing, residential, commercial and office properties)

Acted as lead counsel to DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners in several real estate projects in PRC (including logistics & warehousing, residential, commercial and office properties)

Acted as lead counsel to Logos Property Group in several real estate projects in PRC (including logistics & warehousing)

Acted as lead counsel to Morgan Stanley in real state M&A projects in PRC

Acted as lead counsel to Portman in the equity transfer of Portman Jian Ye Li

Acted as lead counsel to Pacific Alliance in real state M&A projects in PRC

Acted as lead counsel to Credit Swiss in real state M&A projects in PRC

Acted as lead counsel to Tishman Speyer in several real estate projects

Acted as lead counsel to Value Retail for its outlets

Acted as lead counsel to Links Golf Project

Acted as lead counsel to New City in Waigaoqiao

Acted as lead counsel to Shanghai Jian Ye Li Hotel and Residence management project (branded with Capella)

Acted as lead counsel to SOHO in the litigation between SOHO and Fosun regarding the “Shanghai Bund 8-1 land parce"

Practice Areas

Cross-border Investment/M&A, Construction & Project Development, Litigation & Arbitration

Professional Memberships

Former Member, Real Estate Research Committee of Shanghai Bar Association

Member, Legal advisor team for Pudong People’s Government

Member, Lawyer Party Committee of Judicial Bureau in Pudong New Area

Former Vice President, Lawyer Committee of Pudong New Area

Former Vice President, Youth Lawyer Association of Pudong New Area

Publications

“Compilation of Laws, Regulations and Policies of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone” (co-compiler), Fudan University Press, 2014

Personal

Mr. Zhang has been practicing in the areas of M&A, theme park, media and entertainment, foreign investment and restructuring, project finance, litigation and arbitration. Highly experienced in legal matters across a variety of industries, Mr. Zhang is acclaimed for his excellent legal services, most notably creative solutions, for clients. He has successfully advised numerous multinationals and local clients on their transactions, including the Shanghai Disney Theme Park project, the Beijing Universal Theme Park project, the Shanghai Tesla project, Morgan Stanley M&A projects, Blackstone M&A projects, Pacific Alliance M&A projects, Portman Jian Ye Li project, Links Golf Project, etc.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC, 1997

Experience

Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Associate, Shanghai Pu Dong Law Office

Languages Spoken

Chinese

Japanese

English