Guoxun Zhang

Career

Senior Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2018 to present

Counsel, AllBright Law Firm, 2016-2018

Deputy director in Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Bureau of Industry, Security, Import and Export Control, Bureau of Trade Remedy and Investigation in Ministry of Commerce of PRC, 2005-2016

Professional Memberships

ACLA “The Belt and Road” Overseas Services Leading Expert

Member of CCPIT Trade Friction Legal Advisory Committee International Compliance Division

Beijing Third Party Compliance Evaluation Expert

SGS Certified Legal Advisory Expert on Enterprise Social Responsibility

Arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission

Publications

“Export Control Law Comprehensively Improves the Level of International Trade Administration”, by Guoxun Zhang and Dakun Wang, published in China Forex, December 2020

“The Impact of the New U.S. National Security Review Regulations on Cross-Border M&A of Chinese Enterprises”, by Guoxun Zhang and Dakun Wang, published in Overseas Investment & Export Credits, August 2020

Personal

Guoxun Zhang is a Senior Legal Counsel of Zhong Lun Law Firm.

He has worked in the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the Industrial Security and Import and Export Control Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, and the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs.

Mr. Zhang Guoxun had a deep understanding of Import & Export Control Law on the basis of Chinese law, U.S. law, and EU law, he also accumulated considerable practical experiences in both investigation and advisory work.

Currently, Mr. Zhang Guoxun mainly practices in Import & Export Control and Sanction areas, providing compliance consulting services to many high-tech companies and financial institutions.

In recent years, he has gained deep knowledge in assisting Chinese companies in responding to U.S. export control investigations and blacklist removals, as well as the construction of corporate compliance mechanisms. He specializes in providing legal services on comprehensive compliance system construction, overseas compliance system construction, export control and sanctions compliance, and national security review of cross-border investment.

Clients

 Provided legal advisory services for a leading US technology company in the healthcare industry on sanction compliance under PRC law.

 Provided legal services for a prominent US oilfield technology services company in a trade compliance inquiry from MOFCOM.

 Provided legal services for a prestige American multinational technology company with routine counseling and support for preventing potential investigations of China's trade law enforcement and countermeasures.

 Provided legal services for an aircraft manufacturing, research and development company in compliance with China sanction and export control laws and regulations.

 Provided legal services for a multi-national technology company in the U.S. in negotiations with MOFCOM for technology cross-border transfer.

 Provided legal services for a multi-national law firm based in the U.S. in restrictive sanction and countermeasures analysis.

 Assisting in conducting internal compliance investigations and providing services for the world's largest information technology and business solutions company.

 Provided technology export compliance review services for a large Internet enterprise.

 Provided daily compliance legal counseling services to US information technology companies.

 Assisted Suzhou GYZ Electronic Technology in responding to the US government's on-site investigation and successfully removing the UVL List

 Advised an artificial intelligence company on the design, formulation and rectification of business segregation in relation to the Entity List.

 Advised an information technology product manufacturer on Entity List removals and outbound data transfer compliance.

 Advised a large electrical appliance manufacturer on the removal of the Entity List and UFLPA Entity List.

 Advised a rail equipment company in Jiangsu Province on removal of the Entity List and UFLPA Entity List.

 Advised a chip manufacturer on removal from the Entity List.

 Provided export control investigation service of the U.S. Department of Commerce for a world-renowned semiconductor enterprise.

 Provided American administrative law enforcement investigation services for a well-known game company.

 Provided criminal investigation service of the U.S. Department of Justice for a large automobile aluminum wheel manufacturer.

Work Highlights

Zhang Guoxun, Senior Counsel in the Beijing Office of Zhong Lun Law Firm, has worked in the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau, MOFCOM Bureau of Industry Security, Import and Export Control, and MOFCOM Department of American and Oceanian Affairs. Zhang Guoxun has a deep knowledge and extensive practical experience of China, the United States, and the European Union trade control regimes and international cooperation on economic sanctions.

Zhang Guoxun mainly practices in trade control and economic sanctions areas. Since 2008, he has undertaken extensive work in the U.S.-China Export Control Dialogue, and as the Chinese government's representative in the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) legal negotiations, he has extensive experience in export control negotiations. In recent years, he has gained extensive experience in assisting Chinese companies in dealing with U.S. export controls and building corporate compliance mechanisms. He specializes in providing legal services related to international trade controls and global compliance with bilateral and multilateral economic sanctions.

Industry Sector Expertise

 Telecommunications & Internet

 Information & Intelligence Technology

Expert in these Jurisdictions

 Trade Compliance & Trade Remedies

 Antitrust & Competition, Customs & Import/Export

Languages Spoken

 Chinese

 English

 French

Education

Awards