Career
Eric Zou is a partner of Merits & Tree, and he once worked at Llinks Law Offices and Jingtian & Gongcheng as counsel and partner, respectively.
With over 14 years’ experience, Eric is an expert in the practice area of investment funds, asset management and financial business, and has handled many innovative and cutting-edge deals that are the first case or one of the first cases in the market.
Eric has rich experience in working for private fund managers, retail fund managers, wealth management companies and various other types of asset managers in China, has advised many clients on establishment of financial institutions, and is a veteran in such cross-border businesses as QFII, RQFII, QDII, RQDII, QFLP, QDLP, QDIE, WFOE PFM, overseas investment of insurance funds and mutual recognition of funds between mainland China and Hong Kong.
Eric provides advice to financial regulators and self-regulatory organizations both at home and abroad, his observations have often been quoted by Financial Times and Ignites Asia etc. Eric is a member of the Legal and Compliance Committee of the Insurance Asset Management Association of China, member of Shenzhen Cross Border Private Investment Funds Committee and member or advisor of several other organizations.
邹野律师是植德律师事务所合伙人,深耕投资基金、资产管理、保险资金运用及相关金融、投资业务领域14年。加入植德之前,邹野律师曾先后是通力律师事务所顾问、竞天公诚律师事务所合伙人,并曾在一家知名外资银行和一家全球性资产管理机构的法务团队短期借调。
邹律师长期服务各类证券期货经营机构(公募基金公司、证券公司及其资管子公司、私募子公司、另类子公司)、私募基金管理人、银行及理财公司、保险及保险资管公司、信托公司,并为境外金融机构、对冲基金管理人的跨境业务(例如QFII、QDII、QFLP、QDLP、WFOE PFM、内地与香港互认基金、保险资金与社保基金境外投资)提供法律服务。
邹野律师亦时常向金融监管机构、行业协会提供咨询意见,协助多地起草、修订或落实地方性基金业务(例如QFLP、QDLP)规则,并在《声音》(中基协刊物)、《中国保险资产管理》、《上海律师》等刊物中发表多篇专业文章。
Professional Memberships
Member of the 11th Fund Professional Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association
Mediator of the People's Mediation Committee for Fund Disputes at Beijing Fund Town
Member of the Cross-Border Private Equity Investment Fund Professional Committee in Shenzhen
Member of the 3rd Legal Compliance Professional Committee of the China Insurance Asset Management Association
Expert in the Think Tank of the China Insurance Society
Arbitrator of the Xiamen Arbitration Commission
Expert Reviewer for Government-Guided Funds in Multiple Provinces and Municipalities
中国保险资产管理业协会第三届法律合规专业委员会委员
上海市律师协会第十一届基金专业委员会委员
北京基金小镇基金纠纷人民调解委员会调解员
深圳市跨境私募投资基金专业委员会委员
珠海市首批财政金融专家
中国保险学会首批智库专家
厦门仲裁委员会仲裁员
多省市政府引导基金的项目评审专家
多省市基金行业协会外聘专家/实务导师