Yihan Zang

Mr. Yihan Zang has extensive experience in various areas of corporate compliance, and provides diversified services to clients in different industries. His areas of interest cover white-collar crimes, anti-bribery and anti-corruption (including matters under US, UK, and Chinese law), anti-fraud, anti-money laundering, sanctions/anti-sanctions, export controls, investment restrictions, and data compliance. He is adept at assisting clients of different scales to establish and improve their compliance programs, conducting complex or sensitive internal investigations, carrying out customized compliance due diligence in M&A, PE/VC and transactional contexts, negotiating and perfecting compliance-related transaction documents, and providing other compliance consultancy and risk control services. He also advises clients operating in cutting-edge industries on US sanctions, export controls, and investment restrictions, and China's anti-sanctions countermeasures.

Mr. Zang has an in-depth understanding about the relationship between compliance and his clients’ business needs. His clients span such industries as life sciences, semiconductors, manufacturing, finance, real estate, TMT, and consumer products. Most of his clients are leading multinationals, world-renowned investment institutions, and Chinese listed companies. In early career, he was seconded to a world’s leading high tech and comprehensive manufacturing company, as its APAC compliance director.

Mr. Zang has been recognized as a Leading Individual in Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption in 2026 by Chambers and Partners, as a Key Lawyer for Data Protection in 2025 and Regulatory/Compliance in 2026 by The Legal 500, one of the Rising Lawyers in 2023 ALB China Regional Ranking: Yangtze River, and one of the Client Choice: Top 15 Compliance Lawyers by LEGALBAND in 2023. He is also a compliance expert recognized by China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.