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Band 5

Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)

China

2 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Ying Zhang

Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Ms. Zhang has been practicing Chinese law for over 24 years, specializing in cross-border and domestic M&A and PE deals involving a broad of sectors such as renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, mining, TMT, real property, healthcare, etc. She also has extensive experience in joint venture and FDI projects, restructuring transactions, and general corporate and regulatory matters.

Described by some clients as “a smart, business-oriented thinker”, she provides clients with responsive service and develops creative and pragmatic solutions to their most important matters.

Ms. Zhang was seconded with the legal department of Itochu Corporation in Tokyo, Japan (2004), and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City (2011).

Ms. Zhang is a frequent speaker on Chinese law issues at international and national conferences.

Career

JunHe LLP

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (secondment)

Itochu Corporation (secondment)

China Electrical Power Trust and Investment Corporation

Professional Memberships

Qualified in New York

Member of the All-China Bar Association

Member of the Beijing Bar Association

Publications

Lexology Panoramic: Private M&A 2025 - China

Personal

hiking, love cats

Clients

CDIB Capital, China Resources, e.l.f., Sinoma, Siemens, SG, Sequoia Capital, Xiaomi

Work Highlights

represented HSBC on its strategic investment in PingAn Insurance; represented BOC on its seeking of Pre-IPO investment; represent China Resources in various acquisition projects; represented Xiaomi on various investment and acquisition projects; represented CDIB Capital in a few leveraged acquisition transactions.

Industry Sector Expertise

renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, real property, healthcare, private equity

Languages Spoken

Mandarin and English

Experience

JunHe LLP

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (secondment)

Itochu Corporation (secondment)

China Electrical Power Trust and Investment Corporation

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC

Education

Columbia Law School

LL.M.

China University of Political Science and Law (Graduate Law School)

LL.M.

China University of Political Science and Law

LL.B.

Awards

Greater China Region and Chambers Global (corporate & M&A) in 2023 and 2024

Chambers

One of China’s elite lawyers-a member of the exclusive A-List of China’s legal profession since 2021

China Business Law Journal

Best 15 Chinese Lawyers in TMT

2023

“Recommended Lawyers”

The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific

2022

“Best lawyers recommended by GC” since 2022

LEGAL GURU CLUB

2022

The Lawyers with Expertise in Foreign-Related Legal Services Highly Recommended

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