James Zhang is a partner of Global Law Office, Shanghai. James‘ practice areas include corporate and M&A, private equity transactions and investment funds, life sciences and healthcare, TMT, compliance and risks management. He specializes in all phases of transactions regarding various enterprises in different growth periods, from the deal structure design, due diligence investigations, drafting/reviewing transaction documents, negotiations, providing relevant legal advices, to deal closings. James is also deeply involved in ESG investing and advices, the building of compliance systems, improvement of ESG compliance, and corporate risks management for various invested enterprises. James advises different clients in a wide range of business sectors, from life sciences sectors, manufacturing, telecoms and media, FMCG, advertising and broadcasting, financial services (fund/asset management, insurance, securities and trusts), to real estate, etc.

Some of his prior cases also promoted the development of China’s legal system, which directly contributed to the promulgation of new regulations including the "Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues concerning the Trial of Disputes Involving Foreign-Invested Enterprises (I)" of 2010, and the "Measures on Management of Provision of Financial Information Services in China by Foreign Institutions” of 2009.

James worked for major international law firms for more than a decade in Beijing, Shanghai and Amsterdam, supporting various multinational companies’ business in China, and assisting Chinese and other Asian investors in their overseas transactions and regulatory matters.  Before joining Global Law Office, James served as the regional legal head in the Asian areas of Starr Investment, a subsidiary of Starr Companies (the founding shareholder of AIG). In Starr Companies, James handled multiple equity investment transactions in the TMT industries, new economy and healthcare sectors, also dozens of Fund-of-Fund (FOF) investments, dispute resolution and enforcement, and the post-investment management and strategic exits of multiple investee portfolios.

Lawyer, the People’s Republic of China

Attorney at Law, the State of New York, the USA

Passed the Fund Professional Exams, Asset Management Association of China

CFA ESG Investing Certificate

LL.B. (International Law), East China University of Political Science and Law

LLM. (American Law), Boston University School of Law