Practice Areas

Tony Zhang specializes in corporate and M&A, merger control filing, issuing of bonds in and outside China markets, employment matters.

 

Mr. Zhang has provided services to a wide range of well-known multinationals and Chinese clients, including those of Fortune 500 and SMEs in such industries as manufacturing, real estate, retail and energy. Most of his clients are leaders of their businesses in China or international markets.

 

Mr. Zhang successfully counseled on many investment projects (such as FDI and M&A), merger control filings, and the issuing of corporate bonds. In addition, as long term outside counsel to his clients, he has successfully dealt with many legal issues in connection with the corporate restructuring and liquidation, compliance, commercial agreements and employment matters. Notably, Mr. Zhang represented GLP in its landmark agreement with China Merchants Group which allowed GLP to acquire 50% of China Merchants Group’s private equity arm China Merchants Capital.  This strategic project was awarded “Deal of the Year (Asia) 2019” by Private Equity Real Estate (“PERE”).

Work Experience

Mr. Zhang joined Global Law Office in 2021. He was counsel/senior associate at a leading Chinese law firm from 2014 to 2020, prior to that was a legal consultant at the Shanghai office of a German law firm from 2006 to 2014. In addition, he had been seconded as senior legal counsel to a multinational company headquartered in Switzerland during the period of Oct. 2015 until Mar. 2016.

Admission

Admitted in the P.R. China

Education

Shanghai International Studies University (L.L. B.)

Languages
Chinese,English