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Eric ZHANG
Equity Partner / Shanghai
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Tel +86-21-6061-3166
Email ericzhang@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Construction & Project Development, Litigation & Arbitration
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Industries
Real Estate
Eric ZHANG
Mr. Eric Zhang specializes in investment, M&A and corporate governance, construction & project development, litigation and arbitration, among others, and has provided professional and efficient legal services to famous businesses, associations and governmental authorities, including China Baowu Group, China Merchants Shekou, Huafa Group, Charoen Pokphand Group, SK Holdings, CBRE Group, Shanghai International Group, Shanghai Trading Group, Huajin Avenue Investment Co., Ltd., Nantong Industries Holding Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai JUNHE Group, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Tigermed, Merrill Lynch, CITIC Securities Company Limited, China International Capital Corporation Ltd., Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, Ping An Securities Ltd., Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd., China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Fujian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Nantong government, Shanghai Municipal Committee of Financial, Local Financial Regulatory Bureau of Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the People’s Government of Pudong New Area, etc.
Representative Matters
Acted as PRC legal advisor for sponsor Merrill Lynch in the initial public offering of H shares and listing of Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd. (300347) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Provided full process commercial real estate legal services from land acquisition to operation to SK Group for building SK Tower, the new landmark of the Shanghai Expo
Provided legal services to SK Group for its acquisition of a CNY 2 billion syndicated loan
Provided legal services to Huafa Group for cooperative development of several land plots in the Yangtze River Delta Region
Provided legal services for joint acquisition of a commercial complex in Shanghai’s core area by Golden Union Group and Warburg Pincus
Provided legal services for acquisition of residential real estate in Suzhou by Shanghai China Merchants Land under China Merchants Shekou
Provided legal services for Jiangsu Jinhui Group’s acquisition of an industrial land project
Provided legal services for the Shanghai Suhe Century residential project jointly developed by Yanlord Land and Huafa Real Estate
Provided legal services for the disposal of non-performing steel assets in the Yongzhu Warehouse by Shanghai Baosteel Industry & Trade Co., Ltd. under Shanghai Baosteel Group
Provided legal services for the disposal of a dual-use dock owned by a Nantong based state-owned assets platform
Provided legal services for the disposal of a non-performing 5A first-class office building by China Everbright Bank
Provided legal services for the acquisition of Parcel No. 91 in Wuxi New District
Provided legal services to Shanghai Zhuqiao New Town Investment Development Co., Ltd. for its cross-border acquisition of the commercial complex in Market Street in San Francisco
Provided legal services for the establishment of the Mother Fund of Nantong People’s Government and the Government Funds of Tongzhou Bay Jiang-Hai (Yangtze River-Sea) Joint Development Demonstration Zone
Provided legal services for Huajin Avenue Investment Co., Ltd.’s equity investment in Shanghai Weimu Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Represented Calxon Group in responding to a class action involving a landmark commercial complex in Suzhou
Represented a large state-owned real estate company in private lending dispute cases against Fuzhou Tahoe Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Tahoe Investment Group
Represented Nantong Construction Group JOINT-STOCK Co., Ltd. in a series of lawsuits of disputes over construction contracts against Tianji Automobile Technology Group Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies
Represented Jiangsu Jinhui Group in a series of lawsuits of disputes over construction project contracts
Represented a company under Charoen Pokphand Group in a series of disputes over equity transfer
Honors and Awards
National May-First Labor Medal, All-China Federation of Trade Unions, 2021
Outstanding Communist Party Member of Shanghai, Shanghai Committee of the Communist Party of China, 2021
Shanghai Model Worker, Shanghai Committee of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, 2020
Shanghai Youth May-Fourth Medal, Shanghai Committee of Chinese Communist Youth League, Shanghai Municipal Human Resource and Social Security Bureau, 2018
Top-notch Talents of Shanghai, Organization Department of Shanghai Committee of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai Municipal Human Resource and Social Security Bureau, Shanghai Committee of Chinese Communist Youth League, 2017
The Advanced Individual of the Judicial and Administrative System of Shanghai, Shanghai Bureau of Justice, Shanghai Municipal Human Resource and Social Security Bureau, 2017
The “Top 10 Outstanding Young Lawyers of Pudong, Shanghai”， Lawyer Party Committee of Pudong, Lawyer Youth League Committee of Pudong, Legal Affairs Commission of Pudong, Pudong Lawyer Youth Federation, 2015
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, the 13th & 14th Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Deputy Director, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Member, Expert Group for Participating in the Consultation on Legislation of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Member, the 13th All-China Youth Federation Committee
Vice President, the 12th & 13th Shanghai Youth Federation
Supervisor, the Seventh Special Supervisor of Shanghai High People’s Court
Consulting Experts, Shanghai Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission First Session of Legal Consulting Experts
Former Deputy Secretary, the sixth Communist Youth League of Pudong, Shanghai
Former President, third Lawyers Youth Federation of Pudong, Shanghai
Publications
“Highlight the Mass Characteristics of Mass Organizations”, Wen Wei Po, 2018
“Case Analysis of Non-performing Assets Disposal Project on Steel for Bao Gang Gong Mao under Shanghai Baosteel Group”, Zhong Lun Publications, 2017
“Two Billion Fixed Assets Syndicated Loan Project for Shanghai SK Tower”, Zhong Lun Publications, 2016
Related
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Deals Related
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Events Related
Zhang Jinquan, the partner of Zhonglun, was elected as the Vice President of Shanghai Youth Federation
Zhang Jinquan, the representative of Shanghai's legal youth, will work diligently to meet his duty, devote himself to promoting the legal system construction and contribute his youth power to the reform and development of Shanghai in this new era.
2019-04-08
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar, 2009
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Education
LL.B., Nanjing University
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Professional Experience
Zhong Lun Law Firm
SG & CO PRC LAWYERS
Shanghai Rongli Tianwen Law Firm
Nanjing Normal University -
Languages
Chinese
English