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  • Tommy Tang

    Regional Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5957-2190

    Email tangmengyuan@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Compliance & Investigation, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Litigation & Arbitration

  • Industries

    Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Financial Innovation & Fintech

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Tommy Tang

Mr. Mengyuan Tang specializes in compliance and government regulation, crisis management, cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, and dispute resolution in commercial cases and cutting-edge areas. He is a member of the Banking and Financial Law Committee of the Beijing Lawyers Association and a mediator at the Beijing Internet Court and the Beijing People's Mediation Association. He holds certifications as an anti-money laundering specialist and a corporate compliance expert.
Mr. Tang has been providing legal services to domestic and international clients for financial regulation, anti-money laundering compliance, anti-telecoms fraud, industry-specific regulation, sanctions and counter-sanctions, investigations, business and product design, and cross-border dispute resolution. He also has extensive experience in equity and asset transactions, joint ventures, and exits. As a pioneering practitioner in anti-money laundering compliance and regulatory investigations for financial institutions, Mr. Tang has participated in discussions and offered valuable input on regulations at the invitation of relevant organizations, making meaningful contributions to policy-making in these spheres.

Representative Matters

Mr. Mengyuan Tang serves a diverse range of clients, including financial institutions, large state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations, fintech companies, and startups. Financial institutions he counts among his clientele include joint-stock banks, city commercial banks, internet banks, asset management companies (AMCs), non-bank payment institutions, wealth management companies of banks, internet platforms, life insurance companies, property insurance companies, reinsurance companies, insurance brokerage firms, insurance asset management institutions, fund managers, private equity funds, and other licensed Chinese institutions, as well as licensed foreign institutions such as licensed foreign securities brokers, fund managers, payment institutions, etc. His non-financial institution clients include group companies, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare and wellness enterprises, industrial and chemical firms, petroleum and trading companies, airlines, real estate developers, logistics and warehousing companies, etc.


Representative Regulatory and Compliance Mandates:

  • Provided ongoing services for the establishment and continuous enhancement of anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance systems to a financial institution

  • Delivered end-to-end services to resolve an AML compliance incident for a Hong Kong-based financial institution

  • Provided legal services for customer retrospective reviews and investigations to a financial institution Supported multiple financial and non-financial institutions in drafting AML, sanctions, and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) contract templates and guidelines

  • Conducted AML compliance risk assessments for a financial institution

  • Provided AML compliance risk assessment and compliance enhancement services to a multinational corporation

  • Assisted financial institutions in preparing for and responding to AML regulatory actions

  • Supported a financial institution in addressing cross-border AML regulatory incidents

  • Conducted compliance due diligence for the acquisition by a financial institution

  • Provided end-to-end support for the design and establishment of a healthcare and wellness product line of a life insurance company, including business and scenario expansion

  • Assisted a life insurance company in resolving a client crisis

  • Provided legal services to address national security risk incidents to an internet company, avoiding liability consequences


Representative Projects in Mergers and Acquisitions, Transactions, and Risk Management:

  • Provided legal services for investment and transactions in healthcare and wellness projects to multiple financial and non-financial institutions nationwide, with ongoing support

  • Supported leading enterprises and financial institutions in investment, transactions, and risk management for IDC (Internet Data Center) projects in various regions

  • Provided legal services for a major fixed-asset transaction project to a South Korean conglomerate in China, which was the largest transaction of its kind for that year

  • Supported foreign institutions in joint ventures, factory establishment, renewal, exit, and relocation in China, including navigating government-enterprise negotiations as well as resolving certain longstanding problems and other issues uncommon in such deals

  • Provided full-process legal services to state-owned enterprises investing in local industrial projects, regional development, and contract fulfillment with local governments and state-owned assets

  • Assisted private capital in legal matters related to investment, cooperation, and exit for warehousing and industrial projects

  • Supported large AMCs in legal services for non-performing asset disposal and segregation trust projects in various regions

Honors and Awards

China Top Lawyers Ranking in Compliance, LEGALBAND, 2024

Memberships & Affiliations

Committee Member, Banking and Financial Law Committee, Beijing Lawyers Association

Mediator, Beijing People's Mediation Association

Mediator, Beijing Internet Court

Publications

"Identifying and Managing Risks in Sustainable Supply Chains", 2025

"Zhonglv Lunyu - Annual Essence of Legal Writings", 2024

"Compliance Guidelines for SMEs in China", China Association for SMEs, 2023

"The Current Status and Challenges of Handling Violation Buildings in Judicial Auction Procedures", Law and Society, December 2018

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2017

  • Education

    LL.M., Vanderbilt University, 2012-2013
    LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law, 2008-2012

  • Professional Experience

    Regional partner,Non-equity partner and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, July 2013 to present

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English