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  • Bin ZHAO

    Special Counsel / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5796-5008

    Email zhaobin@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Antitrust & Competition, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Compliance & Investigation

CV

Bin ZHAO

Before joining Zhong Lun Law Firm, Bin had over 20 years of experience in serving as general counsel in the China branches of several multi-national high-tech companies after he had worked for years as a practicing lawyer in a couple of international law firms.
Bin's major practice areas include anti-trust and competition (managed large MNCs’ respondence to the governments' anti-trust investigations in Asia/EU/US, and their filings for clearance with PRC government on cross-border M&As); corporate law (managed large MNCs’ general legal affairs); compliance management (built up compliance and risk control systems for large MNCs, covering information/data security, export control and sanctions, integrity and anti-corruption, IP protection, etc.); investment and M&A (managed large MNCs' set up of entities, capital/equity financing, government approval, and liquidation and bankruptcy); and portfolio licensing of standard essential patent.

Representative Matters

Anti-trust and Competition

  • Represented large MNCs in dealing with anti-trust investigations by the governments of China, US, EU, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Region

  • Represented an MNC in applying for anti-trust clearance with the Chinese government on a renowned cross-border M&A project


Direct Investment and M&A

  • Managed MNCs’ acquisition of local companies and set up of JVs, R&D centers and innovation firms by means of direct investment, equity transfer, etc.


Corporate Legal Affairs

  • Managed legal & GA of large MNCs, including business negotiations, contract governance, labor disputes, compliance audits, etc.


Compliance Administration

  • Set up compliance governance systems for large MNCs, covering export control and sanctions, integrity and anti-corruption, IP protection, information and data security, etc.

Honors and Awards

For Individual

Chambers GC Influencers for China, 2020 Pioneer

Chambers China Global Influencer, 2019

Top 15 General Counsels, Asia Law Business (ALB), 2019

Top 10 In-House General Counsels, The Legal 500, 2019

2019 Global MNC Leadership Award

For Deal

China Top 15 In-house Teams, Asia Law Business (ALB), 2017

MNC In-House Team of the Year, 16th Annual ALB China Law Awards, 2019

Memberships & Affiliations

Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

Graduate Supervisor, Peking University Law School

Vice-Chairman, China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (CAEFI)

Vice-Chairman, China International Council for the Promotion of Multinational Corporations (CICPMC)

Standing Director, Center for China & Globalization (CCG)

Vice-Chairman, Beijing Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment (BAEFI)

Related

  • Education

    J.D.，University of Minnesota Law School – Minneapolis, MN, September 1994 – June 1997
    Ph.D. (Candidate) in Linguistics, University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN, September 1990 – June 1994
    M.A.in East Asian Studies, University of Minnesota – Minneapolis, MN, September 1988 – June 1990
    M.A. in Chinese Language & Literature, Peking University – Beijing, China, September 1984 – June 1987
    B.A. in Chinese Language & Literature, Peking University – Beijing, China, September 1980 – June 1984

  • Professional Experience

    Special Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm, March 2022 to Present
    SVP, Legal & Government Affairs, Qualcomm China, January 2012 – December 2021
    VP & General Counsel, Legal & Government, Sony China Ltd., October 2006 – December 2011
    Senior Legal Counsel, Intel China Ltd., September 2002 – September 2006
    Senior Associate and China Representative, DLA (Shanghai), September 2000 – August 2002
    Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie (Beijing), October 1997 – August 2000

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English