Haiyan Zhao
Zhao Haiyan Partner
Dispute Resolution
Corporate and M&A
Real Estate, Construction and Energy
Finance
Detailed introduction
lawyer Jeffrey Zhao holds a bachelor's and a master's degree inlaw. He has been practiced law since 2003 and is expert in litigation andarbitration of all kinds of foreign-related civil and commercial contractdisputes and company equity disputes. He has carried out good legal advisoryservices for a large number of foreign-funded enterprises, state-ownedenterprises, government departments and social organizations. Jeffrey also Specializesin the use of wills, insurance, trust and other tools to plan for high networth individuals and Family Wealth inheritance.
Foreign Investment andInternational Trade
- As long-term legal adviser tothe German Financial Services Company, responsible for overseeing the paymentobligations of hundreds of mainland customers, and debt collection, sending legalletters, arbitration and other issues. Helped Company initiate arbitrationdozens of cases since 2008 and won all.
- Faced with the adversesituation at the end of 2011, when the majority shareholder and legalrepresentative of a mainland customer of the German company fled due to usurypressure, Jeffrey helped Company conduct seizure of machinery and equipment intime, and actively negotiated with the customer's minority shareholders,ultimately successfully persuaded the customer's minority shareholders tocooperate with the customer's property disposal for debt repayment. In the end,successfully helped company to collect more than 5 million RMB of debt.
- as the Long-term legal counselof a Swedish Group in mainland China's subsidiary company, Jeffrey providedlegal consultation, solution, litigation and arbitration services for clientsin their daily business.
- Provides year-round legalconsulting services to global energy supplier, a Shanghai Energy Technologycompany.
- Provided specific legalservices to a Hong Kong Properties company.
- Provided long-term legalservices to a Marketing Consulting company in Shanghai and other foreignenterprises.
Dispute Settlement
- Since 2012, Jeffrey has beenthe legal adviser to a foreign Chemical company and related companies inmainland China, which is one of the top three gas industries in the world. Onbehalf of the company, Jeffrey has brought dozens of arbitration cases, all ofwhich won or reached settlement.
- Acted as an agent for a hotelcompany in litigation and arbitration of housing lease contracts withenterprises in Harbin, Weihai and Shanghai.
- Provided long-term legal advicesto a number of state-owned companies, enterprises and institutions, includingGuangming Group Shanghai Corporation, Shanghai Donghai Hospital for theelderly, etc. And deal with theday-to-day operations of litigation and arbitration.
- Provided legal support to a websiteand Pudong Talent Development Center in civil and commercial and IntellectualProperty cases.
FAMILY GOVERNANCE ANDINHERITANCE OF WEALTH
- Handled Integrated WealthManagement for a high net worth individual in Hong Kong, segregating FamilyWealth Risks and arranging child inheritance matters.
- Dealt with cross-regionalproperty inheritance disputes and provided probate guidance legal services fora client in Shanghai.
- Handled succession disputes fora client in Shanghai.
- Master of Laws, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
- Bachelor of law, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
- 2009-present, partner, Dentons (Shanghai)law firm
- Chinese lawyer Qualification
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