Ling Zhang
Zhang Ling Senior Partner
Government, Public Policies & Stated-owned Assets Operation Supervision
Compliance and Risk Management
Dispute Resolution
Real Estate, Construction and Energy
Detailed introduction
Lawyer Zhang Ling is a partner in the corporate department of Beijing Dacheng (Shanghai) Law Firm, with 13 years of legal practice experience. Her areas of expertise include: government and public policy regulation; banking and finance; corporate compliance, investment and financing, and complex commercial dispute resolution. Lawyer Zhang currently serves as legal counsel for several district-level governments, committees, public institutions, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises, and private enterprises, and is familiar with government regulation and investigation, as well as administrative law enforcement; she has rich experience in corporate compliance governance, investment and financing, and dispute resolution, providing legal services for many large investment companies, central enterprises, and state-owned enterprises in areas such as investment and financing mergers and acquisitions, bond trusts, private equity funds, and data compliance.
Lawyer Zhang Ling is adept at providing numerous innovative solutions for clients by integrating resources and combining litigation perspectives and experiences, helping clients maximize the avoidance of dispute risks during project execution. Recent representative cases include a real estate restructuring project in Wenzhou; compliance special services for a state-owned enterprise in Shanghai; a collective fund trust plan for Everbright Trust; a private corporate bond and ultra-short-term financing issuance project for a state-owned asset platform in Shandong; and full legal services for the 10th China Flower and Horticulture Expo; as well as annual financial risk inspection projects involving financing leasing and factoring in Pudong New Area, a photovoltaic new energy project for a central enterprise, and an overseas acquisition project in Singapore for a certain enterprise.
Lawyer Zhang Ling also has rich experience and excellent communication skills in handling corporate commercial, financial investment negotiations, and dispute resolution; she is skilled in formulating communication and trial strategies and proposing constructive and practical dispute prevention and resolution solutions. She has successfully handled numerous major litigation and arbitration cases for state-owned enterprises, listed companies, banks, and fund institutions, involving various fields such as equity/shares, finance, investment, loans and guarantees, and trade.
Specializing in equity investments and construction engineering matters, Yu Jie provides comprehensive legal services across:
- Transaction structuring and due diligence
- Commercial contract negotiation
- Cross-sector dispute resolution
His industry expertise spans semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and new energy sectors, with notable clients including:
- China Guangfa Bank Shanghai Branch
- Zhonggu Group Shanghai Grain & Oil
- China Erye Construction Group
- Yiya Technology (AI/Nanotech)
Key capabilities:
- Drafting complex investment agreements
- Resolving EPC contract disputes
- Advising state-owned enterprises on restructuring
- Shanghai Municipal "March 8th Red Flag Holder" Award
- Shanghai Outstanding Judicial Administration Worker
- Shanghai Outstanding Young Lawyer
- Shanghai Outstanding Female Lawyer
- 2025 LegalOne Top 45 Practical Pioneers
- 2025 GRCD China Female Lawyer of the Year
- Listed in Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025 for Corporate/Commercial Law
- 2024 China LegalOne Rising Star
- 2024 ALB Women Lawyers Award Nominee (East China)
- 2023 GRCD China Compliance Award (Excellence in Government Regulatory Compliance)
- 2000.09–2004.07: Southwest University of Science and Technology, Bachelor’s Degree
- 2014.09–2017.06: Lanzhou University, Master’s Degree
- 2024.08–2025.07: National University of Singapore, Master’s Degree
- 2008.08–2015.06: Beijing Jingda Law Firm (Shanghai Branch), Managing Lawyer
- 2015.07–2020.08: Shanghai Rongfu Law Firm, Partner
- 2020.09–Present: Dacheng Shanghai, Partner
- Lawyer’s Practicing Certificate
- Fund Practicing Qualification
- CCRC-DCO (Certified Data Compliance Officer) by China Cybersecurity Review Technology and Certification Center
- Live Streaming and Compliance, Zhejiang Gongshang University Press, June 2021
- Understanding and Application of the Shanghai Data Regulations, China Legal Publishing House, December 2023
- Arbitrator, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center)
- Mediator, Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center (SCMC)
- Member, Arbitration Committee of Shanghai Bar Association
- Secretary-General, Shanghai Children’s Welfare Foundation
- Deputy Director, Young Lawyers Working Committee of Shanghai Bar Association
- Member, Legislative Affairs Committee of Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Congress Standing Committee
- Deputy Secretary-General, Shanghai Pudong New Area Female Talent Promotion Association
- Legal Advisor to the Minhang/Chongming District Committees and District Governments
- Vice President, Shanghai Leshan Chamber of Commerce