Rui(Ray)Zhang
Zhan Rui Senior Partner
Professional field :
Capital Markets
Corporate and M&A
Cross-Border Investment and Trade
Finance
Detailed introduction
Mr. Ray Zhan and his team focus their practice primarily on the areas of hi-tech law, IP, M&A and restructuring, PE/VC, and wealth management. Ray has nearly 20 years experience in the practice of law.
Project Experience
- Advised Shanghai MediWorks Precision Instruments Co., Ltd., Ningbo Solartron Technology Co., Ltd., Nantong Lingjiufeng Plastic Co., Ltd., Marks Network Technology Co., Ltd.branches based in the United States and Shanghai, Shanghai Tianyue Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai Haoyang Network Technology Co., Ltd. and other high-tech businesses on patent infringement litigation and patent and trademark protection;
- Advised Shanghai Xiaoling Network Technology Co., Ltd., Chongqing Shangzhou Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Zhizaojia Network Technology Co., Ltd., Shengtuo Medical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Guotong Shiguang Qixu Network Technology Co., Ltd. (with PWC), and Xinjiang Tianwei Antai Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. on strategic planning and shareholding structure, equity incentive plans and system design and implementation, shareholding platform, and option contract arrangements;
- Advised listed companies Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech Stock Co., Ltd., Opple Lighting Co. Ltd., Shanghai Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., and BVI Leading Manufacturing on M&A and equity matters; advised Excelsior Medical (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of a national medical group and hospitals across the country; advised many listed companies and MNCs on their acquisitions across the industrial sectors of chemical engineering, computer chips, medical and healthcare, alcohol, environmental protection, and financial information technology;
- Advised Shanghai Zhongfeng Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. and many other tech companies on multiple rounds of financing, restructuring and reorganization, offshore VIE structure, and listing on the Main Board, the National Equities Exchange and Quotations, and the Growth Enterprise Market;
- Advised a financial group on its acquisition of the US-based Invesco REITs (for USD 1 billion); provided legal services for the fund raising and setup of a RMB 1 billion Softbank growth equity investment fund;
- Acts as long-term legal advisor to listed companies Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Shanghai Huaxin Puhe Asset Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Ronghan Financial Information Services Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zexue Education Technology Co., Ltd., Guizhou Venture Capital Fund, and other enterprises and government authorities, based on retainer arrangements;
- Serves as a guest lecturer of Chinese entrepreneurs’ wealth management and inheritance at the Lujiazui Wealth Management Center, a mentor for the Intel WECAN Startup Accelerator and CAS Kejia Startup Accelerator, a judge for Slush China, and a long-term legal expert guest for the program See the World from a Legal Perspective of the Radio and Television Station of Shanghai.
Educational Background
- 2012 LL.M. in Financial Services Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
- 2010 LL.M. in Civil and Commercial Law, East China University of Political Science and Law
- 2000 LL.B. in Economic Law, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2000
- 2000 B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Work Experience
- 2017 - date Partner, Dentons Shanghai Office
- 2006 -2015 Associate/Partner, Lee, Tsai & Partners
- 2005 - 2006 Associate, Shanghai Tianhong Law Firm
- 2000 - 2005 In-house Counsel, Foxconn Technology Group
Relevant qualifications
- PRC licensed lawyer, 2003
- PRC certified patent attorney, 2006
Publication
- Risk Control and Corporate Governance in Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (Master Thesis, 2010)
- Uniform Fiduciary Duty of Securities Companies under the Wall Street Financial Reform Act of the United States (Master Thesis in English, 2012)
- Whether A Breach of Contract Constitutes A Crime - An Analysis of Criminal Cases Involving Trademark Infringement (Thesis, 2005)
- Patent Protection for Banks in China (Legal Report, 2006)
- Legal Issues concerning the Licensing of Unregistered Trademarks (Thesis, 2007)
- Product Quality Liability under the OEM Model (Thesis, 2008)
- On the Patent Protection Trends in the US in light of the eBay Case: On the “Cessation of Patent Infringement” Liability in China (Thesis, 2007)
- Doctrines of Determining Design Patent Infringement Returned to Their Original Nature: Egyptian Goddess, Inc. v. Swisa, Inc. (Thesis, 2008)
- New Challenges for Corporate Social Responsibility in Multinational Companies (Thesis, 2012)
- Intellectual Property Protection in the Retail Industry (Speech, Test Rite HOLA Group, 2012)
- Intellectual Property Protection, Investment and Financing of Sci-Tech Businesses (Speech, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park and other sci-tech parks, 2013)
- The Current Situation and Trends of the PRC Antimonopoly Law (English speech, Asia Competition Association 2014 Annual Conference in Tokyo)
- Multinational Corporations: Trends, Compliance and Legal Risks (English speech, China General Chamber of Commerce Chicago, 2014)
- Anti-commercial Bribery Legal Practice of Multinational Corporations in China (Speech, ZF&TRW, 2015)
Membership status of professional organizations
- Permanent member of the China Law Society
- Director of the China Chapter to the Chinese Financial Association of America (CFAA)
- PRC corporate law expert witness to the High Court of Hong Kong
- Guest lecturer at Peter F. Drucker Academy, USA
- Resident mentor for Intel WECAN Startup Accelerator
- Chief editor of the Intellectual Property and Technology Industry Law Report by Dentons Shanghai Office
- Member of the Funds Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association (9th)
- Member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association (8th)
- Legal expert guest for the Program Seeing the World from a Legal Perspective of the Radio and Television Station of Shanghai