Languages Chinese (Mandarin) English Admitted to Practice | New York, 2007 | | Qualified in the People's Republic of China, 2008 |
| Lin Zhu offers the firm's clients a strong background in legal work in China. Prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine, she served as an intern at the Shanghai office of King & Wood. Lin also worked for the Shanghai Municipal People's Procuratorate and the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court. Selected Experience Ongoing Representing the founders, management team and company in: (1) a spin-off (assets purchase) transaction from Silicon Valley based chip firm; and (2) Series A Preferred Share Issuance by a Cayman Islands holding company with a subsidiary operating in Shanghai, China. Ongoing Representing an Israeli PE fund in the purchase of an equity interest in a Chinese company that owns and operates waste water treatment and drinking water supply facilities in five Chinese cities. Ongoing Representing a large German chemical manufacturer in a stock purchase of a water treatment company based in Nanjing. 2010 Representing Delaware-based chemical and new material leader in Chinese partner buy-out or sell-out transaction. 2010 Representing a Midwest-based auto components manufacturer in early stage of a China corporate transaction involving a series of equity transfers and a corporate merger/consolidation. 2010 Represented Chicago-based chemical manufacturer in the formation of a strategic alliance and the negotiation of an exclusive supply and distribution agreement with a Nanjing-based chemical manufacturer. Also advised client on antitrust issues. Additional Qualifications Professional and Community Activities Education LL.M., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 2007 LL.B., Fudan University School of Law, 2006, with honors | |