Related Practices

China

Admitted to Practice

New York, 2007
People's Republic of China, 2008

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
English

Lin Zhu

Associate

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Shanghai

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Lin Zhu has worked with clients in health care, food and beverage, technology, telecom, design, and construction, as well as trading, and manufacturing industries. Lin 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 as an intern for the Shanghai Municipal People's Procuratorate and the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court.

Representative Experience

Business development

Representing a Seattle-based retailer in opening stores and developing business in China. (Ongoing)

Computer hardware retail market entry

Representing a worldwide reputable software and hardware manufacturer in its entry into China retail market of computer hardware. (Ongoing)

Corporate daily operation

Representing a worldwide reputable software manufacturer in its daily R&D operation in China. (Ongoing)

General corporate

Representing a WFOE and a foreign securities company’s representative office in handling government registration procedures. (Ongoing)

Employment

Advised a reputable hotel management group and a reputable design company in employment-related matters in China. (2012)

Corporate daily operation

Represented a reputable U.S. power management company in its daily operation in China. (2011)

Purchase of equity interest

Represented a 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. (2011)

Merger and acquisition

Representing a large German chemical manufacturer in a stock purchase of a water treatment company based in Nanjing. (2010)

Partner buy-out

Representing Delaware-based chemical and new material leader in Chinese partner buy-out or sell-out transaction. (2010)

Potential merger/series of equity transfers

Represented 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)

Purchase of assets/series A preferred share issuance

Represented a new company in a spin-off of assets from an existing company; and Series A Preferred Stock financing by a Cayman Islands holding company with a subsidiary operating in Shanghai, China. (2010)

Strategic alliance

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. (2010)