Ning Zhang
FOUNDING PARTNER
LOCATION: Silicon Valley
BAR ADMISSION:  California, Georgia
EDUCATION: 

• JD, Georgetown
• MBA, UIUC
• MS Journalism, UIUC​
  
• BA Journalism, Fudan University

E-MAIL: NING@CBCOUNSELOR.COM
TELEPHONE: +1-650-999-0227

Ning specializes in corporate services for companies of different sizes and stages. In her ten-year legal career, she has worked for White & Case and Jones Day in four different offices advising clients on investments and business operations in U.S., China or other Asian countries through green field investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, PE/VC financing, among others.

Career Highlights:

• Advised client on licensing matter for joint development program between a U.S. pharmaceutical company and a Chinese pharmaceutical company.
• Represented more than ten foreign clients in their joint ventures or strategic alliance projects in China and other jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Cayman Islands, BVI and U.S., including Regal Beloite and East Pennsylvania Manufacturing.
• Represented and participated in a number of transactions where the U.S. investors disposed their interests in Chinese entities.
• Represented Shanghai Automobile Air Conditioning Factory (SAACF) in the acquisition of Dephi Automotive’s equity interest in a joint venture with SAACF.
• Represented a major U.S. high tech company in strategic acquisitions of various companies or assets, involving deep learning, cloud technology, CDMA business, etc.
• Represented Google Capital in a proposed acquisition of an online education site in China.
• Represented Hepalink, a Chinese company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, in its acquisition of its competitor in the U.S. and its investment in a medical fund in the U.S.
• Represented ICBC in its acquisition of a Taiwan commercial bank.
• Represented owners of a Chinese hospital restructure its business in a sale to a British strategic investor.
• Represented certain medical fund in China to invest in various U.S. companies in Pre-IPO rounds.
• Represented a well-known U.S. pharmaceutical company in its investment in Chinese pharmaceutical companies through its fund in Asia
• Represented Chinese investors in Series F investment in AirBnB and Uber.
• Represented a number of start-ups in various financing rounds.

Areas of Expertise

• Cross Border Business
  • Contracts
  • Corporate General Counsel
  • Mergers and Acquisitions