Shirley ZHAOPartner
- Shanghai Office
- Language：Chinese, English
- Expertise： Compliance & Government Regulation Dispute Resolution Health & Life Sciences
- Tel：+86 136 6170 9525
- Email：zhaoye@hylandslaw.com
Basic Profile
Education Background
2004-2008 | Fudan University | Law | Bachelor's Degree
2009-2012 | Washington University in St. Louis, US | Law | J.D. Degree
Working Experience
2013-2015 | Beijing Jun He Law Firm | Lawyer
2015-2016 | King & Wood Mallesons Shanghai Office | Lawyer
2016-2017 | Paul Hastings LLP (Shanghai Office) | Attorney
2017-2018 | Quinn Emanuel LLP (Shanghai Office) | Attorney
2018-2023 | Beijing DHH (Shanghai) Law Firm | Lawyer, Partner
2024-present | Hylands Law Firm Shanghai Office | Partner
Professional Qualifications
Admitted in PRC
Admitted in New York, USA
Professional Background
Shirley Zhao is a partner in the Shanghai Office. She has more than 10 years of experience in comprehensive compliance matters, handling compliance health checks and investigations, compliance due diligence, government enforcement actions, proactive reviews, state secret reviews, and data compliance reviews for clients of a wide variety of industries.
As admitted both in PRC and in US NY State, Ms. Zhao is recognized as a lawyer familiar with both Chinese compliance regulations and FCPA rules. She also has extensive experience in handling cross-jurisdiction dispute resolution cases. She is an arbitrator of Beihai
Arbitration Commission and Beihai Court of International Arbitration. Her extensive litigation and arbitration experience also provides her with a whole picture and unique insights when advising clients in cases and projects of non-litigation sectors.
Shirley Zhao's industry experience covers pharmaceutical and healthcare, energy and chemical, financial services, manufacturing, Internet and artificial intelligence, new media, etc.
Social Activities
High School Affiliated to Fudan University | Alumni Mentor
Foreign Language School of ECUPL | Master's Career Mentor
Shanghai Xuhui Notary Office | Listed Estate Administrator
Honors and Awards
Representative Cases
- Compliance and Government Regulation
- Dispute Resolution
- Health and Life Sciences
- Represented several pharmaceutical enterprise to establish compliance system
- Represented leading companies to conduct a variety of compliance internal investigations
- Represented a leading company to conduct compliance health check
- Represented multipal MNCs to handle compliance investigation from market supervision institutions
- Represented MNCs to conduct internal compliance investigation for FCPA issues
- Represented a leading manufacturer to investigate into leakage of trade secrets; enhance trade secret protection system for the client
- Provide legal consulting services to multiple MNCs or financial institutions regarding data transfer and state secrets
- Represented a multinational technology company in a series of arbitration cases for contract disputes, followed by enforcement proceedings in China.
- Advised a state-owned enterprise for parallel litigations in both China and UK
- Advised a Chinese Individual to file a motion to quash a grand jury subpoena in a US court case
- Represented a petroleum company in a reputation infringement case
- Represented a leading automobile manufacturer in product liability cases
- Represented clients to handle disputes arising from financial derivatives
- Advised multipal pharmaceutical enterprises on compliance feasibility of business models as well as other compliance issues
- Advised multipal pharmaceutical enterprises on reorganization and restructuring of various functions and departments
- Advised multipal pharmaceutical enterprises on advertising law related issues
- Advised multipal pharmaceutical enterprises on clinical projects
- Seconded as corporate counsel at a leading pharmaceutical company