Jizhi (Frank) ZHANGPartner
- Beijing Office
- Language：Chinese English
- Expertise： Corporate Dispute Resolution Capital Markets
- Tel：86 185 0029 7536
- Email：frank@hylandslaw.com
Basic Profile
Education Background
University of California, Los Angeles | Visiting Scholar
Hebei University | Bachelor of Laws
Work Experience
2021-Present | Hylands Law Firm | Partner
2007-2021 | TianTai Law Firm | Partner
2005-2007 | HuaYe Law Firm | Lawyer
Professional Qualification
2020｜Selected into the National Talent Tool of Foreign-related Lawyers & Beijing Talent Pool of Foreign-related Lawyers
2006｜Obtained Lawyer’s License
2006 | Cultural Agent
2006 | Sports Agent
Professional Background
Lawyer Jizhi ZHANG has been practicing for nearly 20 years, specializing in providing diversified legal services for large state-owned enterprises, central enterprises, listed enterprises, high-tech enterprises, entertainment, media and Internet enterprises, private equity funds and other investment institutions. Mr. Zhang has rich experience in investment, financing and M&A, corporate listing, dispute resolution and litigation, intellectual property rights, corporate compliance and other fields.
Government and enterprise clients represented by Mr. Zhang include: Li Auto (US listed), Zhonghuan Semiconductor (A-share listed), Binhua Co., LTD. (A-share listed), Tencent (Hong Kong listed), Wanda (A-share listed), China Merchants Bank (A-share listed), Baotailong Co., LTD. (A-share listed), China Film (A-share listed), Bilibili (Hong Kong listed), Shifang Holding (Hong Kong listed), Huya.com (US listed), Qutoutiao (US listed), Dongsheng Tourism (Hong Kong listed), Tsingtao Brewery (A-share listed), Segway-Ninebot (A-share listed), Zhengwu Sunshine, Beijing International Film Festival, SMG, 1905 Film Network, BDR (China), Organizing Committee of the 2008 Olympic Games and Organizing Committee of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, etc.
The investment and financial clients represented by Mr. Zhang include: Xiongan Fund, Jonoon Fund, Fengding Venture Capital Co. LTD, Beijing Cultural Investment Development Group, Hanzhong Cultural and Tourism Investment Development Group, Shougang Fund, Everbright Limited, Tongfu Capital, Wenxin Fund, One Fundation, CITIC Guoan Fund, CITIC AMC, Badaling Cultural and Tourism Fund, Charlemagne Capital (UK), Haitong Securities, Guosen Securities, Everbright Securities, Minmetls Securities, Kaiyuan Securities, China Merchants Bank, The Export-Import Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of Beijing, Natixis Bank, Ping An Trust, Minmetls International Trust, etc.
Social Activities
Special expert of Pujiang Training Base of Shanghai Stock Exchange
Special expert of Beijing Cultural Innovation (Exchange)
President of Legal Affairs Committee of Beijing Cultural Industry Investment and Financing Association
Member of Culture and Tourism Professional Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association
Member of International Business Research Association of Bar Association of Chaoyang district
Deputy Director of Tax Service Working Committee of China TV Drama Production Industry Association
Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Committee of Shanghai Film and Television Production Association
Special expert of Beijing Cultural Innovation (Exchange)
President of Legal Affairs Committee of Beijing Cultural Industry Investment and Financing Association
Member of Culture and Tourism Professional Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association
Member of International Business Research Association of Bar Association of Chaoyang district
Deputy Director of Tax Service Working Committee of China TV Drama Production Industry Association
Deputy Director of Legal Affairs Committee of Shanghai Film and Television Production Association
Honors and Awards
2023 | Recommended Lawyer in Corporate and M&A area by The Legal 500
2016, 2017, 2018 | “Key recommendation in the Area of TMT in the Asia-Pacific Region” by The Legal 500
2008, 2009, 2011, 2018 | “Outstanding Communist Party Member” by the Bar Association of Chaoyang district
2008 | “Personal Contribution Award” by Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic Games and Organizing Committee of the Paralympic Games
2016, 2017, 2018 | “Best Sports Lawyer” by The SportIN Congress
Representative Cases
- Corporate Business
- Dispute Resolution
- Capital Markets
- Provided legal counsel services for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
- Provide perennial legal counsel services for Bilibili
- Provide perennial legal advisory services for Binhua Group Co., LTD
- Provided legal counsel for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games
- Provided legal advisory services to the Beijing Film Festival
- Provide perennial legal counsel services for Hebei Xiongan Everbright Ecological Industrial Park Co., LTD
- Provide special legal services for Li Auto
- Provided special legal services of capital securities for a listed company in Inner Mongolia
- Provide special intellectual property legal services for Huya.com
- Represented Tencent to provide legal services for author Gulong IP overseas acquisition project
- Represented Li Auto in patent infringement cases
- Represented a Beijing joint stock limited company in a dispute over liability for damages in related party transactions
- Represented a leading game company in a copyright contract dispute between a mobile technology company
- Represented Chem China in sales contract dispute
- Represented Minmetals Group in unjust enrichment dispute
- Represented China Textile Group in warehousing dispute case
- Represented Zhonghuan in stock insurance contract dispute case
- Represented Beijing Jinggong Group in a series of bill dispute cases
- Represented Shifang Holdings (Hong Kong) in the dispute over the transfer of income rights
- Represented Wanda Group in a series of investment contract dispute case
- Represented Dongsheng Tourism in a series of investment contract dispute case
- Represented Zhejiang Doppler Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. in equity transfer dispute
- The trademark dispute case of the movie “Kung Fu Panda” | selected as one of the top 50 new intellectual property cases in China in 2016
- Investment dispute resolution case in the movie “Ip Man 3”
- Provided legal services for the bulk retail loan litigation business of Bank of Beijing and China Merchants Bank Beijing Branch
- Represented the Export-Import Bank of China in a series of loan contract disputes
- Represented Agricultural Bank of China Beijing Branch in a series of loan contract dispute cases
- Represented Lei Hua Asset Management Company in a series of non-performing asset cases
- Provided perennial legal counsel services for China Xiongan Group Fund Management Co., Ltd
- Provided perennial legal counsel services for Beijing Cultural Investment Group and Beijing Cultural Center Construction and Development Fund
- Provide perennial legal counsel services for Badaling Cultural Tourism Fund
- Provided perennial legal counsel services for Zhongneng Wisdom (Beijing) Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd
- Provided legal services for the investment and acquisition of a state-owned investment fund in Beijing with a management scale of more than 100 billion yuan
- Provided full-process legal services for a major asset transfer project of a leading automobile company
- Provided full-process legal services for a state-owned enterprise fund management company's acquisition project of more than 100 million yuan
- Provided special legal services for the adjustment of the equity structure of a new material subsidiary of Binhua Co., Ltd
- Provided special legal services for capital market training for Shanghai Pujiang Training Base for two consecutive years
- Provided legal services for Charlemagne Capital (UK) on its acquisition of a real estate company in Nanjing