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Johnny Zhao
Johnny is a corporate lawyer with expertise in the automotive industry and 15 years of experience in the manufacturing & industrials, pharmaceuticals and retail sectors. As an M&A and restructuring specialist, clients come directly to Johnny for help with their most complex domestic and crossborder deals.
He’s a versatile lawyer who can help you with merger control, competition compliance, corporate governance, trade issues and securitisation of Chinese state-owned enterprises by means of overseas IPO and China outbound investments. Johnny works with both OEMs and suppliers in the automotive industry.
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Career
| Since 2009 | Partner, Taylor Wessing |
| 2003 - 2009 | Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 1998 - 2002 | Lawyer, GFE Law Office, Guangzhou China |
Education
| 1999 | Admission to the Bar, China |
| 1998 | LLB, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing |
Additional languages
| English |
| Chinese |
| Cantonese |
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China
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PRC Company Law – the latest changes affecting joint stock corporations
12 April 2022
Quick read
by Johnny Zhao and Chao Xuan
China
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PRC Company Law – the latest changes affecting limited liability companies
28 February 2022
Briefing
by Johnny Zhao and Stella Yang
China
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Looking at the capitalisation of a Chinese Foreign Invested Holding Company in the era of the Foreign Investment Law
15 February 2022
Briefing
by Johnny Zhao and Stella Yang
Corporate/M&A & capital markets
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The "build-to-rent" model in China – what you need to know
The "build-to-rent" model isn't new in China but has gained traction in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
22 December 2021
Briefing
by Stella Yang and Johnny Zhao