Practice Expertise
- Compliance
- Corporate Restructuring
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Areas of Practice
- Compliance
- Corporate Restructuring
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
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WSG Practice Industries
- Corporate & Business
- Crossborder Trade & Investment
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
- Hospitality, Media & Leisure
- Life Sciences
- Technology
- Telecommunications View More
WSG Leadership
- Compliance Group - Member
- Mergers & Acquisitions Group - Member
- WSG Coronavirus Task Force Group - Member
Profile
Mr. Tang's extensive professional experience includes positions with government authorities, multinationals and law firms. Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr. Tang was a partner at a leading Chinese law firm and had also worked as one of the key members in the China Practice Group at three pre-eminent international law firms. Mr. Tang has been consecutively ranked as one of the leading PRC lawyers by legal ranking organizations such as Chambers & Partners, Asialaw & Practice and Legal 500.
Mr. Tang's primary practice areas are general corporate and commercial, corporate compliance, foreign direct investment and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Tang has been advising numerous Fortune 500 Global and other multinational and foreign companies on their investments, acquisitions and daily business operations since he started his professional career. Mr. Tang also advises large and medium sized Chinese companies on doing business in overseas markets, particularly in assisting with Chinese companies' outbound direct investments and mergers and acquisitions. The clients which Mr. Tang represents come from a wide variety of industry sectors such as automotive, healthcare, petrochemical, retail, FMCG, logistics, clean energy, hospitality and advertisement.
Mr. Tang regularly advises clients on their China operations in connection with compliance policies and guidelines, internal compliance reviews and audits and government investigations involving commercial bribery and other regulatory compliance matters. He also conducts internal investigations for clients, including those concerning vendors and company employee conflicts of interest, self-dealing, PRC anti-bribery rules and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Recently, Mr. Tang often counsels clients on compliance matters relating to cybersecurity and data protection.
Mr. Tang's primary practice areas are general corporate and commercial, corporate compliance, foreign direct investment and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Tang has been advising numerous Fortune 500 Global and other multinational and foreign companies on their investments, acquisitions and daily business operations since he started his professional career. Mr. Tang also advises large and medium sized Chinese companies on doing business in overseas markets, particularly in assisting with Chinese companies' outbound direct investments and mergers and acquisitions. The clients which Mr. Tang represents come from a wide variety of industry sectors such as automotive, healthcare, petrochemical, retail, FMCG, logistics, clean energy, hospitality and advertisement.
Mr. Tang regularly advises clients on their China operations in connection with compliance policies and guidelines, internal compliance reviews and audits and government investigations involving commercial bribery and other regulatory compliance matters. He also conducts internal investigations for clients, including those concerning vendors and company employee conflicts of interest, self-dealing, PRC anti-bribery rules and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Recently, Mr. Tang often counsels clients on compliance matters relating to cybersecurity and data protection.
Bar Admissions
Member of the PRC Bar
Education
Mr. Tang received an LL.B. degree and an LL.M. degree from Fudan University School of Law
Areas of Practice
- Compliance
- Corporate Restructuring
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- TMT
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
July 2010 - August 2015 AllBright Law Offices (Partner)
March 2007 - June 2010 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Senior Counsel)
June 1998 - February 2007 Coudert Brothers LLP (combined into Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP after September 2005) (Associate & Counsel)
July 1994 - March 1998 Kao Lee & Yip Solicitors (China Legal Consultant)
January 1993 - June 1994 Sino-Sea Container Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (In-house Lawyer)
July 1991 - December 1992 Public Security Bureau of Shanghai Municipality (Clerk)
Articles
PRC Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
By Zhihua (David) TANG |June 2021Legal Commentary on the Measures for Cybersecurity Review
By Zhihua (David) TANG, Effie Sun |May 2020Han Kun Legal Update: Analysis of Illegal Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Advertising Under New Law, Large Wave of Income Tax Incentives, and Pros and Cons of Drug Price Renegotiation
By Zhihua (David) TANG |January 2017
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