Attorney Zhang Yan graduated from China University of Political Science and Law with a dual degree in Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (English). Possessing a lawyer's practice license and a securities qualification, she also holds an English Proficiency Test (TEM-8) certificate and a College German Test (Band 4) certificate. She was awarded a full scholarship by the China Scholarship Council to study at the University of Montreal in Canada as an exchange student. Her working languages are Chinese and English.

Attorney Zhang Yan has practiced law for many years at prestigious law firms in Beijing, specializing in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. She primarily handles significant commercial disputes and serves as a perennial legal advisor to large enterprises, with particular expertise in corporate affairs, equity disputes, construction engineering disputes, and bankruptcy reorganization.

Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

1. Represented a major state-owned enterprise in a dispute over shareholders' right to know, assisting the client in achieving its business objectives.
2. Represented multiple large state-owned enterprises in disputes over liability for harming corporate interests and corporate dissolution, helping clients achieve their business goals.
3. Successfully represented several large enterprises in construction engineering contract disputes, achieving favorable outcomes in all cases.
4. Represented a large state-owned enterprise in a retrial proceeding and enforcement procedure related to a sales contract dispute. Assisted the client in fully arguing the reasons for retrial to the Beijing Higher People's Court, successfully prompting the court to rule in favor of a retrial.
5. Provided legal advice and representation in a dispute over a valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) agreement between a state-owned enterprise as an investor and the controlling shareholder of the target company.
6. Represented multiple large central enterprises in arbitration cases involving construction engineering contract disputes, securing favorable arbitration awards from the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).
7. Represented a partnership enterprise in a dispute over private equity fund investment, securing a favorable arbitration award for the investor from the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC).
8. Represented multiple partnership enterprises in equity transfer disputes, assisting clients in initiating arbitration proceedings at BAC, all of which resulted in settlements or favorable arbitration awards.

Perennial Legal Advisor and Other Non-Litigation Services

1. Served as a perennial legal advisor to numerous large state-owned construction enterprises, real estate companies, equity investment firms, and renowned wholly foreign-owned enterprises.
2. Provided legal consulting services to a large state-owned commercial bank and its branches regarding disputes over fraudulent independent guarantees.
3. Assisted a large state-owned enterprise in filing bankruptcy claims, designing comprehensive plans for creditor's rights transfer and claims filing, and providing related legal advice.
4. Participated in a comprehensive legal due diligence for a central enterprise, conducting a thorough investigation of all its existing trust plans to identify underlying assets with significant risks and drafting a due diligence report.
5. Provided legal analysis and consulting services on legal issues related to overseas investments by a central enterprise.