Michael Zhou

Vice President & Assistant General Counsel @JPMorganChase

Chicago, IL, US

Advising the Global Corporate Bank of JPMorgan with respect to syndicated credit facilities (includinginvestment-grade and leveraged facilities, broadly syndicated and club facilities, and out-of-court restructurings (such as liability management transactions) and other lending products, including:• working with credit officers and coverage bankers to review credit document to ensure terms are consistent with the firm’s risk tolerance and business objectives;• negotiating with other banks, clients and their counsels on credit documentation terms;• creating training programs for bankers and credit officers on credit documentation;• preparing and updating standard form documents for lending products;• supervising outside counsels to ensure timely and cost-effective representation of firm matters; and• collaborating with other stakeholders within the firm to create and maintain effective controls processes;• providing general legal advice to internal clients on to non-transactional matters, such as client relationship-management, reputation risk, and new products/services.

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government

University of Chicago

Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Sciences

Georgetown Law

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law