Jeff Zhang

Experience

1. Partner

   Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

   Jan 2018 — Present

   Being recognized by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, clients have praised Jeff as a practitioner “who is dedicated to serving his clients and is able to leverage off the firm’s global network to provide services in specialized areas”. Jeff’s practice focuses on China-related inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. He has extensive experience with share and asset acquisitions, growth capital and buyout transactions as well as tender offers, privatizations, restructurings, spin-offs, strategic alliances and joint ventures. In addition, Jeff advises multinationals, financial institutions and private equity funds on their general corporate, capital markets and regulatory compliance matters. Prior to joining Orrick, Jeff was a partner at the New York office of an international law firm. Earlier in his career, Jeff practiced in New York, Hong Kong, and mainland China with two major international law firms, and also served as the Head of Legal and Compliance of the U.S. operations of a leading Chinese investment bank, where he gained tremendous experience in helping Chinese clients navigate regulatory and compliance issues in the U.S. Jeff serves on the International Advisory Board of Duke Law School, where he was also appointed as a Senior Lecturing Fellow. In his leisure time, Jeff serves on a volunteer basis as the Chief Legal Officer of The Chinese Finance Association (TCFA), a non-profit professional organization headquartered in New York with more than members globally.

Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  EMBA

  2020

• China University of Political Science and Law

  Bachelor of Laws - LLB

  1993 — 1997

• Guanghua School of Management, Peking University

  EMBA

  2014 — 2016

• Case Western Reserve University

  Master of Laws - LLM

  2002

• Duke University School of Law

  Juris Doctor

  2002 — 2005

• Fudan University

  Master of Laws - LLM, International Economic Law

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Joint Ventures
• Fintech
• Capital Markets
• Real Estate
• Global Compliance
• Broker-Dealer
• Private Equity
• Corporate Law
• Securities Regulation
• Cross-Border Transactions
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Governance