Mr Yan Zhao > Fangda Partners > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile
Fangda Partners Offices
27/F North Tower Beijing Kerry Centre
1 Guanghua Road Chaoyang District
Beijing 100020
China
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Mr Yan Zhao
Position
Partner
Career
MR. ZHAO SPECIALIZES IN PRC TAX, COVERING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF TAX-RELATED MATTERS, FROM TAX ADVISORY ON M&A DEALS, CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS, OUTBOUND INVESTMENTS, PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INTERNATIONAL/NON-RESIDENT TAX, TAX PLANNING FOR HIGH-NET WEALTH FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RENDERING LEGAL/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO CLIENTS IN GENERAL AUDITS, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, TRANSFER PRICING INVESTIGATIONS, ETC. INITIATED BY TAX AUTHORITIES AS WELL AS REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS AND LITIGATIONS. HIS CLIENTELE RANGES FROM MNCS, SOES, PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS, PRIVATE ENTERPRISES TO INDIVIDUALS.
- Mr. Zhao Yan has more than 20 years of professional experience and is a Partner of Fangda Partners in Beijing.
- Prior to joining in King & Wood Mallesons in April 2012, Mr. Zhao Yan worked with the Big Four accounting firms in Beijing and Tianjin offices for 14 years.
Languages
Mandarin, English
Education
- Beijing International Studies University, B.A. in Economics (1998)
Personal
Honors and Awards
- He has been named as one of the highly recommended lawyers in the field of tax in China by Legal 500 in its 2015-2020 Asia Pacific rankings.
Lawyer Rankings
China > Tax: PRC firms
Fangda Partners established its tax practice in August 2021, when it hired PRC tax law specialist Yan Zhao for its Beijing office (as partner and practice head) from King & Wood Mallesons. The tax practice covers a range of areas, including general tax advisory work, and the tax side to M&A deals, restructurings, IPOs, and project financings. It also assists with investment fund-related tax planning, transfer pricing, tax dispute resolution, and tax compliance. Another area of strength is tax advisory and planning services for high-net-worth individuals. Supporting Zhao at senior associate level, Linlin Cao has over a decade of tax law experience.
China > WTO/international trade: PRC firms
Providing ‘solid business knowledge and timely feedback‘, Fangda Partners routinely advises large corporations on sanctions and export control laws in China. The team is also sought out by Chinese and foreign companies for day-to-day legal advice; and is frequently mandated for major criminal and administrative enforcement cases involving customs law. The team is jointly led by Kate Yin, who works across the firm’s Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong offices, and is an expert in government enforcement matters, internal investigations and regulatory compliance work; and Shanghai-based Derrick Zhao, who is experienced in assisting domestic and multinational companies with their internal compliance policies. Also key to the team are customs compliance specialist Patrick Xiao, Yingjie Kang, who ‘has profound knowledge‘; and PRC tax expert Yan Zhao. At counsel level, Ginger Jiang is experienced in customs enforcement work, while Samon Sun specialises in economic sanctions, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: PRC firms
- Banking and finance: PRC firms
- Capital markets: PRC firms
- Corporate and M&A: PRC firms
- Data protection: PRC firms
- Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms
- Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms
- Intellectual property: PRC firms
- Investment funds: PRC firms
- Labour and employment: PRC firms
- Life sciences and healthcare: PRC firms
- Private equity: PRC firms
- Real estate and construction: PRC firms
- Regulatory/compliance: PRC firms
- TMT: PRC firms