Rui Zhang — Corporate Lawyer in Shenzhen

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Rui Zhang — Corporate & Business Law Lawyer in Shenzhen

🏢 Corporate & Business Law🔵 Listed Lawyer📍 Shenzhen

PRC-Licensed Lawyer · Jingtian & Gongcheng · Shenzhen Bar Association

About Rui Zhang

Rui Zhang is a corporate partner at Jingtian & Gongcheng, one of China’s leading corporate law firms, based in Shenzhen. His practice focuses on venture capital financings, startup incorporation and growth-stage advisory, and cross-border corporate structuring for technology companies in the Greater Bay Area. He is a member of the Shenzhen Bar Association.

Rui has guided dozens of technology companies from incorporation through multiple financing rounds to IPO preparation, with particular experience in the Shenzhen ChiNext and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing regimes. His VC practice spans Seed through Series C and pre-IPO rounds, representing both companies and leading venture capital funds in the technology, biotech, and consumer internet sectors.

His cross-border practice is distinguished by his ability to structure holding company and VIE architectures that satisfy both PRC regulatory requirements and the expectations of international institutional investors. He holds an LL.B. from Sun Yat-sen University and an LL.M. from the University of Hong Kong, and is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.

Practice Areas

• Venture Capital Financings — Seed through pre-IPO financing rounds, term sheet negotiation, shareholder agreement structuring, investor rights provisions, and closing mechanics for technology companies.
• Corporate Structuring — Holding company and VIE architecture design, cross-border shareholding structures, employee equity incentive plans, and corporate governance frameworks.
• IPO Preparation — ChiNext and Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing readiness, pre-IPO corporate reorganization, regulatory compliance remediation, and prospectus drafting coordination.
• Cross-Border M&A — Inbound acquisition of PRC technology companies by foreign strategic and financial buyers, outbound investment by PRC companies, and joint venture formation.
• General Corporate — Commercial contract drafting, distribution and supply agreements, and day-to-day corporate advisory for growth-stage technology companies.

Representative Matters

The following matters illustrate the scope of Rui’s practice:

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Languages: English (Fluent), Mandarin Chinese (Native)

Firm Address: 25th Floor, China Resources Tower, 2666 Keyuan South Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518054, PRC