Xiaoying (Emma) Zhong Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

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Served as Associate Director in the Greater China General Counsel’s Office and is an integral part of the EY global legal network, which includes different practice groups focusing on advice-policy, litigation, contracts, and transactions,etc.• Legal advice for Executive Management and Business Leaders • Counseling on public policy and regulatory matters where necessary • Legal consultation for internal projects at global/area/regional level, include mergers and acquisitions… Show more Served as Associate Director in the Greater China General Counsel’s Office and is an integral part of the EY global legal network, which includes different practice groups focusing on advice-policy, litigation, contracts, and transactions,etc.• Legal advice for Executive Management and Business Leaders • Counseling on public policy and regulatory matters where necessary • Legal consultation for internal projects at global/area/regional level, include mergers and acquisitions, dispositions of entities or practices, alliances and ecosystem relationships• Develop specific subject matter skills to assist business teams in new areas of business including managed services, open source and robotics• Handles legal aspects of commercial contracts for member firms and the global organization as well as bringing coordination and consistency to cross-border engagements• Internal projects including licensing, SAAS, teaming, consortium agreements; Intellectual property evaluation, protection and monitoring • Advise data privacy issues, include PRC privacy matters as well as interaction with EY global re GDPR matter• Work with risk management for quality/compliance-related matters• Handling consultation on partnership matters and restrictive covenant matters Show less

Extensive experience on various projects in e-commerce industry:• Deeply involved in strategic projects of Walmart e-commerce Asia, which involves negotiation for restructuring transactions, alliance with strategic partner, or outsourcing arrangements• Advice in helping business teams to seek out optimal solutions to explore new business models using updating technology• Handled various cases regarding online transactions/customer complaints/product quality/delivery… Show more Extensive experience on various projects in e-commerce industry:• Deeply involved in strategic projects of Walmart e-commerce Asia, which involves negotiation for restructuring transactions, alliance with strategic partner, or outsourcing arrangements• Advice in helping business teams to seek out optimal solutions to explore new business models using updating technology• Handled various cases regarding online transactions/customer complaints/product quality/delivery services, etc.Strong cooperation with PR and GR teams:• Worked together with public relationship team for crisis management, promotion of company brand name and providing quick responses to the media (online/radio/newspaper/TV news)• Cooperated closely with government relationship team to deal with government inspection, administrative enforcement of law and various government requirements• Facilitated in developing relationships with local governments and navigating regulatory issuesLegal support for General Corporate:• Drafted and reviewed legal documents, provided legal consultation for different business units to efficiently support business development while controlling legal risks• Responded to arbitration, lawsuit, disputes regarding labor, leasing, IP, etc. in e-commerce business Show less

a. Legal Support for General Corporate - Participated in headquarter senior management committee meetings to closely work with senior management in decision making process, to help them weigh pros and cons of specific project development;- Manage and keep existing corporate entities in compliance, form new entities, and coordinate with external lawyers to provide legal services for potential M&A projects and financing plans of the group;- Provide legal advice/solution for projects,… Show more a. Legal Support for General Corporate - Participated in headquarter senior management committee meetings to closely work with senior management in decision making process, to help them weigh pros and cons of specific project development;- Manage and keep existing corporate entities in compliance, form new entities, and coordinate with external lawyers to provide legal services for potential M&A projects and financing plans of the group;- Provide legal advice/solution for projects, drafting/reviewing/revising commercial contracts, responding to IP infringement, leasing/employment disputes; - Regularly launch training for relevant departments to help them establish better legal sense/ knowledge in order for them to protect company’s interest in front line.b. Legal Support for projects in PRC: Real Estate(Residential/Commercial)/Hotel//Spa/Retail Store/Luxury Club- Communicate with headquarter legal department and business teams in order for them to better understand relevant Chinese laws/regulations/policies; Help them find/control underlying legal risks as well as commercial risks and make sure each project can fully comply with applicable PRC laws/regulations. - Provide legal advice for real estate projects based on project progress, including project proposal, land bidding and acquisition, construction, marketing and property sale. - Work with BD/finance/design/project team in negotiating, deal structuring and drafting/reviewing/modifying all commercial agreements regarding group branding, project development, and hotel/store/spa/club management. Show less

Shanghai City, China

Jingtian & Gongcheng is widely recognized as one of the top full-service business law firms in China, which has won numerous awards from Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, China Law & Practice, China Business Law Journal, IFLR1000, Asialaw Profiles and LEGALBAND. · Handled legal due diligence, legal opinions, prospects review, and responded to inquiries from security regulators (i.e. HKEX/SFC, SGX), etc… Show more Jingtian & Gongcheng is widely recognized as one of the top full-service business law firms in China, which has won numerous awards from Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, China Law & Practice, China Business Law Journal, IFLR1000, Asialaw Profiles and LEGALBAND. · Handled legal due diligence, legal opinions, prospects review, and responded to inquiries from security regulators (i.e. HKEX/SFC, SGX), etc. Projects included:· HKEX Main Board Listings - New Century Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) (HK: 01275); Termbray Petro-King Oilfield Services Limited (HK: 02178); Sheen Tai Holdings Group Company Limited (HK: 1335).· Frankfurt Stock Exchange Open Market Listing - VSG Vange Software Group AG(ISIN:CH0149557099).· Served as core member in over 10 cross-border M&A deals, legal due diligence, document drafting/negotiation, and government registration filing. Projects include:· Baidu Inc. purchased issued share capital of 91 Wireless for $1.85 billion· China’s state-owned mining enterprise—Purchased equity interests of mining corporations across South East Asia, South America, South Africa· Shanghai BesTV - Acquired 35% shares of P2P online video player maker Funshion Networks· Served as legal advisor for top private equity firms, including Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus, Sequoia Capital, Matrix partners· Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and client daily legal consultation Show less

• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated commercial agreements and transactions, including asset purchase agreements, leases, loans, guarantees, advertisement contracts, IT contracts and manufacturing contracts• Developed legal templates for emerging business and commercial models, including financing lease agreement.• Worked with business development in structuring and negotiating transactions (establishment of Joint Venture with China Oriented Asset Management corporation in 2008)•… Show more • Drafted, reviewed and negotiated commercial agreements and transactions, including asset purchase agreements, leases, loans, guarantees, advertisement contracts, IT contracts and manufacturing contracts• Developed legal templates for emerging business and commercial models, including financing lease agreement.• Worked with business development in structuring and negotiating transactions (establishment of Joint Venture with China Oriented Asset Management corporation in 2008)• Delivered compliance process templates and compliance reports on conflict research.• Advised the business on regulatory, antitrust, IP, labor issues and provided training presentation session on latest China laws and regulations to business teams. Show less

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Law, Awarded With Dean’S Scholarship Smu Dedman School Of Law

Activities and Societies: Volunteered for Dallas Asia American Bar Association in 2009.

Master Of Laws (Llm), International Business, Trade, And Tax Law

Activities and Societies: Researched thesis for master’s degree: Exploring the Patentable Subject Matter under TRIPs (2011) Major academic.

Bachelor'S Degree, Law, Kenneth Wang Scholarship, Soochow University Scholarship Awarded (2003-2005)

Solid knowledge of PRC law, graduated with good scores in all core subjects regarding Chinese legal system

Master Of Laws - Llm, Canadian Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

Activities and Societies: I am an active member and volunteer with the Canadian Bar Association and the Federation of Asian Canadian.