Mr Zhiyi Ren > Fangda Partners > Shanghai, China > Lawyer Profile

Fangda Partners
24/F, HKRI CENTRE TWO, HKRI TAIKOO HUI
288 SHI MEN YI ROAD
SHANGHAI 200041
China
Zhiyi Ren photo

Work Department

Investment funds, financial service regulatory

Position

Partner

Career

Prior to joining Fangda Partners, he worked as head of compliance in an internationally reknowned investment bank’s domestic subsidiary on all its China investments covering securities, futures, funds, commodities, trusts, guarantees, special opportunity group and quant research. He gained an abundance of experience handling the legal and compliance affairs of financial enterprises. He also worked in an international law firm for many years.

Languages

Chinese, English

Education

Peking University Law School, LL.B
Columbia Law School, LL.M

Lawyer Rankings

China > Fintech: PRC firms

Led by Amanda Zhou, Chen Bao, Jian Fang, Zhiyi Ren and Kate Yin, Fangda Partners is notably strong in financings and cross-border work involving digital platforms. The team is equally adept at handling M&A work and compliance in the fintech space. Fang has a proven track record of advising on cross-border investments. Lawrence Yuan specialises in acquisition finance, while establishing data compliance programmes is an area of expertise for Gil Zhang. Lily Yan is a popular contact for Chinese enterprises seeking assistance with outbound investments.

China > Insurance: PRC firms

Fangda Partners‘ broad insurance practice covers regulatory matters such as market access, licensing, product compliance and insurance fund investments. The team also advises on domestic and cross-border transactions, and routinely acts in insurance-related litigation before Mainland China and Hong Kong courts. The practice is co-led from Shanghai by Jian Fang, whose insurance sector experience includes advising a foreign insurance company on the potential establishment of a life insurance joint venture, and regulatory specialist Zhiyi Ren. Over in Beijing, Siyuan Pan is admitted to practise in both the PRC and New York state, while Shanghai-based Lily Yan was recently promoted to partner.