Joint-Win Partners
China
Lawyers

Yang Zhao
- Phone18964089829
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Real Estate & Urban Regeneration Practice Group / Criminal Law Practice Group
Position
Partner / Director of Criminal Law Practice Group,Director of Real Estate & Urban Renewal Practice Group
Career
Joint-win Partners 2022-01 – Present Partner
STUDIO LEGALE D'ANDREA SHANGHAI REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE (Italy) 2020-12 ~ 2022-12 Counsellor
Shanghai Highper Law Firm 2018-09 ~ 2022-12 Attorney
Languages
English, Chinese (Mandarin)
Education
Nanjing Normal University School of Law Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) 2012-2016
Swansea University School of Law (United Kingdom) Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Maritime Law and International Economic Law 2016-2018
Personal
Possesses a solid professional background across listed companies, large state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and top-tier international law firms, with dual-track expertise in cross-border corporate compliance and complex, high-stakes litigation.
Core Practice Areas & Key Highlights
1. Construction Law & Judgment Enforcement
Construction Litigation & Commercial Negotiation: Long-standing track record of serving listed real estate enterprises and large SOEs; spearheaded major construction litigation for industry-leading property developers and successfully led commercial negotiations for multi-million RMB after-sales property management service disputes.
Enforcement Procedures & Remedies: Proficient in the tactical landscape of judicial remedies during the judgment enforcement phase, having independently managed numerous enforcement opposition cases and related enforcement opposition lawsuits within the construction sector.
Asset Protection: Exceptionally skilled in handling complex scenarios such as third-party enforcement opposition and the defense of priority rights to construction payments; successfully averted multiple instances of wrongful compulsory enforcement against project funds and properties under construction.
2. Maritime & Cross-Border Dispute Resolution
Cross-Border Maritime Practice: Served as Legal Counsel at the Shanghai Representative Office of Studio Legale D'Andrea (an Italian law firm). Independently managed the full lifecycle of cross-border maritime and admiralty legal matters.
Multilateral Dispute Resolution: Mastered international shipping regulations and successfully resolved complex multilateral disputes involving international multimodal transport, cross-border logistics of bulk commodities, charterparties, and maritime torts.
3. White-Collar Crime & Criminal Defense
White-Collar & Corporate Defense: Extensively engaged in criminal defense for numerous high-profile economic crimes, tax offenses, and duty-related crimes committed by corporate executives; possesses sharp courtroom advocacy and exceptional multi-stakeholder coordination skills.
Internal Audits & Risk Insulation: Directed internal anti-fraud audits and established robust compliance and risk management frameworks for listed companies; designed tailored, comprehensive criminal risk prevention strategies and structural firewalls to insulate corporate founders and executive teams from legal exposure.
Leisure
Tennis, Swimming, Texas Hold’em and Running