Zhong Yin Law Firm

Project & Energy

Partner

Ian Zhang is a Partner at Zhong Yin Law Firm with a decade of legal practice. He specializes in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Outward Direct Investment (ODI), and Cross-border M&A in energy and industrial sectors, providing strategic legal solutions for both multinational corporations entering China and major Chinese enterprises going global.

Ian Zhang serves as legal counsel for industry leaders in the new energy and electrical vehicle sectors. His key clients include GE Vernova (LM Wind Power), MAN Truck & Bus, Mingyang Smart Energy (601615.SH), AB Dynamics, and CATL Group (Times Green Energy). He provides comprehensive legal support ranging from market entry strategies to complex operational compliance.

In the field of cross-border investment and M&A, Ian Zhang has extensive experience advising major enterprises on their industrial investments and regulatory challenges. His representative non-contentious projects include:

Advised a leading overseas renewable energy operator on its strategic FDI projects, including supply chain structuring and the procurement of wind turbine components in China; Advised a foreign steel corporation on its industrial investment in China, specifically regarding the acquisition of manufacturing facilities and navigating complex regulatory compliance frameworks; Advised a leading Chinese state-owned steel group on the regulatory compliance and strategic adjustment of its mining operations in Australia; Advised a leading overseas oil company on its cross-border acquisition of a transportation company in Northeast China; Advised a major international chemical group on its M&A transaction and investment compliance in Xinjiang; Advised a major overseas energy enterprise on the acquisition of a gas project in Northeast China.

Ian Zhang also assists clients with export control, foreign exchange administration, and investment structure design, ensuring full compliance throughout the investment lifecycle.

Mandarin (Native), Proficiency in English and Japanese

Master of Science in Law, Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University, US