Zhong Lun Law Firm is renowned for its ‘rich experience in cross-border taxation’, offering a comprehensive suite of services including tax advisory, compliance, planning, and dispute resolution. Co-led by Mingjun Jia and Mark Gao, the group supports multinational and domestic clients with its inbound and outbound investments and assists family and high-net-worth clients with wealth planning. Peter Ni specialises in the tax aspects of international transactions, advising corporations and high-net-worth individuals on transfer pricing, tax treaties, anti-tax avoidance investigations, and investment structuring. Ashley Hu and Sakura Ji focus on tax issues related to daily corporate operations and cross-border transactions.
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‘Zhong Lun Law Firm's tax team provides comprehensive tax services, including tax planning, tax compliance, international taxation, tax dispute resolution and transfer pricing, which can meet the needs of clients in different tax areas. Zhong Lun has accumulated rich experience in cross-border taxation, helping multinational companies deal with complex cross-border tax issues and providing tax solutions that meet international standards.’
‘Peter Ni was exceptional in his guidance and advice. He understands the differences in operating practices between international tax regimes and those in China.’
‘Hengka (Henry) Ji holds law and taxation degrees from top domestic and foreign universities and has many years of experience working in top domestic and foreign law firms. He can always propose the most optimised tax plan based on the specific circumstances of the client, helping the client to reduce tax costs to the greatest extent. Together with Xin (Amber) Guan, Henry can also quickly resolve tax disputes.'
‘Hengka (Harry) Ji and his associate Xin (Amber) Guan have a keen understanding of offshore private wealth structures used, which makes it very easy to instruct them on PRC issues relating to offshore private wealth structures and also collaborating with local counsel from various jurisdictions on structures with cross-border issues. I enjoy working with them and highly recommend them.’
‘Good communication and responsiveness.’
Key clients
- China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (CSDC)
- The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
- Huarong (HK) Industrial and Financial Investment Limited
- Global Health Drug Discovery Institute (GHDDI)
- SUMSUNG
- Mishcon de Reya LLP
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- DBS BANK LTD
Work highlights
- Advised Samsung China on compliance with the Global Minimum Tax Rule (Pillar Two).
- Advised Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on international tax services for its US client.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Mark Gao
Practice head
Mingjun Jia; Mark Gao; Han Hao; Audry Li
Other key lawyers
Peter Ni; Hengka (Henry) Ji; Xin (Amber) Guan; Ashley Hu; Sakura Ji