SHANJIAN ZHENG
Of Counsel·
SHANJIAN ZHENG
Of Counsel·
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SHANJIAN ZHENG
Of Counsel·
Shanghai
PROFILE REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES OTHER INFORMATION Further Reading
MR. ZHENG SPECIALISES IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE WORK, COOPERATE CRIMINAL RISK PREVENTION, CRISIS MANAGEMENT, AND COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Education
East China University of Political Science and Law (Shanghai), LL.B
University of Technology Sydney (offshore), LL.M
Professional Qualification
Admitted to practice in the PRC
Professional Background
Prior to practicing as an attorney, Mr. Zheng worked in the Shanghai court system for over fourteen years. Before joining Fangda Partners, Mr. Zheng spent for a total of seventeen years with two law firms as a partner and the deputy director. Mr. Zheng is a highly recognized criminal defense lawyer in China and has extensive experience in representing multinational companies.
PROFILE
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES
- Represented a world leading entertainment technology company in a criminal investigation by the Customs relating to alleged evasion of customs duties.
- Represented multiple clients engaging in the importation and exportation business in the criminal proceedings (investigation, prosecution and trial) involving smuggling, and successfully assisted some clients to receive lenient treatments.
- Advised an investment company on the handing of a malicious report against the company regarding bribery, tax evasion, and smuggling and developed a mitigation strategy for criminal legal exposure to the company and its senior executives.
- Represented and defended a famous sanitary products manufacturer regarding the accused environmental pollution.
- Defended the legal representative of a private investment company in a criminal proceeding on sub-lending at excessive interest.
- Advised a US-headquartered hedge fund on a criminal charge regarding securities market manipulation.
- Represented a securities company in multiple entrusted investment contract disputes, including incidents relating to the handling of customer complaints and advised on strategies for risk mitigation of criminal charges against senior executives.
- Represented a Chinese subsidiary of a major international power company in an administrative investigation regarding violation of environmental protection laws and assisted the company in implementing remedial measures to prevent an escalation of the case into a criminal investigation.
- Acted for a Japanese-invested company on report to the police and assisted on criminal investigation procedures regarding suspected embezzlement and commercial bribery involving its senior executives.
- Acted for a Chinese private investment company on a criminal investigation procedure against a counterparty involving falsification of company seal and legal representative’s signature as part of the defense strategy in a high-stake civil litigation.
- Represented the legal representative of a private company in a criminal proceeding (investigation, prosecution and trial) regarding the falsification of VAT invoices.
- Advised a listed company on alleged insider trading by senior executives of a newly acquired company.
- Represented a trading company in a steel trading dispute, initiated both civil actions and criminal investigations in order to prevent hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.
- Over ten years’ experience advising multiple banks and real estate companies on matters related criminal investigations, criminal law risk prevention and crisis management.
