On August 22, 2023, Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced this year’s Client Choice list. The top 20 lawyers who earned the title China Client Choice were selected from hundreds of thousands of Chinese lawyers based on a survey conducted among legal and business professionals. JunHe’s Dr. ZHANG, Yipeng (Alan) was honored on the list. 

Deep insights, optimum solutions and efficient teamwork are key factors that have won Dr. Zhang high recognition and appreciation from his clients. 

Dr. Zhang excels at advising Chinese companies on the implementation of a “going global” strategy. He has led many M&A and Belt and Road greenfield investment projects in different jurisdictions, covering a wide range of industries such as energy and infrastructure, manufacturing and service. He has acted as legal counsel to issuers or underwriters in many cross-border financing projects and responds to clients’ needs quickly and accurately. Dr. Zhang offers strategic advice to help clients navigate complex commercial transactions and negotiations. Due to his extensive professionalism and solid expertise, Dr. Zhang has been engaged as company counsel by many large enterprises to provide legal advice on foreign-related compliance and dispute resolution. He has been ranked by The Legal 500 and other legal directories and was included in the Beijing Lawyers Association’s foreign-related lawyer talent pool.

Before joining JunHe, Dr. Zhang worked in the overseas office of a top-tier law firm. He is an external tutor at the Renmin University of China and has authored several academic works including the English Commercial Law. Dr. Zhang leverages the firm’s integrated platform to provide preeminent services to clients, which made him stand out from other candidates in the survey. 

A client remarked, “Mr. Zhang is familiar with the rules of cross-border investment and financing. He has a deep understanding of his clients’ needs as well as solid expertise and extensive experience to provide comprehensive and practicable solutions that help them prevent risks and create value. His professional services and efficient communication make him a recommended lawyer.”

Dr. Zhang maintains a leading position in the legal service market with his professionalism and expertise. The high-quality legal services he provides creates preeminent value for his clients and he has earned their great trust and support.