Experience 

Julie Zhang leads our tax practice in China. She has advised numerous multinational corporations on the income tax and turnover tax consequences of a wide range of PRC and international corporate transactions, focusing on foreign direct investment in China. These include entry and exit strategies, special purpose vehicles, mergers & acquisitions and reorganisation, and contract manufacturing arrangements.

Julie has also provided corporate and tax structuring advice to a number of large state-owned enterprises regarding their outbound investment projects, including a recent, successful high-profile transaction in the auto industry.

Julie has worked in Mayer Brown's Palo Alto office in California, advising on US tax implications of a variety of US and international corporate transactions, focusing on tax audit and appeals.

Julie is a regular speaker at conferences in Hong Kong and China on international and PRC taxation. She speaks both English and Putonghua.

Notable Engagements 

• Advised a large US technology company on tax efficient re-organisation structures for its China operations in connection with its worldwide restructuring
• Advised a large US retail company on tax efficient structures for its retail business in China.
• Advised a large Canadian mining company on tax efficient structures to carry out contract manufacturing in China.
• Advised several large state-owned enterprises on tax efficient structures to make outbound investments.
• Advised a large US private equity fund on tax efficient structures to acquire PRC target companies.
• Advised a Swedish automotive company on tax efficient structures to acquire a business line from a PRC automotive company.

Education 

Stanford Law School, JD, with distinction • Foreign Affairs College, Beijing, BA

Admitted

• California, 2003
• New York, 2000