David Zhang specializes in foreign direct investment, international trade, insurance, and maritime law.
He has acted as corporate counsel to a large number of well-known multinationals and foreign investment companies, providing high quality, comprehensive legal services. Mr. Zhang has extensive practical experience in foreign investment in China, having represented a number of multinational investors in the incorporation of foreign-owned enterprises, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and financing. His services include project structuring, due diligence, document drafting, negotiation, providing advice on industry policies, administrative approval procedures, taxation, foreign exchange controls, import and export and labor issues. He is also a leading lawyer in the field of international debt collection. Mr. Zhang has worked closely in cooperation with established law firms, debt collection companies and Chambers of Commerce in more than 10 countries including Britain, Germany, USA, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong. Over the years, Mr. Zhang has paid working visits to many European and American countries and lectured widely upon invitation.
David Zhang specializes in foreign direct investment, international trade, insurance, and maritime law. He has acted as corporate counsel to a large number of well-known multinationals and foreign investment companies; providing high quality, comprehensive legal services. Mr. Zhang has extensive practical experience in foreign investment in China. He has represented a number of multinational investors in the incorporation of foreign-owned enterprises, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and financing. His services include project structuring, due diligence, document drafting, negotiation, advising on industry policies, administrative approval procedures, taxation, foreign exchange controls, import/export and labor issues. He is also a leading lawyer in the field of international debt collection.

Mr. Zhang has worked closely in cooperation with established law firms, debt collection companies and Chambers of Commerce in more than 10 countries including Britain, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and The United States. Over the years, Mr. Zhang has paid working visits to many European and American countries and lectured widely upon invitation. David is the founding partner of Shandong You Hua Law Firm and has been working with the firm since its establishment in 2007. Prior to that, he worked in the International Department of PICC Qingdao from 1992 to 2000, he was engaged in making insurance policies, developing business and settling claims of Ocean Marine Cargo Transportation Insurance. He also analyzed the credit standing reports of foreign importers, approved the credit limits to domestic exporters, settled claims and was responsible fore international debt collection of Comprehensive Export Credit Insurance. From 2001 to 2007, he worked as a lawyer in the Foreign-related Affairs Department of Shandong Ya & Tai Law Firm, which is listed among the top 100 law firms nationwide, and among the top 4 in Qingdao. He is proficient in Chinese and English.

Education & Professional Qualification
07/1992        Bachelor degree of Arts, Ocean University of Qingdao.
10/1999        Admission to Practice, National Bar Exam of China.
10/2001        Certificate of Qualification for Legal English Translator and Interpreter.
07/ 2002       Training course “Multilateral Trading System and WTO Agreement” CCIC in cooperation with EU-China Program for China’s accession to WTO.
10/2009        Training courses in Hong Kong as a delegation member of Shandong lawyers and law firm directors. Courses were investigation of anti-dumping and trade friction in the USA, M&A, company law and real estate law of Hong Kong and cross-border litigations, as well as symposiums for cooperation of law firms around China especially cooperation between China and Hong Kong.
03/2010        Advanced study class for intellectual property right as one of the 14 leading lawyers in Qingdao, which was jointly held by the Department of Justice of Shandong Province and Shandong Bar Association.
04/2010        Invited to the Fourth Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment Conference, held by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Ministry of Commerce of China.

Awards, Honors & Social services
06/2004/2005 Legal counsel for the Third /Fourth APEC Medium Enterprises Technology Conference
01/2005/2006  “Advanced Individual of 2004/2005”, Qingdao Judicial and Administrative Office
Board member of Qingdao Business Leaders (QBL)
Founder of Qingdao International Business Club (QIBC)
Board member of Qingdao Lawyers Association, Vice Director of Committee of Foreign-Related Legal Affairs
Shandong Lawyers Association, Vice Director of Committee of Foreign-Related Legal Affairs, Member of Committee of Professional Guidance