Mr. Wesley Zhang specializes in FDI, real estate, construction, corporate and contract disputes. During his legal practices of more than 20 years, Mr. Zhang has represented and advised local government departments, including SIP Construction and Planning Bureau, Tendering and Bidding Management Office, on related legal issues and cases. He has also been engaged as a counsel by many well-known real estate developers such as China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd. (CSSD), China Overseas Property and China Resources Property as well as foreign-invested enterprises such as Hitachi, Wyeth. He has provided legal counsel for a number of land mark construction projects in Suzhou, including Suzhou International Expo Centre, SIP Administrative Committee office building and other major construction projects. Mr. Zhang has represented domestic as well as multinational clients, including SIP Administrative Committee, Salim Group, Keppel Corporation etc., in over 100 litigation and arbitration cases before various courts, local arbitration commissions and China International Economy and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).
Mr. Zhang is the director of Guantao law firm Suzhou office. Before joining Guantao, Mr. Zhang has worked in China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd. (CSSD) for many years, participated in the early development of Suzhou Industrial Park and was responsible for tendering and bidding management and other legal affairs.
Mr. Zhang received his LL.B. in China. He also studied in Bristol University in the U.K. and received a LL.M. in commercial law. He is proficient in Chinese and English.
Educational Background
• Visiting Researcher, Meiji University (2014 - 2016)
• EMBA, China Europe International Business School (2011 - 2013)
• Bristol University, LL.M. (2002 - 2003)
• Soochow University, LL.B. (1992 - 1996)
Professional Experience
• Guantao (Suzhou) Law Firm, Director, Partner (since 2015)
• City Development (Suzhou) Law Firm, Deputy Director, Partner (2004 - 2015)
• City Development Law Firm, Lawyer (2004)
• China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd., Senior Legal Executive (1998 - 2002)
• Suzhou Zhenghua Law Firm, Lawyer (1997)
Practice Areas
• Real Estate and Construction
• FDI
• Corporation
• Contract Disputes
Representative Transactions
Real Estate and Construction
• Acting as Legal counsel for "Suzhou Centre" – the largest urban complex development project in Suzhou;
• Acting as Legal counsel for "Suzhou Eslite", the first cultural complex project developed by Taiwan Eslite in mainland China;
• Acting as Legal counsel for "Global 188 Square", a high-end commercial complex project in Suzhou;
• Acting as Legal counsel for Suzhou Industrial Park Construction and Planning Committee;
• Acting as Legal counsel for Suzhou Suqian Industrial Park Development Co., Ltd. on the development and construction of Suzhou Suqian Industrial Park;
• Acting as Legal counsel for China-Singapore Su-chu (Chuzhou) Development Co., Ltd. on the development and construction of Suzhou & Chuzhou Modern Industrial Park.
FDI
• Acting as legal counsel for Suzhou Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.;
• Acting as legal counsel for Trumpf (China) Co., Ltd.;
• Acting as legal counsel for Wyeth Nutrition (China) Co., Ltd.;
• Acting as legal counsel for Mondi (China) Film Technology Co., Ltd.;
• Acting as legal counsel for Endress+Hauser Flowtec (China) Co., Ltd.
Honors and Rankings
• Mr. Zhang has been named one of outstanding lawyers by Suzhou Bureau of Justice.
Pro Bono
• Mr. Zhang is an arbitrator of Suzhou Arbitration Commission and has been appointed as the Chief arbitrator in many arbitration cases.
Bar Admissions
• People's Republic of China, 1997
Language Skills
• Chinese Mandarin, native
• English, excellent