Yifan Zhu, LLM
Lü Shi, Counsel
Yifan Zhu is the member of China Desk. He advises Chinese state-owned enterprises and private investors wishing to conduct business or invest in Germany/Europe and specialises in M&A transactions and taxation.
Projects
- Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group on a strategic partnership with Schwing group
- Ningbo Joyson Investment Holding on the acquisition of the automotive supplier Preh GmbH
- Shenyang Machine Tool Group in connection with the legal and tax advice on a regular basis
- Aviation Industry Corporation of China on the takeover of the automotive supplier Hilite
Career
- Legal studies at Nanjing Audit University, University of Göttingen and University of Osnabrück
- Experience in various multi-national law firms in Nürnberg, Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main
- With Noerr since 2007
- Admitted in China (Mainland)
Memberships
- German-Chinese Lawyers´ Association
- European China Law Studies Association
- Chinese European Legal Association
- Association for Chinese Lawyers in Europe
Publications
- M&A in Deutschland durch chinesische Privatunternehmen, in: Chinesische Outbound-Investitionen in Deutschland – Rechtlicher Rahmen, Fälle und Analysen (co-author), published by Prof. Dr. Yuanshi Bu, 2014 Mohr Siebeck Verlag
- Translation project: Grundprinzipien des Besteuerungsverfahrens im Rechtsstaat for the 1. Sino-German Tax Conference in Peking, commissioned by Prof. Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Pezzer, Chief Judge on the Federal Finance Court (Bundesfinanzhof), Senate VIII, in: Financial and Economic Law Review, issue 17/2009
- Research project: Besteuerung der ausländischen Einkünfte in Deutschland, commissioned by Prof. Dr. Jianwen Liu (President of the International Tax Law Association) of the Fiscal Law Research Center of Peking University, in: Tax Journal in Taiwan, issue 2041-2042/2008