Before joining Han Kun Law Offices in March 2014, Mr. Zhu was a senior associate in the Banking and Finance Department of King & Wood Mallesons' Beijing office, where he practiced as a banking and finance lawyer for nearly eight years. Mr. Zhu specializes in advising domestic and foreign clients on aircraft finance, project finance, cross-border and domestic lending transactions, establishment of financial institutions and regulatory compliance, and other banking and finance transactions.
Mr. Zhu has represented onshore and offshore lessors, lenders, airlines in a number of aircraft financing projects, including onshore and offshore PDP finance for purchasing new aircraft, operating leases, financing leases, lease novations and assignments, sale and lease back of aircraft and aircraft engines, and tax-bonded leases; he is familiar with Cape Town Convention related matters, including applying for authorization codes from CAAC, registrations with International Registry, and filing of IDERA in China.
Mr. Zhu has represented the Asian Development Bank, commercial banks, and project companies in infrastructure and energy projects involving water supply and treatment, district heating systems, wind power plants and petrochemical refining. His work in project finance includes assisting clients in structuring projects, conducting due diligence investigations, participating in negotiations, drafting project documentation, providing PRC legal opinions, and conducting relevant governmental procedures such as perfecting security interests.
Mr. Zhu has advised on many international and domestic lending transactions including bilateral loans, syndicated loans, leveraged finance, trade finance and receivables finance. Mr. Zhu also advises clients on financial derivatives such as swaps, repurchases, and futures from a legal perspective.
Mr. Zhu has helped to establish a number of financial institutions, including foreign banks' PRC representative offices, branch offices and subsidiaries, financial leasing companies, finance companies and automobile finance companies, and provided PRC law advice on their daily business and operations and helped to review and revise standard documents for their businesses.
Mr. Zhu provides assistance to PRC banks and foreign banks on the regulation of their banking services in China, advises on regulatory issues for their banking products to be offered in China's markets, and gives professional opinions on legal issues that they confront in daily operation.
Mr. Zhu is experienced in real estate finance transactions and has represented banks, project owners, and developers in various transactions structures relating to commercial properties, office buildings, warehouses, and hotels, including property acquisition loans, development loans, bridge loans, and the refinancing of existing debt.
