Xin “Joe” Zhang

Associate Attorney

Skilled Shanghai-based, multilingual (English, Chinese, Japanese) international attorney with extensive experience serving U.S., Chinese and multinational business clients in contracts, trade, intellectual property, investments, joint ventures and environmental matters.

Deeply knowledgeable in transnational and U.S. Asian policies and laws, with extensive training in China, Japan and U.S., including L.L.M. in Asian and Comparative Law from University of Washington and J.D. from University of Oklahoma.

Nuanced understanding of international legal issues: co-author of UN World Land Tenure Forum paper on Chinese housing policy, former law journal and legal editor. Admitted to state bar in Washington and Oklahoma.

Prior to joining Diaz Reus, worked for Washington State Supreme Court, Seattle offices of Perkins Coie LLP, and Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP.

EDUCATION

L.L. M. in Asian Comparative Law,  University of Washington Law School,   Seattle,  WA

J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, OK

Nagoya University Faculty of Law, Nagoya, Japan

B.A., East China University of Politics and Law,  Shanghai, China

Lectures & Speaking Engagements

·        Speaker, “Managing IP Dispute Resolution”,4th Annual Conference on Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, LexisNexis, Shanghai

·        Moderator, Jing’An Law Firm Management Seminar, Shanghai, 2009

·        Co-presenter, "Workshop: Conducting an Effective and Comprehensive Fraud Investigation to Combat Procurement Fraud within Your Organization," 2009 Procurement Fraud Seminar, LexisNexis, Shanghai

·        Speaker, "Impact of the Chinese Value-Added Tax Reform on Foreign Invested Enterprises", China Economic Review, Shanghai, 2009

·        Speaker, "Problems and Challenges of Anti-Money Laundering Practices in China", 2008 China AML Summit, LexisNexis, Shanghai, 2008

·        Speaker, "Life under Financial Crisis", America Lifestyle Expo, Hangzhou, 2008