Ning Zhang
Ning Zhang, a German qualified lawyer, focuses on advising international clients, in particular entrepreneurs, shareholders and managing directors in the fields of corporate and employment law.
She has extensive experience from assisting numerous greenfield investment activities as well as M&A transactions of international companies in Germany.
As a native Chinese who has lived in Germany for more than 24 years, she is able to explain complex German legal issues in comprehensible terms and offer constructive solutions for international clients. Her clients particularly benefit from her pragmatic approach and deep understanding of Chinese and German culture, mentality and business behavior.
From 2007 to 2023, she worked for three major international law firms, respectively, in their Frankfurt offices.
She is the founder of the international information platform Smarti-Info.com.
Language
German, Chinese, English
Since 04/2023 Law Firm ASMEI LAW, Frankfurt am Main,
German qualified lawyer / Founder
02/2008 – 03/2023 Law Firm CMS Hasche Sigle, Frankfurt am Main
German qualified lawyer / Counsel / Co-Head of China Desk
06/2007 – 08/2007 Law firm Taylor Wessing, Frankfurt am Main
Trainee lawyer
09/2006 – 05/2007 Law firm Jones Day, Frankfurt am Main
Trainee lawyer
05/2006 – 08/2006 Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Darmstadt
Trainee lawyer
01/2006 – 04/2006 District Court – Criminal Division, Darmstadt
Trainee lawyer
09/2005 – 12/2005 District Court – Civil Chamber, Darmstadt
Trainee lawyer
2008 – 05/2010
Specialized lawyer course for employment law
Completion of the written part
02/2008
Admission to the German Bar
09/2007
Second state law examination in Germany
05/2005
First state law examination in Germany
10/1999 – 05/2005
Ruhr University Bochum
Law Studies
09/1995 – 07/1999
Beijing International Studies University
German Studies
12/2020 Employee participation in Germany
Online webinar for companies with subsidiaries in Germany
Topic: Choice / Employee participation in German startups / Employee participation in medium-sized companies
09/2020 German Labor Law / German Corporate Governance / Company Acquisition in Crisis
Training for international companies planning to invest in Germany
Topic: Hiring employees / fixed-term employment contract / minimum wage / working hours / employee termination / works council in Germany / German employment law during the acquisition of a company / establishment and incorporation of a company / bodies of a German GmbH / managing directors and power of representation / duties and obligations of the shareholders’ meeting
05/2019 German Corporate Governance
Training for the headquarters of an international producer of industrial composite materials with two subsidiaries in Germany.
Topic: Advisory Board / Supervisory Board / Managing Directors
01/2019 “German Legal Framework for Investors”
Training for a group focusing on connectors for light and power
Topic: corporate forms / subsidiary and dependent branch / corporate bodies and their duties and obligations / distribution / hiring of employees / settlement of legal disputes / M&A
11/2016 “Chinese acquisitions in Germany and Europe – success factors and risks”
Panel discussion, Frankfurt am Main as part of the “M&A Roadshow 2016”
11/2016 “Sequence of the purchase process of German companies as well as approval procedures”
Training for Frankfurt branch of an international bank
