Practice areas

M&A; Antitrust & competition; Dispute resolution

Introduction

Zhang Baisha is a partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm and the managing partner of its Guangzhou office. Zhang has been recognised for his outstanding achievements in antitrust and competition law, dispute resolution and M&A fields, regularly awarded as tier 1 or special recommendation by numerous legal rating agencies such as Chambers, the Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles, and Who’s Who Legal. Galanz Group’s merger filing and antitrust compliance to acquire Whirlpool in China, in which Zhang was the leading counsel, was awarded as “Impact Deal and Case Awards” in the Asialaw Awards 2022 by Asialaw Profiles. Two administrative penalty litigations, in which Zhang was the counsel for the defendant, one being a horizontal monopoly agreement between Maoming concrete companies and the other being a horizontal monopoly agreement organised by the Huizhou Automobile Inspection Trade Association, were listed in the “10 Landmark Antitrust Litigation Cases in 2022” by the Supreme People’s Court. The latter case was also chosen as the “Selected Judgment” of the Supreme People’s Court and the “10 Landmark Cases in 2021” by the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court.

Zhang has been devoted to antitrust law in both academic research and practice for more than 20 years. He has handled many influential cases, assisting clients with his insight of business models and competition in the industry and rich experience in antitrust practice, conducting in-depth competitive/economic/market strategic analysis in combination with clients’ demands. Providing a full spectrum of antitrust services, including antitrust audit and compliance system establishment, merger filings, dealing with antitrust investigations (dawn raids), and all types of antitrust litigations, Zhang helps clients to manage antitrust risks and achieve their business objectives.

As the academic partner of the Research Partnership Platform on competition and consumer protection of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and an adjunct professor at Jinan University, Zhang has taught competition law and economic analysis for more than 10 years, and has been frequently invited to speak at both national and international antitrust seminars.

In addition, Zhang is also experienced in the areas of dispute resolution and M&A/corporate governance, consecutively awarded as a Band 1 Counsel in Corporate/Commercial Law by Chambers. The acquisition of Whirlpool China by Galanz, in which Zhang was the leading counsel, was included into the Deals of the Year 2021 (cross border) by China Business Law Journal.

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