Yiwei Z

Experience

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  China Daily

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2006

  Intern Journalist and Editor
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  Tian Yuan Law Firm

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2008

  Legal Assistant Intern
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  Labour Law Legal Aid Programme of Nanjing University

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2009

  Legal Advisor

  •Rrepresented migrant workers in arbitrations and settlements on matters of contract disputes, injury compensation, social securities entitlements, etc.•Published reviews on local newspaper to inform laypersons about labor rights issues

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  Technomic Asia

  Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

  Market Strategy Analyst

  •Achieved engaging franchisees for McDonald’s first franchise projects in China through field research and business negotiations til close of deals.•Produced and presented market entry/expansion roadmap for MNCs or incubation projects entering China (in luxury fashion, software solution, financial service, manufacturing etc.), using field interview, cold call, market size estimation, policy analysis and other street smart methods to investigate market size, channel development, competition landscapes, etc. Show less

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  International Action

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  Clean Water Program intern

  outreach and fundraising for projects in US, Haiti, and China

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  The Global Language Network of George Washington Univeristy

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  Chinese Lecturer
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  AllBright Law Offices

  Jul 2010 - Jun 2013

  Associate

  Counseled clients on general corporate, foreing direct investment, trade, IP licensing, etc.

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  Jingtian & Gongcheng

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Associate

  I contributed to several high profile HK IPO porjects, including Forgame 云游控股 (00484HK) which is the 1st PRC online game operator listed under HK Exchange's new rules on the very controversial VIE rules. Main responsibilities include drafting responses to HKEx, related parts of Prospectus as well as IPO documents, under high pressure in liasion with global professionals.I represented leading PEs like Sequoia/ Houpu for their investment in softwares and industrial real estate.

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  Zhong Lun Law Firm

  Apr 2014 - Nov 2014

  Lawyer

  At the top law firm with a global engagement, I achieved several "Belt-and-Road” investments on behalf of clients expanding into Canada, Zimbawean, Turky, etc.I delegated foreing lawyers and engaged in full legal service from non-binding bidding, to due diligence of laws of the target countries, to deal negotiations

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  China Advanced Gas Resources

  Dec 2014 - Dec 2016

  Legal Manager

  China Advanced Gas Resources is a natural gas investment and operation company invested and managed by American PE Warbug PincusI successfully closed a nubmer of M&A cases across China in fast pace schedule, incld. a 1 Billion RMB cross-border deal between the company, Sinopec and an Singaporean PE. Skillset includes due diligence research, M&A agreement drafting & negotiation (CN/EN), foreign directed investment advisory, anti-trust consultancy. I also managed KYL/AML procedures for the maintenance of the companies overseas structure. Show less

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  Taihe Music Group

  Dec 2016 - Jun 2018

  M&A legal manager

  【Taihe Music Group】 is the 3rd largest music intelligence company(digital platform, streaming software, artists' agency, music production & licensing);recent series D investment at the value of 1 Billion RMB (approx. 151 million USD). I joined the team as a M&A expert at the time of their pre-IPO. I designed the legal side of M&A of international agencies, record labels, apps of different financial rounds and scales; integrated new IP-talents-marketing partnerships with existing functions in the form of investment and licensing agreements, magnified the company's presence in the vertical market. Show less

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  Sinolytics GmbH - Berlin, Zurich & Beijing

  Dec 2020 - Mar 2021

  Associate （Intern）

  Transformed compliance requirements into actionable management tools;Presented analysis of market trends of China’s industries such as AI applications, autonomous driving, data protection, healthcare, etc.Presented analysis of China market entry environment

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  Philips

  Apr 2022 - Apr 2024

  Group Legal Compliance Consultant

  Design, improve, and monitor compliance procedures against risks in Antitrust, Anti-Money Laundering, Corruption and Bribery, Export Control and Sanction, Fraud, Tax evasion in the context of Complex UBO structuresConduct Due Diligence research for Group M&A and divestment projectsContractual Arrangements and Compliance reports reviewFull cycle CDD management with internal and external stakeholders

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  Lovehoney Group

  Jun 2024 - now

  Senior Compliance Specialist

  Product compliance, ESG complianceRegulation analysis and implementation in cooperation with engineering and business teams across stages of product development and post-development