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Nicolas Zhu

Head of Lifesciences and Healthcare Sector Group, CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai Representative Office (Germany)

Languages

Chinese
French
English

Nicolas Zhu’s practice covers all aspects of corporate, intellectual property and other matters affecting Life Sciences and Healthcare clients. He has been advising clients on issues in relation to corporate and commercial law, merger and acquisition, patent rights, trademark protection, product liability, distribution agreements and dispute resolution. He also has a solid knowledge and experience on tax restructuring and planning and transfer pricing issues.

Nicolas has over 20 years experience of advising foreign companies and foreign invested companies in China, especially European companies, such as hospitals, pharmaceutical, medical devices, cosmetics and consumer goods companies.

Nicolas has been practicing with CMS since 2002. Before joining CMS, he worked at the Shanghai office of a French law firm as well as a leading Chinese law firm.

Relevant experience

Advising a French pharmaceutical company on the establishment of a representative office, strategy of the establishment of a veterinary trading company and clinics in China.
Advising a manufacturer & distributor of dental anaesthesia products on the acquisition of a domestic pharmaceutical trading company in China, on medical device counterfeiting actions and trademark portfolio, and domain name management and disputes in China.
Advising the world's largest maker of dreaded flu shot on biopharmaceutical product liability cases with various local courts, hospitals and centres for disease control and prevention.
Advising a multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company on the establishment of a management company in China.
Advising a research-based global pharmaceutical company on regulatory due diligence of the acquisition of a pharmaceutical company in China.
Advising a famous French bio-pharmaceutical company on product liability litigations and disputes in cooperation with/against Chinese hospitals and local Centers of Disease Control.
Advising a global medical devices company on the restructuring of Chinese subsidiaries.
Advising the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) on the implementation of patent rights in China.
Advising a leading European biomedical company on patent licensing and technology transfer relating to the acquisition and restructuring of a China based biochemistry and medicine manufacturer.
Advising one of Europe’s largest chemical and pharmaceutical companies on the sale of a chemical business section including several PRC subsidiaries to another multinational company in China.
Advising a world leading manufacturer of seamless steel tubes and specific tubular products for industrial applications in France on transfer pricing documentation preparation.
Advising a global leader in aerospace, defense and related services industry on transfer pricing documentation.
Advising a leading provider of make-up, skincare and perfume packaging solutions to grocery stores and manufacturers headquartered in Europe on a series of tax issues.

Publications

Panacea or problem? | China Business Law Journal
Steps to promote innovation in China’ s health industry | e-Health Law and Policy.
Acquisition d'une société en Chine-nouveautés à prendre en compte | Fusions and Acquisitions Magazine.
Manufacturing Practices Upgrade Could Offer Opening for Global Companies | Interviewed by Bloomberg BNA.
Drug Commodity Name Protection – A Pitfall in China's New Revised Trademark Law | Bloomberg BNA.
China's drug price reforms: Much of the same? | China Law and Practice.
La Chine et la France ont signe une nouvelle convention fiscale-Quels changements en attendre (China and France Signed New Double Taxation Treaty) | Option Finance.
A warning for foreign hospitals | China Law & Practice.
Doctor on Call: Reformers Dail-up Dose of Telemedicne | Interviewed by GBI.
Not so free zone | Interviewed by China Law & Practice.

Education

2005 – Passed PRC Bar Exam
2001 – LL.B. from East China University of Political Science and Law

Practice Areas

Employment, Labour & Pensions Tax Corporate/M&A Intellectual Property

sectors

Life Sciences & Healthcare TMC - Technology, Media & Communications

Insights

Global Reach