Shan Zhong zshan@bu.

edu
290 Summit Ave, Brighton, MA 02135 (857)294-4162 Cell

Profile
• Familiar with incorporation and corporation governance (employment, trade secret, intellectual property maintenance
etc.) in China
• Experienced in litigations in the areas of sales contract disputes, employment disputes and intellectual property disputes.

Education
LL.M. Candidate (IP law Concentration) Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA May 2010
• 2009 Fall Semester GPA: 3.54
• Pro bono: unemployment insurance appeals at Volunteer Lawyers Project

Bachelor of Law Central University of Finance and Economics, School of Law, Beijing, China July 2003
• GPA ranks 6th in the Law School, 3-year academic scholarship
• President, Legal Seminar of Law School
• President, Eloquence Association (Best Student Association of Year)

Work Experience
Attorney Shanghai Duan & Duan Law Firm, Shanghai, China August 2007-May 2009
• Served in litigations of intellectual property, sales contract and employment disputes
• Assisted incorporation and land right/ plant acquisition
• Served in an American invested WOFE (headquarter) as an on site lawyer, maintained other 7 equivalent entities,
managed daily operation, updated corporation structure, reviewed and revised daily contracts and advised on business
unit

Legal Assistant Shanghai Barry Law Firm, Shanghai, China April 2006-July 2007
• Provided support to attorney in general practice
• Researched and drafted memoranda in employment issue and trade secret
• Drafted complaints, attorney’s representation and motions in shareholder litigation, torts, contract of sales disputes and
administrative litigation

Project Manager GuoXin Tendering Group, Beijing, China August 2005- March 2006
Project Assistant GuoXin Tendering Group, Beijing, China August 2003-August 2005
• Provided consulting service to tenderees (government departments), designed the tendering plans, drafted
tendering documents, and operated the tendering procedure.
• Projects worked on including: ▪ the 2008 Olympic Game Construction
▪ the Internet News Publishing System Project for the State Council Information Office
▪ the National Data Center Project for the Ministry of Land and Resources

Main Clients Served (Non-government department): ABB (China) Ltd.; Compal Electronics Inc.; China Jin Mao
Group Co, Ltd; Haier Group; Jin Jiang International Holdings Co., Ltd.; MECS Inc.; Nike, Inc. Tenneco Inc.

Skills and Certificate

• Licensed to practice law in China since 2006
• Mandarin, English