Peter Zhang

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Peter (Dongcheng) Zhang is a partner at Gowling WLG, where he leads the firm's China Initiative for the Toronto office.

Admitted to practice law in Ontario and China, Peter's main areas of expertise include corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and foreign direct investment.

Peter acts as general counsel for his long-term clients in Canada to assist them to deal with corporate/commercial transactions, regulatory investigations and dispute resolutions. His clients include fortune 500 companies, unicorns and high net worth families.

Peter also advises clients in intellectual right protection and cross border IP licensing transactions.

Prior to joining Gowling WLG, he was a partner of a “Red Circle” firm in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. His Chinese law practice focused on corporate restructure, IPO (as underwriter’s counsel or issuer’s counsel), and PE/VC investment.

Fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, Peter Zhang worked as investment banker for an international investment bank and research institution in Beijing, China for eight years. Through this work experience, he has gained intimate familiarity with Chinese corporate restructure and corporate financing on the Chinse capital market.

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