Julia Zhao

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Julia Zhao

Associate

Email
julia.zhao@shanghaipacificlegal.com

Tel+86 21 6086 0167

Julia Zhao is a lawyer specializing in compliance investigations and dispute resolution, with extensive experience in handling complex corporate internal investigation cases.

Julia has developed substantial expertise in corporate internal controls and anti-fraud matters. Her experience includes handling cases related to conflicts of interest, white-collar crime, data security, FCPA risk investigations, and criminal enforcement against black-market activities. She is familiar with domestic and international corporate compliance regulations and has strong capabilities in e-discovery, filing criminal complaints, and navigating cases involving the intersection of civil and criminal law.

Practice

  • Compliance Investigation
  • Dispute Resolution

Key industry

  • Tech
  • Finance

Representative experience

  • Provided legal services to a U.S. technology company during an internal investigation into conflicts of interest involving its China regional sales team.
  • Assisted a U.S. publicly traded company with an internal investigation into suspicious expenses in its marketing department, including those potentially in violation of the FCPA.
  • Provided legal services to a multinational financial institution in an internal investigation into employee data breaches and assisted in filing a criminal complaint against the involved individuals.
  • Advised an internet company on a criminal complaint against employees accused of non-state bribery and illegally obtaining data from a computer information system.
  • Conducted an internal investigation into conflicts of interest within the procurement department of a financial institution and provided corresponding legal services.
  • Provided legal services to a Chinese state-owned enterprise in an internal investigation of an employee accused of colluding with external parties to harm corporate interests.

Education

  • Fudan University, Master of Law
  • Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Bachelor of Finance

Admissions

  • PRC

Languages

  • Chinese
  • English