On September 22, 2025, GCProfiles officially released its "2025 GCP Top 20 Women in Business Law" list. Llinks partner Zhengyi Zhang was named to the list for her excellent professional skills, outstanding performance, and strong market reputation.
About Zhengyi Zhang
Ms. Zhengyi Zhang earned her LL.B. from Nanjing University and an LL.M. in Commercial Law from the University of Edinburgh. She is currently a member of the Medicine and Health Law Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association.
Ms. Zhang's practice focuses on securities issuance, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring, where she has accumulated significant experience.
In securities issuance, Ms. Zhang has provided legal services for initial public offerings (both A-share and H-share markets), bond issuance, public and private placements, rights offerings, backdoor listings, and asset restructuring for numerous state-owned, private, and foreign-invested enterprises.
In M&A, corporate restructuring, private funds, and venture capital, Ms. Zhang has advised a variety of international and domestic companies and investment institutions on mergers, acquisitions, investments, and corporate restructuring.
GCProfiles's Remarks
Ms, Zhang has dedicated her career to the capital market, with a practice covering domestic and overseas IPOs, listed company M&A, acquisitions and control transfers, equity and bond financing for listed companies, and pre-IPO investment and financing. Throughout her career, Ms. Zhang has advised leading companies in industries such as new energy, healthcare, high-end intelligent manufacturing, and media and culture. Ms. Zhang's professional ability and communication skills have left a deep impression on clients. With Ms. Zhang's deep understanding of capital market transactions and extensive experience, she provides practical solutions that align with clients' business goals. Ms. Zhang's recent notable projects include the IPO and listing of CATL's H-shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the IPO and listing of Karma Technology's A-shares on the ChiNext market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Client Testimonial
"Ms. Zhang has a strong legal foundation and top-notch professional skills. She is upright, trustworthy, and adheres to professional ethics. In our collaboration, Ms. Zhang clearly analyzed legal issues and proposed reasonable solutions. Ms. Zhang has a strong sense of responsibility and excellent collaborative spirit. Ms. Zhang is diligent and responsible, always prioritizing our company's interests. She provides timely risk alerts and helps us maintain a bottom line. Ms. Zhang's technical support throughout a high-intensity, all-night negotiation and her efficient completion of related work were extremely impressive. Ms. Zhang's communication is efficient and pragmatic, her responses are quick, and she is energetic. Ms. Zhang is a trusted legal partner, and we have already made clear plans to continue strengthening our collaboration in the future."
About GCProfiles
GCProfiles (GCP) is an international legal industry research and analysis organization that provides reliable information, professional rankings, and research reports to the global legal market from a third-party perspective. For this selection, the GCP China-based team conducted months of in-depth research on female lawyers, in-house counsel, and agents who have long been active in the commercial field in China. Combining with self-nominations, recommendations, partner evaluations, market feedback, and the team's long-term observations of the Chinese legal services market, the final "2025 GCP Top 20 Women in Business Law" list was compiled through the independent GCP rating mechanism.
