Working in conjunction with Japanese attorneys, Ms. Chang assists clients in a wide variety of Japan/China cross-border matters.  More specifically, Ms. Chang handles cases involving Japanese companies entering or withdrawing from mainland China and fraud investigations and other compliance matters.  Recently, she has been increasingly involved in cases concerning Chinese companies seeking to invest in Japan and other matters relating to Chinese business activities in Japan.  By taking advantage of her time spent living abroad, with an understanding of the cultural differences between China and Japan and the needs of her clients, Ms. Chang strives to provide clients with prompt and appropriate legal advice.   

Work Highlights

Inbound Matters 

• Establishment of a joint venture company in Japan by a major Chinese and Japanese company 
• A case involving embezzlement of company funds by the manager of a Japanese subsidiary of a Chinese company 
• Negotiations between a Japanese subsidiary of a Chinese company and a Japanese company due to the termination of a contract. 
• Trademark and other rights-related matters discovered after the acquisition of a Japanese company by a Chinese company 
• Consultation and negotiation regarding real estate investment in Japan by Chinese companies and individuals 
• Legal advice for Japanese subsidiaries of Chinese companies 

Outbound matters  

• Withdrawal from China of a subsidiary of Japanese company 
• Arbitration and litigation relating to labor issues of a Japanese subsidiary in China 
• Investigations of misconduct of Chinese subsidiaries of major Japanese companies

Education & Professional Career

Mar 2018	Joined Kitahama Partners
Jun 2016	Admitted in China
Jan 2015	Employed at Fada Law Firm
Sep 2014	Passed Chinese Bar Exam
Oct 2011	Employed at Dalian IKI System Integration Co., Ltd.
Aug 2009	Employed at Dalian Software Industry Association
Jul 2009	Graduate School of Dalian University of Foreign Languages (Japanese Language)