Julie (Hong) Cheng

Practice Areas

Ms. Cheng is a tax and corporate partner in JunHe based in our Shanghai office. Ms. Cheng joined JunHe in 2007. Prior to that, she worked in international law firms for seven years and a large State-owned enterprise for more than one year.

Ms. Cheng has advised a lot of international clients and Chinese clients on various PRC tax issues (direct and indirect taxes) relating to clients’ inbound investment, M&A transactions, outbound investments as well as tax issues arising out of the clients’ business operations in China. She has also represented many clients in tax audit cases and tax disputes. In addition, she assists high-net-worth individuals in their wealth management and companies in advising on their employee incentive plans. Her work has involved a broad range of industries including retail, manufacturing, trade, consultancy, investment, real estate, technology, pharmaceuticals, financial, energy, logistics services, etc. She has been consistently recognized as a leading PRC tax lawyer by Chambers and Legal 500 in recent years.

Ms. Cheng has also accumulated extensive experience in corporate and M&A and foreign direct investment areas. She assists clients in project structuring, due diligence, drafting and review of documentation, negotiations, etc. She also assists clients in setting up, changing and dissolving wholly foreign owned enterprises, joint ventures and representative offices, and advises clients on related legal issues as well as issues arising out of the daily operations.

Career

Ms. Cheng is a member of the All-China Bar Association and Shanghai Bar Association.

Languages Spoken

Mandarin, English

Education