Professional Experience

Eric Zou is a partner of Merits & Tree, and he once worked at Llinks Law Offices and Jingtian & Gongcheng as counsel and partner, respectively. 

With over 12 years' experience, Eric is an expert in the practice area of investment funds, asset management and financial business, and has handled many innovative and cutting-edge deals that are the first case or one of the first cases in the market.

Eric has rich experience in working for private fund managers, retail fund managers, wealth management companies and various other types of asset managers in China, has advised many clients on establishment of financial institutions, and is a veteran in such cross-border businesses as QFII, RQFII, QDII, RQDII, QFLP, QDLP, QDIE, WFOE PFM, overseas investment of insurance funds and mutual recognition of funds between mainland China and Hong Kong. 

Eric provides advice to financial regulators and self-regulatory organizations both at home and abroad, his observations have often been quoted by Financial Times and Ignites Asia etc.

Honors & Awards

Rising Star (40 under 40) (2021) by China Business Law Journal;

Investment Funds: Recommended Lawyer (China) by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022;

CLECSS Top 10 Elite Young Lawyers (2022).

Education

Peking University, Juris Master

ECUST, BA majoring in English

Qualifications

Eric has been admitted to practice in the People’s Republic of China

Member of Shanghai Bar Association Funds Study Association

Working language

Chinese and English