Bar Admission:
New York State Bar, 1999
PRC Bar, 1992
Education:
LLM in US Tax Law, New York University School of Law
LLM in Corporate Law, Harvard Law School
LLB, Fudan University, China Bachelor of Philosophy, Fudan University, China
Honours and Distinctions:
Peter has been ranked as a Leading Individual in China Tax by International Tax Review, Tax Directors Handbook, Chambers Asia, and APL 500.
Yongjun Peter Ni is the head of Zhong Lun Law Firm’s tax practice. Before joining Zhong Lun, he led White & Case’s Greater China tax practice. Prior to that, he led the International Tax Practice of Ernst & Young China. Peter has more than 15 years of experience providing international tax services to foreign MNCs and large Chinese companies, including nine years in the US. Trained as a lawyer, he is able to provide tax advice in the proper legal context.
Peter has been ranked as a Leading Individual in China Tax by International Tax Review, Tax Directors Handbook, Chambers Asia, and APL 500.
Peter’s clients are in various sectors including manufacturing, technology, financial services, investment funds, real estate, telecommunications, energy, distribution and retail, construction, and consulting.
Peter’s practice covers all tax aspects of cross-border investments and transactions, with a focus on market entry and exit strategies, investment structuring and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, financing, pre-IPO restructuring, transfer pricing, tax-effective supply chain management, high net worth individual tax planning, and tax dispute resolution.
In addition to tax, Peter also advises clients on regulatory and legal aspects of doing business in China such as foreign investment law, company law, foreign exchange, and customs.
Peter is the co-author of China Taxation - Law, Practice and Planning, the most comprehensive English language treatise on Chinese tax law (published by Sweet & Maxwell). He is writing another book titled Outbound Investment Tax Planning. Peter regularly contributes to international journals such as International Tax Review, China Law & Practice, China Economic Review, and Offshore Investment and has been interviewed by leading media including the Wall Street Journal and the CBN. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of several US and Asia leading tax journals including the Practical Asian Tax Strategies.
Peter frequently speaks at high-profile international tax conferences and has been invited by the Chinese tax authorities to advise on tax legislation and to provide international tax training to Chinese tax officials.
Peter also teaches international tax law regularly at top Chinese universities such as Fudan University and Shanghai Jiaotong University. He has also co-developed a course, namely Tax Planning and Transfer Pricing, for the Ministry of Finance and the National Accounting Institute of China. The course is designed to train the executives of large Chinese companies.
Representative Cases
Peter has been ranked as a Leading Individual in China Tax by International Tax Review, Tax Directors Handbook, Chambers Asia, and APL 500.
Peter’s clients are in various sectors including manufacturing, technology, financial services, investment funds, real estate, telecommunications, energy, distribution and retail, construction, and consulting.
Peter’s practice covers all tax aspects of cross-border investments and transactions, with a focus on market entry and exit strategies, investment structuring and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, financing, pre-IPO restructuring, transfer pricing, tax-effective supply chain management, high net worth individual tax planning, and tax dispute resolution.
In addition to tax, Peter also advises clients on regulatory and legal aspects of doing business in China such as foreign investment law, company law, foreign exchange, and customs.
Peter is the co-author of China Taxation - Law, Practice and Planning, the most comprehensive English language treatise on Chinese tax law (published by Sweet & Maxwell). He is writing another book titled Outbound Investment Tax Planning. Peter regularly contributes to international journals such as International Tax Review, China Law & Practice, China Economic Review, and Offshore Investment and has been interviewed by leading media including the Wall Street Journal and the CBN. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of several US and Asia leading tax journals including the Practical Asian Tax Strategies.
Peter frequently speaks at high-profile international tax conferences and has been invited by the Chinese tax authorities to advise on tax legislation and to provide international tax training to Chinese tax officials.
Peter also teaches international tax law regularly at top Chinese universities such as Fudan University and Shanghai Jiaotong University. He has also co-developed a course, namely Tax Planning and Transfer Pricing, for the Ministry of Finance and the National Accounting Institute of China. The course is designed to train the executives of large Chinese companies.
