Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Skills Certifications
Honors Awards
Certification
Languages
Timeline
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Sijia (Scarlett) Zhang

Amsterdam

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Counsel

JOHNSON & JOHNSON
11.2020 - 08.2023
  • Performed intelligence analyses, investigations, and case management for global brand protection
  • Drafted and reviewed legal documents
  • Provided legal advice to internal stakeholders on issues of the pharmaceutical/medical device industry
  • Communicated with law enforcement agencies (court, procuratorate, market administration), vendors, e-commerce platforms, social media platforms, and other external stakeholders
  • Collaborated with colleagues in global offices, including those from the sales/marketing/quality control/compliance/supply chain/and research teams
  • Monitored updates to relevant legislation and industry policies.

Lawyer

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
12.2018 - 09.2019
  • Offered legal support to chip-manufacturing businesses
  • Drafted and reviewed agreements and other documents related to technical cooperation, IP licensing, open-source, and ongoing research projects
  • Communicated and negotiated with international companies/universities on agreements and projects
  • Partnered with technicians, engineers, and the research/patent team to advise on legal issues (IP concerns, export control, NDAs, applicable laws, etc.)
  • Worked on merger & acquisition projects, selecting vendors, and performing due diligence
  • Managed the vendor pool of law firms and collaborated with external lawyers
  • Monitored legal news and international legislations regarding export control, foreign investments and competition law issues in semiconductor industry.

Intern

Haiwen & Partners Law Firm.
07.2016 - 09.2016
  • Supported 2 large IPO Projects by performing due diligence, reviewing contracts, and offering legal advice on issues in certain industries
  • Offered on-site support through business trips, visits and interviews.

Intern

Court of Haidian District
01.2015 - 02.2015
  • Offered support to the judge by organizing documents and evidence, searching for articles on laws and regulations, and keeping track on ongoing cases
  • Arranged communications and visits with external lawyers.

Education

Master of Laws (Concentration: European Competition Law and Regulation) -

UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam, Netherlands
06.2024

Master of Laws (Concentration: International Economic Law and Business Law) -

KYUSHU UNIVERSITY
Fukuoka, Japan
09.2018

Master of Laws (Concentration: Economic Law) -

RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
Beijing, China
06.2017

Bachelor of Laws -

RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
Beijing, China
07.2015

Skills

  • Legal Writing
  • Legal Research
  • Evaluating Contracts
  • Drafting Documents
  • Case Analysis
  • Competition Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Intellectual Property Law

Skills Certifications

Chinese - native, English - proficient (IELTS: 7.0), capable of working in English, Passed the Chinese bar (Legal Professional Qualification Certificate)

Honors Awards

  • LLM Graduation Thesis, Kyushu University, 01/2018, 08/2018, Research on monopolistic problems of collective management organization of music copyright, Teramoto Shinto
  • LLM Graduation Thesis, Renmin University of China, 07/2016, 06/2017, Study on antitrust regulation of administrative monopolistic conduct in pharmaceutical centralized purchase, Meng Yanbei
  • Competitive Landscape and Antitrust Regulation Project, 07/2016, 06/2017, Participant | Antitrust and Anti-unfair Competition Enforcement Agency
  • 4th Edition of A Collection of Exercises in Economic Law, 12/2015, 05/2016, Contributor | Renmin University China Press
  • Scholarship of Excellent Studies, 11/2011, 10/2016, Recipient | Academic scholarship for law school students
  • Innovational Experiment Program, 05/2013, 06/2014, Third place winner | Imagine Cup Competition

Certification

Chinese bar (Legal Professional Qualification Certificate)

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Japanese
Elementary
A2

Timeline

Counsel

JOHNSON & JOHNSON
11.2020 - 08.2023

Lawyer

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
12.2018 - 09.2019

Intern

Haiwen & Partners Law Firm.
07.2016 - 09.2016

Intern

Court of Haidian District
01.2015 - 02.2015

Master of Laws (Concentration: European Competition Law and Regulation) -

UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM

Master of Laws (Concentration: International Economic Law and Business Law) -

KYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Master of Laws (Concentration: Economic Law) -

RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA

Bachelor of Laws -

RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA

Chinese bar (Legal Professional Qualification Certificate)

Sijia (Scarlett) Zhang