Before joining Han Kun Law Offices in March 2014, Mr. Zhu was a senior associate in the Banking and Finance Department of King & Wood Mallesons' Beijing office, where he practiced as a banking and finance lawyer for nearly eight years. Mr. Zhu specializes in advising domestic and foreign clients on aircraft finance, project finance, cross-border and domestic lending transactions, establishment of financial institutions and regulatory compliance, and other banking and finance transactions.
Mr. Zhu has represented onshore and offshore lessors, lenders, airlines in a number of aircraft financing projects, including onshore and offshore PDP finance for purchasing new aircraft, operating leases, financing leases, lease novations and assignments, sale and lease back of aircraft and aircraft engines, and tax-bonded leases; he is familiar with Cape Town Convention related matters, including applying for authorization codes from CAAC, registrations with International Registry, and filing of IDERA in China.