Francis Zou is a partner in White & Case's New York office. His practice focuses on two areas: (i) banking transactions and bank regulatory matters and (ii) mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.

In the banking and bank regulatory area, Mr. Zou advises major international commercial banks and corporate borrowers in investment grade, leveraged or structured financing transactions, receivables financings and other trade financings, and debt restructurings. In addition, he advises foreign banks in connection with their applications to the Federal Reserve and the applicable federal or state bank chartering authorities to establish presence in the U.S. and in connection with their strategic expansion in the U.S.

In the M&A and corporate area, Mr. Zou advises major international corporations and commercial banks in acquisitions, divestitures, rollup transactions and other corporate transactions, including acquisitions of broker-dealers and commercial banks. He has experience in both public and private M&A transactions.

Mr. Zou also has substantial experience in SEC-registered offerings and private placements of debt, equity and convertible securities, asset financings, and derivatives transactions. In addition, he works closely with colleagues from the Firm's litigation department in counseling foreign banks and corporations operating in the U.S. in connection with commercial disputes and criminal investigations.

Representative clients of Mr. Zou include leading Chinese and Taiwanese banks and corporations operating in the US, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Norddeutsche Landesbank, N.V. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, and Rabo Bank.

Bars and Courts
New York State Bar, 2000

Education
JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1999, Stone Scholar
BA, Hunan Normal University, 1987, summa cum laude

Languages
English
Chinese