Biography
Lijun Zhang is a litigator at the New York office of White & Case. He has extensive experience representing companies in complex competition, intellectual property, and general commercial litigation across the technology, pharmaceutical, financial services, telecommunications, and energy sectors.
A native Mandarin speaker with deep roots in the Chinese market, Lijun regularly serves as a strategic advisor to Chinese clients as they navigate high-stakes U.S. litigation and regulatory challenges.
Lijun clerked for Judge Carlos T. Bea of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center and his BS in Economics and Finance from Tsinghua University. Prior to law school, Lijun worked as a management consultant.
Experience
Representative matters:
Representing a leading U.S. financial institution in defending certain fraud and breach of contract claims.
Represented a leading U.S. technology company in defending antitrust actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and Attorneys General of multiple States, as well as the related class actions.*
Represented a leading U.S. pharmaceutical company in defending multiple antitrust class actions in connection with several of its pharmaceutical and medical device products.
Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Samson Resources Corporation for fraudulent transfer claims in connection with an oil & natural gas exploration and production company.
Represented several Chinese financial institutions as third parties in an action in which plaintiffs have sought to enforce a US$1 billion judgment for trademark infringement against defendant counterfeiters.
Represented a European technology company in defending a U.S. competitor’s lawsuit at the intersection of the antitrust and intellectual property laws.
* Experience with another international law firm.