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Christoph Hezel

Christoph Hezel

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Christoph is Head of China Group and mainly assigned to the firm’s general corporate practice advising multinational as well as medium-sized corporations on their business operations and investments in mainland China. His special focus in this regard is on foreign direct investment, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring as well as on the PRC tax regime.

Christoph advises clients from various industries with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical institutions, automotive and renewables.

Prior to joining Taylor Wessing in 2006, where he became a partner in 2008, Christoph had worked as a tax lawyer in the tax and legal department of the Shanghai office of one of the major international auditing and accounting firms.

Christoph has published various articles on China-related legal topics in international law journals. He was heading as chairman for several years the Legal Working Group as well as the Trade and Distribution Working Group of the European Chamber of Commerce in China.

Expertise

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Tax
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Employee incentives

Sectors

Life sciences & healthcare
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Employee incentives

Our international employee incentives practice advises on the full range of management and employee incentive arrangements.

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CV

Since 2008 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2008 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2004 - 2006 Tax Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Shanghai
2001 - 2004 Senior Consultant, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Shanghai
2001 Admitted as a lawyer, Germany
2001 2nd State Exam, Frankfurt
1997 1st State Exam, Passau

Career

Since 2008 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2008 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2004 - 2006 Tax Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Shanghai
2001 - 2004 Senior Consultant, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Shanghai

Education

2001 Admitted as a lawyer, Germany
2001 2nd State Exam, Frankfurt
1997 1st State Exam, Passau

Publications

Various commentaries, China-related legal topics in international law journals.

Memberships & Associations

Legal Working Group of the European Chamber of Commerce in China, Previous Chairman
Trade & Distribution Working Group of the European Chamber of Commerce in China, Previous Chairman

Additional languages

English German Chinese French

Awards

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Recommended lawyer for China Corporate / M&A

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Notable Practitioner: China Corporate/ M&A

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Recommended lawyer for China Corporate/ M&A

Notable Practitioner: Corporate / M&A

Key lawyer for China Corporate and M&A

Notable Practitioner - China - Corporate / M&A

Key lawyer for China Corporate / M&A

Notable Practitioner - China - Corporate / M&A

Notable Practitioner: Corporate / M&A

Key lawyer in the Beijing office

Leading individual - Corporate M&A - Germany (expert based abroad)

Leading individual - Corporate M&A - Germany (expert based abroad)

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Deep Localization in China: Strategic, Regulatory and IP Drivers for Sustainable Growth

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