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Sarah Zhu

Director of Dispute Resolution and Compliance, Litigation Department

sarahzhu@paulhastings.com

Sarah Zhu is a director of dispute resolution and compliance in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings. Sarah has particular experience in dispute resolution through international arbitrations under UNCITRAL, CIETAC, SIAC, HKIAC, and ICC and cross-border litigations. Sarah is also experienced in compliance matters including government and internal investigations, pre-transaction due diligence, post-transaction compliance program implementation, and risk assessment involving issues relating to corruption, fraud and sanctions.

Sarah is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York) in Hong Kong. She has also passed the PRC bar exam and had held a practicing license at the time when she was practicing at a top PRC law firm. Sarah speaks fluent English and Mandarin.

EDUCATION de

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, LL.M., 2016

Fudan University School of Law, LL.B., 2007

REPRESENTATIONS de

Internal Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement
  • Conducted a good number of investigations relating to FCPA on behalf of several multinational pharmaceutical and medical device companies with a focus on East Asia, particularly China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

  • Conducted anti-corruption risk assessment and due diligence for several top private equity firms regarding proposed investments in China, Europe, South East Asia, and South America.