Charles Zhang
Partner, Director of Suzhou Office
Personal Profile
Zhang Yi is Partner and Director of RDL Law Firm (Suzhou Branch). His core practice covers routine labor law retainer services, employee resettlement during enterprise closure, merger, split, relocation and restructuring, collective salary deferral and reduction programs, special employee optimization programs, labor dispute litigation and arbitration, corporate HR system compliance review and optimization, equity incentive plan drafting and documentation, legal framework design for trade secret protection and non-compete clauses, labor compliance audits, as well as human resources compliance training. He has handled more than 200 major and complex labor dispute litigation cases.
Representative Matters
Led equity incentive and performance reward program for a private enterprise
Led problematic employee rectification and cost-cutting optimization project for a software technology company
Led mass employee resettlement project covering over 200 staff for a Singapore-invested enterprise undergoing closure
Led labor relation transfer project for a well-known chip manufacturer
Led workforce downsizing project involving over 140 employees for a renowned Japanese-invested enterprise
Led salary deferral program covering more than 1,000 staff for a prominent private enterprise in Wujiang District
Led resettlement project for over 200 employees amid division shutdown at a well-known Taiwanese enterprise in Suzhou
Led mass layoff and resettlement project covering over 300 employees for a French-invested manufacturing plant closure in Suzhou
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, Labor and Social Security Law Committee of Suzhou Lawyers Association
Member, Disciplinary Committee of Suzhou Lawyers Association
Member, Labor and Social Security Law Committee of Gusu District Lawyers Association
Supervisor, Gusu District Lawyers Association
Part-time Labor Arbitrator, Suzhou Industrial Park Labor Arbitration Commission
Honors & Awards
2022 Legal 500 China, Practice Head for Employment & Labor
2023 Legal 500 China, Practice Head for Employment & Labor
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zhangyi@laodongfa.com
