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| We have over 20 lawyers currently practising in our Shanghai and Beijing offices, which function as a single unit. All of our partners were trained at top tier Chinese and foreign law schools and have practiced for many years with leading PRC law firms and/or prestigious international law firms. We are committed to providing training to our associates in the course of side-by-side work with senior lawyers and with various training programs. This ensures that our lawyers bring the most updated and pragmatic knowledge and skills to address clients' needs. The following is a brief profile of some of our founding members. |
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| RICHARD
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| Richard Xu is the founding partner of Han Yi. His major practice areas include M&A, formation and deployment of private equity funds, foreign direct investment, project and equipment finance, securities, restructurings and foreign-related dispute resolution. Mr. Xu has been the primary counsel to numerous multinational companies from a broad range of industries on their various M&A, joint venture and financing initiatives related to China. He is also a frequent and routine counsel to many leading institutional investors with China investment targets or portfolios. Mr. Xu has been actively involved in structuring and establishing onshore and offshore China-focused private equity funds for both foreign and domestic Chinese fund sponsors and investors for over a decade, and has represented many well-known institutional investors, industrial investors or target companies in various private equity investment and M&A transactions. In addition, Mr. Xu has maintained an active dispute resolution practice by providing effective and practical solutions to complicated commercial and corporate disputes mainly for foreign clients doing business in China. He has also advised issuers as well as underwriters in several high-profile overseas IPOs involving Chinese companies or operations. Prior to founding Han Yi, Mr. Xu practiced with the Hong Kong and New York offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and O'Melveny & Myers LLP as a New York lawyer for many years and with two leading PRC law firms as a PRC lawyer for several years. Mr. Xu is educated and trained as both a PRC and a New York lawyer and has science, law and MBA degrees from Nanjing University, Peking University, the University of Georgia and Georgetown University. Mr. Xu is fluent in English and Chinese. |
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| LUCY
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| Lucy Chen's s practice focuses on corporate and investment matters, such as private equity, M&A, and foreign direct investment. Before joining Han Yi, she worked as a legal translator and an associate with a reputable PRC law firm and the Shanghai representative office of a leading U.S. law firm for about two years. Ms. Chen was educated at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (M.A. in Business English) and South China University (B.A. in English). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese. |
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| EVA LIU |
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| Eva Liu is an associate of Han Yi. She is experienced in M&A, foreign direct investment, foreign-related dispute resolution and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Liu worked as an in-house counsel with a medical product distributor and a travel company in the U.S. and a Fortune 500 company's China subsidiary. Ms. Liu graduated from the University of California - Davis (LL.M.) and China University of Political Science and Law (LL.B.). She also studied common law at Oxford University. Ms. Liu has passed both the New York and the Chinese bar examinations and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| LINDA
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| Linda He is a partner of Han Yi. Her major practice areas include M&A, foreign direct investment, private equity investment, project finance, consumer credit, securities and general corporate matters. In M&A, private equity and foreign direct investment areas, Ms. He has been extensively involved in the representation of such institutional investors and multinational companies as Morgan Stanley, UBS, Citigroup, Intel China and Daimler Group in connection with their asset and equity M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and establishment and liquidation of various foreign-invested enterprises including holding companies. In financing practice area, Ms. He has assisted many domestic and foreign financiers, sponsors as well as project companies such as ICBC, Bank of America, Toyota Motor Finance, Vivendi Water and GE Capital in various China financing transactions including World Bank-financed infrastructure projects, NPL, securitization, and consumer credit assignments. In addition, Ms. He also provides routine legal advisory support to quite a few leading multinational companies on general PRC corporate matters. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. He worked with two leading PRC law firms for several years where she gained solid legal experience with respect to such diverse industries as high-tech, real estate, chemical, financial services, infrastructure, entertainment and education. Ms. He was educated at Nankai University (LL.M.), Nanjing University ¨C Johns Hopkins University Center for Chinese and American Studies, and Zhejiang University (LL.B.). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| KELVIN
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| Kelvin Gao is an associate of Han Yi. His major practice areas include formation and deployment of private equity funds, securities, foreign direct investment and M&A. Mr. Gao has solid experience in formation and deployment of private equity funds, real estate, securities and foreign direct investment, and has been significantly involved in formation and deployment of numerous onshore and offshore private equity funds, several high-profile overseas IPOs involving Chinese companies or operations, a variety of M&A transactions and foreign direct investment projects in the areas of real estate, financial services, consumer products, high-tech and general manufacturing. Prior to joining Han Yi, Mr. Gao practiced with two well-known PRC law firms and the in-house legal department of a major multinational property consulting firm for several years. Mr. Gao was educated at Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (LL.B.). He is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese. |
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| JESSIE
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| Jessie Ren is a partner of Han Yi. Her practice areas mainly include M&A, foreign direct investment, private equity investment and general corporate matters. Ms. Ren has solid experience in representation of foreign clients in large-scale investment and financing transactions through M&A or direct investment in various industries such as machinery, chemical, energy, real estate, and general manufacturing. She has worked on various complicated cross-border asset and equity acquisition transactions, Sino-foreign joint venture projects, and project and equipment finance deals, involving large PRC state-owned companies, private entities with complex history, as well as public Chinese companies. In addition, Ms. Ren is very familiar with general corporate matters and provides routine PRC legal advisory support to multinational companies. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Ren practiced with one of the major PRC law firms for several years. Ms. Ren was educated at Peking University (Master of Laws, LL.B., and B.A. in Economics). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese. |
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| JOYCE ZHANG
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| Joyce Zhang is an associate of Han Yi. Her major practice areas include general corporate, securities, M&A and formation and deployment of private equity funds. In M&A and private equity areas, Ms. Zhang has been involved in the formation of several onshore private equity funds and a variety of M&A transactions in the areas of financial services, high-tech, food and general manufacturing. In securities area, Ms. Zhang has been significantly engaged in several A-share IPOs. In addition, Ms. Zhang has also advised several multinational companies on PRC general corporate and dispute resolution matters. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Zhang practiced with two well-known PRC law firms for several years. Ms. Zhang was educated at Nanjing University (LL.B.). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| CATHY CHENG |
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| Cathy Cheng is an associate of Han Yi. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Cheng interned with several leading PRC law firms and gained solid experience in the areas of foreign direct investment, capital market and general corporate matters. She has researched and published several articles on mainland China's foreign exchange control regime and anti-monopoly law issues. Ms. Cheng was educated at East China University of Political Science and Law (Master of Laws and B.A.). She has passed the Chinese bar examination and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| ERIC
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| Eric Zou is an associate of Han Yi. His major practice areas include M&A, private equity investment, labor and employment law, dispute resolution and regulatory compliance matters. Prior to joining Han Yi, Mr. Zou worked with a couple of well-known PRC law firms and gained rich experience in the areas of foreign-related dispute resolution, M&A and regulatory compliance matters for several Fortune 500 companies. At Han Yi, Mr. Zou has been actively involved in a variety of cross-border M&A transactions and China private equity investment projects in the areas of consumer products, media and Internet, real estate, financial services, and general manufacturing. In addition, Mr. Zou is very experienced with PRC labor law matters and frequently advises our clients on various PRC labor and employment law issues. Mr. Zou graduated from Peking University (LL.M.) and East China University of Science and Technology (B.A.). He is a qualified PRC lawyer and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| CINDY WANG |
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| Cindy Wang is an associate of our firm. Before joining Han Yi, she has served as the in-house legal counsel at Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. where she was responsible for tax and other regulatory compliance matters. Ms. Wang has published more than one million words of translated legal works, mainly on such subjects as WTO dispute resolution mechanism and introduction of Western laws. Ms. Wang graduated from Tsinghua University (LL.M.) and Yanshan University (B.A. in Business English). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| YINGZHE (ALLEN) WANG |
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| Yingzhe (Allen) Wang is a partner of our firm. He focuses his practice on the areas of domestic and overseas securities offerings and listings, reorganization of large and medium-sized SOEs, acquisition and reorganization of listed companies, and M&A activities. Mr. Wang¡¯s representative clients include China Telecom, China Shipping Container Lines, COSCO, China Communications Construction, Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels, China Quanjude Group, Dalian Port, Shanxi Natural Gas, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, among others. Mr. Wang has extensive experience in the securities practice area and has represented a long list of domestic and foreign clients in connection with their equity and debt securities offerings, including H share, S share, A share, B share, as well as ¡°red-chip¡± listings. In addition, he has also been actively assisting with the reorganization and M&A activities involving listed companies across a broad array of industries. Before joining Han Yi, Mr. Wang was a senior partner at the Beijing headquarters of Jingtian & Gongcheng where he practiced for about twelve years. He had also worked for a Chinese mainstream law journal and a famous domestic investment management company. Mr. Wang was educated at Jilin University (LL.B.) and the University of California, Berkeley Law School (LL.M.). He is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese. |
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| HUBERT ZHOU
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| Hubert Zhou is an associate of Han Yi. Mr. Zhou specializes in fund formation, foreign direct investment, real estate and construction law, dispute resolution and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Han Yi, Mr. Zhou worked with a well-known PRC law firm and provided PRC legal advisory services to various public and private companies in the areas of foreign direct investment, project finance, and foreign-related dispute resolutions. Prior to that, he worked with a large Chinese construction company in Saudi Arabia for a few years and gained solid experience in negotiation and management of large-scale construction projects. Mr. Zhou was educated at Peking University (LL.M.) and The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (B.A.). He is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| EMILY DENG |
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| Emily Deng is an associate of Han Yi. Ms. Deng is experienced in the practice areas of foreign direct investment, M&A, private equity investment and regulatory compliance. She has been actively involved in numerous foreign investment projects in such industries as health care, cosmetics, chemical, general manufacturing, real estate and retail. In addition, Ms. Deng also frequently advises our clients on various PRC labor and employment law issues. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Deng worked with Shanghai Arbitration Commission on a part-time basis. She has published quite a few articles in several leading Chinese law journals. Ms. Deng was educated at East China University of Political Science & Law (Master of Laws and LL.B.). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| LYNN ZHANG |
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| Lynn Zhang is a partner of Han Yi. She focuses on M&A, general corporate matters and foreign-related dispute resolutions. Ms. Zhang has advised on numerous cross-border M&A and investment transactions involving such industries as real estate, financial services, chemical, energy, food, medical service, hotel management, IT, retail, farming and general manufacturing. She has served leading private equity and venture capital funds, hedge fund clients as well as industrial investors. In the general corporate practice area, Ms. Zhang has advised various institutional investors and multination companies on equity reorganization, financing, outbound investment, anti-trust filing, and transfer and license of intellectual property rights. Ms. Zhang is also active in the areas of foreign related dispute resolution and labor and employment law matters. In addition, Ms. Zhang is familiar with the establishment and deployment of various RMB investment funds and frequently advises clients in this area as well. Ms. Zhang was educated at Peking University (LL.M.) and Suzhou University (B.A. in Sociology). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| ANNA YU |
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| Anna Yu is a partner of Han Yi. She specializes in the areas of private equity investment, M&A, securities, financing, and foreign-related dispute resolution. She has led quite a number of large-scale private equity investment and M&A transactions and restructurings involving public companies. Ms. Yu has served many institutional clients, large-scale PRC state-owned enterprises and public companies from such diverse industries as distribution, real estate and constructions, financial services, energy, pharmaceuticals, general manufacturing, hotel management and IT industries.
Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Yu practiced with the Shanghai office of Jingtian & Gongcheng for several years, where she gained solid experience in the areas of corporate restructurings and securities offerings, M&A, and foreign direct investments by serving leading PRC state-owned companies, public Chinese companies and foreign invested enterprises. Ms. Yu was educated at East China University of Political Science and Law (LL.B.). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese.
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| LINHUA CHEN |
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| Linhua Chen is a senior counsel of Han Yi. Her practice focuses on corporate finance, overseas securities offerings, foreign direct investment and general corporate matters. Ms. Chen has significant experience in handling issues related to listings of PRC state-owned and private enterprises in Hong Kong and has advised issuers as well as underwriters in several dozens of Hong Kong IPOs involving PRC domestic enterprises or operations, such as China Agrotech (which was the first agricultural company listed on the GEM board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange), COSL and AviChina. In foreign direct investment practice area, Ms. Chen has, as the PRC counsel to international as well as domestic Chinese clients, provided comprehensive legal services throughout the investment process. She represented China Life in its establishment of a property insurance company through overseas private placement, advising on various legal aspects such as industrial policy, regulatory restrictions, and transaction structure and participating in the negotiation with potential foreign investors. In general corporate practice area, Ms. Chen has been extensively involved in the representation of both PRC state-owned and foreign-invested enterprises in connection with a wide range of general corporate and commercial activities and has helped them navigate through China's complex legal landscape. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Chen practiced with one of the major PRC law firms for several years. Before returning to mainland China, she worked in Hong Kong for about a decade with a few leading Hong Kong law firms and the Hong Kong office of a well-known U.S. law firm. Ms. Chen was educated at Peking University (LL.B.). She also studied common law courses offered by the University of London at the University of Hong Kong. Ms. Chen is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese). |
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| JENNIFER JIANG |
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| Jennifer Jiang is an associate of Han Yi. Her major practice areas include onshore and offshore restructurings and securities offerings, M&A, regulatory compliance, dispute resolution and foreign direct investment. Prior to joining Han Yi, Ms. Jiang practiced with one of the major PRC law firms for several years where she gained experience in restructurings and securities offerings for Chinese companies in both Korean and German markets, M&A and foreign direct investment. Ms. Jiang was educated at East China University of Political Science and Law (LL.B.). She is admitted to the Chinese bar and is fluent in English and Chinese. |
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