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Ni hao, China! This one-stop shop for deals in China recently rang up a $124M public offering for Spreadtrum Communications with Morgan Stanley and Lehman.
— Lawdragon, July 2007
She can structure Google and Fiberxon’s public offerings in
Cantonese, Japanese and Mandarin.
— Lawdragon,
October 2006
She structured SMIC’s acquisition of a Motorola factory that was the first M&A ever under new Chinese law.
— Lawdragon,
July 2006
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EXPERIENCE:
Carmen Chang is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she specializes in corporate and securities law and is
the leader of the firm's
China practice. She formerly served as a member of the firm's Policy Committee.
Carmen's practice focuses on the representation of public and private technology companies and financial institutions in
public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and other types of transactions in the United States
and abroad, particularly in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries. Among many other
transactions, Carmen represented SMIC in its acquisition of Motorola's manufacturing operation in Tientsin—the first M&A
transaction in China after the PRC put its M&A rules in place.
Carmen rejoins the firm from Shearman & Sterling, where she was a partner in its Menlo Park office. Prior to joining
Shearman & Sterling, Carmen had been a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, focused on building the firm's Asia
practice.
A well-regarded expert in corporate and securities law and cross-border transactions, Carmen is a frequent writer and
speaker on the topic of conducting business in Asia, as well as on the legal and business regulations faced by foreign
companies when they conduct business in the United States. A native of Zhejiang, China, she is fluent in English, Mandarin,
Cantonese, and Japanese.
SELECT CLIENTS:
- Aerohive Networks
- Ambow Education
- ApaceWave Technologies
- BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Borgs International
- China Mobile
- Focus Media
- Fortinet
- Google
- Hon Hai
- Hua Hong
- Marvell Technology Group
- PayEase Corp.
- Silver Lake Partners
- SMIC
- Spreadtrum
- UTStarcom
EDUCATION:
ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
HONORS:
- Named in the top tier of California corporate/M&A attorneys by Chambers and Partners in its 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
editions of Chambers USA
- Named in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 as a Northern California "Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine
- Named to "Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers" list, 2007
- Selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Legal 500 US
- Named to "Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America" list, 2006
- Named to "Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds" list, 2006
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