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Yao Yuexi

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yaoyuexi@deheng.com

Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions, Foreign Direct Investment, Private Equity, Dispute Settlement in Investment, Legal Affairs Related to the New Economy Industry

Qualifications: Bar admission in the PRC and New York State
 
Education

2006-2007 New York University  LLM
2003-2006 Shanghai Jiaotong University  LLM (International Law)
1999-2003 Shanghai Jiaotong University  LLB

Experience

Jessie Yao graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a bachelor's degree in Law and a master's degree in International Law. After her graduation, Jessie Yao went to New York University School of Law to pursue further studies and earned the LL.M. degree.

Jessie Yao is admitted to practice law in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (New York State). She has extensive work experience in leading international law firms, such as Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (Beijing Office) and Baker & McKenzie (Beijing Office).

Jessie Yao has provided full process of legal services for certain companies listed in the Fortune Global 500 in area of investment, acquisition and compliance within China, such as BP, Pfizer, GE, etc. She also has provided full process of legal services for large state-owned enterprises and private enterprises in the area of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, such as CNOOC, PetroChina, China North Industries Group, SIMIC Group, Higer Bus, BGI, etc. She has provided legal services for investment and financing of some well-known private equity institutions, including New Horizon, Blackstone Group, Sequoia Capital, De Tong Capital, Innoangel fund, Yi Fang Group, etc. She has issued legal opinions for a number of private fund management institutions and served as perennial legal counsel for certain famous companies. She has provided foreign legal services to Export-Import Bank of China Shanghai Branch, Bank of Communications Shanghai Branch, etc.

Jessie Yao also has research and practical service experience in emerging legal fields such as online education and NEV. She has clients of aforementioned fields, such as Shanghai VeChain Information Technology Co., Ltd., Zi Zhu National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Breton, etc.

She has been listed in 2020 Chambers Asia Pacific as the recommended lawyer for the corporate and commercial practice in China, and was named one of the Top 10 Outstanding Young Lawyers in Shanghai Pudong New Area. Jessie Yao has been invited to be the guest speaker of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shenzhen Private Equity Chamber, Intelligeast Forum and other forums multiple times.

Track Record

Domestic and Foreign M&A/Investment and Financing/Foreign-related Legal Services:

Provided full process of legal services for the cross-border M&A led by Shanghai SIMIC Co., Ltd.

Provided legal advice and services to BGI for its investment in M&A in the United States.

Provided legal services for Higer Bus Company Limited to invest in a factory in Oman.

Provided full legal services on cross-border mergers and acquisitions for Shanghai Illuminera Marketing Strategy Consulting Co., ltd. in its acquisition of a Singapore data company;

Provided full process of legal services for Shanghai Branch of the Export-Import Bank of China in multi-billion cross-border loans and cross-border guarantees;

Provided legal services for a subsidiary of SMG in connection with its investment in an immersive play in the UK.

Provided legal services such as due diligence, reviewing joint venture agreement and other transaction documents for Jiangxi Jingdezhen Financial Holding Co., Ltd. to invest in a Korean project.

Provide perennial legal services and investment and financing legal services for foreign-invested enterprises such as B&C (Zhejiang) Food Co., Ltd. and Jones Lang Lasalle Surveyors (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Provided legal services for Xizang Cang Ying Venture Capital Investment Co., Ltd to acquire equity interests of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Co., Ltd. from Hershey Company;

Provided legal services for Ucommune to acquire equity interests of Workingdom;

Provided legal services for Jiangsu Carephar Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. to invest in Carephar USA Inc;

Provided legal services for MUMUSO (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. on various investment projects in the Belt and Road countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Russia and Philippines, etc.

Provided legal services for a Chinese who graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. in robotics to set up an equity company in China, build an overseas structure, and complete the registration according to Circular 37 issued by SAFE;

Acted for Peabody Investments Corp to set up its WFOE which devotes to business development and marketing services in energy sector in China;

Acted for New Horizon Capital to invest in the pharmaceutical industry in China;

Acted for MasterCard in relation to its proposed acquisition of an online payment company in China.

Provided legal services for Coca-Cola to acquire Hui Yuan Group; 

Acted for a subsidiary of China North Industries Group Corporation to acquire an American company which produces car components;

Provided legal services to mining cooperation project that worth up to $4 billion between BP Amoco and China National Offshore Oil Corporation;

Provided full legal services for the acquisition of a niobium mine in Brazil by a consortium of five Chinese steel companies including Baosteel;

Acted for Sequoia Capital to invest in American Dairy, Inc. which is listed in NYSE;

Provided full legal services for Yihai Kerry Group's acquisition of a food deep processing company in Dalian;

Acted for a European company to acquire equity interests in a FIE in China which produce automobile components;

Provided legal services for Yi Fang Group on various investment projects, such as Penguin Fairytale project, cooperation project with Taobao partner which be as top three in China and engaged in providing a settle of program of e-commerce platform operations and logistics etc., and education project;

Acted for Hua Neng Power International to draft and file Form 20-F in SEC;

Acted for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank as underwriters for Hong Kong or America IPO;

Provided legal services for iCap Enterprises, Inc., a well-known real estate fund management company in the U.S.A. to establish a representative office, apply for trademark registration and successfully conduct business in China;

Provided full legal services for several investment and financing projects and joint venture projects of Breton;

Provided investment, merger and restructuring legal services for domestic fresh produce giant Jiangsu Suiyi Information Technology Co., Ltd.;

Provided arbitration legal services for a cross-border e-commerce company in the international arbitration of the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

Private Equity Funds Establishment and Private Equity Investment:

Provided legal services for De Tong Capital to complete a series investment and financing of a famous bio-pharmaceutical company;

Provided legal services for Zhejiang Zhao Yi Investment Management Co., Ltd. to complete angel investment and financing of a new retail company, and assist the company to establish exclusive cooperation with Hema stores;

Provided legal services for Zhejiang Zhao Yi Investment Management Co., Ltd. on projects of investing in Shanghai Liang Fu New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Pu Sheng Internet of Things Co., Ltd. ;

Provided legal services for The Blackstone Group, New Horizon, Sequoia Capital and Kaitai Capital on various investment projects, involving artificial intelligence, education, new retail and other industries;

Provided legal services for Huihong Venture Capital to complete the A round investment and financing project of Titan Technology founded by Sky (Li Xiaofeng);

Provided legal services for Innoangel fund on various investment projects.

Provided legal services to Zhejiang Ying He Investment Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Le Yong Investment Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Xing Meng Investment Co., Ltd. and Hangzhou Wen Qing Investment Management Co., Ltd. for the registration of esta20-Fblishment;

Provided legal services to Shanghai Qian Yi Investment Management Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Wen Qing Investment Management Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Bi Sheng Investment Management Co., Ltd. for filing a private equity fund with Asset Management Association of China.

Blockchain and Data Protection Compliance:

Provided legal services for Ding li Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai VeChain Information Technology Co., Ltd. on their global legal structuring;

Acted for VeChain to promote business cooperation about blockchain technology and commercial applications with famous companies, such as PWC, DNV, H&M, and Huawei;

Provided full process of legal services for the new energy vehicle enterprise carbon credits project of Vechain BYD, the food traceability and traceability project of Vechain and Walmart, the ToolChain project and the VechainWorld project;

Acted for VeChain to draft its app user license agreement, fill the software copyright registration, apply for patents, and complete GDPR/Binding Corporate Rules in Belgium;
Provided legal services for the development of the unicorn enterprises in Zi Zhu National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone.

Publications

Intellectual Property Review in Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions

Legal Thinking on Cross-border Data Problems Caused by the Privacy Agreement of Digital Wallet

Data Transaction Framework

An Opinion on Export Control Frameworks for 14 Emerging Technologies Recently Released by U.S. Department of Commerce

Evergrande FF Hong Kong Arbitration Dispute

The Only Way for Chinese Companies Internationalization

International Compliance Regulation - Who Is The True Protagonist of FCPA

FCPA Supervision, Overseas Compliance - The Only Way for Chinese Enterprises Internationalization

In-depth Legal Interpretation of Automobile Industry Investment Management Regulations

The Era of Legal Regulation of Blockchain Information Services: Interpretation of Regulations on the Administration of Blockchain Information Services

Legal Thinking on Cross-border Data Transmission in China in the Era of Big Data

The Story Behind Facebook's Digital Currency Libra: An Eventful Year for Data Compliance

Vehicle Production Qualification in the Era of New Energy Vehicles - Opportunities and Challenges for New Vehicle Manufacturers

Legal Guide on Data Protection and Cybersecurity in Belt and Road Countries- Published by Intellectual Property Publishing House in December 2020

Social Positions & Honors

Chambers Asia Pacific List 2020 Listed Firm/Commercial Potential Lawyer

Independent Director

Vice Chairman of the Youth Committee of Wenzhou People's Association around the world

New Generation Chairman of Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce of Zhejiang in Shanghai

Vice President of Shanghai Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce

Director of Shanghai Youth Home Civil Organization Service Center

Director of Shanghai Minhang District Young Entrepreneurs Association

Part-time Master Supervisor of Kaiyuan Law School of Shanghai Jiaotong University/Director of Law School Alumni Association

Practice Professor of Law School, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law

Top Ten Outstanding Young Lawyers in Pudong New Area of Shanghai

 

 
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