Clifford Chance LLP

Fang BAO focuses her practice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (including foreign direct investment and outbound direct investment), private equity investments, as well as general corporate advisory. She has extensive experience advising clients in a wide range of industry sectors including energy and resources, financial services, TMT and consumer goods & retail.

Jiahua Ni is a partner in the Global Financial Markets Group of Clifford Chance. He specializes in PRC-related cross-border financings and focuses on advising outbound financings for major Chinese banks. He also has extensive experience in advising international banks on their financings into China and assists clients in resolving complicated issues in PRC foreign exchange, security and other financial regulatory aspects. Jiahua joined Clifford Chance in 2007 and became a partner since 2013. Jiahua is admitted in New York and also holds a PRC legal professional qualification certificate (currently not a PRC practising lawyer). Jiahua is a native Mandarin speaker and fluent in English.

Kelly Gregory is a partner in the Corporate Group of Clifford Chance. With nearly 20 years of on the ground experience in China, Kelly specialises in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals, reorganisations and general corporate advisory matters. Her clients include both multinational and Chinese corporations. Kelly has extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of industries, including consumer goods & retail, energy, technology and industrials. Kelly joined Clifford Chance in 2004 and became a partner since 2011. Kelly is admitted in England and Wales and Western Australia. Kelly is a native English speaker and fluent in Chinese and French.

Lei Shi is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group of Clifford Chance. Lei specialises in China-related international arbitration over M&A, private equity, banking, technology and other commercial disputes, as well as under investment treaties. Lei's practice also covers regulatory compliance and investigation (especially anticorruption, sanctions and anti-money laundering) and commercial litigation. Lei joined Clifford Chance in 2010 and became a partner since 2019. Lei is admitted in Hong Kong and New York and also holds a PRC legal professional qualification certificate (not holding current practicing certificate). Lei is a native Mandarin speaker and fluent in English.

Ling Ho has spent over 30 years advising clients on intellectual property related matters in the Greater China region. Her expertise covers the full spread of contentious and non-contentious IP issues. She is the head of the Hong Kong Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and is a core member of the firm's global Tech Group with particular focus on IP, cyber, tech disputes and risk management. Ling has extensive trial, deal and strategic counselling experience, and has acted in leading cases in the fields of trademarks, patents, copyright, designs to confidential information. Ling is regularly involved in negotiating and drafting brand usage, technology transfer and other IP related collaboration agreements for clients investing into Asia markets. Ling's practice also spans arbitration, commercial litigation, cyber, data privacy, defamation as well as product liability claims. Her clients range from multinational corporations and government agencies to leading businesses and individuals in the region, across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare, technology, media, consumer goods and retail, financial services and leisure.

Terence Foo is the Co-Managing Partner of Clifford Chance's China offices. Terence has over 20 years of experience in advising on cross-border M&A and joint ventures, including advising multinational clients on inbound investments in China, as well as advising Chinese enterprises on their outbound investments. Apart from Terence's cross-border M&A experience, he also heads the China private equity practice and has extensive experience in advising private equity and sovereign wealth funds on investments in China. Terence joined Clifford Chance's London office in 1999 and became a partner since 2009. Terence is admitted in Singapore and England & Wales. Terence speaks Mandarin and English.

Yi Yang has over 15 years’ experience in advising multinational and Chinese companies on cross-border mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals and strategic alliances across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare & life sciences, consumer goods & retail, real estate and manufacturing.

Ying White is a partner in the Funds and Investment Management Group of Clifford Chance. Ying has advised numerous global fund managers and institutional investors on their investments in public and private markets and funds in China. She also advises Chinese clients on the structuring, establishment and operations of offshore private equity funds and hedge funds. Ying joined Clifford Chance as a Partner in 2012. Prior to that, she was a legal counsel at the World Bank in Washington, DC for seven years. Ying was admitted in the District of Columbia. Ying is a native Mandarin speaker and fluent in English.

Yong Bai is a partner in the Antitrust Group of Clifford Chance. He specializes in antitrust and competition issues and has more than 10 years of experience advising Chinese and multinational corporations on merger control, foreign investment regulatory matters and investigations across a range of industries. Yong joined Clifford Chance in 2010 and became a partner since 2018. Prior to joining Clifford Chance, he worked at the PRC's Ministry of Commerce. Yong is admitted in New York and also holds a PRC legal professional qualification certificate (currently not a PRC practising lawyer). Yong is a native Mandarin speaker and fluent in English.

Yufei Liao specialises in corporate M&A, private equity, and capital markets work, with a focus on the tech sector. Yufei regularly advises Chinese privately-owned and state-owned enterprises and investment funds on their cross-border acquisitions and investments, as well as public market transactions. He also represents international financial investors on their investments in China (including growth capital/venture capital, pre-IPO, cornerstone and PIPE) as international counsel. He has extensive experience in a wide range of industry sectors including TMT, real estate, financial services, and consumer goods & retail.