Law Firm announces new partner in Beijing Office's life sciences and corporate practices
Beijing (BUSINESS WIRE) - Chen Yang in the Beijing office of Sidley Austin LLP is among the 34 lawyers elevated to partnership in the firm. Effective July 1, the firm will have 681 partners in offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Chen Yang will be a new partner in the Life Sciences and Corporate practices.
"Welcoming this new group of talented lawyers to our partnership is a great privilege," said Thomas A. Cole, chair of the firm's Executive Committee. "These lawyers embody our firm ideals and our commitment to excellence, integrity, diversity and collegiality."
"Chen has been an integral member of the Sidley team in Beijing, contributing much to the firm as a counsel and earning the respect of clients and colleagues," added Henry Ding, head of Sidley's Beijing office. "We are pleased to congratulate her on this accomplishment."
Chen Yang, 39, heads the firm's China Life Sciences group and focuses her practice on regulatory, corporate and commercial law, including intellectual property and antitrust aspects of life sciences matters. Over the last ten years, she has been advising international companies on their investment projects and acquisition efforts in various Chinese industries, as well as providing them with regulatory advice in areas such as life sciences, intellectual property, employment, tax and real property.
Ms. Yang, currently a counsel, received her LL.B degree from Peking University with the honor of "Best Graduate of the Year," and an LL.M from the University of Georgia. She is a native Chinese speaker and is fluent in English.
Sidley also named the following to partnership in its other offices: Brussels - Ken Daly and Kristina Nordlander; Chicago - Bobbi O. Anderson, Mark Borrelli, Kara L. McCall, Robert P. O'Keefe, Patricia M. Petrowski, John T. Schaff, Elizabeth M. Schubert, Amanda M. Todd, Dennis M. Twomey, Scott R. Williams and Ami N. Wynne; Frankfurt - Werner Geielmeier; Geneva - Nicolas J.S. Lockhart; Hong Kong - Jason T. Kuo and Scott Dennis Peterman; London - David Howe; Los Angeles - Joshua E. Anderson, Stephen D. Blevit, Alycia A. Degen and Mitchell Poole; New York - Jonathan P. Brose, Nicholas H. De Baun, Bindu Donovan, Stuart S. Koonce, Todd L. Krause, Michael Madigan and Xiaowen Qiu; San Francisco - Theodore W. Chandler; Sydney - Bruce Dailey; Washington, D.C. - Karl F. Kaufmann and Robert D. Keeling.
Established in 1996, Sidley's Beijing office is a key component of the firm's long-established Greater China presence. Sidley offers a wide range of services to clients involved in most aspects of China-related business and represents clients in a comprehensive range of transactional and regulatory matters in China. Clients include global, U.S. and European companies, financial institutions, funds and life sciences companies establishing business operations in China, as well as many Chinese companies establishing operations and dealing with regulatory schemes in the EU, the U.S. and elsewhere.
Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's largest full-service law firms, with more than 1800 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S.
and international cities, including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. Every year since 2003, Sidley has been named to Legal Business' Global Elite, their designation for "the 15 finest law firms in the world." BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research firm, has named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for seven years in a row.
For purposes of the New York State Bar rules, this press release may be considered Attorney Advertising and the headquarters of the firm are Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 212.839.5300 and Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603, 312.853.7000. Prior results described herein do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Sidley Austin LLP Lisa Kong, +852.2509.7899 Marketing Directorlkong@sidley.com
or Rubenstein Associates Peter Pochna, +1 212-843-8007
ppochna@rubenstein.com
Beijing (BUSINESS WIRE) - Chen Yang in the Beijing office of Sidley Austin LLP is among the 34 lawyers elevated to partnership in the firm. Effective July 1, the firm will have 681 partners in offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Chen Yang will be a new partner in the Life Sciences and Corporate practices.
"Welcoming this new group of talented lawyers to our partnership is a great privilege," said Thomas A. Cole, chair of the firm's Executive Committee. "These lawyers embody our firm ideals and our commitment to excellence, integrity, diversity and collegiality."
"Chen has been an integral member of the Sidley team in Beijing, contributing much to the firm as a counsel and earning the respect of clients and colleagues," added Henry Ding, head of Sidley's Beijing office. "We are pleased to congratulate her on this accomplishment."
Chen Yang, 39, heads the firm's China Life Sciences group and focuses her practice on regulatory, corporate and commercial law, including intellectual property and antitrust aspects of life sciences matters. Over the last ten years, she has been advising international companies on their investment projects and acquisition efforts in various Chinese industries, as well as providing them with regulatory advice in areas such as life sciences, intellectual property, employment, tax and real property.
Ms. Yang, currently a counsel, received her LL.B degree from Peking University with the honor of "Best Graduate of the Year," and an LL.M from the University of Georgia. She is a native Chinese speaker and is fluent in English.
Sidley also named the following to partnership in its other offices: Brussels - Ken Daly and Kristina Nordlander; Chicago - Bobbi O. Anderson, Mark Borrelli, Kara L. McCall, Robert P. O'Keefe, Patricia M. Petrowski, John T. Schaff, Elizabeth M. Schubert, Amanda M. Todd, Dennis M. Twomey, Scott R. Williams and Ami N. Wynne; Frankfurt - Werner Geielmeier; Geneva - Nicolas J.S. Lockhart; Hong Kong - Jason T. Kuo and Scott Dennis Peterman; London - David Howe; Los Angeles - Joshua E. Anderson, Stephen D. Blevit, Alycia A. Degen and Mitchell Poole; New York - Jonathan P. Brose, Nicholas H. De Baun, Bindu Donovan, Stuart S. Koonce, Todd L. Krause, Michael Madigan and Xiaowen Qiu; San Francisco - Theodore W. Chandler; Sydney - Bruce Dailey; Washington, D.C. - Karl F. Kaufmann and Robert D. Keeling.
Established in 1996, Sidley's Beijing office is a key component of the firm's long-established Greater China presence. Sidley offers a wide range of services to clients involved in most aspects of China-related business and represents clients in a comprehensive range of transactional and regulatory matters in China. Clients include global, U.S. and European companies, financial institutions, funds and life sciences companies establishing business operations in China, as well as many Chinese companies establishing operations and dealing with regulatory schemes in the EU, the U.S. and elsewhere.
Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world's largest full-service law firms, with more than 1800 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S.
and international cities, including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. Every year since 2003, Sidley has been named to Legal Business' Global Elite, their designation for "the 15 finest law firms in the world." BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research firm, has named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for seven years in a row.
For purposes of the New York State Bar rules, this press release may be considered Attorney Advertising and the headquarters of the firm are Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 212.839.5300 and Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603, 312.853.7000. Prior results described herein do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Sidley Austin LLP Lisa Kong, +852.2509.7899 Marketing Directorlkong@sidley.com
or Rubenstein Associates Peter Pochna, +1 212-843-8007
ppochna@rubenstein.com
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