邬国华:优秀涉外律师
邬国华:优秀涉外律师
业务领域:涉外业务
所在地区: 北京市 市辖区 朝阳区
所在机构:金诚同达
邬国华:中国改革开放40周年:向驻华商会、使馆、外向型机构推选的优秀涉外律师
邬国华 律师
金诚同达高级合伙人
执业领域:
外商投资、并购与重组、私募与风险投资、公司设立与合规、争议纠纷解决。
执业经历:
邬国华律师是业界公认的从事跨境并购及私募基金业务的法律专家,她的客户包括中国及全球最大的一些基金及公司。邬律师定期为客户的领导层提供关键的法律意见或建议,使她的客户能够获得更加有利的商业条款及更完善的法律保护。她的代表性业绩包括作为首席法律顾问为某准主权基金就其与其他中方投资主体组成的中方联合体拟收购飞利浦LED业务控股股份项目提供法律服务,该交易总金额约33亿美金。在另一个项目中,邬律师作为庞巴迪公司的首席法律顾问为其在中国设立首个航空合资企业提供法律服务。项目进行时,恰逢中国公司法大幅修订,其中设立中外合资企业的关键性要求被新规取代。邬律师与庞巴迪总部的法律团队直接工作,为客户提供了专业的法律建议使其得以成功应对新规出台后监管上的各种不确定性。
《法律500强》在其最新报道中评论道,邬律师作为金诚同达公司并购领域的领头律师值得力荐,同时,其在工程和能源领域的卓越表现也值得赞赏。《欧洲货币》杂志旗下的《亚洲法律概况》杂志同样高度赞赏了邬律师在公司并购领域及能源和自然资源的表现。邬国华律师还多次收到客户的好评:“资深专家,卓越的客户服务,反应迅速,专注细节,拥有广泛的业务网络和国际化水准的团队”。
邬律师同时为跨国公司在中国的各项投资活动以及日常运营事项提供全面的法律服务。邬律师熟悉的行业涵盖汽车、新能源、新材料、娱乐、TMT以及矿产资源等。邬律师在资本市场及融资领域也有广泛的经验。
荣誉称号:
邬律师在过去几年中多次获得奖项,包括但不限于获得过《亚洲法律杂志》“中国最领先的10名并购律师”、“客户首选律师20强”和中国“最佳女律师15强”等称号以及“年度最佳交易律师”提名,以及来自世界权威评级机构《钱伯斯》、《法律500强》、《亚洲法律概况》杂志的认可,涵盖的领域包括公司并购领域和工程和能源领域。
社会职务:
北京仲裁委员会仲裁员
北京大学法学院“并购与重组”课程客座讲师
中国与全球化智库理事
康奈尔大学法学院校友会执行委员会主席(2010-2012)
康奈尔国际律师校友联谊会(CILAN)大中华区牵头人
北京市律师协会“一带一路法律服务研究会”副主任
国家律师学院客座教授
欧美同学会2005委员会理事
清华大学法学院兼职研究生导师
工作经历:
北京金诚同达律师事务所,高级合伙人
美国普衡律师事务所北京办公室,合伙人
美国凯易律师事务所芝加哥办公室,顾问
美国苏利文克伦威尔律师事务所纽约办公室,律师
著述论文:
邬律师在律商网等平台上发表过大量有关其执业领域的专业文章,她还是北京市律师协会出版的《“一带一路”沿线六十五个国家中国企业海外投资法律环境分析报告汇编》统稿人和撰稿人,以及中华全国律师协会即将出版的《“一带一路”沿线国家法律环境国别报告》的统稿人。
Ms. Guohua (Annie) Wu
Senior Partner at Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm
Practice Areas:
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, M&A AND RESTRUCTURING, PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Professional Experience
A recognized authority on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, Ms. Wu represents some of the largest funds and industrial companies in China and around the world. Ms. Wu works directly with her clients’ leadership on a regular basis, providing critical insights and advice, which enables her clients to obtain substantially improved commercial terms and legal protections. A representative example is her role as lead counsel to a quasi-sovereign wealth fund in its proposed acquisition by a Chinese consortium of the controlling equity stake in Philips' LED business. The total value of this deal was projected to be USD 3.3 billion. Ms. Wu also served as lead counsel to Bombardier Inc. in its first aviation joint venture in China. During the project, the PRC Company Law was substantially revised, whereby certain key incorporation requirements with respect to Sino-foreign joint ventures were replaced. Again, Ms. Wu worked directly with the client’s headquarters, providing critical advice for the successful navigation through myriad regulatory uncertainties.
In its most recent report, Legal 500 noted that Ms. Wu is a leader of the JT&N Corporate and M&A practice and comes highly recommended. The report also commended Ms. Wu for her work in the firm’s leading Energy and Projects practice, giving her special recognition as a “Leading Individual” in Corporate and M&A (the highest such ranking). Euromoney’s Asialaw likewise lauded Ms. Wu’s performance in both Corporate and M&A, as well as in Energy and Natural Resources, and awarded her recognition as a “Market Leading Lawyer” in Corporate and M&A (also the highest such ranking). Many of her clients commended Ms. Wu as “an experienced expert who can provide excellent legal services,” and she is “always responsive,” “detail-focused,” and “has wide business networks as well as international team members.”
Ms. Wu also provides comprehensive services to multinational companies in connection with a complete range of investment activities and daily operational matters in China. Ms. Wu’s industrial expertise encompasses automotive, new energy, entertainment, TMT, and mining and natural resources sectors, to name a few. Ms. Wu also has extensive experience in capital markets and finance matters.
Honorary Titles
Ms. Wu is an award-winning attorney. She was recognized by Asian Legal Business as a winner of the “Client Choice Top 20” Award and was named a finalist for “Dealmaker of the Year” (China). She was also ranked by Asian Legal Business as one of China’s “Top 15 Female Lawyers” and as one of China’s “Top 10 M&A lawyers”. Additionally, she has repeatedly been recognized by renowned rating agencies like Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Asialaw Profiles, for her work in areas such as Corporate and M&A as well as Project Finance and Energy.
Social Status
·Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Commission
·Guest lecturer, Merger Acquisition & Reorganization, Peking University
·Council, the Center for China and Globalization
·President (2010-2012), Cornell Law School Alumni Association Executive Board
·China Captain, Cornell International Lawyers Alumni Network (CILAN)
·Deputy Director, “One Belt, One Road” Research Institute, Beijing Lawyers Association
·Guest Professor, National Lawyers College, P.R.C.
·Director of Committee 2005 (an alumni association for Chinese returnees from overseas)
·Adjunct Graduate Student Advisor, Tsinghua Law School
Working Experience
·Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm, Senior Partner
·Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP (Beijing),Partner
·Kirkland & Ellis LLP (Chicago), Of Counsel
·Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (New York), Associate
Publications
Ms. Wu publishes articles on a regular basis. She is also one of the authors and editors of Chinese Enterprises Overseas Investment Legal Environment Report Collection of Sixty-Five Countries along the Belt and Road published by the Beijing Lawyers Association. She is an editor of the Legal Environment Report of the “Belt and Road” Countries which will be published by the All China Lawyers Association.