Ms. Huang advises a wide range of Chinese and global clients on M&A and private equity transactions involving both outbound transactions by Chinese companies as well as inbound investments and other transactions in China by private equity firms and multinational corporations.
Ms. Huang's recent work spans a wide range of sectors, including aviation, energy, financial services, insurance, leisure and entertainment, media, pharmaceuticals, technology, and telecommunications. Ms. Huang, a Beijing native, graduated from Beijing University School of Law in 1996 and received her LLM degree from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, in 1997. She is a New York-qualified lawyer and has practiced at Shearman & Sterling LLP in Beijing for more than 14 years.
With the addition of Ms. Huang, the firm will have more than 55 lawyers in Hong Kong and Beijing, including 11 partners and three counsel.
About Cleary Gottlieb’s Asia Practice
Cleary
Gottlieb has had an active presence in Asia for more than 30 years,
beginning with the opening of its Hong Kong office in 1980, followed by
the opening of its Beijing office in 2006. In November 2011, the firm
announced its intention to open an office in Seoul, Korea, and the firm
launched a Hong Kong local law practice in February 2011. One of the first
U.S. law firms to establish an office in Asia, the firm has strengthened
its commitment to the region over the years and is involved in
groundbreaking M&A, private equity, capital markets, restructuring,
and sovereign debt matters.
The firm has substantial experience
acting as international counsel in capital markets, private equity, and
other M&A transactions involving Hong Kong-listed companies or Hong
Kong law. Examples of recent transactions include representing a
consortium of existing shareholders in the award-winning going-private
transaction of Funtalk China Holdings Limited, Bank of America in its $8.3
billion sale of H shares in China Construction Bank, and TPG in its
investment in Li Ning Company Limited, one of the leading sports brand
enterprises in China.