Veteran Corporate Attorney to Join Cadwalader's Beijing Office

New Special Counsel Jie Huang enhances Cadwalader's Corporate Finance and M&A capabilities in China

NEW YORK, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Cadwalader), a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, today announced a strengthening of its Beijing team with the addition of Special Counsel Jie Huang, a leading corporate attorney with deep experience in China; especially the internet, media, telecommunications sectors.

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"Jie is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with extensive experience in what is a rapidly evolving environment for complex business transactions in Mainland China," said W. Christopher White, Chairman, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. "Her diverse hands-on expertise in corporate finance includes M&A and private equity transactions, U.S. securities law work, and other corporate compliance and regulatory matters in Asia. She will be a great asset for this Firm."

Ms. Huang has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies and institutional investors in their direct investments and mergers and acquisitions activities in China, as well as assisting many Chinese companies in their corporate financing activities in and outside China. She is a well established name in China's TMT space and has strong connections with the industry players as well as regulators.

"The needs of Cadwalader's clients in China are continuing to shift and expand and it is our goal to remain in front of those demands. Jie's addition to our burgeoning Asia team is part of that strategy and will significantly enhance our core capabilities in the region," stated Rocky Lee, Head of Cadwalader's Asia practice. "It is our great pleasure to welcome such an exceptional lawyer such as Jie to our Firm," he said.

Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Huang served as the General Counsel, Mainland China for the international business unit of Telstra Corporation Limited, a Fortune 500 telecommunications company headquartered in Australia. In this capacity, she advised on Telstra's mergers and acquisitions, post merger integrations, corporate reorganizations, trade sales or public offerings, in China.

Before joining Telstra, Ms. Huang worked in the Beijing office of an international law firm representing venture capital and private equity funds as well as assisting Chinese companies in their capital raising and M&A transactions. Prior to obtaining her New York qualification, Ms. Huang was a counsel at the Bank of China, a State owned bank and a counsel and project manager at China Orient Asset Management Corporation, a state owned asset management company that specialized in distressed assets and non-performing loans.

Ms. Huang earned her LL.B., with honors, in international economic law from Shanghai International Studies University School of Law and her LL.M. in corporate law from New York University School of Law. She is a PRC-qualified attorney and a member of the New York State Bar Association.

Ms. Huang is fluent in English, Mandarin and Shanghainese

About Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York, Washington, Charlotte, Houston, London, Hong Kong, Beijing and Brussels. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's top financial institutions, undertaking business in more than 50 countries in six continents. The firm offers legal expertise in antitrust, banking, business fraud, corporate finance, corporate governance, energy, environmental, financial restructuring and reorganizations, healthcare, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private client, private equity, real estate, regulation, securitization, structured finance, and tax. More information about Cadwalader can be found at www.cadwalader.com.