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Yalan Lei

+86 21 6109 7127 yalan.lei@orrick.com

Work Department

M&A and Private Equity

Position

Associate

Career

Yalan Lei, an associate in Orrick’s Shanghai office, is a member of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity Group.

Yalan’s practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures and general corporate matters.

Yalan regularly represents Chinese major state-owned and private companies in acquisitions and sales of businesses, as well as strategic investments in the region. She is also experienced in advising multinational corporations on foreign direct investments and establishments of WFOEs (Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises) in China.

She has represented clients from a wide range of industries, including real estate, financial services, technology, media and entertainment, consumer/retail, life science and healthcare.

Prior to joining Orrick, Yalan was an associate in the Shanghai office of a major PRC law firm.

Languages

English
Mandarin

Memberships

Admitted in New York
Qualified in the PRC

Education

LL.M., Duke University, 2012
LL.M., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2011
LL.B., Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2008