Sidley Austin

Food, Drug and Medical Device

Senior Counsel

CHEN YANG’s practice focuses on regulatory, corporate and commercial law for the life sciences industry. Since joining private practice in 1994, Chen has been representing international companies on their investment projects and acquisition efforts in various Chinese industries, and also assisted the P.R.C. government agencies with respect to U.S. litigations. Chen started the Firm’s China Life Sciences Practice in 2007 and since then has dedicated her practice to corporate, transactional and regulatory matters for multinational life sciences companies. Chen routinely advises international pharmaceutical, medical device, food, cosmetics and animal health companies in connection with market entrance, product localization, marketing and promotional activities, product recalls, clinical trials, FCPA/anti-bribery and other industry-specific regulatory, compliance and enforcement issues. She has also represented world-renowned multinational pharmaceutical, medical device and animal health companies in China-related joint ventures, merger and acquisitions, and licensing transactions.