About

Kai Wang became vice president, legal for Greater China at Starwoods Hotels and Resorts in mid-2014. In doing so, she moved away from a highly successful private practice career, in which she held roles at Carlsmith Ball, Baker McKenzie and DLA Piper, a period in which a source praised her ‘knowledge, experience and advice’ that ‘by far exceeded expectations’. Her private practice specialism lay in construction, development and sales of hotels and other large properties. This, along with the technical legal knowledge she amassed, meant she was well placed to take on her first in-house role at Starwood Hotels and Resorts. In September 2016 she was part of Starwood’s $13.6bn merger with Marriott International, which formed the world’s largest hotel operator. The groundwork for such a landmark deal, requiring negotiation with antitrust institutions around the world along with many other oversight activities, was unsurprisingly significant. Her participation in this transaction is a testament to her technical ability, experience and work ethic.