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China and Hong Kong 2017

Yi Chen

Legal director, head of legal | 58.com, China

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Yi Chen

Legal director, head of legal | 58.com, China

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Internet company 58.com runs one of the largest online marketplaces in China, serving local merchants and consumers across the country. Yi Chen, legal director and head of the legal department since 2011, has been a driving force in the company during a period when it has rapidly grown and now has over 10,000 employees. To support this growth and avoid unnecessary legal risks, Chen created the company’s intellectual property rights system, trademark system and patent portfolio. In addition, she has formed a 15-strong legal team that combines the skillset of industry leading law firms and internet companies. Among Chen’s other achievements at 58.com is successfully completing the company’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange and Second Public Offering within a 12 month period. Furthermore she has played an integral role in 58.com’s investment activities over the past five years including the acquisition of anjuke.com and chinahr.com, the strategic investment into ganji.com and raising $736m in investment from Tencent. Prominent in the Chinese in-house legal community, Chen has recently spoken at legal affairs conferences and in 2010 co-authored “Network Infringement and News Infringement”.

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