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Jack Cai

Managing Partner
Shanghai

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Languages: English, Mandarin, Shanghainese

Jack is the Managing Partner of the Shanghai office.

He specializes in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, China-related investments, employment law, general commercial law, data privacy, corporate restructuring and general corporate and regulatory advisory. He has worked on matters across a range of industries including automotive, consumers, chemical, manufacturing, medical devices, professional services, and renewable energy. Jack is a co-head of the firm’s industrial sector group in Asia.

Jack has over 14 years of on-the-ground experience in China and has established long-term client relationships, winning the trust and confidence of his clients through the practical and commercial nature of the advice he provides, always taking into account the interaction between legal provisions and business needs. His awareness of both Chinese and Western cultures allows him to bridge the cultural gap between his clients and counterparties.

His recent experience includes:

Corporate and Commercial

  • an international leading asset manager, as investment advisor to a renewable energy investment fund, on a series of strategic acquisitions of solar and wind assets in the PRC
  • a major French waste and water treatment company on its acquisition of a Chinese energy efficiency business
  • a global leading medical and healthcare equipment company on its proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in a Chinese medical devices manufacturing company based in Guangdong province
  • a global leader in the transportation and storage of specialty chemicals and other bulk liquids on the China aspects of the spin-off of its tanker and tanker container business
  • an NYSE listed automotive safety supplier on the China aspects of the spin-off of its electronics segment
  • a leading power management company on the China aspect of its spin-off and disposal of its fluid conveyance division business
  • an Italian energy infrastructure company on its entry into the Chinese market, including the establishment of its energy service subsidiary in Beijing and its cooperation with Chinese state-owned oil and gas companies
  • an AIMS listed UK group on a strategic transaction regarding their development in China. The transaction covered all stages of the client’s plans to purchase land, construct and fit out a new factory, transfer employees and operate the facility
  • a leading Swedish automotive components manufacturing company in reviewing its distribution and supply agreements in China
  • a global leading multinational technology company on the lease of offices for its entire line of business units across all cities in China

Employment

  • a leading supplier of medical devices and software services on the employee transfer aspects of its acquisition of part of a global medical technology company’s business
  • a global semiconductor company on its China restructuring involving the transfer of more than 300 employees
  • an American multinational owner, operator, and franchiser of hotels and resorts on its relocation involving more than 30 employees in China
  • an AIM-listed multinational producer and marketer of high-quality protein research tools on a comprehensive HR audit in China
  • a US multinational company on their day-to-day employment law issues in China (including recruitment, preparing employment-related documents, work-related injury certification, fraud investigation, dismissal, etc.)
  • a US multinational company on its restructuring involving the redundancy of more than 50 employees in China

Data Protection

  • a global travel industry association on data protection law in China
  • a leading provider of global, enterprise-level identity protection and fraud detection solutions and technologies on a risk assessment of the implementation of its global data breach product
  • a leading Swedish automotive components manufacturing company on their processing of vehicle testing data in China
Jack Cai

Managing Partner

Shanghai

Jack Cai

Managing Partner

Shanghai

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