O’Melveny & Myers LLP welcomes Tony Wang as a partner in the Newport Beach office. Wang’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on private equity, venture capital, merger and acquisition, and Asia-related media and entertainment transactions. Having spent his legal career in Silicon Valley and Shanghai, Wang is experienced in transactions with US and Chinese companies, an invaluable asset in today’s global economy.

A versatile lawyer, Wang will work closely with O’Melveny’s China offices to serve technology, media, and telecommunications clients exploring the growing opportunities for cross-border business in that sector. He also has extensive experience in dealing with US securities compliance issues, corporate governance matters, and intellectual property topics, specifically with start-up companies and venture capital and private equity investors.

“Tony will add to our strong Southern California Transactions Department, which works with lawyers across the Firm’s 15 global offices on corporate M&A, IPO and going private transactions, and investment fund deals,” said Bradley J. Butwin, Chair of O’Melveny. “Tony’s significant experience in US merger and acquisition transactions, as well as his cultural background and Mandarin-language skills, are invaluable assets to US companies traversing the complex China legal and regulatory landscape.”

Known as a leading corporate practitioner in China, Wang is ranked by Chambers Asia as a “Leading Lawyer” in “Corporate M&A High-end Capability: China-based (International Firms)” (Band 2 in 2015) and “Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)” (Band 3 in 2015). He also is ranked by the International Financial Law Review as a “Leading Lawyer” for “China M&A” and by Legal500 as a “Leading Individual: Foreign Firms” for “China Private Equity/Venture Capital.”

“I look forward to joining O’Melveny’s well-regarded transactions department, which has been a leader in ground-breaking deals between US and Chinese companies,” Wang said. “I plan to work extensively with the Firm’s California and China offices to best serve clients involved in complex business transactions around the world.”

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