Kim Tung has joined Pillsbury’s China Practice as counsel in the firm’s Shanghai office. An experienced advisor to companies in China’s expanding markets; Tung will focus on private equity, venture capital and emerging growth clients, as well as take a key role in the firm’s ongoing capital markets and corporate transactional practice in China.
“Pillsbury is one of the leading firms around the world in representing technology and other high-growth companies,” said Pillsbury Corporate & Securities partner Thomas M. Shoesmith, head of Pillsbury’s China Practice. “Adding Kim to our team in China expands our ability to bring that experience base and market knowledge more effectively to companies and investors who continue to see China as one of the most important growth markets in the world.” Shoesmith adds that Kim’s personal connections in the venture capital community and his enthusiasm for working with China-focused entrepreneurs and venture capitalists will complement the other key components of the firm’s China practice.
Tung joins Pillsbury from Troutman Sanders, where he worked closely with clients including Fortune 500 and PRC corporations on financial issues including investment and acquisitions, bankruptcy, litigation and corporate reorganization. He is admitted to The State Bar of California and holds a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, as well as a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. Tung serves as vice chair of the Shanghai American Chamber of Commerce’s Real Estate Committee, among other association posts, and is fluent in English and Mandarin.
“Pillsbury is well-positioned in Shanghai to serve not only a growing sector of start-ups on funding, M&A and corporate development matters, but a wide array of mid-size and larger businesses pursuing IPOs on Wall Street and other foreign capital markets, dispute resolution and other business outcomes propelled by trade and the Chinese economy,” Tung explained. “One attractive aspect of Pillsbury is our Shanghai office’s work with other firmwide practices, such as International Trade, IP and Litigation, and skilled attorneys focused on technology and other industry sectors.”
Pillsbury’s China practice lawyers are well versed in helping clients navigate the Chinese business environment and regulatory landscape. Members of the China team have decades of experience in both public and private financings of high-growth and emerging companies, including IPOs, PIPEs, alternative offerings, and venture capital and angel financings, as well as M&A, complex joint ventures and greenfield investments in China. They also have extensive experience in the formation and structuring of investment funds and other onshore and offshore investment vehicles. Members work closely with related Pillsbury practices, including Intellectual Property, International Trade, Energy, Clean Technology and Finance.
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