Foreign-related business consultant

Doctor of Laws (J.D.) degree from Indiana University (Bloomington) School of Law, USA

Doctor of History (Ph.D.) degree from Johns Hopkins University, USA

Mr. Man has extensive experience in representing foreign investors in China and Chinese enterprises in overseas investment. Mr. Man's practice focuses on complex cross-border transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and other corporate and commercial transactions. Ms. Man advises international clients on mergers and acquisitions, greenfield investments, joint ventures, corporate finance, private equity, regulatory compliance (including antitrust and FCPA investigations) and other general commercial matters in China. He also represents Chinese companies in outbound investments, acquisitions and assists them in resolving disputes in foreign jurisdictions or international arbitration courts.

Mr. Man's clients include the energy (including oil, gas, and renewable energy), technology, production, life sciences, financial services, real estate, chemicals, and service industries.

In 2011, IFLR 1000 rated Mr. Man as an "outstanding lawyer" in the field of "M&A" and "project finance" in China. Mr. Man is currently a professor of law at Peking University School of International Law (Shenzhen), where he teaches courses on cross-border transactions related to law and evidence law. He is also one of only two foreign legal advisers to the Evidence Science Research Committee of China University of Political Science and Law. The committee is entrusted by the Supreme People's Court to undertake the formulation of the Uniform Evidence Rules of the People's Courts. Mr. Man is an adjunct professor at China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing) and a member of the board of directors of Zhongguancun Hi-Tech Park Legal Services Company.

Mr. Man received his bachelor's degree from Shandong Normal University in 1981 and his master's degree from Peking University in 1984. He also received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1994 and his J.D. from Indiana University Bloomington School of Law in 1997. Attorney Mann is admitted to practice law in Illinois and Indiana.

Mr. Man's native language is Chinese and he is fluent in English.

Representative cases

· Texas Instruments in its acquisition of a state-owned enterprise in Chengdu, China, and the establishment of its first chip manufacturing plant (rated as M&A Deal of the Year by China Business Law Journal in April 2011).

· Represented a major national chemical company in China in its bidding for Tongyi AG and Mepha AG.

· Represented a major national oil company in China in a long-term gas purchase and transportation transaction with Gazprom.

· A major U.S. chemical company in its US$120 million acquisition of a private company in China.

· Represented a major U.S. solar company in its investment and business promotion activities in China through joint ventures and strategic alliances with Chinese partners.

Represented a consortium of Chinese companies in a real estate development project in St. Petersburg, Russia with a total initial investment of $1.25 billion.

· A major U.S. private equity fund in its US$150 million acquisition of a listed company in China.

· Represented a major state-owned oil company in China in its proposed acquisition of an oil exploration technology company. The oil exploration technology company is headquartered in Europe and operates in more than 20 jurisdictions.

· Represented a private Chinese company in its acquisition of a Dutch company listed in London. The Dutch state company owns metal minerals in Kazakhstan.

· Represented several international companies in the retail, pharmaceutical, and construction industries in administrative and criminal investigations arising from alleged violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and China's anti-bribery regulations.

· Represented a leading Chinese listed trading company in a commercial dispute with the U.S. in one of its litigations in U.S. state courts or in multiple proceedings in U.S. state courts.

Speeches delivered

· "The Impact of Innovative Technologies in Global Industries", 2013 International Technology Transfer Conference, Beijing, April 25, 2013.

· "Wind Power Industry Investment and Financing Forum: Financing and Risk Analysis", Beijing, Beijing International Wind Energy Conference 2012, November 16, 2012.

· "Chinese Corporate Culture and Practices – Customs, Etiquette, Code of Conduct", JSB Symposium, London, April 16-17, 2012.

· "Interpreting National Security Review Regulations and Procedures," China M&A High-End Summit, Shanghai, September 20, 2011.

· "Managing Regulatory Review of Cross-Border M&A," 2009 and First China Outbound Investment and M&A Annual Summit, September 17, 2009.

· "Cross-border M&A and International Trade Contracts – A Practical Guide", Shandong Lawyers Association Training Working Group, Jinan, May 21, 2009.

· "Ready to Do Business in China" Key Speaker, Global Equity Institution CEOs 9th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April 10, 2008.

Published articles

· "Managing Auction Procedures", Chinese Law and Practice (March 2011).

· "The Waves and Undercurrents of Chinese Companies: Recent Developments in Key Industries," Best Practices for International Businesses Trading in China (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Series, Inside the Minds, New York, 2010).

· "Implementing Employee Incentive Schemes in China – Approved by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange and Beyond", Digital Guide to Labour and Employment 2009 (London, 2009).

· "Avoiding the Trap of Terminating Employees in China," Labour and Employment Digital Guide 2009 (London, 2009).

· "State Administration of Foreign Exchange Rule Changes – Encouraging Chinese Companies to Lend Money Overseas", PLC Cross Border (August 2009).

· "Catalogue of Foreign Investment Industries – New Revision and Alignment with National Development Strategy", China Law and Practice (December 2007/January 2008).

· "The People's Court's Unified Rules of Evidence: Judicial Interpretation and Drafting Comments", (co-author, Beijing, 2008).

· "Enforcement of Enforceable Contracts in China", Canadian Journal of International Law, July-August 2004.

· "In Accordance with International Standards: GATT/WTO Restructuring National Laws and China's Foreign Trade Reform," Indiana Journal of Global Legal Research, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Spring 1997).