Alert 04.08.24
Jenny Sheng, managing partner of Pillsbury’s Beijing office, leads the Corporate practice of the Beijing and Shanghai offices where she advises clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, investments management, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other significant corporate matters.
Jenny’s practice includes cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, investment management, regulatory compliance and corporate governance, corporate finance, investigations and trade-related issues. Jenny works with clients from China, North America, Europe and Asia in diverse industries, including manufacturing, energy and nuclear, aviation, automobile and related services, real estate and construction, internet and telecom, life science, commercial and distribution and consumer services. She has substantial experience advising companies with respect to investment strategy, corporate governance, commercial transactions, competition law issues, export control and sanction law issues, technology license and product distribution. Jenny worked in the treaty and law department of the Beijing counterpart of the PRC’s Ministry of Commerce for five years before starting her private practice at international law firms.
Passed the People’s Republic of China (PRC) bar examination in 1998*
*Same as the other international law firms, our China offices and staff are not permitted by the Ministry of Justice of China to practice PRC law.
Representative Experience
Representations of Chinese Clients
- Representing a major Chinese airline on U.S.-China export control and various regulatory compliance matters related to its U.S.-China operation.
- Representing a major Chinese cargo airline in response to U.S. government’s inquiries.
- Representing a Chinese leading high-tech AI company in its regulatory compliance of U.S. export control and sanction laws related to the Entity List.
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- Representing a subsidiary of a leading Chinese nuclear group corporation in its overseas nuclear projects in UK, France and overseas, including the largest nuclear energy project contract that Chinese companies have ever won in the European market.
- Representing a leading Chinese airline group corporation and its subsidiaries as the long-term general counsel on various matters in relation to their business operation and regulatory compliance in North America (including without limitation issues of competition law, data privacy, export control, aviation regulatory compliance, responses to government investigations, etc.)
- Representing several subsidiaries of a leading Chinese nuclear group corporation with respect to their various U.S. export control law and sanction law compliance and risk control matters.
- Representing a leading Chinese insurance group corporation and its subsidiary as the long-term general counsel in various overseas’ business operation and regulatory compliance matters (including without limitation matters related to data privacy, export control, commercial contracts, etc.).
- Representing a leading Chinese private company in its acquisition of minority equity in a leading U.S. sport and entertainment company.
- Represented a state-owned nuclear fuel company and its subsidiary in the negotiations and executions of Enrichment Fuel Supply and Service Agreement with U.S. partners and a set of ancillary agreements.
- Advised and prepared white paper reports to a leading Chinese nuclear group company in relation to (i) Legal and Economic Market of a Potential Site for its Proposed Establishment of U.S. Headquarters; (ii) Overview of Geothermal Market and Opportunities; (iii) Analysis regarding Possible Next Step Transaction with (including possible acquisition of) Westinghouse; and (iv) United Sates Nuclear Export Controls.
- Represented an investment subsidiary of leading Chinese assets management company in its various real estate and education related investments and transactions with U.S. partners.
- Representations of Multinational Companies
- Advising a U.S.-based aircraft manufacturing company on its proposed license and distribution agreement with a Chinese aircraft company, as well as proposed investment by Chinese investors in the client’s subsidiary in Europe.
- Assisting a major South American airline in its various regulatory compliance matters in China, as well as its renewal of license and permit with CAAC, registration authority and IATA China office. Assisting the same airline in negotiations and settlements with GSA and sales agents in a passenger class lawsuit in China.
- Advising a global manufacturing leader of mechanical pipe joining and pipe union products on matters regarding joint venture, data privacy and protection, land purchase, construction and regulatory compliance matters and investigations.
- Representing the China headquarters of the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturer in its acquisition, greenfield investments, strategic alliance, business restructuring and regulatory compliance.
- Advising a U.S.-headquartered diverse group of companies that designs, manufactures, sells and services specialized communications, audio and software solutions for a variety of niche markets on China operation-related commercial contracts, data privacy, regulatory compliance and employment issues.
- Representing a U.S.-based health care company in its business incorporation and expansion in Greater China.
- Representing a leading nuclear technology research and development institute in its regulatory compliance and operational matters.
- Advised a leading multinational manufacturer of business jets and rail in its various China-related matters including, without limitation, distribution structure, data privacy, employments and regulatory compliance, etc.
- Represented a California bio-science seller in equity acquisition by a Chinese state-owned enterprise.
- Advised a world-leading multinational manufacturer of business jets, public transport vehicles and high-speed rail train sets on its commercial contracts, regulatory compliance and employment issues.
- Advised a world leading automobile manufacturer in its business expansion and strategic alliances in China, including the key agreements for the complex transactions in relation to the launching of the client’s high-end automobile brand in China.
- Advised a world-leading European-headquartered automobile company’s China headquarters with respect to business expansion on insurance agency business and other consumer services compliance.
- Advised a world-leading European automobile finance company in its business expansion and regulatory compliance in China and proposed acquisition of Chinese car rental business.
- Represented a U.S.-based digital cinema devices manufacture in its various China-related commercial transactions and other regulatory compliance issues.
- Represented an international publishing company in its joint venture with its Chinese partner.
- Represented a world-leading commercial retailing company in China-related acquisition of e-commerce.
- Represented a leading Korean company in its China-related merger filing for its global sale of hard disc business.
- Represented various multinational companies in China-related merger filings for global acquisitions.
Professional Highlights
- Worked for international law firms for more than 15 years before joining Pillsbury in 2014.
- “Recent Trends in ODI and FDI and Implications for Chinese Companies,” at legal seminar titled “‘Overseas’ Cross-border Investment Safeguard of Legal Rights and Risks Control by Chinese Companies,” hosted by Pillsbury in Hangzhou, China (June 5, 2019). Speaker.
- “Recent Trends in ODI and FDI and Implications for Chinese Companies,” at legal seminar titled “U.S. Legal Trends in IP, Trade, and Commerce,” hosted by Pillsbury in Shenzhen, China (March 8, 2019). Speaker.
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- Presented “International Distribution Issues: Focus on China” at the American Law Institute’s 2015 Product Distribution and Marketing conference in San Francisco.
- Honors & Awards
- Leading Lawyer in China – Competition
Education
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LL.M., Temple University School of Law, 2001
LL.M., Peking University School of Law, 1998
LL.B., Peking University School of Law, 1992
Admissions
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New York
People's Republic of China
Languages
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Chinese (Mandarin)
English