Education
Central China Normal University Bachelor of English
Wuhan University, China Master of Laws 1982---1985
Yale University Law School LL.M 1985---1986
Jurisprudence Science Doctor (J.S.D) 1986---1989
Editor of Yale International Law Journal
IIT Kent College of Law Juris Doctor (J.D.) 1990---1991
Working Experiences
Munger, Tolls & Olson, Los Angeles, CA Summer Associate, 1986
Keck, Mahin & Cate (350 Attorneys) , Chicago, IL Associate, 1989-1993
Piper, Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, IL Associate & Of Counsel 1993 - 1995
John Z. Huang & Associates, Chicago, IL Principal, 1995 – Present
Boss & Young, Shanghai, China Senior Counsel, 2002 – 2004
Haoliwen PRC Attorneys Senior Partner, 2004 – present
Senior Partner of Dacheng Law Offices July 2011 - Present
Qualifications
Admission of Bar:
New York Bar 1991
Illinois Bar 1991
China Bar 2002
Practice Areas
Since 1991, has been a licensed lawyer engaging in corporate, commercial, litigation and immigration practices. His practices cover corporate and M&A, commercial transactions, intellectual property, employment, litigation & arbitration, real estate and immigration/nonimmigrant visas. His clients include multinational companies, foreign-invested enterprises, retail companies and leading state-owned enterprises and private domestic companies.
Corporate & Securities: Incorporation, Merger and Acquisition, Reorganization and Dissolution, Employment Contract or Disputes; received training in corporate finance, banking and on-shore & off-shore corporate, trade and project finance; has represented large PRC companies in offshore corporate, commercial and IPO projects.
Foreign Direct Investment: Served as the leading negotiator and counsel for a number of projects concerning joint venture, acquisition, merger, divestiture and corporate restructuring and participated as a counsel in overseas investment; has provided renowned multinational companies with legal services regarding import & export tariff and VAT, import & export valuation consultation, import & export license, processing trade, logistics models, plant relocation and deep processing transit.
Labor and Employment: Has rich experience in human resources functions of multinational companies and foreign-invested enterprises; advised clients on labor union, employee representatives and employee club issues, labor aspects of M&A transactions, expatriate issues, overtime issues, optional employee benefit issues as well as the risk control and management of labor arbitration and litigation; draft and revise employment contracts, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, employment invention agreements, corporate rules and policies, labor severance management guidelines, employee handbooks, training contracts, commercial insurance benefit arrangements and labor service agreements.
Retail and Extended Warranty practice : In retail and extended warranty practice, has been the retail and extended warranty legal expert supervising a team providing various legal services to a leading international retail company and a leading extended warranty company, with services covering litigation and non-litigation matters concerning various aspects of laws.
Business and Employment Based Immigration Practice: EB-5 Investor, PERM, H-1B, L-1A and L-1B.
Working Language
Chinese, English
Publications
《文化与价值》( Culture and Value), by Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by黄正东、唐少杰,Qinghua University Press,1986
Legal Guidebook for Private Enterprises, co-author, Hubei Press, 1985.
A number of articles published on law journals and magazines in China and United States
Legal Guidebook for Private Enterprises, co-author, Hubei Press, 1985.
Publishing the following articles in the American and Chinese Journals: China-the New Business Frontier; Investment and Forms of Foreign Investment Enterprises in China; An Introduction to Foreign Investment Laws in the People’s Republic of China; Negotiation in China: Cultural and Practical Characteristics; Estate Planning and Trust Protection; Legal Issues Regarding Mergers and Acquisitions of Companies by Foreign Investors in China; Brief Introduction of American Labor Law; Judicial Review: Empty Talk In China; Option Planning for Employees Working at the American Intra-Companies in China; Criteria of Social Responsibilities of Foreign Investors In China and Analysis of Relating Legal Issues; Famous Legal Scholars Visited Yale University and Started Legal Education Exchange Program 20 Years Ago; PERM – An Introduction of Labor Certification Based Immigrant Petition System.
Social Activities
Chairman, United Association of Chinese Students and Scholars Associations in USA, 1988
President, Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Yale University, 1988
Co-Founder and First Vice President, Association of Chinese Scientists, Engineers and Professional in USA, 1991
President, Hubei Folks Association in Mid-America, 2001 to Present
Hong Kong University School of Law, External Examiner 1997-2001
Counseling LL.M students’ midterm,
final exam thesis on Chinese law or comparative law
DePaul University ADJUNCT PROFESSOR of LAW 1992
Wuhan University Guest Professor of Law 1998 – Present
Hubei University Guest Professor of Law, 1997 - Present
Central China Normal University Guest Professor of Law, 1999 - Present
South-Central China University of Nationalities Guest Professor of Law, 1999 - Present