Gao's departure will leave Skadden with nine partners in Hong Kong, three of whom advise on capital markets though none with the same level of focus on U.S. listings.
April 25, 2022 at 10:48 AM
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Asia Editor
The original version of this story was published on Law.com International
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s Hong Kong rainmaker, Julie Gao, is leaving the firm to join ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese owner of social media video app TikTok, as chief financial officer.
Gao is a prominent name in the legal sector and has for many years sewn up the market for high-value and highly complex U.S. initial public offerings (IPO) for Chinese companies. In more recent years, she’s also built an extremely strong brand in representing large Chinese startups.
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