| Education | : | B.Ec., LL.B (A.N.U.); LL.M (Columbia) |
| Languages | : | English and Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghai, Sichuan dialects) |
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jthchang@TransAsiaLawyers.com [1] +86 10 6505 8188 (Beijing) +86 21 6141 0998 (Shanghai) +852 2521 3331 (Hong Kong) |

A graduate of the Australian National University (B.Ec. and LL.B) and the Columbia University School of Law (LL.M). Jesse has been advising foreign clients on direct investments in China and Chinese clients with outbound activities for more than 30 years. He is TransAsia’s Managing Partner and has overall responsibility for its international client base.
Specializing in market entry structures, joint ventures and M&A, Jesse is well-known and respected for his strategic thinking, negotiating skills and ability to advise effectively on delicate and complex matters, such as partner selection, shareholder disputes and hostile takeovers. He has extensive and proven experience in advising foreign clients to implement market entry structures in highly regulated sectors in China, such as aviation, Internet and media. Jesse is often called upon to advise on crisis management situations; examples include securing and re-applying for regulatory approvals or appealing against unfavorable rulings, resolving corporate structures in the media and IT sectors as well as resolving complex smuggling and value-added tax invoice cases. Jesse has also represented clients in major arbitration cases before the International Chamber of Commerce, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and several PRC arbitral bodies. In the past 5 years, Jesse has been actively assisting Chinese clients with their international investments particularly those in the minerals & resources sector.
Jesse has also represented clients in major arbitration cases before the International Chamber of Commerce, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and several PRC arbitral bodies.
Jesse is frequently invited to speak on PRC investments and law, and regularly lectures on the subject at Tsinghua University's prestigious MBA program. He also frequently speaks on outbound investment and crisis management. For details please see our events page [6].
Jesse is a fitness fanatic and regularly competes in international swimming, running, aquathlon and triathlon events. He was invited to represent Hong Kong (China) at the 2007 World Triathlon Championships and in 2008 won the Asian Aquathlon Championship for his age group.
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[2] http://transasialawyers.com/services
[3] http://transasialawyers.com/services/media-entertainment
[4] http://transasialawyers.com/services/mergers-acquisitions
[5] http://transasialawyers.com/services/crisis-management
[6] http://transasialawyers.com/latest-news