Philip Qu

Areas of Practice

• Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT) [2]
• M & A [3]
• Private Equity & Venture Capital [4]

About Philip

Philip is recognized as one of China's top lawyers for his work in the TMT (Technology, Media & Telecoms) sector. He has extensive experience advising on investment structuring, market entry, M&A, private financing & IPOs, regulatory compliance and partnerships.

As a founding partner of TransAsia Lawyers, Philip is well-known for his representation of numerous leading multinationals with regard to their activities in the technology, Internet, e-commerce, wireless, film, TV and new media sectors. With expertise in the content-related aspects of such activities as well as the technological aspects, Philip is regularly sought by the foremost industry players on a wide range of convergence matters. He has advised on a number of ground-breaking market entry initiatives in the technology, telecom, publishing and broadcast sectors, including the first retail chain store and first wholesale distribution joint venture in the publishing sector, the first major foreign satellite TV channel local carriage deal, and approx. one-third of all foreign-invested telecom joint ventures (which includes a number of leading US technology companies) since China entered the WTO, as well as some of the largest M&A and financing transactions to date in China’s TMT sector.

Philip has been equally active in advising Chinese entrepreneurs in these areas on major financing, partnerships, IPOs (including the US IPOs of Renren.com, Youku.com and Sohu.com) and M&A transactions (such as the Baidu-Qunar deal and Alibaba-Yahoo China deal).

Philip's practice also focuses on venture capital and private equity investment in China. He has received extensive recognition for his representation of leading market players and involvement in both regulatory and commercial issues across a wide array of industries (e.g., the TMT, education, clean tech, retail and healthcare).

Major Publications

• "Mergers and Acquisitions in China's New Economy Sector: Legal, Commercial, and Strategic Perspectives" (Negotiating and Structuring Acquisitions in China [5], Aspatore 2008)
• China's Media & Entertainment Law, Vol II [6] (TransAsia 2006) and Vol I [7] (TransAsia 2003)
• The New Standard-Bearer (Spectrum/IEEE, Dec 2005)  
• China's IT & Telecom Legislation, Vol III [8] (TransAsia 2003)
• China's IT Policy & Legislation, Vol II [8] (TransAsia 2001)
• China's Internet Policy and [8]& Legislation [8] (TransAsia 1999)
• Cable TV in China (Financial Times Media & Telecoms 1998)

He has also contributed several articles on cross-border investments to international newspapers and professional publications, such as The Asian Wall Street Journal and China Law & Practice.

Advisory Posts and Awards

• Vice-chairman, Shanghai IT & Telecoms Law Association (2003 - 2011)
• Member, Advisory Board to the Telecoms Administration of the PRC Ministry of Information Industry (2006)
• Member, National Telecoms Service User Committee (2004)
• Asia Leading Lawyer from 2002 to 2011 (Asia Law & Practice)
• A Top 10 IT Lawyer in China for 2005 (Legal Daily)

Speeches and Conferences

Philip is regularly invited to speak at international conferences on topics relating to PRC Internet, technology and media investment as well as regulatory issues. For details, please see our events page [9].

Key Clients