About Helen

Helen concentrates her practice on PRC investments and commercial transactions, particularly in the technology/media/telecoms, entertainment and lifestyle sectors. Transactions include structuring offshore and PRC investments for individuals and corporate clients, venture capital rounds for Chinese companies, film co-production projects, joint ventures, asset purchases and commercial documentation. She also participated in the negotiation and drafting of one of China's earliest set-top box licensing and distribution agreements.

Helen has lived and worked in China for over 10 years. Before joining TransAsia, she worked for UBS in Beijing and Adinvest AG (boutique funds management and private equity firm) in Zurich. 

Recent Projects

• Represented Reignwood Group in various matters, including a franchise agreement with an Italian luxury fashion label; the negotiation and drafting of a polo club management agreement, a sponsorship agreement for the first Cartier International Day in Shanghai and a purchase agreement for imported polo ponies for the Pine Valley Polo Club; as well as the Reignwood Theatre's engagement of Mo. Placido Domingo as its artistic director
• Advised Disney Studios, Working Title and Relativity Media on film co-production projects in China
• Assisted Sperian Protection in negotiating and drafting an asset purchase agreement for facilities near Shanghai
• Advised Mtime.com (China's largest movie website) on multiple venture capital financing rounds involving well-known international funds
• Advised XING AG (leading European business networking site) on issues relating to the offshore structure for its China Operations
• Advised a domestic fashion retail brand on various matters relating to its restructuring, e-commerce business and financing rounds

Professional Memberships

• Bar Association of the City of New York
• New York State Bar Association

Major Publications

• Chief Editor, China's Media and Entertainment Law 3rd Ed. (TransAsia, 2011)
• Contributing Editor, Interpretation of the Employment Contract Law of the People's Republic of China (TransAsia, 2010)  
• Contributing Editor, Using Employment Contracts Skillfully and Reducing Labor Disputes (TransAsia, 2010)   
• Chief Editor, China's Media and Entertainment Law Vol. II (TransAsia, 2006)
• Editor of China's Media and Entertainment Law Vol. I (TransAsia, 2003)
• Editor and contributor, China's IT Policy & Legislation (TransAsia, 2001)
• Editor and contributor, China's Internet Policy and Legislation (TransAsia, 1999)