Yu Cao

Of Counsel

ycao@cov.com
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Covington & Burling LLP
2301 Tower C Yintai Centre
2 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Chaoyang Dist., Beijing 100022
Tel: 86.10.5910.0502


 

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Education

  • Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 2005
    • Including a semester studying at Waseda university School of Law in Tokyo under an exchange program.
  • Columbia University School of Law, LL.M., 2001
  • University of International Business and Economics School of Law, LL.M., 1997
  • University of International Business and Economics School of Law, LL.B., 1994

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Languages

  • Mandarin
  • Japanese
  • English


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Yu Cao has a broad range of experience advising on corporate and transactional matters.  He also has a specialty in advising media, sports and entertainment organizations as well as other companies whose businesses are based on intellectual property.

Previous Experience

Mr. Cao worked as an associate with a major US-based international firm (including a year as in-house counsel for Warner Bros. Entertainment on secondment) and as a senior lawyer with a leading PRC law firm.  He advised on and conducted legal due diligence investigations, and drafted legal documents in connection with foreign direct investment, M&A transactions, capital market transactions and other corporate deals across multiple industries for both major multinational and Chinese corporations.  He also advised on and drafted contracts and other legal documents for substantial multinational and Chinese entertainment/media companies in connection with film and television production, distribution, financing, marketing and exploitation, sound recordings, artist management and content rights acquisition.

Publications and Speeches

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