Subscribe

  • How Can We Help You?

    Global Problem Solving from Covington: Deal with Complex Problems Anywhere in the World

Brian J. Yang

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5576

  • About
  • Representative Matters
  • Credentials
  • About

    Brian Yang is an associate in the firm’s corporate practice group and resident in the Washington, DC office. Brian’s practice includes mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Covington, he was a software developer, with a focus on building distributed systems and designing domain-specific languages.

    • Salix Pharmaceuticals in its $2.6 billion acquisition of Santarus, Inc.
    • Aristocrat Leisure Limited in its $1.28 billion acquisition of Video Gaming Technologies.
    • Synchrony Financial (GE Capital’s North American retail finance business) in connection with its approximately $2.95 billion initial public offering and related offerings of senior notes, and Federal Reserve Board approval as a standalone savings and loan holding company.
    • AstraZeneca in divestitures of multiple pharmaceutical products, including Myalept® to Aegerion Pharmaceuticals for $325 million and Toprol-XL® to Aralez Pharmaceuticals for $175 million, and in licensing certain rights and technology for products in development.
    • Mindtree Ltd. in connection with its acquisitions of Discoverture Solutions, Relational Solutions and Magnet360.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • An India-based multinational company in its acquisitions of various pharmaceutical products.
    • A CPG company in a joint venture and strategic alliance, which included a license to certain key IP rights.
    • A venture capital fund in multiple investments in startups.
    • A privately-held company in general corporate matters, including multiple rounds of equity financings.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2013
        • Virginia Tax Review, Articles Editor
    • University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, M.B.A., 2013
    • University of California, Berkeley, B.S., 2004
        • Honors
        • Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    Languages
    • Korean
    Pro Bono
    • Assisted a local non-profit in drafting an agreement to conserve a historical artifact
    • Drafting corporate organizational documents for and advising a non-profit on obtaining tax-exempt status
    Previous Experience
    • NHN Corp, Software Developer (2007-2008)
    • AT&T, Inc., Analyst (2004-2007)

    Areas of Expertise

News and Insights

Events