- Overview
- Experience
Introduction
Kailun has significant experience advising on merger control, FDI and national security review for complex cross-border transactions, as well as antitrust investigations and advisory work across the Asia-Pacific region.
Kailun Ji has represented clients before competition, FDI and other key regulatory authorities throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and across Southeast Asia.
Kailun is frequently invited by regulatory authorities across Asia to contribute her experiences to global competition law enforcement initiatives, including providing comments on draft regulations and participating in government-led competition law research projects. She is also a frequent contributor to leading legal journals and has authored a number of publications.
Kailun studied law in China, the US, the UK and Germany. Kailun is admitted to practice in the State of New York and has also passed the PRC bar exam. Before joining Ashurst Perkins Coie, Kailun worked in another leading international firm's Beijing and Silicon Valley offices. Kailun is fluent in Chinese and English. She can also speak basic German.
Areas of focus
- A Petrochemical Industries Company on the global merger control aspect of its US$638 million joint venture with Wanhua Chemical Group, which is Kuwait's largest petrochemical investment in China to date.
- Emirates Global Aluminum on global merger control aspects on its landmark joint venture between with Sunstone to develop the first $300 million pre-baked anode manufacturing plant in the UAE.
- Sojitz Corporation on the global merger control aspect of its agreement to acquire a 50% interest in the Transport Division and the Rail, Technology and Systems Division of UGL Pty Limited from CIMIC.
- Nippon Life Insurance on the Australian merger control aspect of its US$8.2 billion acquisition of Resolution Life.
- General Atlantic on the global merger control and FDI aspects of its acquisition of Actis to create a diversified, global investment platform with $96 billion in combined assets under management.
- A global leading electronics manufacturer on the global merger control aspects of several transactions, including joint ventures in the US to manufacture AI servers and develop intelligent factory automation technologies.
- A Singapore-based company in responding to cartel allegations and engaging with authorities.
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