Carmen CHANG / 周一华
 
Partner / 合伙人
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati / 威尔逊 桑西尼律师事务所
 

 
Ms. Carmen Chang is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she specializes in corporate and securities law and is the leader of
the firm's China practice. She also is a member of the firm's Policy Committee.

Carmen's practice focuses on the representation of public and private technology companies and financial institutions in public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and other types of transactions in the United States and abroad, particularly in the P.R. China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries. Among many other transactions, Carmen represented SMIC in its acquisition of Motorola's manufacturing operation in Tientsin—the first M&A transaction in China after the PRC put its M&A rules in place.

Carmen rejoins the firm from Shearman & Sterling, where she was a partner in its Menlo Park office. Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, Carmen had been a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, focused on building the firm's Asia practice.

A well-regarded expert in corporate and securities law and cross-border transactions, Carmen is a frequent writer and speaker on the topic of conducting business in Asia, as well as on the legal and business regulations faced by foreign companies when they conduct business in the United States. A native of Zhejiang, China, she is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese.

Carman selected clients includes Alchip Technologies, Fiberxon, Google, Hon Hai, Hua Hong, SMIC, Spreadtrum, UTStarcom and etc.

Carmen was named to "Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America" list and "Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds" list in 2006.

Carmen received J.D. with Distinction from Standford Law School, holds M.A. in Chinese History from Stanford University and B.A in History from Sarah Lawrence College. She has admission of California.
周一华律师是威尔逊 桑西尼律师事务所的合伙人,擅长公司法和证券法,并且是本事务所中国业务的领导人。她同时也是本事务所政策委员会成员。周一华律师的主要业务范围包括代理在美国和其他国家,尤其是中国台湾及其他亚洲国家的上市或非上市科技公司及金融机构的上市、并购、合资、投资,以及其他各类交易法律事务。在诸多交易项目中,周一华律师曾代理过中芯国际收购摩托罗拉的天津制造厂的法律事务—这是在中国并购规定出台后中国的第一宗并购交易。

周一华律师重新加入本事务所之前是谢尔曼 斯特灵律师事务所门罗公园办事处的合伙人。在加入谢尔曼 斯特灵律师事务所之前,周一华律师已是威尔逊 桑西尼律师事务所的合伙人,主要从事建立本事务所的亚洲业务。周一华律师是备受推崇的公司和证券法及跨国交易专家,经常就在亚洲经营业务,以及外国公司在美国经营业务时所面临的法律和商业规则等主题发表文章或演讲。她出生于中国浙江省,能够讲流利的英语、国语、粤语及日语。

周一华律师的代表性客户包括世芯电子、飞博创、谷歌、鸿海集团、华虹集团、中芯国际、展讯通信和UT 斯达康等。

周一华律师于2006年入选“Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America”和“Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds”名单。

周一华律师拥有斯坦福大学的法学博士学位,是该大学法学院的优秀毕业生。她还获得斯坦福大学中国历史专业的硕士学位和萨拉劳伦斯学院历史专业学士学位。

周一华律师拥有美国加州律师协会执业资格。