Joanne focuses on compliance and post-listing transaction advisory work for Hong Kong-listed companies, with over 15 years of extensive experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and commercial practice. She has been involved in numerous compliance matters, and her clients cover a wide range of industries, including technology, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, logistics, financial services, retail, real estate, mining, energy, and manufacturing.
Joanne has led and been involved in a number of unique compliance projects, including advising companies listed concurrently in two or three jurisdictions, as well as advising the first H-share company with a weighted voting rights (WVR) structure listed in Hong Kong on compliance and corporate governance matters. She also advises PRC and multinational clients on takeovers and acquisitions of listed companies.
Prior to joining Han Kun, Joanne practiced at several law firms. She previously worked at Sidley Austin, where she was primarily involved in Hong Kong public and private securities offerings as well as corporate M&A transactions. She later served as head of the corporate compliance team at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where she advised more than 30 Hong Kong Main Board listed companies on compliance matters.
