Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• English
• Mandarin
• Taiwanese

Lawyer Overview

Ian Liao's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and cross-border technology transactions. He has represented publicly held and private companies in mergers, asset acquisitions and divestitures, and equity purchase transactions. Ian has substantial experience advising venture capital funds in fund investment activities as well as advising high-tech companies, including start-up and pre-IPO stage companies, in fund-raising activities. He has also represented clients in intellectual property law issues, including technology licensing and enforcement.

Ian is a member of the State Bar of California.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A
• Private Equity
• Buyouts
• Fund Formation
• Venture Capital - Investor
• Venture Capital - Issuer
• Intellectual Property
• Licensing & Technology Transactions

Representative Cases

• Lumileds Lighting, U.S., LLC v. Epistar Corp.
• Acquisition of common shares
• Acquisition of interest in Kuang Chuan Group
• Acquisition of Series C Preferred Shares
• Acquisition of Series C Preferred Shares
• Acquisition of series C preferred stock
• Acquisition of Silicon Motion
• Acquisition of the Remaining 50% of Haagen-Dazs Taiwan
• Acquisition of ULi Electronics
• Formation of Home Media Group
• Global Depositary Shares Offering
• Initial Public Offering
• Issuance of Shares by Alchip Technologies Limited
• Issuance of Shares by Anyka Cayman Corporation
• Issuance of Shares by Neutron Innovation (BVI) Limited
• Joint Venture
• Merger with U.S. company
• Offering of convertible bonds under Regulation S
• Private Placement
• Regulation S Offering
• Rule 144A and Regulation S Global Depository Shares Offering
• Rule 144A and Regulation S Offering
• Sale of Business Weekly
• Sale of common shares
• Sale of Kimo.com
• Sale of series A and series B preferred stock
• Taiwan joint venture
• Technology Licensing

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Copyrights, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Intellectual Property Law, International Intellectual Property, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Patents, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Technology Licensing, Trade Associations, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Baylor University

Address

3201 China World Tower
No.1 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Beijing 100004, China

Phones

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Faxes

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Websites

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