Lin, Paul C.

Languages

• Mandarin
• Taiwanese

Lawyer Overview

Paul Lin's practice focuses on cross-border corporate transactions, M&A/takeovers, corporate finance, and serving the role of outside general counsel for clients in coordinating litigation, intellectual property, and matters in other practice areas. He advises clients ranging from multinational public corporations and Chinese state-owned enterprises to medium and small privately held businesses in a broad range of industry segments, including high-tech, consumer products, infrastructure and city development, automotive, green energy, and biotech.

Paul's recent representations include Image Holdings Corporation's acquisition of InFocus Corporation, Vmedia Research's financing transaction, and project structure and financing transactions for Pan China International Holdings, Ltd. He represents VIZIO and AmTran Technology in a number of intellectual property litigation matters in the U.S. and various other Asia-based clients in litigation matters.

He is a frequent speaker at forums such as the Caijing Conference in Beijing, PRC, on cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Areas of Practice

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A

Representative Cases

• ExcelStor Great Wall Technology and Shenzhen ExcelStor propose sale to Technology to Iomega Corp. , (2010)
• Fugoo raises capital in Series A round
• Fuhu raises capital in Series C round
• Hon Hai Precision acquires 90% interest in Sony Baja California
• Image Holdings Corp. acquires InFocus Corp. , (2009)
• Vizio prevails before Federal Circuit in international trade patent dispute involving digital televisions , (2010)
• Vizio responds to claims of patent infringement by LG Electronics in ITC 337 proceeding , (2009)
• VIZIO settles patent infringement dispute with Sony over television technology , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Berkeley
• U of the Pacific

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