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LOU, Lan Partner

Professional Experience

Ms. Lou is a partner in the New York Office of JunHe.  Ms. Lou has been practicing law in New York City since 2001. Prior to joining JunHe, Ms. Lou worked as a corporate attorney in the New York office of two leading U.S. law firms (Davis Polk & Wardwell and Baker & McKenzie LLP) for more than 10 years and gained significant and comprehensive legal knowledge in the U.S. capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments, and legal compliance & advisory. Ms. Lou joined JunHe in 2014 and has been dedicated to advising cross-border transactions between the United States and China.


In Ms. Lou’s capital markets practice, she represents both U.S. and international clients.  Ms. Lou’s experience includes initial public offerings and SPAC transactions, legal compliance advice for U.S. listed companies, secondary securities offerings, and applications for registered investment advisor license with the SEC. In Ms. Lou’s cross-border M&A and private equity investment practice, she provides clients with one-stop-shop legal services, including designing project structure at the initial stage, conducting comprehensive legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents on behalf of clients, and final closings.  Ms. Lou also assists clients in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business contracts in the daily operation of the company.


Ms. Lou has extensive experience in a wide range of industries, including automobile parts, assisted reproduction, higher education, biomedicine, medical apparatus and instruments, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and software games. Ms. Lou's clients include industrial companies, banks, strategic investors and financial investors. As a result of her extensive practical experience in assisting Chinese entities to achieve their overseas business goals and her ability to communicate with clients smoothly, Ms. Lou is always quick to understand and tailor to the needs of Chinese entities and form an optimal plan of service.


Ms. Lou has continuously won high praise and trust from her clients as a result of her professionalism and diligence. Ms. Lou has received written gratitude from clients who praise her for her "extremely professional level of expertise and ability, and responsible attitude and efforts".

Education

J.D., Columbia University School of Law (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholarship)


B.A., China Foreign Affairs University



Professional Associations

New York State Bar Association – Member


American Bar Association - Member

Language Skills

Fluent in Chinese and English

JunHe is the only Chinese law firm to be admitted as a member of Lex Mundi and Multilaw, two international networks of independent law firms. JunHe and selected top law firms in major European and Asian jurisdictions are “best friends.” Through these connections, we provide high quality legal services to clients doing business throughout the world.
As the first carbon neutrality fund sponsored by a law firm in China, the BAF Carbon Neutrality Special Fund was jointly established by JunHe and the Beijing Afforestation Foundation (BAF) to promote carbon neutral initiatives, and encourage social collaboration based on the public fundraising platform to mobilize engagement in public welfare campaigns.