Jean Thio
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Band 4 : Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
Band 4
About
Provided by Jean Thio
Practice Areas
Jean Thio is a partner in the Global Financial Markets Group of Clifford Chance.
She specialises in a wide range of debt and equity capital markets transactions as well as US securities work, including US regulatory and compliance matters.
Jean regularly advises Chinese clients on US legal issues in relation to OFAC sanctions, US Investment Company Act and FATCA. She also works on compliance and private placement matters for Chinese issuers listed on the US stock exchanges.
Jean joined Clifford Chance in 2008 and became a partner since 2011.
Jean is admitted in England & Wales, Singapore and New York.
Jean speaks English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
Career
King's College, University of London (LLB) 1996
Admitted as a barrister in England & Wales 1997
Admitted as a solicitor in Singapore 1999
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2002
Joined Clifford Chance 2008
Partner since 2011
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Jean Thio continues to advise both underwriters and issuers on SEHK listings, as well as London GDR listings. She splits her time between Clifford Chance's Shanghai and Singapore offices.