Selena She

Practice Areas

General Corporate, M&A, PE/VC, FDI & ODI; Fund Formation

Career

Selena is admitted in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and California and New York, USA. She helps SMEs to MNCs, investment funds, investment banks, and various other financial institutions for their legal needs in China; and also advises Chinese companies for their outbound investments worldwide.

Prior to joining Llinks in 2012, Selena had worked with a number of renowned PRC and international firms, including Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe. Attributed to her extensive practice in the US and Asia, Selena is especially experienced in cross-border M&A/investment transactions in various industries. She is swift to understand client’s needs and offer tailored practical solutions; which is highly appreciated by her clients and recognized by various journals and ranking institutions, including Chambers (Global/Asia), the Legal 500, ALB, Asia Leading Lawyers, IFLR 1000, Asia Law Profile, Legalband, etc. Selena was named as one of the Top 10 M&A Lawyers (PRC Firms 2017) by ALB.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association; American Bar Association; Hong Kong Law Society; and Shanghai Bar Association

Personal

Selena received her LLB degree from Fudan University School of Law, and LLM degree from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.

Ms. She has worked with several distinguished Chinese and foreign law firms, representing a broad network of emerging companies, financial institutions, investors, venture capital firms and private equity firms. Ms. She has also practiced for more than ten years in the Silicon Valley and prior to her study in the US, with a foreign law firm's Shanghai representative office for over four years. Ms. She joined Llinks as a partner in October 2012.

Work Highlights

Ms. She specializes in the representation of Chinese and foreign investors and financial institutions in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, finance and strategic investments corporate finance, private equity investment, strategic investments, cross-border transactions and real estate development transactions. She has advised a wide variety of clients, including leading investment banks, investment funds, Fortune 500 companies and various private equity funds on their investments in China. The clients she represented include GE, DHL, Applied Materials, GM, Fujitsu, Whirlpool, RREEF/Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Lehman Brothers, Standard Chartered Bank, Credit Swiss, Morgan Stanley, LightSpeed, Sycamore, Sina, etc.; and spread over various industries, including investment, finance, hi-tech, media, telecom, internet, real estate, energy, auto, education, medical, food, manufacturing, retail and consumer, etc. Attributable to her extensive experience, Ms. She has profound understanding of various clients’ needs; which was recognized by various ranking institutions in the legal industry, including Chambers Global Leading Lawyers, Chambers Asia Leading Lawyers, & the Legal 500, etc.

In addition to her practice, Ms. She constantly dedicates her time and efforts on community services and helped many Chinese and international organizations including IMF and World Bank on their pro bono projects. Ms. She is also an active member and frequent speaker of various social, business and professional organizations.

Languages Spoken

Mandarin and English.