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Mr. Charles Wu is the Chair and Founding Partner of Gao Kai Law Firm. He has extensive experience in legal practices of a diverse nature.
Mr. Wu has represented many Fortune 500 companies, investment banks, private equity funds in their investment and corporate affairs in China and overseas, involving merger and acquisition, complex joint ventures, equity and debt offering and trading on the PRC domestic and overseas capital markets, syndicated loan, onshore and offshore fund formation, and portfolio investments.
Mr. Wu has deep knowledge and broad experience in facilitating real estate, energy, industrial, and infrastructure projects, dealing with the investment, development, construction and financing of numerous large scale projects throughout the world, including North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and Greater China; and the types of facilities range from gas and coal fired power generation stations, offshore oil and gas platforms, onshore oil drilling facilities, petrochemical plants and oil refineries, renewable energy facilities (wind farm, waste to energy, solar and biofuel), pharmaceuticals, polysilicon, glass fiber, paper mill, mining, bridge and tunnel, railway, heavy equipment and module fabrication yard, to theme parks, hotels, resorts and entertainment complex.
Mr. Wu also handles international trade, cross-border investment, dispute resolution and compliance matters for domestic and international clients, and provides corporate legal services to many Internet, technology, sports and entertainment companies, as well as various industrial clients.
Mr. Wu is the author of “Getting The Deal Through – Project Finance – China” for 2020 and 2021.