Mr. Chou specializes in cross-border M&A, foreign direct investment transactions, debt restructuring, compliance, derivative lawsuit, and private securities funds.

Mr. Chou joined Tahota (Shanghai) Law Firm as a partner in May, 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Chou worked at King & Wood Mallesons (Shanghai) for several years. He has extensive experience in corporate restructuring, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, FDI and overseas direct investment, having participated in numerous debt restructuring, outbound investment and M&A projects for listed companies, privately-owned giant companies, and state-owned enterprises. Mr. Chou's experience covers a wide variety of industries, including new energy electric vehicle, aviation, green energy, fintech and TMT (technology, media, and telecommunications).

Mr. Chou graduated from the University of Montreal (Canada), School of Law with an LL.M. degree, and received his master's degree from the Law School of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. He obtained his legal professional qualification certificate in 2015.

Mr. Chou working languages are Mandarin Chinese, English and French.

•Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Member, Mar 2019 - Jan 2021

•The British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Member, Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

•University of Montreal Global Network, China Ambassador, Sep 2019 - Present

Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

•Provided regulatory and risk analysis for foreign bitcoin and cryptocurrency companies;
•Cross-border acquisition of a domestic wind power generation company by a Canadian corporation.
•Advised a domestic corporation in its proposed investment in the oil and gas projects in Latin America.
•Cross-border acquisition of a domestic sport broker company by an American company.
•Acquisition of a public air transport enterprise by a local provincial state-owned enterprise.
•Acquisition of domestic new energy power companies by a domestic corporation.
•Acquisition of management rights of a domestic preschool by an investment company.
•Assisted a local provincial state-owned enterprise in conducting legal due diligence on a top-tier new energy automobile company.
•Assisted a Japanese corporation with legal due diligence on a wind power company.
•Cross-border acquisition of domestic photovoltaic power companies by a French corporation.
•Assisted a corporation reorganization project for a state-owned enterprise with a private group.
•Assisted M&A projects for a MNC in Philippines Jurisdiction.
•Assisted a Chinese company to set up a corporation in Mexico.
•Acted as a counsel for a private securities investment funds company.

Restructuring (The Publicly-listed Company)

•Judicial Reorganization of Hainan Airlines Holding Company Limited (600221.SH) and its 10 Subsidiaries.
•Pre-reorganization and Judicial Reorganization of China Security Co., Ltd.