Ya Gao
Counsel
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Areas of Expertise:
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration,Corporate Compliance,Criminal Legal Services
Language:
Chinese/English
Lawyer Profile
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Work Experience
Ms. Gao Ya specializes in dispute resolution and legal risk prevention in the commercial and financial sectors. She has conducted in-depth research in the intersection of criminal and commercial law and financial crimes, particularly in criminal defense and administrative legal risk identification. She excels in handling complex legal cases that span multiple jurisdictions. Ms. Gao has managed numerous investment disputes, equity disputes, securities fraud liability disputes, private equity fund disputes, trust disputes, and unfair competition disputes, building extensive practical experience and theoretical knowledge in dispute resolution. She has been involved in criminal defense for cases involving illegal fundraising, fraud, occupational crimes, securities crimes, and internet crimes, gaining substantial practical experience. Additionally, she provides ongoing legal advisory services for several listed companies, financial institutions, foreign enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and public institutions, with deep practical insights into corporate compliance.
Educational Background
Bachelor of Laws, Fudan University Law School
Project Experience
Criminal Legal Services
● Assisted participants in the criminal investigation and litigation process of the Shanghai Fuxing Group fundraising fraud case (involving over 50 billion RMB), analyzing transaction structures and suspect's external investment assets, providing comprehensive cross-disciplinary legal consulting services.
● Provided criminal defense for an employee of a pharmaceutical company accused of fraud, successfully resulting in a non-prosecution decision by the prosecutor's office.
● Provided criminal defense for an individual accused of fraud and concealing or disguising criminal proceeds, successfully resulting in a decision not to approve the arrest.
● Provided criminal defense for a regional distributor accused of illegal public deposit-taking.
● Provided criminal defense in a bribery case involving non-state personnel/specific related persons.
● Provided criminal defense for a provincial bank vice president accused of embezzlement and bribery.
● Provided special criminal services for a listed company facing patent extortion during its listing process, filing a criminal complaint for extortion.
Commercial Dispute Resolution
● Represented a client in a forward acquisition and make-up difference dispute involving the actual controller of a listed company (with a disputed amount of nearly 40 million RMB), successfully securing a full-support favorable judgment.
● Represented a client in a financial management contract dispute, successfully obtaining an arbitration award holding the custodian partially liable for compensation, fully executed, despite the manager's criminal involvement and inability to pay.
● Represented a client in a private equity fund exit dispute involving stock disposal matters, helping the client secure a partial judgment requiring the non-manager to immediately dispose of the fund's assets.
● Represented a client in a private equity investment dispute, creatively helping investors directly obtain shares in underlying assets through a confirmation of rights lawsuit, despite the failure of the fund manager.
● Represented a client in an unfair competition dispute, successfully arguing whether hiring confidential employees constituted unfair competition, ultimately resulting in the opponent withdrawing the lawsuit.
Lawyer Information
Name of lawyer:
Ya Gao
Title:
Counsel
Contact Us
Contact:021-5856 7828
Address: Room 1503, Qiantan Center, 555 Haiyang West Road, Shanghai
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