Feng Xue

Feng Xue, Chair of Katten’s Asia/China Practice and Managing Partner and Chief Representative of the firm’s Shanghai office, concentrates on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulations, and general corporate transactions, with an emphasis on China-related investment transactions. Mr. Xue has worked with major international law firms in Chicago, Shanghai and Beijing, and has extensive experience in a wide variety of the legal issues that affect investing in China.

He has negotiated and documented the establishment of numerous joint ventures, wholly foreign owned enterprises (WFOEs) and distribution/franchise relationships, as well as cross-border acquisitions in China in a variety of industries. Increasingly, his practice consists of representing Chinese companies in their acquisition and expansion efforts overseas. Mr. Xue sits on the boards of directors of several Chinese companies and serves as general counsel to dozens of private equity funds and technology companies doing business in China.

Also a seasoned practitioner of corporate law in the United States, Mr. Xue focuses his U.S. corporate practice on complex merger and acquisition transactions, securities offerings, middle market buyout fund acquisitions and venture capital investments.

An experienced writer, he co-wrote Laws of the People’s Republic of China, Volumes III, IV, and V, published by China Science Press, and Western Corporate Laws, published by China Law Press. In addition, he has been quoted in numerous Chinese and U.S. media on issues related to doing business in China, including the Street.com of The Wall Street Journal and The M&A Journal on Chinese legal framework for foreign investors. He is a frequent speaker on the legal issues affecting foreign investment in China.

Mr. Xue earned his B.A. from Beijing University in 1990, his LL.M. from Duke University School of Law in 1995 and his J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1998. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Xue worked as a senior legislative officer for the Legislative Affairs Commission and Law Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress, where he participated in the drafting of Chinese national legislation.