Atty. Cedric T. Chou
Cedric Chou is the Chair of the Greater China Practice, and focuses his practice on cross-border and Greater China matters. Mr.
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Cedric T. Chou is a Chair, Greater China Practice based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Baranov And Wittenberg Llp. They have 35+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1991. Their practice focuses on business, m&a, white collar, litigation, and energy. Admitted to practice in California (1991). Educated at University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law J.D. (—) and National Chengchi University, Graduate School of East Asian Studies Master's Program National Chengchi University, Graduate School of East Asian Studies magna cum laude (—). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Cedric Chou is the Chair of the Greater China Practice, and focuses his practice on cross-border and Greater China matters
- Mr. Chou represents financial institutions, public and privately held corporations, high net-worth individuals, and high-tech and media companies
- He assists clients in a broad range of matters, including corporate and finance, white collar investigation, litigation management and regulatory issues
- Mr. Chou represented clients in the first SEC registration of a Taiwanese company and in one of the first insider trading investigations by the SEC on a China-based public company's senior executive
- In recent years, he also assisted U.S. and Chinese companies in renewable energy investment
- Mr. Chou's experience working in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Taipei, in addition to California, allows him to bring clients a greater understanding of Pacific Rim legal, business, government affairs and cultural issues
- He helped establish the Hong Kong office of a major Wall Street law firm, and successfully assisted in developing its Greater China strategy
- In addition, Mr. Chou is a well-known Chinese writer and the author of a critically acclaimed book on the rule of law
- When he was based in China, he taught at the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University and the School of Law at Fudan University
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Cedric T. Chou is one of 49,731 m&a attorneys indexed nationally. Browse m&a attorneys in California →
Cedric T. Chou is one of 20,025 white collar attorneys indexed nationally. Browse white collar attorneys in California →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Energy attorneys for oil & gas, renewables, utility regulation, and energy sector transactions.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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