吴昊律师主要执业于并购领域，包括信息技术产业和其他大型项目。2009年《钱伯斯亚洲》将他评为公司/并购领域杰出律师和科技、媒体和电信领域杰出律师。吴律师获得加州大学伯克利分校文科学士学位（1991年）、哥伦比亚大学文科硕士学位（1994）、福特汉姆大学法学院法学博士学位（1998年）。他获得美国加州的律师执业资格，并且是香港的外籍注册律师。

执业重点

吴律师的执业重点是跨国交易和涉华外商投资项目。特别是，他的执业涉及并购领域，并侧重于信息技术和大型项目。

代表性案例

• 协助Monster公司收购中华英才网（一家中国一流的在线招聘公司）。
• 协助达能与慧俪轻体设立合资企业在中国经营减肥中心。
• 协助某电影公司在中国设立和运营一家国际知名的主题公园。
• 协助eBay收购易趣公司（一家中国一流的电子商务公司）。
• 协助eBay公司与TOM在线有限公司设立合资企业在中国经营一家电子商务网站。
• 协助安捷伦科技有限公司向私募股权投资者出售其价值26.6亿美元的半导体制造集团。
• 协助安捷伦科技有限公司出售其半导体测试集团及惠瑞捷公司的上市。
• 协助美国电力开发公司在浙江、安徽、河北、河南和山东省收购和运营一系列燃煤发电厂和热电厂。
• 协助英国石油阿莫科公司在上海化学工业区设立和建设一个价值10亿美元的聚乙烯裂解工厂

语言能力

• 英语
• 中文

执业资格

美国加州律师执业资格（1998年）

教育背景

加州大学伯克利分校（文科学士）（1991年）
哥伦比亚大学（文科硕士）（1994年）
福特汉姆大学法学院（法学博士）（1998年）

Howard Wu practices mainly in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, covering the information technology and major projects sectors. Chambers Asia Pacific 2009, 2010 and 2011 ranks him among the leading lawyers for corporate/M&A as well as technology, media & telecommunications, while IFLR 1000 recommends him for mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Wu graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a B.A., Columbia University with an M.A. and Fordham University School of Law with a J.D. He is admitted to practice law in California and is a foreign registered lawyer in Hong Kong.

Practice Focus

Mr. Wu’s practice focuses on cross-border transactions and foreign investment projects involving the PRC. In particular, his practice covers mergers and acquisitions with a focus on information technology and major projects matters.

Representative Legal Matters

• Acted for a leading media and entertainment conglomerate on its joint venture to develop the first international theme park in China.
• Acted for Shanghai Electric Group in forming a global strategic alliance/joint venture with Alstom SA in the boiler business.
• Acted for Jinjiang Hotels in forming joint venture acquisition vehicle with Thayer Lodging Group and subsequent acquisition of Interstate Hotels & Resorts (a US-listed company).
• Acting for McCormick & Co. Inc. in various acquisitions in the PRC.
• Acted for Monster Inc. in the acquisition of ChinaHR.com, one of the leading online recruitment companies in China.
• Acted for Danone in a joint venture with WeightWatchers for operating weight loss centres in China.
• Acted for eBay Inc. in the acquisition of Eachnet Inc. a leading e-commerce company in China.
• Acted for eBay Inc in a joint venture with Tom Online in operating an e-commerce site in China.
• Acted for Agilent Technologies on the USD2.66 billion divestiture of its semiconductor products group to private equity investors.
• Acted for Agilent Technologies on its divestiture of its semiconductor testing group and listing of Verigy Ltd.

Admission

California~United States (1998)

Education

Fordham University School of Law  (J.D.) (1998)
Columbia University  (Master of Arts) (1994)
University of California at Berkeley  (B.A.) (1991)