Yu Cao
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Band 1 : TMT: Media & Entertainment (PRC Firms)
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Practice Areas
Mr. Cao is a partner resident at the firm's Beijing office. Mr. Cao's practice focuses on entertainment and media industry matters. He is extensively involved in transactions including development of film and television projects, Sino-foreign co-productions, production financing (including debt financing and slate financing matters), establishment of production and financing vehicles, large theme park projects, music industry contracts, personal management, as well as advertising and new media. Mr. Cao is also richly experienced in general corporate and finance transactions, such as IPO and M&A matters, which helps him structure complicated transactions in the entertainment and media industries.
Career
Mr. Cao first joined Haiwen in 1996. Mr. Cao worked at a top tier U.S.-headquartered law firm at its Century City office from 2001 to 2002 and as an in-house counsel at Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. from 2005 to 2006. From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Cao was a senior counsel at the Beijing office of another top tier U.S.-headquartered law firm. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Cao served in the capacity of Managing Director of the Office of the Board of Directors and Executive Assistant to the President at China Investment Corporation (CIC), China’s sovereign wealth fund. Mr. Cao returned to Haiwen in the beginning of January 2015.
Languages Spoken
Mr. Cao is a native speaker of Mandarin. He is proficient in English and fluent in Japanese.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Cao Yu is a market-leading non-contentious media law practitioner who advises foreign clients on inbound film financing and due diligence matters. He is a favourite choice of legal counsel among US-based household names in the film and TV industries operating in China.
曹宇律师是市场领军的非诉媒体法律律师，为外国客户提供外来影视融资及尽职调查事宜相关咨询。他作为法律顾问，受到在中国营运的美国影视行业大公司的欢迎。
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"Cao Yu in particular is really impressive. He focuses on corporate law matters in media and entertainment. When it comes to corporate matters in media and entertainment law, Cao Yu is very meticulous."
"I highly recognise his professionalism."
“尤其是曹宇律师还是蛮厉害。他专注于媒体和娱乐领域的公司法事务。对于媒体娱乐法中的公司事务，曹律师很仔细的。”
“他本人的专业度，我是高度认可的。”
"Cao Yu in particular is really impressive. He focuses on corporate law matters in media and entertainment. When it comes to corporate matters in media and entertainment law, Cao Yu is very meticulous."
"I highly recognise his professionalism."
“尤其是曹宇律师还是蛮厉害。他专注于媒体和娱乐领域的公司法事务。对于媒体娱乐法中的公司事务，曹律师很仔细的。”
“他本人的专业度，我是高度认可的。”
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