Shan TAO Partner

Beijing Office
Language:Chinese | English
Expertise: Corporate Capital Market Entertainment & Media
Tel:86 10 6502 8928
Fax:86 10 6502 8866
Email:taoshan@hylandslaw.com

Basic Profile

Education Background

2007|University of Manchester (International Financial Services Law)|LLM
1997|Capital University of Economics and Business (Economic Law)|LLB

Work Experience

1999-present|Hylands Law Firm|currently as partner
1997|China International Enterprise Co-operation Corporation|Staff

Professional Qualification

2000 | P. R. China Legal Professional Qualification

Professional Background

Ms. Tao focuses her practice in the field of entertainment,film and television, and acts as a legal counsel of various entertainment and culture entities, such as state-owned enterprise, private enterprise, foreign-owned enterprise and listed company, etc.), providing whole industry chain legal services in the fields of entertainment and culture, including but not limited to financing, investment, production and distribution of films and TV series, development of derivatives, talent management, performance, asset transaction , operation of company, tax and M&A, etc. Ms. Tao also has extensive experience in providing legal services for clients from other industries in the field of capital markets and M&A. In recent years, the main cases that Ms. Tao has provided legal service are as follows: 2018|Representing entertainment, culture and music clients in financing 2018|Represented China Datang Corporation in its public issuing of renewable corporate bonds 2017|Setting up an online music platform for sublicensing representing Ali Music 2017|Advising Beijing Organizing Committee in the take-over ceremony held at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 2017|Acquisition of power assets by State-owned power generation company 2016|Acquisition of domestic film and television companies on behalf of institutional investors 2016|Non-public issuance of A&H Shares by Datang Power Generation 2015|Purchasing power assets through issuance of A-shares by a listed company (representing the buyer) 2015|Purchasing film and television assets through issuance of A-shares by a power listed company (representing the seller) 2014|Foreign M&A of a Chinese thermal power project 2014|Institutional investor strategy/fund investment in film and television production companies 2013|Co-production of a Chinese and foreign film (representing Chinese parties)

Social Activities

Honors and Awards

2020|Legalband Ranking of China’s Top Lawyers: second tier: Sports and Entertainment

Representative Cases

Publications