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