Akin Gump announced that Allen Shyu has joined the firm as a partner in its Beijing office. He comes to Akin Gump from Stephenson Harwood, where he was the lead partner in the Beijing office.
Mr. Shyu’s practice focuses on advising mid-sized and large-scale public companies on equity capital markets and corporate M&A transactions, particularly in the energy and natural resources sector. A native of Taiwan, Mr. Shyu also provides regular counsel to Taiwanese companies issuing equity and equity-linked securities and venture capital/private equity transactions for emerging companies in that market.
Mr. Shyu will work closely with colleagues in the firm’s Hong Kong office and across the firm’s top-tier global corporate and capital markets practices.
About Allen Shyu
Allen Shyu is a U.S.-qualified corporate and capital markets lawyer advising on cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions; U.S. securities matters, including in relation to those securities offered and listed internationally; private equity and venture capital investments; and other corporate transactions. He is also a registered foreign lawyer in Hong Kong.
Before joining Stephenson Harwood, Mr. Shyu was managing partner of Troutman Sanders’ Beijing office.