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Ariel is a legal consultant in Reed Smith’s Global Corporate Group. She has many years’ experience providing professional and high-quality legal services to domestic law firms and leading multinationals. Ariel serves clients in the biotechnology, mobility solutions, home solutions (home appliances and heating systems), manufacturing, and environmental protection (water supply, treatment of wastewater, water quality, treatment of micropollutants and waste management) industries. Prior to joining Reed Smith, she worked at a Chinese law firm and gained extensive experience in the field of general corporate and compliance, labour and employment, and dispute resolution.
Qualified in the P.R.C. but does not hold a current P.R.C. practicing certificate.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Seconded to a German-based multinational manufacturing company to assist the client’s legal team in dealing with various legal and compliance issues, including day-to-day legal research, contract review, project negotiation and employee training.
Seconded to a world-leading French-based multinational environmental protection company to assist the client’s legal team in dealing with various legal and compliance issues, including day-to-day legal research, contract review, project negotiation, the establishment of joint ventures, contract disputes and litigation matters.
Assisted a prestigious French rail engineering company in setting up a joint venture in China, including participating in project negotiation and drafting the relevant documents for the establishment of the joint venture.
Experience
Seconded to a German-based multinational manufacturing company to assist the client’s legal team in dealing with various legal and compliance issues, including day-to-day legal research, contract review, project negotiation and employee training.
Seconded to a world-leading French-based multinational environmental protection company to assist the client’s legal team in dealing with various legal and compliance issues, including day-to-day legal research, contract review, project negotiation, the establishment of joint ventures, contract disputes and litigation matters.
Assisted a prestigious French rail engineering company in setting up a joint venture in China, including participating in project negotiation and drafting the relevant documents for the establishment of the joint venture.
Represented a prestigious French water technology company in CIETAC arbitration against its supplier over a procurement contract.
Assisted a well-known U.S. hospitality company in drafting its employee handbook.
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of California, Davis School of Law, 2013, LL.M.
- Shanghai University, 2012, LL.B.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- China
