Cindy Yang

Cindy yang

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director and Associate General Counsel

  • Education

    • China university of political science and law

      1991 - 1995
      Llb lnternational economic law
    • Uc berkeley

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      L.l.m
    • Peking university

      1998 - 2001
      Mba
  • Experience

    • D.s avocat

      Jun 1996 - Nov 1999
      Legal counsel

      Main Practicing Area- Joint venture and WFOE; - Foreign trade, and relevant dispute settlement;- General corporate matters, including HR, sales contract, franchising, licensing and etc. - M&A, and re-org.;- Litigation, arbitration and mediation;

    • Auchan china

      Nov 1999 - Jan 2006
      Legal director

      Built up the team from scratch, and head a team of fiveMain Practicing Area- Joint venture and WFOE; - Real estate development, construction, leasing;- Product liability, consumer protection, tort;- General corporate matters, including HR (Employee Stock Ownership Program, overtime, work injury and etc.), tax, fair competition, commercial bribery, procurement and etc. - M&A, and re-org.;- Litigation and arbitration;

    • Ibm china

      Feb 2006 - Feb 2012
      Legal counsel

      Manage a team of 10 lawyers and contract managers, reporting to GCG General Legal Counsel.Responsible Counsel for one of the global Integrated Accounts ;Responsible Counsel for one Senior Partner Account ;Leading Counsel for mega deals;Co-leader of Global Competency Committee Wage-Hour Issues;Main Practicing Area- Cross-brand support for all types of deal negotiation, including HW/SW, consulting, hosting, managed services, outsourcing, co-lab, joint development and etc. - Tender law and government procurement (on Global Competency Expert Committee for government procurement); - Compliance issues, including FCPA, investigation, export control, anti-trust and etc. and act as responsible counsel for business partner compliance;- Joint venture and WFOE; - Leading lawyer for complex mega deals, including outsourcing, managed business process, hosting, e-banking deals; - M&A, capital investment ;- Enterprise risks management;- General legal matters, including HR (act as co-leader for wage-hour on Global Competency Expert Committee), procurement, marketing, communication, customs, tax and etc. Show less

    • Vmware

      Mar 2012 - now
      Director and assistant general counsel

      Regional Counsel for Greater China Manage a team of 4, report to APJ General CounselMain Practicing Area- SW licensing, OEM/EOEM, - Joint research, joint development, - Channel management and etc.; - Cloud computing, data privacy, data security, - Compliance issues, including FCPA, import & export control, anti-trust, data privacy and etc.;- M&A and company re-org. - General legal matters, including incorporation, employment, marketing, tax, procurement and etc.; Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Blockchain technologies: business innovation and application

      Mit sloan school of management
      Mar 2023
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    • Artificial intelligence: implications for business strategy

      Mit sloan executive education
      Oct 2017
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