Edward Sun

Experience

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  Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Associate

  Trained as a corporate lawyer at top Wall Street law firm based in New York City working primarily on banking and project finance deals. Then worked in Hong Kong office on Capital Markets and M&A deals.

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  Goldman Sachs

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  Vice President and General Counsel for Private Equity, Non-Japan Asia (most recent position)

  Legal Counsel for Goldman Sachs Asia (joint ventures, branch offices, regulatory issues)Legal Counsel for ASSG (distressed assets and special situations group)Vice President and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs Asia private equity

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  Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

  Oct 2002 - Jan 2014

  Resident Partner and Chief Representative of Beijing Office (most recent position)

  Equity partner focusing on cross border M&A, Private Equity/VC and IPO practice for top Wall Street law firm. Also served as chief representative and was resident in the firm's Beijing office from 2006 to 2014 with various managerial responsibilities for China market including office and attorney management, recruiting and business development in my own and also supporting other practice areas such IP, litigation and project finance.

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  Sun Plus Ventures

  Dec 2014 - now

  Family Office

  Investment Platform focused on long-term investing in: 1) distressed real estate, 2) vacation rentals and hospitality, 3) student housing, 4) angel and seed investing and 5) general and estate auction houses.

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  Clars Auction Gallery

  Aug 2019 - now

  Chairman and Co-Owner

  Clars Auction Gallery is one of the largest full-service auction houses on the West Coast. For over 50 years, Clars has worked with buyers and sellers throughout the world. In the last ten years, Clars has sold over $150 million worth of Fine Art, Furnishings, Jewelry, Asian Art, Vehicles and Collectibles.