Daniel Chan has been an attorney-at-law in Tahota Law Firm since 2015, and now he is attribute to International Business Department of Tahota Law Firm. After years of studying legal theory and judicial practice, Daniel has forged solid legal theoretical foundation and broad experience acting as counsel and advocate in the domestic and international aspects, with particular areas on the cross-border investment business, financial securities business, domestic litigation and arbitration. 

Daniel’s practice is truly international in focus. He undertakes on the full range of domestic Chinese M&A and transactions, international cross-border M&A and overseas trust and fund structures, FDI, ODI, etc. Moreover, Daniel’s practice area covers financial securities business, including but not limited to private equity funds, domestic and overseas bond issuance, asset-backed securitization, IPO listing and capital operation, etc.

In addition to his litigation and arbitration experience, Daniel’s approach is collaborative and pragmatic, he represents numerous clients to attend trial and appeal in related with domestic and foreign civil and commercial contract disputes, business tort, intellectual property disputes, complex financial disputes, and corporate compliance issues.

Daniel has acquired TEM Qualification Certificate eight-level, China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters Certificate third-level, Fund Qualification Certificate and Securities Qualification Certificate. He is bilingual and proficient in speaking Chinese and English to provide clients professional legal advises in term of daily company operations, risk prevention, business negotiations, dispute resolution, etc.

Sichuan University, Intellectual Property Law and Corporate Law, Juris Master

Northwest University, English and American Literature and Translation, Bachelor of Arts

2015—present: Tahota Law Firm, Attorney-at-law

Daniel Chan being as a dedicated lawyer of Tahota Law Firm, has provided the special legal services for the registration of private equity managers, company compliance, equity mergers and acquisitions, and asset acquisitions for numerous state-owned funds and private fund companies.

International investment and financing fields:

1. Provided legal services for the equity acquisition between Sichuan Yalian High-Tech Co., Ltd. and Japan Dayang Nitrate Co., Ltd;

2. Provided legal services for Chengdu Er-Ci Yuan Comics and its parent company for preparation IPO in the United States, and help client to construct the VIE structure and Document 37 registration;

3. Help set up several offshore family trust structure for Zeng's family business, and help client to construct the VIE structure for its family business in preparation for IPO in Hong Kong;

4. Provided legal services for the establishment of a Sino-foreign joint venture company in Sichuan Dekang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Technology Co., Ltd;

Financial securities business:

1. Provide legal counseling for Shenjiu Group Co., Ltd for preparation IPO in the Shanghai Stock Exchange;

2. Provided legal services for private fund management registration and legal advisory services for Ziyang Airport Equity Investment Fund Management Company;

3. Provided legal services for registration and document filing of private equity fund managers for Chengdu Jiulian Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd.,;

4. Provided legal services for the establishment of the "China Science Fiction Film and Television City" fund project by Science Fiction World Magazine, and participated in negotiations with the government and the contractor on behalf of clients.

Other areas:

As for the professional acknowledgements and pursuit, Daniel has extensive public and private-sector experience, his sector also focus and experience includes High-Tech manufacturing, artificial intelligence, medical and health, arts, cultural and creative, cultural and educational institutions.