REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Roberta Chang
Advising COSCO on corporate and tax matters related to a major acquisition and joint venture in
the Netherlands.
Advised DDW The Color House, a global privately held company specializing in natural color
solutions for the food and beverage industry, on the tax aspect of its sale to Givaudan, a
global leader in fragrances and flavors.
Advising Kingfisher PLC, a fortune 500 company, on its RMB2 billion sale of its PRC home
improvement retail business in China to its PRC partner in series transactions.
Advising Kodak Pension Plan on a US$650 million acquisition of Eastman Kodak Company and Kodak
Limited's businesses.
Advising Trophy Property Development L.P. on the restructuring of US$1 billion real estate
development fund.
Assisting Cronimet Shanghai Co., Ltd., the China subsidiary of Cronimet Holding GMBH, one of
world's leading service providers in the secondary raw materials sector, in two tax
administrative appeal and three tax litigations against China tax authorities in Shanghai and
Guangdong province regarding fraudulent issued VAT invoices.
Providing tax advice to one of the world's wealthiest Chinese entrepreneur on listing companies
on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Providing tax and trust planning advice for high net-worth families in Asia.
Providing tax advice to several international private banks and advising on structuring of trust
arrangements offered by banks to clients.
Advising on the development and implementation of investment structures in the areas of real
estate and private equity on behalf of private individuals and investment funds.
Advising Protective Life Insurance on all aspects of China regulatory and tax matters and
structuring options in China.
Advising a world-renowned music college on setting up a joint venture in China.
Advising Smithfield Foods on the restructuring of its operation in Asia with a saving of US$6
million in tax every year.
Advising Stryker Corporation on the corporate and tax aspects of its global asset acquisition of
Boston Scientific Corporation.
Advising FedEx on the China corporate and tax aspects of its operations.
Advising an aerospace corporation on the corporate and tax issues of its joint venture with a
Chinese state-owned enterprise to develop nuclear power technology in China.
Advising State Grid Corporation of China on its investment in a copper-gold-silver exploration
and a joint venture copper mine in Kazakhstan.
Advising Value Retail in its joint venture with Shendi for the establishment of a luxury outlet
shopping village in Shanghai.
Advising Anschutz Entertainment Group on its joint venture with the Shanghai Oriental Pearl
Group to operate and manage the Shanghai World Expo Performing Arts Centre.
Advising Daimler in its restructuring of its investment in a joint venture in China with it
local partner.
Advising an US-based multinational pharmaceutical company on establishing a joint venture with a
China stated-owned enterprise to develop veterinary pharmaceuticals.
Advising HCA Healthcare on the corporate and tax issues of its structuring options in China.
Assisting a US Fortune 100 company that produces chemical intermediates on transfer pricing
issues related to intra-group royalty payment and customs audit.
Advising on a joint venture structure for the development of a Spanish apparel company's
operations in China, as well as the restructuring of Asian entities.
Reviewed and negotiated tax-related provisions in fund documents for family offices, private
equity funds, hedge funds, and real estate funds.
Advised foreign donors on gifting strategies benefiting US-resident family members.
Advised on succession planning, including family office ownership, structuring, and continuity
issue.
Advised family foundations and family offices on charitable giving, including foreign
grantmaking.
