James has been advising numbers of US, European, Australian and Asian companies investing in China by way of setting up RO (Representative Office), JV (Joint Venture), WOFE (Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise) or merger and acquisition with Chinese companies. With 20 years of legal experience, James is expertise in advising clients on commercial and corporate matters, James currently is the legal counsel to numbers of foreign-invested companies, including Nestle Guangzhou, Swire Guangdong Coca-Cola，Tyco International, Tupperware China, Coface China, Candy China, Taly China, etc. James has been involved in a number of large-scale assignments involving cross-border liquidation and restructuring, include GITIC and…
Mergers & Acquisitions
Clients Say “A brilliant lawyer, but an even better service provider” Steve Popoff’s longstanding corporate clients rely on him as their trusted legal advisor. Known for his prompt, pragmatic and cost-effective counsel, Steve approaches specific client challenges with a keen eye to his clients’ strategic and business concerns. His clients appreciate his attentive, accessible, and affable manner, and often comment on his ability to make them feel as if they are his only client. Steve’s transaction-oriented practice includes experience on numerous complex transactions including acting for multi-national companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, public take-over…
Stanford Graduate School of Business, U.S.A. Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial and business administration program The University of Chicago Law School, U.S.A. Master of Laws (LL.M.), average grade point average of 180.55 out of 186, equivalent to High Honors (among the top 3.8%) Escola de Direito da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV, São Paulo Specialization in Economics and Corporate Law Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo Bachelor’s Degree in Law Membership officer for South America of the Insolvency Section of the International Bar Association (IBA) Vice President of the Board of Officers of Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein
Practice Areas Banking &Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions. Education - Law degree (JD) from the Escuela Libre de Derecho. - LLM degree from Columbia University, NY. Professional Experience - Foreign Associate (NYC) – 1986 – 1990. - Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, S.C. – 1990 – to date (Co-Managing Partner – Executive Committee). Awards and Recognitions - Chambers & Partners Global – Corporate/M&A – 2006 – 2018. - Chambers & Partners Global – Banking & Finance – 2006 – 2018. - Chambers & Partners Global – Capital Markets – 2006 – 2018. - Chambers & Partners Latin…
Services: Banking, Corporate, Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transaction Services
Expert in corporate and commercial finance with particular experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and real estate law. His work also includes advising in court and arbitration cases concerning corporate, real estate and commercial matters. He advises various companies operating in the financial, insurance, banking, real estate, chemical-pharmaceutical, direct marketing and manufacturing industry sectors. In recent years, he has been engaged in numerous production delocalization operations in China and has advised Chinese companies on operations to take over Italian companies. He was lecturer at Cegos S.p.A.’s Master in “Giuristi D’impresa”. He is author of many publications in…