Claire Yuan Chen

Claire Yuan Chen

Associate

Yuan (Claire) Chen is an associate in the Beijing office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she focuses on corporate and securities transactions, particularly U.S. and Hong Kong IPO transactions and securities law compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Claire worked as a research fellow at the Securities Enforcement Empirical Database program of the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business.

Claire is a native Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English.

Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Claire worked as a research fellow at the Securities Enforcement Empirical Database program of the NYU Pollack Center for Law & Business.

Claire is a native Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English.

Education

J.D., New York University School of Law, 2017
LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2013
B.A., English, and LL.B., Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2012

Admissions

State Bar of New York

Credentials

Education

J.D., New York University School of Law, 2017
LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2013
B.A., English, and LL.B., Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2012

Admissions

State Bar of New York

Recent Insights

Client Highlights

On July 25, 2024, DT Cloud Star Acquisition Corporation (DT Star), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), successfully listed on the Nasdaq Global Market raising gross proceeds of $60 million from its IPO, or approximately $69 million if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full. Concurrently with the closing of the IPO, DT Star will consummate the private placement with DT Cloud Star Management Limited of 193,400 units at a price of $10 per private unit, generating total gross proceeds of $1,934,000 (or 206,900 private units at a price of $10 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $2,069,000, if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full). Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati acted as U.S. counsel to DT Cloud Star in the transaction.

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Client Highlights

On June 28, 2024, Dida Inc. (Dida) successfully listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK), raising gross proceeds of approximately HK$234.5 million (US$30.0 million) from its IPO (or approximately HK$269.7 million [US$34.5 million] if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full, with market capitalization of approximately US$800 million). Dida’s Hong Kong public offering tranche was more than 113 times over-subscribed, which triggered the mandatory reallocation such that the Hong Kong public offering tranche increased to 50 percent of this offering. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati acted as Dida’s U.S. and Hong Kong counsel in the IPO and SEHK listing.

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