Karen Yin
Associate Senior Attorney
Biography
Karen Yin graduated from top law schools in China and the United States. She has over ten years of legal experience at multinational companies and law firms in Beijing and Houston, with practice areas including business transactions, contracts, intellectual property, immigration, and more. She is familiar with the legal systems of both China and the U.S. and is fluent in both Chinese and English.
Education
- New York University School of Law (New York, USA), LL.M., 2007.8-2008.5
- China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing, China), Master of Laws, 1998.9-2001.6
- China University of Political Science and Law (Beijing, China), Bachelor of Laws, 1994.9-1998.6
Professional Qualifications
- Texas State Bar, 2018
- New York State Bar, 2009
- People’s Republic of China Bar, 2001
Legal Work Experience
Ohyan Law Group, 2020.3-Present
- Practice areas include business transactions, contracts, immigration, intellectual property, etc.
- Participate in the analysis of immigration cases and provide legal opinions.
- Review and draft commercial contracts, participate in arbitration/litigation cases related to commercial contracts.
Shell Oil Company, Houston, USA – Corporate Legal Counsel, 2015.6-2019.6
- Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts related to company business, including sales contracts, procurement contracts, employment contracts, and other agreements; develop standard contracts and contract procedures.
- Provide legal advice for daily company operations, including corporate affairs, contract interpretation and enforcement, data security, compliance, etc.
- Draft, negotiate contracts, and issue legal opinions for the company’s intellectual property-related issues, including trade secrets, technology licensing, joint research and development, trademarks, copyrights, etc.
Shell (China) Limited, Beijing, China – Corporate Legal Counsel, 2013.2-2015.6
- Provide legal support for daily operations related to the company’s Asia-Pacific region (China, Japan, Malaysia, India, etc.) projects and technology business.
- Review, draft, and negotiate various commercial contracts, including sales, procurement, equity transfer, technical cooperation, and licensing agreements, etc., and develop standard contracts and contract procedures.
- Provide legal advice on matters related to company establishment, changes, management operations, and compliance.
Vestas Wind Technology (China) Co., Ltd., Beijing, China – Contract Manager, 2009.9-2010.10
- Develop standard contracts, review contracts, participate in contract negotiations; draft and prepare bidding documents.
- Issue legal opinions for company affairs.
PetroChina Company Limited, Beijing, China – Corporate Legal Counsel, 2004.7-2007.7
- Draft various Chinese and English contracts, agreements, company regulations, and other legal documents.
- Participate in bidding, negotiation, and signing of Sino-foreign cooperative oil development projects.
- Participate in due diligence for the company’s overseas asset acquisition projects and issue legal evaluation reports.