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Charlotte Westfall
Partner
Charlotte Westfall approaches her clients’ legal needs with an acute business mindset. Charlotte is passionate about strategizing with her clients to offer efficient, practical and tailored legal solutions for their matters and to help them build strategic partnerships. Charlotte focuses her corporate practice on venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions, and securities law matters. Charlotte advises clients on cross-border business strategies, including corporate redomiciliation and cross-border capital markets. She assists blockchain and digital assets companies with navigating the regulatory landscape to achieve their objectives, including corporate formation and compliance with the US securities law. Charlotte collaborates with her integrated global legal team and leverages the firm’s strong local connections to seamlessly provide her clients with top-quality legal advice.
Charlotte assists private companies with getting public-company ready and leads their IPOs. Charlotte counsels public companies on corporate governance, SEC compliance and other business matters. Charlotte advises clients including issuers, majority and minority shareholders and PIPE investors in de-SPAC transactions. Charlotte counsels clients on US-China business transactions, as well as market entry strategy, corporate development and branding for Chinese companies seeking investment opportunities in the US, as well as US companies seeking access to the Chinese market. Charlotte represents clients in various sectors and industries, including manufacturing, oil and gasoline, consumers, real estate, semiconductor, bio-tech, life sciences, artificial intelligence, digital assets, blockchain and other high-technology companies. Charlotte serves as general counsel for a global cold chain technology company and sits on the board of advisors for several Silicon Valley startups.
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D.
- Shanxi Normal University, LL.B., Chinese Law
- Tsinghua University, Certificate of Completion, The First Legal Workshop for Overseas Chinese Lawyers
Admissions
- California, 2006
- U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. of California
Languages
- English
- Mandarin
Publications
- Co-author, “Delisting from Exchanges: Tough Prospect for US-Listed Companies with Operations Based in China,” China Business Review, June 4, 2020.
- Co-author, “5 Key Factors Companies Should Consider When Establishing Operations In China,” Forbes, July 15, 2015.
- Co-author, “8 Common Mistakes U.S. Companies Make When Sourcing Goods And Suppliers In China,” Forbes, January 30, 2014.
- Co-author, “Sourcing Goods and Suppliers in China: A How-To Guide for Small Businesses,” Forbes, January 6, 2014.
- Co-author, “Chinese Monopoly Law: A Practical Guide,” COMPETITION, The Journal of the Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section of the State Bar of California, Volume 18, No. 1, Spring 2009.
Speaking Engagements
- Program Faculty, PLI Program, “The SPAC Life Circle: Business, Legal and Accounting Considerations Forum 2021,” hosted by SEC Institute, a Division of PLI, April 27, 2021.
- Panelist, Virtual Webinar, “The Current SPAC Market: Trend, Challenges and Opportunities,” hosted by ConsultMe and PBOD, May 19, 2021.
- Panelist, Venture Law Meetup Webinar, “SPACs: Raising Capital and Liquidity,” hosted by Squire Patton Boggs, April 5, 2021.
- Panelist, Virtual Webinar, “The Basics of SPAC IPOs and De-SPAC Transactions,” hosted by SVCafe, December 1, 2020.
- Panelist, Virtual Webinar, “Challenges US-Listed Chinese Companies Face in Light of the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act,” hosted by Consult.me, June 4, 2020.
- Moderator, Virtual Webinar, “How to Better Prepare Your Business to Re-open,” hosted by Chinese Enterprise Association, May 22, 2020.
- Panelist, “Blockchain Technology - Cutting-Edge Regulatory Trends & Litigation Risks,” Fast Fire with Squire CLE, hosted by Squire Patton Boggs, Atlanta, Georgia, February 22, 2020.
- Moderator, virtual webinar, “How to Better Prepare Your Business to Re-open,” hosted by Chinese Enterprise Association, May 22, 2020.
- Panelist, “Blockchain Technology - Cutting-Edge Regulatory Trends & Litigation Risks,” Fast Fire with Squire CLE, hosted by Squire Patton Boggs, Atlanta, Georgia, February 22, 2020.
- Panelist, “Impact of Blockchain on Finance Services & Regulation,” The FinBlock Summit, co-hosted by BlockTrain and Draper Dragon, San Mateo, California, January 12, 2019.
- Panelist, “China Panel: Discussing connecting China and Silicon Valley, with a particular emphasis on opportunities, technology, food safety, and venture capital,” Silicon Valley AgTech Conference, organized by RoyseLaw Silicon Valley AgTech, Mountain View, California, May 6, 2016.
- Panelist, “China Roundtable: Investment Opportunities in the US,” Silicon Valley AgTech Conference, organized by RoyseLaw Silicon Valley AgTech, Mountain View, California, May 11, 2015.