Angela Kwok focuses her practice on corporate transactions, concentrating in the areas of VC/PE fund formation and operations, startups, venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions and related tax matters. Angela also advises companies in the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) on cross border VC investment and IP licensing transactions, joint ventures and other forms of strategic partnerships.
Angela assists startups and founders in business structures, entity formations, general corporate and employee incentive matters, as well as venture capital financings and deal negotiations. Angela has managed numerous VC deals, including SAFEs, convertible notes, seed to series A-E equity rounds.
Angela is experienced in advising clients on fund formation and ongoing operations. She previously served as general counsel of CBC Capital, a venture capital firm, where she was responsible for managing legal matters related to four main funds in various stages with AUM of US$ 2 billion and their investment portfolios in the high-tech industry in both the P.R.C. and U.S. markets.
Being fluent in both English and Chinese, Angela has been able to help U.S. and P.R.C. companies successfully partner together through cross border transactions, joint ventures and other forms of partnerships. Angela is familiar with the venture capital and private fund industry and related regulations, as well as the investment environment in the P.R.C. and has handled many significant cross-border investments.
Angela also serves clients in the blockchain industry. She is the co-author of the book, “Security Tokens and Stablecoins Quick Start Guide,” which is a beginner’s guide to security token offerings, stablecoins, U.S. securities laws, and building a compliant security token for decentralized application. Angela authored the section which provided an overview of U.S. securities laws.
Angela joined Haynes and Boone from a Silicon Valley based firm, the Royse Law Firm, where she was the Head of China Practice. Prior to practicing at Royse, she was a counsel at an international law firm, King & Wood Mallesons in their Menlo Park office. Angela also previously worked at PwC as part of its U.S. Tax Consulting group and was based in its Hong Kong office.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member of Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA Silicon Valley)
- Member of The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA)
- Member of National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
郭蓓欣律师 (Angela Kwok) 是美国海博国际律师事务所硅谷办公室的顾问律师。
专业领域
郭蓓欣律师主要从事美国公司商务法，尤其是私募股权及风险投资及融资、基金设立、初创公司设立及管理、跨境收购与兼并、中美之间的贸易、投资、合资企业，以及相关税务等方面的法律业务。
工作经历
郭律师具有丰富的法律、证券合规及美国税务等方面的专业经验。在加入美国海博国际律师事务所之前，郭律师是硅谷知名的VC律师事务所，Royse Law Firm的中国业务部主管以及金杜律师事务所硅谷办公室的顾问律师，并曾任宽带资本 (CBC Capital)－一间权威私募股权基金的内部法务主管。另外，郭律师也在普华永道会计师事务所(PwC)、其他律师行、银行及金融机构工作, 提供法律、金融合规及税务方面相关的咨询。
郭律师曾经设立及管理的基金资产总额达20亿美元，帮助客户建立基金架构，并在基金合规、税务分析方面提供咨询。
郭律师亦帮助许多创始人成立初创公司，提供美国公司法及税务法的咨询，为客户设立股票期权计划，并协助客户从Convertible Note、SAFEs、天使轮、种子轮到A-E轮的各项融资交易。
郭律师有丰富的跨境风险投资经验，曾代表基金客户及创投公司于中国与硅谷多项风险投资项目，其中具有代表性的项目有:
- 代表一间农业科技公司2500万美元SAFE 融资。
- 代表一间 SaaS-based cloud security 科技公司800多万美元A轮及B轮融资。
- 代表一间人工智能公司600万美元A轮融资。
- 代表一间中国领先data intelligence的公司280万美元A轮融资。
- 代表一间美国高科技公司200万美元A轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间提供天气预测手机程式的中国高科技公司150万美元A轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间提供网上销售平台的美国高科技公司750万美元B轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间中国高科技公司700万美元B&B+轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间美国高科技SaaS公司1500万美元C轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间云平台和大数据运用的高科技公司2000万美元C轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间提供网上视频短片平台的公司1750万美元C轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间提供云平的高科技公司2300万美元C轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间提供global AI+loT developer platform 的高科技公司1500万美元C轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间提供网上金融交易平台的高科技公司5000万美元C轮融资.
- 代表投资人投资一间中国独角兽2亿美元D轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间中国网上学习平台1亿5000万美元D轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间手机支付平台的高科技公司1500万美元D轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间美国高科技公司1800万美元D轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间提供网上建筑器材交易平台的高科技公司1000万美元D轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间领先人工智能的高科技公司1000万美元D轮融资。
- 代表投资人投资一间美国金融服务公司2000万美元E轮融资。
此外，郭律师在互联网金融、区块链法律监管机制方面有深入研究，为客户提供区块链项目的法律意见，并与此领域专家合著关于加密货币发行一书：“Security Tokens and Stablecoins Quick Start Guide”，是该书的合著者之一。郭律师负责全书有关美国证券法的部分。
学历及执照
郭律师毕业于香港中文大学工商管理系, 其后往美国深造法律专业, 于2002年在Santa Clara University School of Law 取得法律博士 (Juris Doctor) 学位; 又于2003年在New York University School of Law取得美国税务法法律硕士 (LL.M. in US Taxation) 学位。
郭律师同时持有美国加州及纽约州之律师执照。郭律师也是多个美国亚裔律师协会的成员，积极推动亚裔社群的权益。
郭律师曾在三藩市律师协会主办的基金设立讲座中担任主讲嘉宾，讲解相关方面的法律问题，并著有多篇文章。