Charles Kao is Counsel in the Corporate Department of Kaye Scholer’s Palo Alto office. Mr. Kao’s practice is concentrated in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, equity and debt financing transactions, technology development and licensing agreements, and strategic partnerships. He has counseled a broad range of public and private companies in industries ranging from high technology to public utilities. Mr. Kao previously served as General Counsel for a privately held network security company based in Silicon Valley. He is also fluent in Mandarin Chinese and works closely with attorneys in our Shanghai office.
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- Represented a semiconductor equipment maker in a $500+ million cross-border combination involving two U.S. public companies and a German company with 11 global subsidiaries.
- Represented the acquirer in the largest merger of California investor-owned water utilities in a stock-for-stock reorganization involving NYSE and NASDAQ listed companies.
- Represented developer of rich media advertising platform in its acquisition by an internet media and advertising technology company.
- Represented leading health insurance companies in nationwide strategic acquisitions and sell-side transactions.
- Served as main outside corporate counsel to emerging growth companies in areas ranging from social networking websites to solar power technology.
- Handled a wide range of intellectual property licensing, product marketing, distribution and related transactions for companies involved in software, internet, telecommunications, media, semiconductor and clean technologies.
- Handled various asset-based and convertible debt financing transactions for both lender and borrower side engagements.
