Jie Yuan

Biography

Jie Yuan
Jie Yuan is counsel in the Corporate department and is based in Hong Kong. Jie advises private equity sponsors on public and private mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, minority investments and growth equity investments.

Jie previously worked in the New York office of Weil and prior to rejoining Weil in 2020, Jie served as lead in-house counsel at a Chinese sovereign wealth fund, where she focused on fund investments, co-investments and direct investments in various industries, including infrastructure, energy, TMT and healthcare.

In her pro bono practice, she has represented immigrants seeking asylum protection and advised non-profit organizations on corporate issues.

Jie received her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, her Ph.D. in Classics from UCLA and her A.B. summa cum laude in Greek and Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College. Jie clerked for the Honorable John P. Fullam of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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