Will Cai
Partner, Head of Asia Capital Markets
COOLEY LLP
Will Cai is a corporate partner and the head of Cooley's Asia capital markets practice. He represents issuers and global investment banks in US and Hong Kong capital market transactions. He also advises private equity funds and multinationals in their investments in the Greater China region, as well as Chinese companies in their cross-border M&A activities.
Will has worked on over 60 successful IPOs in the US and Hong Kong capital markets in the last decade, with a focus on technology and new economy companies. In addition, Will has represented a significant number of leading new economy companies in their M&A transactions, including a number of landmark deals.
The deals he has worked on over the years have garnered a number of rankings and accolades including the "Best IPO of 2017" by FinanceAsia Magazine, "Equity Deal of the Year for 2017" at the IFLR Asia Awards in 2018, the largest technology IPO in Hong Kong in 2017, one of China Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year in both 2016 and 2015 and one of Asian-MENA Counsel magazine’s Deals of the Year for 2015.
From 1997 to 2003, Will worked for the Supreme People’s Court of China as a judicial clerk, where he acquired extensive experience and knowledge of the Chinese judiciary.
Will is fluent in English and is a native Mandarin speaker.
Education
Stanford Law School
JD, 2006
China University of Political Science and Law
LLB, 1997
Admissions & Credentials
California
Solicitor of Hong Kong