Ruchun Ji focuses his practice on advising investors, strategic and private equity buyers, and high-growth companies in life sciences, healthcare, and technology industries globally. He counsels clients in a broad range of transactions, from company formation to venture capital financings, growth capital investments, joint ventures, strategic alliances, licensing and collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, follow-ons and PIPEs.
He also advises clients on regulatory matters involving the United States Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and disputes relating to licensing and collaboration transactions.
Ruchun is also a member of the firm’s Automotive and Mobility Leadership Committee, which is composed of lawyers from around the world in various practice areas dedicated to driving the firm’s growth in the automotive and mobility sector.
Before relocating to the firm’s Shanghai office, Ruchun had practiced as an associate and partner with Sidley Austin and another international firm in Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Ruchun is recognized as a leading individual in Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment by Chambers Greater China Region 2023. A client praised him as someone who “has deep expertise in the Greater China market” and is “an exceptionally detail-oriented lawyer with a great business mind”. He is also recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 as a recommended lawyer for Life Sciences and Healthcare and Private Equity.